Self-Driving Cars The vehicles often behave differently than human drivers in everyday life. (Photo: Getty Images, Unsplash, Adobe Stock) The Mercedes jerks, then stops. In the middle of the parking lot entrance. “Now that’s bad,” says Kay Stepper. The head of autonomous driving at Bosch USA actually had everything prepared down to the last detail.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Future technology: Why Tesla and Mercedes have failed so far with fully autonomous driving004419
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Polestar’s first electric SUV will officially debut in October 2022
The Polestar 3, the aptly named third vehicle from the electric performance marque, will have its official reveal in October 2022, the company announced. It will be Polestar’s first sport utility vehicle and its first made in the US. The Polestar 3 marks Polestar’s attempt to break into the highly competitive and highly lucrative SUV… Continue reading Polestar’s first electric SUV will officially debut in October 2022
Tesla Cybertruck with updated interior and windshield wiper goes on new outing
A Tesla Cybertruck prototype with an updated windshield wiper and new look inside has made a rare new appearance at an official event to launch the Tesla Megapack project at Moss Landing, California. Moss Landing is the site of several major energy storage projects including a giant 730 MWh Tesla Megapack project for PG&E –… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck with updated interior and windshield wiper goes on new outing
German Manager Magazin: Twitter: Will Elon Musk scrap the deal?001823
tech billionaire Elon Musk (50) is stepping up its efforts to find its way out of the acquisition deal Twitter keep open. In a letter published on Monday by his lawyers to Twitter’s chief lawyer Vijaya Gadde (48), it said that the company refused to provide him with data for his own research on the… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Twitter: Will Elon Musk scrap the deal?001823
Clean Technica: UK Plug In EV Share Grows YoY, BMW Leads In May 002021
The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 18.3% share of the auto market in May, from 14.7% YoY. Full battery electrics grew share almost 1.5× YoY, and plugin hybrids lost share. Overall auto volumes were down over 34% from pre-pandemic seasonal norms, at 124,394 units. Market Share Trends The combined plugin total of 18.3% in… Continue reading Clean Technica: UK Plug In EV Share Grows YoY, BMW Leads In May 002021
Cleantechnica: Here’s What Elon Musk Actually Said Regarding 10% Job Cuts 002020
Tesla’s Elon Musk is catching more hell over the latest bit of news — 10% job cuts, a hiring pause — and, as usual, it’s being taken way out of context. Yahoo! News reported that U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh wanted Elon to call him, as “Tesla CEO eyes mass layoffs” (Yahoo!‘s phrasing, not Walsh’s.)… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Here’s What Elon Musk Actually Said Regarding 10% Job Cuts 002020
Texas AG investigates Twitter over bot counts
Texas’s Attorney General, Ken Paxton, has launched an investigation of Twitter over concerns of “potentially false” reports related to the number of bots and other fake accounts on the social network. In a press release Monday, Paxton claims inauthentic accounts may be helping to “inflate the value” of Twitter — thus he intends to pursue… Continue reading Texas AG investigates Twitter over bot counts
German Handelsblatt: VW: VW subsidiary Cariad: More chaos than coordinated programming004415
Cariad and Volkswagen – a difficult relationship An ID.3 from Volkswagen with Cariad inscription: The car company’s new software unit is not making good progress with the work. (Photo: dpa) Currently, most VW cars are running software version E1.1. Thousands of developers have been working on version E2.0 since 2020, which should allow automated driving… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: VW: VW subsidiary Cariad: More chaos than coordinated programming004415
Mercedes-Benz Recalls Nearly 1 Million Vehicles Over Brake Issue
Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly one million cars that were sold around the globe between 2004 and 2015 over concerns that the brakes could fail, the company said on Monday. The immediate recall affects the ML and GL series of sport utility vehicles, both of which are popular with drivers in the United States, as well… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz Recalls Nearly 1 Million Vehicles Over Brake Issue
Rivian shares surge after the E.V. maker affirms its 2022 production goal.
Amazon has ordered 100,000 delivery vans, but Rivian has been reluctant to say how many it has shipped. On Wednesday, it said only that it was “ramping production and deliveries.” On the call with analysts, Mr. Scaringe said he expected the vans to make up roughly a third of the 25,000 vehicles in the 2022… Continue reading Rivian shares surge after the E.V. maker affirms its 2022 production goal.