The Chevy Silverado EV pickup truck will go into production early 2023

The Chevy Silverado EV will go into production in early 2023, according to Automotive News. The electric truck, which will make its public debut in a few weeks at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January in Las Vegas, will go on sale in late 2023. The Silverado EV will be the second electric… Continue reading The Chevy Silverado EV pickup truck will go into production early 2023

German Handelsblatt: Management board restructuring: Herbert Diess remains VW boss – but largely withdraws from operational business003454

Herbert Diess The Volkswagen boss remains in office and is given new tasks. (Photo: alto.press / Alto Press) Düsseldorf At Volkswagen, the dispute over CEO Herbert Diess has been settled, the 63-year-old car manager remains at the head of the Wolfsburg-based group. That is the result of the supervisory board meeting on Thursday. At the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Management board restructuring: Herbert Diess remains VW boss – but largely withdraws from operational business003454

GM CEO Mary Barra Refuses To Acknowledge Tesla In Interview – Torque News

The EV war between GM and Tesla is rapidly growing, especially with GM preparing to unleash their revolutionary Ultium battery technology in the GMC Hummer EV lineup as well as the Cadillac Lyriq. But while the products themselves are aimed at dethroning each other, neither side has gone after the other when it comes to… Continue reading GM CEO Mary Barra Refuses To Acknowledge Tesla In Interview – Torque News

Bill Ford could have sold automaker stock for $18M. He paid $20M to keep it instead.

Bill Ford, executive chair of Ford Motor Company, dramatically expanded his personal investment in the automaker on Wednesday, according to a federal regulatory filing. He opted to exercise nearly 2 million stock options granted to him as part of his executive pay package. A large portion of the options were set to expire soon and have no value… Continue reading Bill Ford could have sold automaker stock for $18M. He paid $20M to keep it instead.

U.S. auto safety agency presses Tesla on video game feature

A logo of the electric-vehicle maker Tesla is seen near a shopping complex in Beijing, China January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Expressing concern about distraction-affected vehicle crashes, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday it is discussing… Continue reading U.S. auto safety agency presses Tesla on video game feature

Autos & Transportation · 9:09 AM UTCRenault Zoe goes from hero to zero in European safety agency ratingFrench carmaker Renault on Wednesday received a…

A Renault ZOE electric car is pictured at a dealership in Les Sorinieres, near Nantes, France, October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – French carmaker Renault (RENA.PA) on Wednesday received a blow for its popular Zoe electric model, as the European New… Continue reading Autos & Transportation · 9:09 AM UTCRenault Zoe goes from hero to zero in European safety agency ratingFrench carmaker Renault on Wednesday received a…

Autonomous driving startup Deeproute.ai prices L4 solution at $10,000

Deeproute.ai, an autonomous vehicle startup with offices in Shenzhen and Fremont, California, unveiled an ambitious self-driving solution on Wednesday. The package, named DeepRoute-Driver 2.0, is a production-ready Level 4 system that costs approximately $10,000. The price tag is incredible given the hardware used: five solid-state lidar sensors, eight cameras, a proprietary computing system, and an… Continue reading Autonomous driving startup Deeproute.ai prices L4 solution at $10,000

Autos & TransportationHyundai to invest $530 million to launch six EVs in India by 20282:44 AM UTC

Visitors take photographs in front of the logo of Hyundai Motor during the 2019 Seoul Motor Show in Goyang, South Korea, March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) said on Wednesday it planned to invest… Continue reading Autos & TransportationHyundai to invest $530 million to launch six EVs in India by 20282:44 AM UTC

Stellantis CEO in Detroit: COVID-19 pandemic shows people want cars

For Carlos Tavares, the man who controls the fate of Jeep, Ram, Chrysler and Dodge, the pandemic, and what it has wrought, has been eye-opening. Crises, which began with COVID-19 and spread into the semiconductor shortage that has tested the resilience of the supply chain, driven up vehicle prices and limited what vehicles are on dealer lots,… Continue reading Stellantis CEO in Detroit: COVID-19 pandemic shows people want cars

Elon Musk: Tesla Bot can solve labor shortage, but there’s no clear timeline

Elon Musk gave an update on Tesla Bot, Tesla’s upcoming humanoid robot project, and said that he believes it can solve the labor shortage issue. But the CEO is not committing to any timeline. Earlier this year, Musk announced plans for Tesla Bot, a humanoid robot equipped with artificial intelligence aimed at completing general repetitive tasks. At… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla Bot can solve labor shortage, but there’s no clear timeline