BEIJING — China’s new rules on the handling of automotive data will take effect Oct. 1 and build a barrier against foreign companies from accessing driving records and onboard images, a move that will hamper their own efforts to advance self-driving technology. Draft rules based on the nation’s new slew of legislation governing data, were first published in May, with the… Continue reading China data rules to squeeze overseas development of self-driving tech
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Elon Musk dreams of electric robots
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Elon Musk says ‘Tesla Bots’ will hopefully be sent to work on Mars in inhospitable environments
Elon Musk said Tesla’s humanoid robots may someday work on Mars. A Twitter user asked if they would be mass-produced and sent to the planet. “Hopefully,” Musk said. To some, Musk’s announcement mirrored Isaac Asimov’s book series, “I, Robot.” Loading Something is loading. Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday said the company’s artificial-intelligence bots may… Continue reading Elon Musk says ‘Tesla Bots’ will hopefully be sent to work on Mars in inhospitable environments
Tesla Bot Takes Tech Demos to Their Logical Conclusion
The robot was not at all real. Or it was very real, depending on whether you believe realness is closely related to physiology or whether you think this whole reality is a simulation. Which is to say, the robot was actually a human cosplaying as a humanoid robot. The robot shuffled on stage during Tesla’s… Continue reading Tesla Bot Takes Tech Demos to Their Logical Conclusion
GM recalls all Chevy Bolts for fire risk, recall to cost extra $1 billion
General Motors on Friday issued a new recall that expands to all Chevrolet Bolt EVs and the new EUV for fire risk and will provide customers with an eight-year warranty or 100,000 miles on new battery modules for the affected cars. The automaker said it expects the recall to cost it an additional $1 billion and… Continue reading GM recalls all Chevy Bolts for fire risk, recall to cost extra $1 billion
Elon Musk joked about Tesla autopilot mistakes as the technology faces scrutiny: ‘I actually have a T-shirt with a stop sign on it. If you flash the car, it will stop.’
Elon Musk touted Tesla’s artificial intelligence with dancing robots and self-driving cars. One attendee asked if Tesla’s lack of 3D sensors could subject cars to “adversarial attacks.” In response, Musk joked that his t-shirt with a stop sign on it has caused the car to stop. Loading Something is loading. Tesla CEO Elon Musk touted… Continue reading Elon Musk joked about Tesla autopilot mistakes as the technology faces scrutiny: ‘I actually have a T-shirt with a stop sign on it. If you flash the car, it will stop.’
Tesla aims to launch Full Self-Driving Computer 2 with Cybertruck next year
Tesla plans to launch a new Full Self-Driving computer with Cybertruck electric pickup truck next year. The updated self-driving hardware should also include new cameras. Tesla’s self-driving hardware has been a point of controversy. Back in 2016, Tesla announced that all its vehicles going forward will be produced with all the hardware necessary to achieve… Continue reading Tesla aims to launch Full Self-Driving Computer 2 with Cybertruck next year
Tesla more than doubles its non-refundable order fee
Tesla has updated its online configurator, and its non-refundable order fee has more than doubled to $250. In 2019, Tesla replaced its deposit system, when placing a new order for its vehicles, with a non-refundable order fee. Instead of paying $1,000 when placing the order and having this $1,000 be applied to the total price… Continue reading Tesla more than doubles its non-refundable order fee
West Coast Electric Highway to undergo extensive upgrade
Charging network operator EV Charging Solutions (EVCS) has been approved and funded by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to upgrade 44 charging stations on the Oregon portion of the West Coast Electric Highway, and to add three new stations. Eleven of the 47 stations will be “superstations,” each with three DC fast chargers and… Continue reading West Coast Electric Highway to undergo extensive upgrade
‘An iPhone with four wheels’: Inside Foxconn’s bid to build EVs
TAIPEI/TOKYO — Foxconn, the world’s largest contract consumer electronics manufacturer and the biggest supplier to Apple, has long dreamed of building cars. “If we can make iPhones, why can’t we make EVs? It is an iPhone with four wheels,” founder and former chairman Terry Gou told internal meetings more than once, according to people at… Continue reading ‘An iPhone with four wheels’: Inside Foxconn’s bid to build EVs