One after another, Chinese tech giants have announced their plans for the auto space over the last few months. Some internet companies, like search engine provider Baidu, decided to recruit help from a traditional carmaker to produce cars. Xiaomi, which makes its own smartphones but has stressed for years it’s a light-asset firm making money… Continue reading Huawei is not a carmaker. It wants to be the Bosch of China
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Elon Musk: Data recovered ‘so far’ shows Autopilot not enabled in Houston crash
This weekend two men aged 59 and 69 died when the Tesla Model S they were in left the road, hit a tree and caught fire. As KHOU 11 reported, investigators say their bodies were found in the front passenger seat and back seat, and Constable Mark Herman told reporters that investigators are “100 percent… Continue reading Elon Musk: Data recovered ‘so far’ shows Autopilot not enabled in Houston crash
German Manager Magazin: Tesla: Elon Musk offered Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess the executive chair000728
Out of his admiration for the US electric car maker Tesla makes Volkswagen-Chef Herbert Diess (62) makes no secret: internally as well as publicly, he regularly praises the competitor, often combined with an invitation to his own people to take an example from the efficiency and speed of development of the Californians. Sometimes the impression… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Tesla: Elon Musk offered Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess the executive chair000728
German Manager Magazin: Rimac: This is what the new headquarters of the electric car manufacturer looks like000727
He is often called “The Elon Musk des Balkans “- Mate Rimac (33) doesn’t really like the comparison. On the one hand, because the most famous Croatian entrepreneur has a” huge respect for Elon “, as he says. On the other hand, because the creator of fully electric PS monsters everything other than a mass… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Rimac: This is what the new headquarters of the electric car manufacturer looks like000727
Huawei unveils HarmonyOS-based EV developed with BAIC
SHANGHAI — Huawei Technologies launched five automated-driving solutions Sunday, including one that runs on its HarmonyOS operating system. The products, which will be mass-produced in cars to be co-developed with automakers later this year, is part of the telecommunications hardware company’s $1 billion investment in self-driving and electric-vehicle research in 2021 to capture the rising demand… Continue reading Huawei unveils HarmonyOS-based EV developed with BAIC
Daimler to hire 1,000 programmers in Germany -Automobilwoche
By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: The Daimler logo is seen before the carmaker’s annual shareholder meeting in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmaker Daimler will create 1,000 new jobs for software programmers at its S-Class production facility to develop its planned operating system for electric… Continue reading Daimler to hire 1,000 programmers in Germany -Automobilwoche
Apple electric car MoU “very near”: Report
Autocar’s render of Apple’s maiden EV. (Copyright Autocar UK) Apple is set to sign a memorandum of understanding for the production of electric vehicles with a joint-venture company recently created by electronics and battery specialist LG Electronics and automotive contract manufacturer Magna, according to reports from South Korea. Citing an LG Group source with apparent… Continue reading Apple electric car MoU “very near”: Report
Tesla’s Elon Musk claps back at Jim Farley, Ford with ‘Tommy Boy’ clip on Twitter
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Ford CEO Jim Farley have just exchanged smackdown tweets over the past 24 hours that thousands of people have characterized as Twitter gold. At issue: Hands-free driving. The competition for dominance is under scrutiny by consumers, industry analysts and shareholders. Billions of dollars are at stake. Tesla has been a technology… Continue reading Tesla’s Elon Musk claps back at Jim Farley, Ford with ‘Tommy Boy’ clip on Twitter
Polestar raises $500M from outside investors as EV market grows
Polestar, Volvo Car Group’s standalone electric performance brand, has raised $550 million in its first external round led by Chongqing Chengxing Equity Investment Fund Partnership, Zibo Financial Holding and Zibo Hightech Industrial Investment. SK Inc., the South Korean global conglomerate, and a range of other investors also participated. While this is Polestar’s first external round, the… Continue reading Polestar raises $500M from outside investors as EV market grows
Geely’s EV unit Polestar raises $550m in external funding
Sweden’s Polestar, the electric car maker controlled by Volvo and its parent, the Chinese automaker Geely, has raised $550 million in external funding, the company said on Thursday. The financing is Polestar‘s first external funding and comes amid a year of sustained sales and share price growth for electric vehicle (EV) makers such as Tesla Inc and Nio Inc.… Continue reading Geely’s EV unit Polestar raises $550m in external funding