In hindsight, Elon Musk’s statement at the beginning of Tesla Inc.’s latest earnings call that “We’re going to go as long as there are good questions to answer” sounds less like encouragement and more like a warning. As you may have heard, the CEO decided the “good questions” from analysts ran out in about half an… Continue reading Tesla’s Bonkers Earnings Call Was Actually Perfect
Tag: Autonomous
Toyota Research Institute to Open New Driverless Car Test Bed in MI
The state of Michigan notched another mobility-industry win today when the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced that a 60-acre parcel in Ottawa Lakes, MI, will be the home of a new autonomous vehicle development and testing facility, the first dedicated exclusively to TRI’s use. TRI is Toyota’s research arm, which aims to enhance the safety of… Continue reading Toyota Research Institute to Open New Driverless Car Test Bed in MI
Tesla can detect dips in Autopilot usage by its fleet when there’s negative media coverage
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been extremely critical of the way the media portrays accidents involving Tesla vehicles on Autopilot. Now, we have a better idea of why it bothers him so much. The CEO said that Tesla is actually able to detect dips in Autopilot use from its fleet when there’s negative media coverage.… Continue reading Tesla can detect dips in Autopilot usage by its fleet when there’s negative media coverage
Tesla quarterly figures: Elon Musk blasphemes about Daimler CEO Zetsche – “has no idea of physics”
Bizarre conference call: “Elon Musk has to behave smarter” Elon Musk is considered by many to be the enfant terrible of the tech industry. That the boss of Tesla, SpaceX and Boring Company can actually perform childishly, Musk proved on Wednesday night. That proves that now published the analyst conference call minutes to the Tesla-quarter… Continue reading Tesla quarterly figures: Elon Musk blasphemes about Daimler CEO Zetsche – “has no idea of physics”
GM builds driverless, electric future at Orion plant
Buy Photo Orion Assembly worker Justine Murphy installs the rear suspension on a Chevy Bolt last month. (Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News)Buy Photo Orion Township — A General Motors Co. manufacturing plant in Metro Detroit that was idled during the Detroit automaker’s federally induced bankruptcy is now one of the keys to… Continue reading GM builds driverless, electric future at Orion plant
Mobi: the concert builders for the blockchain
Thirty industrialists, including Renault, BMW, General Motors and Ford, met in a new organization called “Mobi”. An international working group whose purpose is to concretize the applications of the blockchain in the automobile. After isolated initiatives comes the time of the collective work. On May 2, 2018, some thirty international manufacturers announced, on the occasion… Continue reading Mobi: the concert builders for the blockchain
Chinese Electric-Car Startup Byton Adds LA Research Lab
The company already has a facility in Silicon Valley. Byton Chinese startup Byton is expanding its U.S. footprint as it works to get its first electric car into production. The company is adding a new research lab in Los Angeles, augmenting an existing facility in Silicon Valley. Byton’s “L.A. Future Lab” will focus on more… Continue reading Chinese Electric-Car Startup Byton Adds LA Research Lab
Chinese EV startup Xiaopeng Motors plans to raise $1.6B this year
If you haven’t already picked your bracket-leading Chinese-backed electric vehicle startup that plans to challenge Tesla, you’ve got your work cut out for you. This list keeps growing. If you haven’t included Xiaopeng Motors (A.K.A. Xpeng Motors) to your short list, the up-and-comer has 1.6 billion reasons you should. XPeng, which is backed by Internet… Continue reading Chinese EV startup Xiaopeng Motors plans to raise $1.6B this year
SF Motors set sights on EV mass production with latest R&D testing facility
By Christian Prenzler Posted on April 25, 2018 Santa Clara based electric vehicle startup SF Motors is opening up a new full-scale R&D center in Silicon Valley. SF Motors was founded in January 2016 after a large investment from Sokon Motors, a large Chinese automotive company. The company’s new 130,000 sqft research and development facility… Continue reading SF Motors set sights on EV mass production with latest R&D testing facility
Tesla stock goes through twists and turns as analysts focus on Model 3 car outlook
Tesla CEO Elon Musk presides over the handover of the first Model 3 cars in August 2017. (Tesla via YouTube) Tesla’s share price took a weird turn today after the company reported its first-quarter financial results and billionaire CEO Elon Musk dissed analysts’ concerns about the Tesla Model 3 mass-market electric car. The raw numbers… Continue reading Tesla stock goes through twists and turns as analysts focus on Model 3 car outlook