Tag: Tesla

Porsche is selling so many all-electric Taycans, it’s borrowing hundreds of Audi workers to ramp up production

Porsche is borrowing 400 employees from parent company Audi for at least two years to help meet booming demand for the all-electric Tayca, its Tesla competitor, reported German industry publication Automobilwoche. An Audi spokesperson confirmed the move to Automobilwoche.   Soon after Porsche began taking orders for the Taycan, in 2018, stronger than expected demand… Continue reading Porsche is selling so many all-electric Taycans, it’s borrowing hundreds of Audi workers to ramp up production

After Tesla’s fart mode, Mercedes bets on comfort to blow customers away

SINDELFINGEN, Germany (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz engineers are striving to meet every definition of comfort in the new S-Class sedan as they try to steal a march on rival Tesla, which wowed audiences with its “fart mode.” The new Mercedes-Benz S-Class 400d is pictured during its presentation at the Daimler production plant in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart,… Continue reading After Tesla’s fart mode, Mercedes bets on comfort to blow customers away

@Ford: Imagining Autonomy’s Worst-Case Scenario with Screenwriter Josh Davis

By: Alex Roy via the No Parking Podcast Teacher Fredi Cameron (George Lopez), second from right, guides a group of undocumented immigrant high school students through an underwater robotics competition sponsored by NASA and the Office of Naval Research in the 2015 film “Spare Parts.” The film was based on a Wired Magazine article and book,… Continue reading @Ford: Imagining Autonomy’s Worst-Case Scenario with Screenwriter Josh Davis

@Ford: Top Myths About Autonomous Vehicles with Analyst Sam Abuelsamid

By: Alex Roy via the No Parking Podcast One of the most fun things about my old life as a journalist was sniffing out the truth behind the headlines, especially around autonomous vehicles. On this episode of the No Parking Podcast, Navigant Research analyst Sam Abuelsamid joined Argo AI CEO Bryan Salesky and me to cut… Continue reading @Ford: Top Myths About Autonomous Vehicles with Analyst Sam Abuelsamid

Tesla aims to raise $5bn in its biggest issue of new stock in a decade

Tesla Electric carmaker seeking to take advantage of almost 1,000% surge in share price The move comes a day after Tesla completed a 5-for-1 stock split that led to co-founder Elon Musk overtaking Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg as the world’s third-richest person. Photograph: John Raoux/AP Tesla is aiming to raise up to $5bn (£3.7bn) in its… Continue reading Tesla aims to raise $5bn in its biggest issue of new stock in a decade

Tesla taps market rally keg, announces $5B stock sale

Tesla said Tuesday will sell up to $5 billion in new stock as the company seeks to take advantage of an unprecedented run up in its share price. Tesla will sell the shares from “time to time,” through an “at-the-market” offering program, the company said Tuesday in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange… Continue reading Tesla taps market rally keg, announces $5B stock sale

Tesla Model Y prototype spotted in China – hinting at pre-production

A Tesla Model Y prototype has been spotted on a flat-bed truck in China – hinting at pre-production of the electric SUV. As we previously reported, Tesla has taken a new vehicle introduction strategy for Model Y. Unlike previous vehicle programs, which were launched in different markets with vehicles imported from Tesla’s Fremont factory in… Continue reading Tesla Model Y prototype spotted in China – hinting at pre-production

Musk confirms Tesla Nevada factory was target of ‘serious’ cyberattack

FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk speaks at an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song (Reuters) – Elon Musk said on Thursday that Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) factory in Nevada was a target of a “serious” cybersecurity attack, confirming a media report that claimed an… Continue reading Musk confirms Tesla Nevada factory was target of ‘serious’ cyberattack