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.’
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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
Global and China L4 Autonomous Driving Report 2021: L4 Autonomous Driving for Commercial Vehicles Enters the Phase of Cross-Scenario Mass Production and Application
DUBLIN, Aug. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The “Global and China L4 Autonomous Driving and Start-ups Report, 2021″ report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. In April 2021, Waymo’s CEO and CFO left the company. In addition, the Chief Safety Officer, head of manufacturing and global supply and general manager of Laser Bear LiDAR business, head… Continue reading Global and China L4 Autonomous Driving Report 2021: L4 Autonomous Driving for Commercial Vehicles Enters the Phase of Cross-Scenario Mass Production and Application
Don’t overthink it: Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot is a joke
After a dense presentation about the undeniably impressive work Tesla is doing with AI, the company’s self-anointed Technoking, Elon Musk, capped the evening by bringing out a dancer in a spandex suit. Behold, said Musk: my Tesla Bot. The dancer in the suit, he said, was the model for a new humanoid robot Tesla will… Continue reading Don’t overthink it: Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot is a joke
EV battery startup Ample raises $160 million in latest funding round
Khaled Hassounah, Ample CEO & Co-Founder, joined Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the company’s latest funding round and his outlook for the EV sector. Video Transcript ADAM SHAPIRO: The CEO and co-founder Khaled Hassounah is joining us with news that you just raised another $160 million. Tell us how that’s going to help you, because… Continue reading EV battery startup Ample raises $160 million in latest funding round
Elon Musk says you will probably be able to overpower Tesla’s 125-pound humanoid robot
Elon Musk revealed Tesla’s humanoid robot at the company’s AI Day on Thursday. Musk joked that the bot will be built so that humans can “run away” and “most likely overpower” it. The ‘Tesla bot’ will be 5ft. 8in., weigh 125 pounds, and be able to carry 45 pounds, he said. Loading Something is loading.… Continue reading Elon Musk says you will probably be able to overpower Tesla’s 125-pound humanoid robot
A founding member of Tesla just took an electric-truck startup public in a $2 billion deal. Here’s how he sold FedEx and UPS on his tech.
Xos Trucks is an electric-truck startup in Los Angeles. The company has attracted high-profile customers such as UPS and FedEx. CTO Rob Ferber explained the secret to the company’s growth and getting deals. Electric-truck developer Xos Trucks, which went public today through a SPAC reverse merger, uses a simple formula to attract new customers and… Continue reading A founding member of Tesla just took an electric-truck startup public in a $2 billion deal. Here’s how he sold FedEx and UPS on his tech.