Who is better? Between Tesla-Boss Elon Musk (49) and John Krafcik (59), who runs the Alphabet subsidiary Waymo, which emerged from Google’s car project, has developed something that looks like an ego fight. Tesla’s approach has nothing to do with fully autonomous driving, Krafcik explained in the Interview with manager magazin. “It doesn’t work that… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Autonomous Driving: Ranking of the leading companies from Waymo to Tesla000527
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A look at the soaring valuations of Rivian and Cruise with transportation VC Reilly Brennan
Perhaps more than most, Reilly Brennan loves cars and trucks. The native Michigander happily did grunt work for an automotive magazine as an undergrad at the University of Michigan before landing a gig as a trackside communications manager at General Motors, spending a few years as an editor and a general manager with an automotive… Continue reading A look at the soaring valuations of Rivian and Cruise with transportation VC Reilly Brennan
Elon Musk hits back at Waymo’s CEO after he said Tesla was ‘no competitor at all’ (TSLA)
Elon Musk hit back at claims from Waymo CEO John Krafcik that Tesla is not a viable competitor in the autonomous-vehicle market. Musk called Waymo, which began as a Google project, out on Twitter Sunday, saying, “Tesla has better AI hardware and software than Waymo.” The Tesla CEO was responding to incendiary comments from Krafcik… Continue reading Elon Musk hits back at Waymo’s CEO after he said Tesla was ‘no competitor at all’ (TSLA)
Tesla and Waymo jab at each other over who has the best self-driving tech
Tesla and Waymo took to media and social media to spar over who has the best self-driving technology. Waymo on Tesla Waymo and Tesla have widely different approaches to developing full self-driving technology, but they both intend to come out of it with a system capable of driving a vehicle safer than humans can. But… Continue reading Tesla and Waymo jab at each other over who has the best self-driving tech
Ford F150 Electric leads Tesla Cybertruck on appeal with potential electric pickup buyers
Despite a lack of information, the Ford F150 Electric is leading Tesla Cybertruck on appeal with potential electric pickup buyers, according to an interesting new survey. Electric pickup trucks The electrification of pickup trucks is critical to accelerating electric vehicle adoption in the US, where they were 2.9 million pickups sold last year. It’s the… Continue reading Ford F150 Electric leads Tesla Cybertruck on appeal with potential electric pickup buyers
Faraday Future to push forward with EV project in China will enlist Geely’s help: Sources
The company told prospective investors this month it plans to locate the plant in a “tier one Chinese city” and envisions that it will have the capacity to make over 100,000 vehicles a year in its initial phase, one of the sources said. By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI: Embattled startup Faraday Future will… Continue reading Faraday Future to push forward with EV project in China will enlist Geely’s help: Sources
Nidec chief predicts a $3,000-car era with spread of EVs
TOKYO — Car prices will fall to below $3,000 each, creating new demand in India, Africa and the Middle East, said Shigenobu Nagamori, chairman and CEO of the world’s largest motor maker Nidec, on Monday. “The price of a car will drop to as low as 300,000 yen ($2,890), resulting in a spike in demand… Continue reading Nidec chief predicts a $3,000-car era with spread of EVs
Tesla sues former employee for allegedly stealing software
Tesla is suing a former employee for allegedly stealing company information, CNBC reported. The company says software engineer Alex Khatilov stole files from Tesla’s internal network related to its Warp Drive software, used to automated many of the company’s business processes. Tesla alleges in the lawsuit that Khatilov moved files to his personal Dropbox account,… Continue reading Tesla sues former employee for allegedly stealing software
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: VW is apparently examining damages from Bosch and Continental001168 due to lack of chips
Volkswagen The bottleneck in computer components has forced Volkswagen to cut production since December. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt According to a report, the car manufacturer Volkswagen, forced to cut production due to a lack of semiconductor components, is examining claims for damages against its suppliers Bosch and Continental. The industry newspaper “Automobilwoche” reported on Sunday that… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: VW is apparently examining damages from Bosch and Continental001168 due to lack of chips
Chinese EV startup Aiways said to seek funding ahead of IPO: Report
Aichi Automobile, a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup better known as Aiways, is in the market raising a new funding round that could give it a valuation of over $2 billion before its potential initial public offering (IPO) in the US. Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is one of the investors mulling participating in the… Continue reading Chinese EV startup Aiways said to seek funding ahead of IPO: Report