A Tesla driver was caught sleeping on Autopilot with their seat “fully reclined” at high speed, according to police who criminally charged the driver. Alberta RCMP (Canada federal police) reported on a strange incident involving a Tesla vehicle on Autopilot. “Alberta RCMP received a complaint of a car speeding on Highway 2 near Ponoka. The… Continue reading A Tesla driver was caught sleeping on Autopilot at high speed, police are charging him criminally
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Amazon buying Aurora could be the next big move in the self-driving-car industry’s wave of consolidation, an expert says (AMZN, UBER)
The autonomous-vehicle industry has seen a number of big investments, partnerships, and acquisitions in recent years. Aurora Innovation and Uber ATG are the firms most likely to be bought next, according to analyst Sam Abuelsamid. Amazon could use Aurora’s tech to build self-driving heavy-duty trucks, while Toyota could add Uber ATG to its research division,… Continue reading Amazon buying Aurora could be the next big move in the self-driving-car industry’s wave of consolidation, an expert says (AMZN, UBER)
LG Chem plans to separate battery business as electric cars take off
By Hyunjoo Jin 3 Min Read SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s LG Chem, an electric car battery supplier for Tesla Inc and GM said on Thursday it plans to separate its battery business into a new company as the electric vehicle market takes off. The move came after LG Chem swung to a profit in… Continue reading LG Chem plans to separate battery business as electric cars take off
LG Chem plans to separate electric car battery business as a new company
By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s LG Chem, an electric car battery supplier for Tesla Inc and GM, said on Thursday it plans to separate its battery business as a new company in December. The new company, to be wholly owned by LG Chem, seeks to “strengthen the expertise and… Continue reading LG Chem plans to separate electric car battery business as a new company
ALYI EV Charging Station Solution For $27B Market Added To Battery Day Agenda
ALYI recently announced that in addition to its own groundbreaking electric vehicle (EV) battery innovation progress, the company is exploring solutions with Samsung SDI and Gegadyne Energy that management anticipates could also generate an independent stream of revenue adding to the company’s current $300 million in projected electric vehicle revenue. On Tuesday next week, September… Continue reading ALYI EV Charging Station Solution For $27B Market Added To Battery Day Agenda
German Handelsblatt: Hydrogen trucks: Daimler Truck boss Daum: “The fuel cell is becoming mainstream in trucks” 000323
Martin Daum The head of Daimler Trucks is looking to electric drives. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Munich The diesel engine currently seems to be hard to replace in trucks. Martin Daum does not want to leave any doubt about that. Commercial vehicles with alternative drives are currently still significantly more expensive to purchase and operate than… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Hydrogen trucks: Daimler Truck boss Daum: “The fuel cell is becoming mainstream in trucks” 000323
German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: A difficult start into the electric age: The Mercedes ECQ in the Handelsblatt Autotest000321
Mercedes EQC The SUV should be the prelude to the EQ series. (Photo: Daimler [M]) Düsseldorf If you don’t know, Daimler’s first electric vehicle would be a conventional model from the Mercedes SUV series. Where others develop their electric models from scratch, the EQC shares its platform with the GLC combustion model. Where others rely… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: A difficult start into the electric age: The Mercedes ECQ in the Handelsblatt Autotest000321
German Manager Magazin: Nikola, the stock exchange supervisory authority and Rivian: What good is the Tesla competition? 000129
Karl-Thomas Neumann (59) had never heard of this obscure financial trick with which companies can be brought to the stock market in flash mode. Until the ex-boss of Opel Steve Girsky (58) announced two years ago – formerly vice of the long-time Opel mother General Motors (GM). Girsky wanted to put a vehicle on the… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Nikola, the stock exchange supervisory authority and Rivian: What good is the Tesla competition? 000129
Elon Musk: Tesla delays release of important Autopilot rewrite, now 6-10 weeks if all goes well
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has updated the timeline for the release of the automaker’s highly-anticipated Autopilot core rewrite — delaying it by about several weeks to a month. As we previously reported, Tesla is going through “a significant foundational rewrite in the Tesla Autopilot.” CEO Elon Musk says that the “neural net is absorbing more… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla delays release of important Autopilot rewrite, now 6-10 weeks if all goes well
Waymo’s head of lidar explains how the advanced laser tech went from science fiction to being a vital tool for self-driving cars (GOOGL)
Simon Verghese is head of lidar at Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving vehicle startup. Verghese has a doctorate from Berkeley and a background in physics, and he was working at an MIT national lab when Waymo convinced him to return to the Bay Area after more than 20 years on the East coast. Verghese spends his time… Continue reading Waymo’s head of lidar explains how the advanced laser tech went from science fiction to being a vital tool for self-driving cars (GOOGL)