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
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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)
Lucid Motors unveils electric sedan to rival Tesla
Yahoo Finance’s Brian Sozzi, Alexis Christoforous, and Rick Newman discuss the new Lucid Motors electric car. Go to Source
Exclusive: Tesla in talks to buy low carbon nickel from Canada – sources
By Pratima Desai 5 Min Read LONDON (Reuters) – Tesla is in discussions with Canadian miner Giga Metals about helping to develop a large mine that would give the electric carmaker access to low carbon nickel for its batteries, three sources familiar with the matter said. FILE PHOTO: The company logo of Tesla cars is… Continue reading Exclusive: Tesla in talks to buy low carbon nickel from Canada – sources
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Daimler defends itself against judgment in patent dispute with Sharp000283
Daimler Daimler is of the opinion that the use of patents cannot be denied if its suppliers pay for a corresponding license. (Photo: obs) Tokyo, Stuttgart Daimler has to defend itself again against the allegation of patent infringement. The Japanese Apple supplier Sharp announced on Friday that the Munich Regional Court had ruled that the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Daimler defends itself against judgment in patent dispute with Sharp000283
Lucid Motors just unveiled a new EV that starts at $80,000 and can beat a Tesla Model S on paper — check out the Air
The Lucid Air is the very first car offered by California-based Lucid Motors. It’s an all-electric sedan. Lucid Air.Lucid Lucid says its sedan can achieve a range of 517 miles after independent range verification. Lucid Air.Lucid Lucid said FEV North America, Inc. conducted the test, applying the EPA’s Multicycle Test Procedure. In the optional dual-motor,… Continue reading Lucid Motors just unveiled a new EV that starts at $80,000 and can beat a Tesla Model S on paper — check out the Air
Volkswagen’s new electric car panned by Germany’s leading test publication
FILE PHOTO: Employees clean a new car after a ceremony marking start of the production of a new electric Volkswagen model ID.3 in Zwickau, Germany, November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport said Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) new electric car, the ID.3, had fallen short of the carmaker’s usual standards… Continue reading Volkswagen’s new electric car panned by Germany’s leading test publication
World NM: A Volkswagen executive says it sell more electric cars than Tesla by 2023000110
Elon Musk and Volkswagen’s chairman may have a friendly relationship, but another executive at the German auto giant wants to be clear that Tesla is still a major competitor. Go to Source
Lidar startup Ouster raises $42M in push to grow sales, diversify products
Lidar startup Ouster has spent the past several years expanding and improving its line of sensors as it jostles for a piece of the crowded and competitive market place. Now, Ouster says it has raised $42 million, fresh capital that will be used to fund product development and ramp up sales. In short: Ouster is… Continue reading Lidar startup Ouster raises $42M in push to grow sales, diversify products
How Lucid Motors plans to spin Tesla-killing strategy out of air
“Peter I’m working for this guy called Elon Musk, and we are in deep s–-.” That’s how the phone call from Tesla model manager Dave Morris to engineer Peter Rawlinson began in 2009, when Morris needed help working on the prototype for a new electric car. Eventually, he lured Rawlinson to work at Tesla Inc.,… Continue reading How Lucid Motors plans to spin Tesla-killing strategy out of air