At Tesla AI Day, an Optimus prototype walks across stage untethered. Screenshot by Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Tesla AI Day 2.0 jumped off to an exciting start with Optimus, Tesla’s much anticipated humanoid robot, taking the stage minutes after the event began. The prototype took unsteady steps across the stage as it walked untethered. Tesla CEO Elon… Continue reading Tesla’s first Optimus robot comes alive, Musk says it will cost less than $20,000
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Tesla AI Day 2022: How to watch, and our top 5 predictions
[embedded content] Tesla AI Day is an annual event in which Tesla reveals all of its upcoming projects and showcases its latest technology. If you are debating whether or not to tune in, here is what you can expect. This event is similar to other major tech companies’ annual events, such as Apple’s Far Out event… Continue reading Tesla AI Day 2022: How to watch, and our top 5 predictions
Power swap station: Nio activates the first battery changer for cars in Germany
Nio puts its first battery changing station for its electric cars into operation in Germany. It’s on the A8. (electric car, technology) Go to Source
Concept vehicle: Citroën Oli is an electric SUV with a cardboard body
The body of the Citroën Oli electric car is made of recycled cardboard. The car weighs under 1,000 kg and is said to have a range of 400 km. (Citroën, technology) Go to Source
Test drive with EQS SUV: All-terrain luxury on four wheels
After a round of testing in Colorado, you understand what Mercedes means by top-end luxury when it comes to the EQS SUV. (electric car, automobile) Go to Source
From 38,000 euros: BYD names prices for three electric models
The Chinese manufacturer BYD is initially launching three electric car models in Europe. The Model 3 competitor Seal is not among them. (electric car, automobile) Go to Source
Tata Tiago.ev: Indian automaker unveils €10,000 electric car
There are currently very few electric cars in India. The country’s largest automaker is launching a very affordable model. (electric car, technology) Go to Source
Meet the student-built coupe that cleans the air as it drives
What’s better than a zero-emission electric car? Well, how about a negative emission car that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as it drives? TU/ecomotive, a student team from TU Eindhoven in The Netherlands, has developed a prototype machine called Zem. It’s a sportily styled coupe, and it’s designed as a truly zero-emission car. Keep… Continue reading Meet the student-built coupe that cleans the air as it drives
Tesla’s robot strategy is inextricably tied to its Autopilot strategy, for better or for worse
Tesla unveiled its first prototype of its Optimus humanoid robot on Friday — an actual robot this time, by the strictest definition, instead of a flesh and blood human clad in a weird suit. The robot performed some basic functions, including walking a little bit and then raising its hands — all for the first time without… Continue reading Tesla’s robot strategy is inextricably tied to its Autopilot strategy, for better or for worse
Tesla’s robot is a real robot now, not just a guy in a suit
Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicked off its Tesla AI Day 2022 with a quick level set on expectations — “we’ve come a long way” — and then stepped aside to allow the first iteration of its robot walk out onto the stage. The robot wasn’t a human dressed in a robot costume like last year. … Continue reading Tesla’s robot is a real robot now, not just a guy in a suit