Tesla unveils its humanoid robot for ‘less than $20,000’

Tesla has unveiled its Optimus humanoid robot at its AI Day 2022 today and Elon Musk believes Tesla can bring it to market for “less than $20,000”. As expected, the event started with Tesla unveiling a working prototype of its humanoid robot – a project first announced at Tesla’s AI day in 2021. There were… Continue reading Tesla unveils its humanoid robot for ‘less than $20,000’

Cleantechnica: Tesla AI Day Robot Liveblog 002278

Tesla’s AI Day livestream event is supposed to start in about 5 minutes. We’ve published some articles leading up to today’s event about what might be included, but there have been essentially no leaks about what will actually be covered. We’ll see! You can watch the livestream on Tesla’s website or via the embedded YouTube… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla AI Day Robot Liveblog 002278

Clean Technica: Arizona Tesla Owners Say GEICO Refuses To Fix Their Cars002277

A recent post on Twitter from an account that posts images and videos from Tesla vehicles recently shared some bad news out of Phoenix, Arizona. Many of the people who submit video to “Wham Baam Teslacam” share videos of accidents, so it makes sense that their social media channels and YouTube channel would know a… Continue reading Clean Technica: Arizona Tesla Owners Say GEICO Refuses To Fix Their Cars002277

Tesla now has 160,000 customers running its Full Self Driving beta

/ On Tesla’s AI day, the company shared new details on its Autopilot and FSD improvements as well as an update on its Dojo supercomputer. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla’s Optimus robot prototype was not the only thing the company shared on Friday evening during its AI Day presentation. Autopilot director Ashok… Continue reading Tesla now has 160,000 customers running its Full Self Driving beta

Tesla debuts an actual, mechanical prototype of its Optimus robot

It seems like just yesterday that Elon Musk ushered a gig worker in a spandex suit onto the Tesla AI Day 2021 stage and told us it was an robot — or at least probably would be one eventually. In the intervening 13 months, the company has apparently been hard at work, replacing the squishy… Continue reading Tesla debuts an actual, mechanical prototype of its Optimus robot

Watch Tesla’s AI Day 2022 event at 9:15PM ET

Tesla is holding another AI Day, and it’ll be particularly easy to tune in. The automaker is streaming its 2022 event tonight at 9:15PM Eastern on YouTube (below) as well as its website. Elon Musk has warned the presentation will be “highly technical” and could last six hours, but you may have multiple reasons to… Continue reading Watch Tesla’s AI Day 2022 event at 9:15PM ET

Drivers still sceptical about electric vehicle savings

Car makers and the government are being advised to provide clearer information about electric vehicles after a recent study showed 38% of drivers know little or nothing about how much they cost to run. The survey of 2200 UK adults, conducted for World EV Day, suggested attitudes towards electric vehicles were generally positive. Two thirds… Continue reading Drivers still sceptical about electric vehicle savings

Watch Tesla’s 2022 AI Day event

/ Elon Musk has said he hopes to show off a prototype of Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus. But the event will also showcase the company’s work on autonomous driving and its Dojo supercomputer. Update: Tesla’s Optimus robot prototype kicked off the event, check out the details we’ve heard so far. Tesla’s AI Day kicks off… Continue reading Watch Tesla’s 2022 AI Day event

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils prototype of humanoid Optimus robot

/ The robot walked unsteadily onstage without a tether, and is supposedly targeting a price of less than $20,000. Tesla’s Optimus robot has been revealed on stage at AI day.Image: Tesla Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed a prototype of a humanoid robot that he said utilizes the company’s AI software, as well as the sensors… Continue reading Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils prototype of humanoid Optimus robot

How Volvo is leaning on software to drive its next great safety revolution

Volvo is one of those brands with a core identity so firmly cemented that no amount of marketing can counter it. Volvo is safety first. Even if you don’t know the details of their involvement with the three-point seatbelt (they invented it) or the airbag (one of the first to bring them to market in… Continue reading How Volvo is leaning on software to drive its next great safety revolution