Tag: Electric vehicles

Leaked Pixel Watch images show band designs, watch faces and Fitbit integration

It’s only a few days until Google’s big Pixel event, where the company will show off the Pixel 7 lineup as well as the first flagship smartwatch it designed in-house (outside of Fitbit, anyway). Leaks and rumors have provided some hints about the Pixel Watch‘s features and specs. The latest leak might be the biggest… Continue reading Leaked Pixel Watch images show band designs, watch faces and Fitbit integration

Dumb smartphone apps drive me, other car owners to distraction

Millions of drivers use smartphone apps to help operate their vehicles every day, but not many are satisfied with them, and it’s hard to find independent evaluations of how they work. That’s the bottom line on customer research by J.D. Power and my own new-vehicle tests. J.D. Power reports 38% of owners used apps developed… Continue reading Dumb smartphone apps drive me, other car owners to distraction

Tesla unveils new Dojo supercomputer so powerful it tripped the power grid

Tesla has unveiled its latest version of its Dojo supercomputer and it’s apparently so powerful that it tripped the power grid in Palo Alto. Dojo is Tesla’s own custom supercomputer platform built from the ground up for AI machine learning and more specifically for video training using the video data coming from its fleet of… Continue reading Tesla unveils new Dojo supercomputer so powerful it tripped the power grid

Tesla confirms Gigafactory Berlin has ramped up to 2,000 cars a week

Tesla confirmed today that Gigafactory Berlin has been able to ramp up production to 2,000 electric cars a week for the first time. If this new production rate is maintainable, it is a giant achievement for the automaker. Every automaker in the world is currently navigating an extremely difficult supply chain crisis in order to… Continue reading Tesla confirms Gigafactory Berlin has ramped up to 2,000 cars a week

@VW Group: Tailor-made development in China005883

A glance at the skyline is enough to tell the casual observer that driving in China is a different experience. The cities are crisscrossed by multi-level elevated roads of a type that simply doesn’t exist in Europe. They make very specific demands of navigation devices because the technology must identify which of the up to… Continue reading @VW Group: Tailor-made development in China005883

Tesla reveals humanoid robot that will cost less than $20,000

PALO ALTO, U.S. — Tesla on Friday night showcased a prototype of a humanoid robot, dubbed Optimus, as the U.S. electric vehicle maker enters the robotics business. At the company’s AI Day in Palo Alto, California, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Optimus will kick-start a “fundamental transformation for civilization as we know it,” adding the… Continue reading Tesla reveals humanoid robot that will cost less than $20,000

Amazon’s latest sale knocks up to 50 percent off Fire tablets

All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices are correct at the time of publishing. Amazon appears to be kicking off its fall… Continue reading Amazon’s latest sale knocks up to 50 percent off Fire tablets

Hitting the Books: What the wearables of tomorrow might look like

Apple’s Watch Ultra, with its 2000-nit digital display and GPS capabilities, is a far cry from its Revolutionary War-era self-winding forebears. What sorts of wondrous body-mounted technologies might we see another hundred years hence? In his new book, The Skeptic’s Guide to the Future, Dr. Steven Novella (with assists from his brothers, Bob and Jay… Continue reading Hitting the Books: What the wearables of tomorrow might look like

“The electric car, we’re going full throttle”: unpublished interview between Carlos Tavares and Luca de Meo, the bosses of Stellantis and Renault

Finding a common slot for a cross-interview in their diaries of globe-trotting big bosses was a challenge, but the obstacle was overcome. Luca de Meo, the CEO of Renault, and Carlos Tavares, the general manager of Stellantis, wanted to meet and take part in the exercise. Their long tete-a-tete, at the initiative of Le Parisien-Today… Continue reading “The electric car, we’re going full throttle”: unpublished interview between Carlos Tavares and Luca de Meo, the bosses of Stellantis and Renault