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Tech Alliances Firm Up In The Self-Driving Car Wars
Three chip firms - Intel Corp's Mobileye, Qualcomm Inc and Nvidia Corp - have emerged from a raft of announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as the leaders in locking down the brains of self-driving cars for the next decade.
Nonprofit Groups To Rate U.S. Vehicle Driver Monitoring Systems
Apr 28, 2022 06:52 AM
The announcements come amid scrutiny of Tesla's driver assistance system Autopilot, which handles some driving tasks and allows drivers to keep their hands off the wheel at times.
GM Aims To Launch Personal Self-Driving Car By Mid-Decade: CEO
Apr 28, 2022 06:49 AM
General Motors Co aims to introduce a "personal autonomous vehicle" by mid-decade, said Chief Executive Mary Barra.
Jaguar Land Rover To Form New Partnerships For Next-Gen Technology
Apr 28, 2022 12:37 AM
With this initiative, JLR plans to form new partnerships with start-ups, scale-ups and like-minded external organisations, and work on electrification, connectivity, digital services, metaverse, intelligent enterprise, manufacturing, supply chain and sustainability
Tesla's Stock Tumbling As Elon Acquires Twitter And India Says No To EVs Imported From China
Apr 27, 2022 11:41 PM
The combination of Musk's acquisition of Twitter and India's unwillingness to allow imports of Chinese made Teslas have left investors worried.
Lucid Says Saudi Arabia Will Purchase Up To 100,000 Vehicles Over 10 Years
Apr 27, 2022 04:26 PM
Lucid Group Inc on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with the government of Saudi Arabia under which the latter will purchase 50,000 vehicles, with an option to buy an additional 50,000 vehicles during the ten-year time frame.
Jeff Bezos Is Already Trolling Elon Musk Over Free Speech After He Acquired Twitter
Apr 27, 2022 04:39 AM
Bezos quote tweeted a New York Times Reporter pointing out that Tesla's business interests in China could be under threat.
Pony.Ai Becomes First Autonomous Car Maker With Taxi License In China
Apr 27, 2022 04:36 AM
The Toyota backed robotaxi service will operate 100 self driving vehicles in the Naasha district of Guangzhou and will later expand the service to other parts of the city.
Musk's Twitter Deal Could Test Tesla Executive Bench
Apr 27, 2022 01:25 AM
Musk called Twitter the world's "digital town square" and talked about protecting free speech. But, the move has raised concerns about the depth of executive talent at Tesla Inc, in case his attention is further divided by the social media platform.