Technology Reviews
Alphabet Owned Waymo Raises $2.5 Billion In Latest Investment Round
This latest round of investment comes after it raised $2.25 billion in March 2020. By July 2020, it had raised an overall $3.2 billion.
Pony.ai Plans To Launch Robotaxi Service In California In 2022
Jun 17, 2021 03:28 PM
This milestone for Pony.ai comes after California issued it a permit to test a fleet of six driverless cars in an area that spans 38 square miles.
F1: Former Racing Point Partner BWT To Be Title Sponsor Of Austrian GP Races
Jun 17, 2021 03:28 PM
BWT has been involved with F1 since it became the lead sponsor for the Force India F1 team till last year when it was also the title sponsor.
General Motors To Invest $35 Billion On Electric Vehicles; To Add Two New U.S. Battery Plants
Jun 17, 2021 12:38 AM
General Motors Co on Wednesday boosted its spending on electric and autonomous vehicles, pulled ahead plans for two U.S. battery plants and forecast stronger-than-expected second-quarter profits.
Cruise Gets $5 Billion Credit Line From GM To Purchase Origin EVs
Jun 16, 2021 07:47 PM
In addition to testing and validation of the pre-production, Cruise also needs to get autonomous rideshare certification in the US.
LiDAR Major Luminar Wants To Make Autonomous Cars Look Cool
Jun 16, 2021 03:46 PM
Russell believes that the LiDAR can go beyond just autonomous tech as it can even improve existing crash avoidance systems.
Tesla Model 3 Spied Testing In Pune Ahead Of India Launch
Jun 15, 2021 11:32 PM
The Model 3 is already the best selling executive sedan in the world and will likely compete with offerings from BMW, Mercedes and Audi in India.
Foxconn Invests $36 Million In EV Partnership With Gigasolar
Jun 15, 2021 09:47 PM
Taiwan's Foxconn said a subsidiary has invested T$995.2 million ($36 million) in Gigasolar Materials Corp to develop electric vehicle (EV) battery materials.
Carbon Wrapped Motor Could Make The Tesla Roadster Faster Than Originally Planned
Jun 15, 2021 09:00 PM
Tesla delayed the Roadster to 2022 but the engineering work concluded this year and the release candidate should be available this year.