Recently, rumors about technology company Apple developing its own autonomous car have surfaced, with other tech companies now looking to take their shot at the self-driving vehicle. In a press release Wednesday, Microsoft announced a brand new partnership with automaker Volkswagen, in order to build a cloud-based Automated Driving Platform (ADP). Microsoft will offer its […]
Petroleum company Royal Dutch Shell is making some major changes to its business model, in keeping with the era of electric vehicles (EVs). In a press release Thursday, Shell announced plans to build nearly 500,000 charge points by 2025, up from its currently available 60,000 charge points. The plans are to support the company’s larger […]
As electric vehicles (EVs) begin becoming popular with the public, many claim that the largest barrier to mainstream adoption will be the electric car charging infrastructure. In a press release Thursday, fast-charging network company EVgo announced plans to deploy over 400 new integrated Tesla connectors at its existing charging stations, which will effectively allow Tesla […]
When it comes to vehicles, governments around the world seem to be going green, or at least trying to figure out how to make it easy for constituents to do so. According to an internal poll from Canadian government, as commissioned by the Privy Council Office (PCO), continued subsidies for plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) receive […]
In 2019, Tesla and General Motors (GM) both reached a tax credit cap, where the companies were no longer eligible for federal EV tax credits. Congress had the chance to extend the cap limits, but the measure didn’t pass. However, on February 5, Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Chairman of House Ways and Means Subcommittee […]
We recently saw the inside of Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai’s assembly department, which gives viewers a better idea of what happens inside the relatively-new factory. In a video uploaded Wednesday by YouTube channel WU WA, we can see aerial drone footage from above Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai. The video features a regular drone flight above the factory, […]
Apple’s self-driving car has had a number of test miles driven, despite being largely behind the scenes and being nowhere near the amount of testing other companies have performed. The secret project, internally called “Project Titan” at Apple, has gained the public eye, and Apple is also considering a number of companies about the potential […]
Tesla’s (TSLA) shares have soared over 743% in 2020, and they’re already up about 14% for the current year. According to a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Elon’s little brother Kimbal Musk sold $25.6 million (USD) in Tesla shares on Tuesday (via Bloomberg). The filing says Kimbal sold the shares at […]
General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra announced Wednesday that the company had no plans of investing in Bitcoin, as reported by CNBC. The announcement comes immediately after Tesla shared it would be purchasing $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency, which is the largest existing virtual currency in terms of market value. Responding to Morgan Stanley analyst […]
A new wave of cryptocurrency talk has gripped the internet in recent weeks, with Tesla CEO Elon Musk spurring the moment on through his tweets, and through Tesla’s recent $1.5 billion (USD) investment into Bitcoin. On Wednesday, Musk tweeted news that he has bought shares in Dogecoin for his youngest son, X Æ A-XII, following […]
An autonomous car from Apple is already in development, and despite Hyundai’s complete U-Turn from prior claims that the company would be developing Apple’s car for them, news of the autonomous car from Apple is still leaking out. Apple’s self-driving cars drove 18,805 miles last year, according to data made available to the California Department […]
Following Tuesday’s “Quadrupeddie” animal animation discovery, Twitter user and Tesla operating system (OS) hacker @greentheonly kept digging and discovered a few other exciting updates. On Wednesday, @greentheonly found the Tesla Model Y manual now contains information about the 7-seater configuration. Also, there are new user interface (UI) translations in Finnish, Malaysian, and Hebrew, as well […]
In a press release, NASA shared it has officially awarded a launch contract to SpaceX to transport its foundational elements for Gateway, the very first long-term Moon-orbiting outpost. The elements include the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE), as well as the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), both playing critical roles under the agency’s Artemis program. […]
Last week the world saw Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai on the inside for the first time ever. On Saturday, PC Auto‘s exclusive inside look at Gigafactory Shanghai was uploaded with full English subtitles by YouTube channel T-Study. The video features a tour of the factory’s assembly department as well as interviews with staff and details about […]
Autonomous driving is the auto world’s newest hot topic, and while Tesla is currently seen as the leader with its Full Self-Driving beta software, a number of companies are throwing their hats in the ring to join the discussion. Self-driving software company Sensible 4 announced on Tuesday the results from a two-week stay in Muonio, […]
