Tesla

Elon Musk has, for years, been making big promises about the future of electric vehicles and Tesla  (TSLA)  in particular, saying last spring that the carmaker would sell as many as 20 million cars per year. Musk is known for not always following through on big promises, especially when it…

Hamburg engineers solve Tesla’s squeaking problem and develop technically enhanced control arm for Tesla 3 and Tesla Y Hamburg, 6 September 2022. Electric cars represent relaxing, noiseless driving, which is exactly what buyers appreciate about them. They combine quiet with quality, innovation and maximum comfort. But then the Tesla’s steering…

We’ve known this was coming for a while, but with today’s over-the-air software update (2022.24.6) on my Model 3, my radar is now effectively useless. Tesla’s approach to autonomy is to use Computer Vision, taking inputs from the car’s cameras located around the car, and making inferences about the environment…

The Apple Car is one of the worst-kept secrets in tech today. The company has been reportedly working on its own electric vehicle (EV), known as Project Titan, for years. Of course, even the most optimistic reports suggest it could be another three years before Apple releases an actual product. That…

BYD is aiming for 280,000 monthly deliveries of battery electric (BEV) and hybrid electric cars (PHEV) by the end of the year. BYD sold and delivered 174,915 hybrids and BEV in August. In August, BYD had 82,678 BEVs which was nearly triple the 30,382 units in the same month in…

Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock By James Dolan/Updated: Sept. 19, 2022 3:14 pm EDT The Ford F-series has been the best-selling pick-up in North America for more than four decades (via CNBC). Now that the world is gradually shifting to green energy, Ford took the opportunity to capitalize on America's good favor. The Ford…

It's the final that car and tech fans crave: Tesla  (TSLA)  vs. Apple  (AAPL) ; Elon Musk versus Tim Cook.  It would be a match of titans, pitting two of the biggest innovative companies of recent years against each other. It will be difficult to determine the winner. How do…

Why not? EVs lack tailpipe emissions, sure, but producing, operating, and disposing of these vehicles creates greenhouse-gas emissions and other environmental burdens. Driving an EV pushes these problems upstream, to the factory where the vehicle is made and beyond, as well as to the power plant where the electricity is…

Ray Kurzweil predicted Technological Singularity nearly 20 years ago. Elon Musk could enable a world of economic abundance with real-world AI. Robotaxi and Teslabot will transform the world more than car and the first industrial revolution. The Technological Singularity is a predicted point when technological growth becomes radically faster. Real…

Mankind must rely on oil and gas “in the short term” or “civilization will crumble,” Elon Musk told reporters Monday at an energy conference in Norway—a striking statement from the co-founder and CEO of top electric car maker Tesla. He’s said as much before, noting that an increase in oil…