Despite facing manufacturing hell, Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, stated he is confident that the company will be able to meet and surmount challenges in the production of the Model 3 and that the company will be profitable in either the third or the fourth quarter of this year. In a significant development that will have…
McNeill’s ability to nurture and bring a startup to scale will be beneficial for Lyft as it continues to grow and expand in the coming years. Lyft disclosed it has hired Jon McNeill, a former president of global sales and service at Tesla, as its chief operating officer and noted McNeill’s ability and experience of…
Automatic braking is set to become a standard feature in the majority of new cars with the NHTSA saying 20 carmakers will feature the system in their new releases. On Thursday, in a strategic move aimed at reducing the gap between itself and its rivals, Ford Motor Co stated that it will make available automatic…
The affected cards include Tesla, GeForce, Quadro, Grid and NVS. On Wednesday, Nvidia Corp confirmed that some of its chipsets have been affected by the Spectre vulnerability and that potentially hackers can exploit the bug by corrupting memory, bypass the operating system and steal the passwords of devices. Nvidia is in the process of providing…
In a historic development, a U.S. senate panel has overwhelmingly approved a bill aimed at reducing the time gap before robotic self-driving cars are deployed on U.S. roads. In a development that will lend further momentum to automakers, a U.S. Senate panel has unanimously approved a bill aimed at speeding the deployment of self-driving vehicles…
“The game has started,” – Mark Llistosella, Daimler Trucks’ Asia chief. In what is slated to be another milestone in the transportation industry, Daimler AG stated that its new battery powered eCanter truck will be commercially used by United Parcel Service Inc, its first U.S. commercial customer for its battery-powered eCanter truck. Daimler has stated…
Brexit related uncertainties are however holding back its plans. On Thursday, Britain’s biggest carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover, stated its electric or hybrid lineup will be launched from 2020, as it ramps up its plans to electrify its models. In 2016, its Indian parent, Tata Motors, had disclosed that it would offer greener versions of half…
In 2018, Nissan plans on releasing another version of the Leaf which will have a driving range of “more than 300 miles” In a significant development that underscores Nissan Motor Co’s efforts at stimying criticism over its limited driving ranges in its EV offerings, the company has launched a revamped version of its Leaf electric…
Samsung is part of a huge conglomerate that manufactures a wide range of products starting from car audio, connected-car technologies, washing machines, smartphones, to heavy machinery. On Thursday, in a significant development, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd disclosed that it has received a permit to test self-driving vehicles in California. The news marks the entry of…
With the explosion of interest in self-driving technology, carmakers are scrambling to corner market share. As per a senior executive from the company, Ford Motor Co is considering to deploy self-driving vehicle technology in larger commercial vehicles and is working with multiple partners to deploy this strategy on autonomous vehicles on the road. “We’ve been…
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