Category: News
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Tesla FSD beta takes on San Francisco’s famed Lombard Street and its 8 hairpin turns
Since being released to its first batch of testers, Tesla’s limited FSD beta has proven to be quite impressive, navigating various areas, from unpaved roads to narrow streets, without any issue. What’s even more impressive is that the FSD beta seems to be improving at a fairly rapid rate, as observed by Tesla owners who…
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Tesla Cybertruck efficiency gets shoutout from UT Congress hopeful
US House candidate Deven Thorpe, who is running to represent District 3 in Utah, favorably compared the Tesla Cybertruck to a Ford Pinto in a recent tweet. The UT Congress hopeful is a proponent of taking action against climate change, and he highlighted how much more energy-efficient the Tesla Cybertruck was compared to an old…
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FCA CEO Sees A Future For Electrified Ram Pickup, Says Stay Tuned
It looks like everybody is hurrying to build an electric pickup, however, Ram has been the remarkable exception. Speaking back in August, FCA CEO Mike Manley said “The reason we harbor ’t spoken much about electric pickup trucks isn’t because we view that marketplace as nonexistent, but we & ’ve always had a slightly different…
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Fiat Chrysler plans to bring a Ram electric pickup truck to market
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Mike Manley confirmed Wednesday the automaker’s Ram brand will bring an electric pickup truck to market. The remarks, made in response to an analyst question during the company’s third-quarter earnings call, puts to rest rampant speculation, which was fueled by previous comments from Manley, that the automaker was planning to join…
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Tesla Giga Berlin’s next-gen paint shop is getting fitted with 1st batch of equipment
Tesla Giga Berlin looks like is coming together quite nicely, especially its revolutionary paint shop. A video from drone-operator Tobias Lindh depicts a typical day at Gigafactory Berlin, including the hustle and bustle of the workers as they try to build Tesla’s facility in Europe. Among the buildings that seem closest to completion would be…
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10 Questions: Geothermal with Dandelion Energy founder Kathy Hannun
Kathy Hannun came to geothermal while at Alphabet’s Google X. In May 2017, she spun the company out and assumed the role of CEO of Dandelion Energy. She’s now in the role of president of the company, which allows her more free time, which means she can talk to us! Hunnan spoke with Electrek‘s publisher…
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Tesla Q3 2020 Safety Report shows more confident Autopilot than ever before
Tesla’s Q3 2020 Vehicle Safety Report revealed the second-safest quarter in terms of Accident Data in company history. The figures showed improvement from an impressive Q2 2020, which inched closer to beating the record, which was model. Tesla’s Autopilot proved to be the safest way to operate a car once again after the company showed…
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Tesla FSD Beta breezes through parking lot torture test
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta continues to be tested to its limits thanks to owners who are proving the effectiveness of the semi-autonomous driving software. While many videos show Tesla cars operating without driver intervention in a multitude of scenarios on public roads, the FSD Beta is proving to be effective in private areas too, including…
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Tesla Autopilot is now a ‘distant 2nd’ to GM Super Cruise: Consumer Reports
Tesla’s Autopilot may have the best performance, abilities, and ease of usage in Consumer Reports’ recent ranking of busy driving assistance systems, but it remains “a remote moment ” into GM’s Super Cruise nonetheless. This was according to the testing organization on Wednesday. The consequences echo Consumer Reports’ findings in its first-ever ranking of active…
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‘Digital payments have become a major tool to promote financial inclusion’ – 25 quotes of the week on digital transformation
Launched in 2014, StoryBites is a weekly feature from YourStory, featuring notable quotable quotes in our articles of this past week. This special series of quotes focuses on the increasing impact of digital media in India and around the world (see the previous post here). Share these 25 gems and insights with your colleagues and…