Category: News
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Tesla’s Elon Musk gives Rivian invaluable advice on manufacturing
Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave electric vehicle startup Rivian a bit of invaluable advice regarding manufacturing efforts that could help the company’s longevity. After reports of Rivian’s second U.S.-based automotive plant potentially landing in Fort Worth, Texas, Musk stated it might be more beneficial to ramp its first plant before committing to a second one,…
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Retail investors are snapping up tumbling Chinese stocks like Didi – even as institutions balk at the government crackdown
Didi was an unlikely favorite among TD Ameritrade users in July. VCG/Getty Images China's regulatory crackdown has unnerved institutional investors, but retail traders don't appear scared. Data shows they've been snapping up tumbling stocks like Alibaba and Didi despite big risks. Retail investors have changed into dip-buyers that are looking for bargains, analysts say. Sign…
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Daimler and Bosch to end joint “Robotaxi” development project
Daimler has stated that its partnership with Bosch to develop self-driving taxis is coming to an end. The German car manufacturer and Bosch confirmed the news with Süddeutsche Zeitung, a German publication. According to Daimler, the two companies are in the midst of ending their joint project, dubbed “Athena.” Bosch also confirmed that discussions for the…
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SpaceX adds batch of polar Starlink satellites to rideshare launch
Orbit details shared by SpaceX suggest that the company’s second dedicated Smallsat Rideshare launch – known as Transporter-2 – will also carry a second batch of polar Starlink satellites. SpaceX launched the first batch of ten polar Starlink satellites in January 2021 as part of Transporter-1, co-manifesting them alongside a record-breaking 133 other spacecraft for…
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Tesla’s Cybertruck delay may have been caused by design finalization
Tesla’s production of the all-electric Cybertruck may have been pushed back due to design finalization by company engineers who have been modifying the vehicle’s dimensions and look. On Saturday, Tesla’s online configurator for the Cybertruck was officially updated to state that production was starting in 2022. This was a slight change, as previously the configurator,…
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Tesla Autopark now uses a ‘vision-based’ approach
Tesla’s Autopark is making headlines this morning as the Full Self-Driving suite capability has transitioned to a “vision-based” approach for operation. Tesla hacker @greentheonly tested the new operation of Autopark and posted the results to his Twitter feed, where he regularly updates owners on what the automaker is working on through his savvy software decrypting…
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Tesla Giga Berlin’s public opposition is starting to decline
The opposition against Gigafactory Berlin seems to be at a steady decline. As per a statement from Environment Minister Axel Vogel (Greens) on Wednesday at the State Parliament’s Environment Committee, the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment (LfU) has received only 44 objections against the latest plans for Giga Berlin to date. The 44 objections…
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SpaceX teases progress towards Starship’s orbital launch debut
A recorded address from SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell to a graduating class of college seniors unexpectedly teased progress building the 35 Raptor engines that will power Starship’s imminent orbital launch attempt. In a seemingly calculated move, the famous SpaceX executive’s prerecorded address included a glimpse of a screen on the factory floor tasked…
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Tesla R&D Center nears completion, hints at $25k car inching closer to production
Tesla’s first R&D Center outside the United States in Shanghai is nearing completion and seems ready to start operations. As Tesla China’s R&D Center prepares for operations, Tesla’s $25,000 car development inches closer to production. Tesla’s R&D Center is still recruiting, offering jobs focused on vehicle design, vehicle software, hardware design engineering, material engineering, powertrain/energy…
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Apple in talks with Korean manufacturers for its EV supply chain: report
Apple is talking with multiple EV component manufacturers in Korea, according to an industry source. The US tech giant plans to start producing an all-electric vehicle in the next few years and seems to be laying the groundwork for the Apple Car’s supply chain already. “Apple officials have been in Korea for business talks with…