Tag: automotive
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On the road to self-driving trucks, Starsky Robotics built a traditional trucking business
Over three decades past, self-driving trucks startup Starsky Robotics was founded to address a fundamental issue with freight — a solution that CEO Stefan Seltz-Axmacher believes hinges on becoming the driver from underneath the wheel. However, a funny thing happened along the way. Starsky Robotics started a regular ol’ trucking company. Now, almost half of…
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Audi proves two little screens are better than one big screen
I’m spending a while at the brand new Audi Q8, and the car company equipped the crossover using its most recent infotainment system. I love it, dust, fingerprints and all. The screens are part of the narrative. I could have cleaned up the screens for the photographs, however I thought it was crucial to demonstrate…
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GM is opening up Super Cruise hands-free driving system to more roads
GM’s hands-free driver assistance system Super Cruise, was lauded for its capacities . However, it’s been criticized because of its severe limitations. So far, it’s just accessible 1 Cadillac version, the full size CT6 automobile, and its use is restricted to certain divided highways. This ’s starting to change. GM’s luxurious brand Cadillac stated Wednesday…
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5 Cars We Can’t Wait For!
Rivian R1S The seven-seat R1S sport-utility vehicle from Rivian, a new electric-vehicle manufacturer based in Michigan. The R1S takes direct aim at the Tesla Model X, which is the only three-row all-electric SUV currently available. The R1S will be cheaper than the Model X when it goes on sale in early 2021 with a starting…
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GM and Fiat Chrysler are buying Tesla’s regulatory credits
One of the more opaque sections of Tesla’s company just became a bit more transparent. Recent figures demonstrate that GM and Fiat Chrysler have bought zero-emissions car credits from Tesla, Bloomberg reported Monday. Tesla’s ZEV credit app isn. The company has brought in almost $2 billion in revenue since 2010 when it began promoting regulatory…
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Why GM and Fiat Chrysler are buying Tesla’s regulatory credits
One of the more opaque sections of Tesla’s business just became a bit more transparent. Recent filings demonstrate that GM and Fiat Chrysler have purchased zero-emissions vehicle credits from Tesla, Bloomberg reported Monday. Tesla’s ZEV credit program isn’t a mystery. The company has brought in nearly $2 billion in earnings since 2010 as it started…
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Is your autonomous vehicle Sally the sports car or blood-thirsty Christine?
Lucas Dahlin Contributor Lucas Dahlin is an associate in Goodwin’s Intellectual Property group. He focuses his practice on complex intellectual property matters, with a particular experience in patent and trade-secret litigation. More posts by this contributor Autonomous vehicle IP protection — when HAL is driving Autonomous cars are driving the reinvention of IP protection Julius…
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company lands $48.7M contract for underground “people mover” in Las Vegas
The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s tunneling and transportation startup, has landed a $48.7 million job to shuttle people in an underground Loop system around the Las Vegas Convention Center. This is the company’s first commercial contract. The design for the project, dubbed Campus Wide People Mover or CWPM, will focus on the Las Vegas Convention…
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Fresh off a $530M round, Aurora acquires lidar startup Blackmore
Aurora, the self-driving Automobile startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon, is in an acquiring mood. The company, founded in early 2017 by Chris Urmson, Sterling Anderson and Drew Bagnell, announced Thursday that it acquired lidar company Blackmore. The Blackmore purchase follows a second smaller, and previously unknown, acquisition of 7D Labs that occurred earlier…
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Consumer Reports knocks Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot feature
Consumer Reports is calling the automatic lane-change attribute on Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot “much less capable ” than an individual driver and cautioned it could pose safety risks. The consumer advocacy organization posted its review Wednesday about the newest edition of Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system. Navigate on Autopilot is an active guidance system that’s…