Tag: automotive
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Tesla hasn’t been given the ‘green light’ to reopen Fremont factory, health official says
Tesla has not yet been awarded the “green light” to start its own factory in Fremont, Calif., Alameda County Health Officer Dr. Erica Pan stated in a videostreamed city hall meeting Friday. Tesla created plans to start as soon as Friday at defiance of this county’s prolonged order. Tesla stated in an email sent Thursday,…
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Volvo to use Luminar’s lidar in production vehicles to unlock automated driving on highways
Volvo Cars will begin producing vehicles in 2022 that are built with lidar and a perception stack — technology produced by Silicon Valley startup Luminar the automaker can use to deploy an automated driving method for highways. For the time being, the lidar will be a part of a hardware bundle that consumers can add…
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Tesla’s newest board member has a long stance against short selling
Tesla has added Hiromichi Mizuno as a brand new member for its board of directors and audit committee — the former chief investment officer of Japan’s $1.5 trillion pension fund and a longtime opponent of common market practices like short sale. Together with Mizuno’s appointment the Tesla plank currently has 10 members, such as Oracle…
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How Automakers Are Saving Lives With Smart Partnerships
In previous blogs, we talked about how automakers can protect their employees and financially guard their companies. Today, we talk about how they can go on to contribute to the fight. How can automakers apply the depth of their manufacturing knowledge to make things that save lives? Making something other than cars at a moment…
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Lucid Motors’ EV factory starts to take shape
Four months after breaking ground, the Lucid Motors factory in Arizona sits — its roof and signal emblazoned on its side– waiting for construction to resume. The electric car company released Tuesday new photographs of the factory situated off Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson. Structure was “well ahead of program ” if Gov. Doug…
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Tesla to cut salaries, furlough workers as COVID-19 shutdowns expected to last until May 4
Tesla will suspend production at its U.S. factories until at least May 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting the company to cut pay for salaried employees between 10% and 30% and furlough workers, according to an internal email sent Tuesday night and viewed by TechCrunch. Pay cuts for salaried employees — which ranges from…
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GM and Ventec Life Systems partner to ramp up production of ventilators
GM said Friday that it is working using Ventec Life Systems to help improve generation of respiratory care items like ventilators that are needed by a growing number of hospitals since the COVID-19 pandemics spreads throughout the U.S. The partnership is part of StopTheSpread.org, a coordinated campaign of private businesses to respond to COVId-19, a…
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Tesla partner Panasonic is shutting down its operations at Nevada gigafactory
Panasonic is pulling its 3,500 employees from the massive Nevada factory it operates with partner Tesla over concerns about the spread of COVID-19. The company said Friday it will ramp down operations early next week and then close for 14 days. The move only affects Panasonic employees. Tesla also employs thousands of workers at the…
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Tesla is eyeing Nashville for Cybertruck gigafactory
Tesla is currently in discussions with Nashville officials to locate a mill there that will produce its all-electric Cybertruck and Model Y crossover,” according to a source familiar with the discussions. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday evening that the provider has been “scouting” places to construct a fresh U.S. gigafactory which will produce the…
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Daily Crunch: Tesla considers Nashville for its Cybertruck factory
Tesla plans its next gigantic “gigafactory,” Google steps up efforts against COVID-19 and NEA increases a $3.6 billion fund. This ’s your Daily Crunch for March 11, 2020. 1. Tesla is eyeing Nashville to get Cybertruck gigafactory Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday evening that the company is ldquo;scouting” places to build a new U.S.…