Tag: reports
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BMW CEO Doesn’t Consider Tesla A Premium Brand
BMW chief executive Oliver Zipse doesn’t believe Tesla competes in the same premium segment of the market as the German carmaker. Zipse recently had a conference call with German publication Handelsblatt and was asked to give his opinion on Tesla. He hasn’t been afraid to criticize Tesla models in the past and during the interview,…
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Fired Rivian Exec Laura Schwab Files Discrimination Suit Over “Toxic Bro Culture”
The former vice president of sales and marketing at Rivian, Laura Schwab, has filed a lawsuit against the automaker in the Orange County Superior Court for gender discrimination and retaliation, The Wall Street Journal reports. Schwab joined the EV startup in November 2020 having previously served as president of Aston Martin of the Americas for…
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U.S. Democrats Propose Raise In EV Tax Credit Eligibility To Higher-Priced SUVs, Pickups
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have released an updated social spending and climate measure that will allow more vehicles to be eligible for EV incentives. The proposal, though, would lower income limits for buyers. The update would raise the upper limit for eligible electric vans, SUVs, and pickup trucks to an $80,000 MSRP,…
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Is VW CEO Herbert Diess On The Chopping Block? VW Mediation Committee To Discuss His Future, Says Report
Volkswagen share prices have fallen 4.7 percent following a report that Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess could have an uncertain future with the company. Diess had previously claimed, during a board meeting, that 30,000 jobs were at risk if there was a delay in the transition to EVs. And, after lower-than-expected third-quarter earnings, he told analysts that…
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Older Teslas Need Upgraded Cameras To Get Full Self Driving
In 2016, Tesla said that all of its vehicles would be equipped with the necessary hardware to achieve fully-autonomous driving. It turns out that wasn’t the case. Following the introduction of the latest Full Self-Driving Beta, it quickly emerged that no owners of older Tesla models had gained access to the system, despite achieving perfect…
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Lucid CEO Believes Fleets Of Robotaxis Are A Decade Away
The chief executive of Lucid doesn’t think we will see fleets of self-driving taxis for another decade. Hot on the heels of Lucid beginning production of the all-electric Air, chief executive Peter Rawlinson told Reuters that technological hurdles will prevent robotaxis from becoming commonplace anytime in the near future. “I think we’re 10 years out…
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Dutch Forensic Investigators Decrypt Tesla Driving Data, Revealing Treasure Trove Of Info
Tesla’s driving data storage system has been decrypted, claims the Dutch government’s forensic lab. Long kept from others, the information gives the lab access to considerably more information than it previously knew existed. Although it has long been known that Teslas record driving data and some data has historically been presented to investigators after accidents,…
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Biden Administration Appoints Tesla Critic Missy Cummings As NHTSA Safety Advisor
President Biden plans to fill two major roles at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with high-profile appointees. One, Missy Cummings is a well-regarded autonomy researcher who has been vocal in her criticisms of Tesla. Reuters reported Tuesday that NHTSA will get its first head in four years, with the appointment of Steven Cliff,…
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NHTSA Asks Tesla Why It Has Not Issued Recall On Autopilot
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has sent a letter to Tesla asking why it has not issued a recall to address software changes made to its Autopilot driver-assistance system. In September, the automaker sent out an over-the-air update to its vehicles that was reportedly aimed at helping vehicles better detect emergency vehicles stopped on…
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Ford’s ‘Charge Angels’ Will Find And Fix Faulty EV Chargers
Ford is rolling out ‘guardian angels’ across the United States that will hunt down faulty electric vehicle charging stations Customers of the brand’s Mustang Mach-E have access to 63,000 chargers across the U.S. from Electrify America, ChargePoint, and other stations. Ford acknowledges that some of these plugs are old and don’t function correctly so the…