Seemingly an Odd Couple, Tesla and Texas Becoming Tightly Intertwined
It seems like an unlikely marriage: Tesla, the world’s biggest electric automaker, moving its headquarters to Texas — where the oil and gas industry is etched in the state’s DNA and where, unless something changes, Tesla isn’t even allowed to sell its vehicles directly to customers.
October 20, 2021Volvo Integrates Aurora Driver on Autonomous VNL Model
Volvo Autonomous Solutions announced its first major steps toward the autonomous Volvo VNL model in North America, drawing on its partnership with Aurora Innovation Inc., a self-driving vehicle technology company.
October 14, 2021Aurora Details Rollout Plans, Readies Nasdaq Trading
Self-driving commercial vehicle developer Aurora Innovation Inc. has released details on how it will bring its technology to market, starting with autonomous trucking services in 2023.
October 13, 2021US Regulators Seek Answers From Tesla Over Lack of Recall
DETROIT — U.S. safety investigators want to know why Tesla didn’t file recall documents when it updated Autopilot software to better identify parked emergency vehicles, escalating a simmering clash between the automaker and regulators.
October 13, 2021Lucid Says Air Sedan Will Be First US Car to Use Lidar
Lucid Group Inc. said its debut battery-electric vehicle will be the first production car in the U.S. to include a purpose-built laser sensor, or lidar, enabling a broad range of advanced driver-assistance features.
October 12, 2021Elon Musk Now Dominating the World’s Richest List
Elon Musk is pulling away from the rest of the world when it comes to personal wealth.
October 8, 2021DTNA Reaches BEV Milestone at 1 Million Miles
Daimler Trucks North America announced a milestone for its medium- and heavy-duty battery-electric truck development program as participating fleets using 40 trucks reached a cumulative total of 1 million miles of real-world usage along the West Coast and Canada.
October 8, 2021Smart Robots Do All the Work at Nissan’s ‘Intelligent’ Plant
KAMINO KAWA, Japan — Nissan’s “intelligent factory” hardly has any human workers. The robots do the work, including welding and mounting. They do the paint jobs and inspect their own paint jobs.
October 8, 2021Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Move HQ From California to Texas
Tesla will relocate its headquarters from Palo Alto, Calif., to Austin, Texas, though the electric-car maker will keep expanding its manufacturing capacity in the Golden State, CEO Elon Musk said Oct. 7.
October 8, 2021Rivian’s Electric Truck Gets All the Attention, but Fate Is Tied to Amazon
On Oct. 1, Rivian shared new details of the Amazon deal in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, revealing how closely its fate is tied to one of its biggest benefactors.
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