Here’s the latest today from Ben Klayman and David Shepardson at Reuters: General Motors Co GM.N said on Friday it was recalling 68,677 electric cars worldwide that pose a fire risk after five reported fires and two minor injuries. Reuters Kudos to the Reuters editorial staff for deciding to round the headline up. The recall is for […]
Finally, the moment we’ve all been waiting for. It doesn’t stop at the windows and order booth automatically yet though, smh.
Here a couple more FSD videos I made today:
The Polestar 2 is certain to be a Tesla killer. That is… once they’re done with all the recalls, and once they’re allowed to start selling it. Yes, that’s right –– one of the most exciting performance EVs to hit the market has suffered yet another setback in France: A trademark dispute over its logo […]
Do we need to state the obvious? Legacy auto sucks at software. So how do our friends at General Motors plan to deal with the increasing importance of software in a world of electric vehicles? General Motors plans to hire 3,000 employees by the first quarter of 2021 to accelerate electric vehicle production and enhance […]
Volkswagen loves to give big fancy speeches about their transition to electric vehicles, but can they actually meet their European emissions targets? In a word, no. Volkswagen Group expects to be fined by the European Union this year for failing to achieve its CO2-reduction target for its new-car fleet — despite the automaker’s deal to […]
We’ve been playing with the Tesla Autopilot “Full Self Driving” beta, and it’s amazing. We’ll have a lot more to say about this update later, but for now we’ve posted a few videos on YouTube showing the software working well and also showing some common reasons for disengagements and interventions. Check out the videos on […]
Today I have to write a thank you note that is long overdue, and that I’ve meaning to write for a long time. To everyone who has helped and supported me against years of threats and attacks from Aaron Greenspan and his fraudulent “charity” the Think Computer Foundation, I can’t tell you how much I […]
Global oil giant BP has released this year’s energy report to kick off a 3-day conference, and wow –– it’s something. The Guardian has a great article on it, so let’s dig into what they’re predicting: BP has called time on the world’s rising demand for fossil fuels after finding that demand for oil may have […]
Last week Mercedes unveiled an all-new redesigned 2021 S-Class, the latest revision of their venerated flagship luxury sedan. Tesla has been the topic on every legacy auto executive’s mind, and the 2021 S-Class provides Mercedes’ latest answer for how the firm plans to compete in a world of software-centric cars. Daimler made a point of […]
