In anticipation of the wide adoption of such services and technologies, the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Transdev are partnering to develop on-demand self-driving electric vehicle mobility services, according to a new press release from the companies.
We reported recently on the news that Nissan would begin testing its self-driving vehicle technologies in London within the near future. Things are apparently going well in that regard, as Nissan has reportedly begun demonstrating its self-driving LEAF EVs to members of the press in “The Big Smoke,” a nickname for London that its leaders would probably like to evolve beyond.
While it’s been clear for quite a while now that Honda is in no rush to embrace electric vehicle technologies, the news that the all-electric Honda Clarity will reportedly possess a range of only 80 miles per charge still surprised me a bit.
As we’ve covered news of the growing crack in Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf a number of times in recent months, it seems worth providing an update here. While the enormous (~more than 5,000 km²) soon-to-be iceberg has yet to actually calve, researchers from the British Antarctic Survey recently captured a video of the ice shelf that’s interesting to watch.
While the Buffalo (New York) “SolarCity” plant is apparently being designated by Tesla as Gigafactory 2, the sites of Gigafactory 3, 4, 5, etc., have yet to be revealed … despite being alluded to recently.
Tesla will end up hiring around 54% more workers for the Gigafactory project than was initially supposed, according to Nevada’s executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development.
BMW is currently considering whether to move planned production of the upcoming electric Mini model to Germany (rather than the UK), according to prominent German paper Handelsblatt. BMW’s plans are to release an electric Mini in 2019.
The Trump Administration is now reviewing the self-driving vehicle guidance issued last year by the Obama Administration, according to new US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
Will Tesla open the online design studio for Model 3 reservation holders (at least some of them) in June? In July? When will the company do so?
The speed at which Autopilot features will be rolled out to Tesla’s “Hardware 2.0” vehicles hasn’t been something that CEO Elon Musk has been willing to publicly comment on much, for obvious reasons (it’s simply a matter of: when it’s ready, it’s ready; rushing things would be dangerous).
