Recently, the Electric Vehicle Intelligence Report surveyed more than 8,000 US consumers, weighted by education, race, gender, age, income, and geography, to uncover the truth behind what’s powering or stalling the EV and self-driving car transition. There were four main conclusions from this latest survey: Consumer skepticism around Tesla’s Full … [continued]
I will be turning 85 this month, so I definitely don’t mind getting some help with the driving. It’s especially appreciated when I’m tired on the long drive home at night after a concert in Salt Lake City.The navigation appears to remember my driving history and present the correct destination … [continued]
An Apollo Go robotaxi may have just fallen into a construction pit while in service in China, but the robotaxi business is still continuously expanding, including in Europe. Baidu (“China’s Google”) is the parent company of Apollo Go (“China’s Waymo”). It has done a pretty good job of expanding its … [continued]
We’ve got a couple of stories this week regarding robotaxis that might indicate a little bit of a pumping of the brakes on the robot revolution. Perhaps they are no big deal in the long run, but they are not exactly positive surprises. Robotaxi Falls Into Construction Pit Social media … [continued]
Zoox is the first company to get a FMVSS waiver to test its autonomous robotaxi on public roads in the US, beating Tesla to the punch.
BYD newest roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel just delivered 1,500 new energy vehicles to the Philippines. The BYD Zhengzhou, named after company’s manufacturing hub serving the burgeoning Asia–Pacific market, is number one of a planned eight-ship fleet. The newly christened vessel measures 199.9 meters (652 feet) long, and can transport up to … [continued]
The $329 million verdict against Tesla by a jury in Miami last week was the last straw for several Tesla shareholders. Coupled with the widely reported misadventures of Tesla Robotaxis in Austin, Texas, recently, they have decided “Enough is enough!” and sued Tesla and Elon Musk personally for repeatedly overstating … [continued]
Dear Tesla Ethicist: As a longtime Tesla shareholder, I’ve been following the ongoing and often tense discussions regarding CEO Elon Musk’s pay. His previous compensation package was struck down last year, as the court ruled that shareholders had not been properly informed of its details. As if that wasn’t enough, … [continued]
A jury in Miami has awarded punitive damages against Tesla in a wrongful death case. But that may be the least of Tesla’s worries.
Waymo continues to expand into more cities — quite rapidly these days. The Google spinoff that has been working on self-driving technology for a decade and a half took a long time to go beyond Phoenix, and a long time to go beyond Phoenix and the San Francisco Bay Area, … [continued]
