Imagine a world where transport is free, air is clean, and streets are quiet. Imagine a world where education is attainable, power available, and healthcare accessible to all. Imagine a world where the cost of living goes down instead of up. Now stop imagining and watch this talk by Tony Seba:
Jaguar Land Rover has a new concept vehicle out that looks quite similar to a few concept vehicles from other automakers (Tesla sort of included). It’s basically part of a new class of vehicles that designers apparently think will become the norm as the industry evolves into autonomous transport.
The most important Tesla product isn’t any of its vehicles, but something else, according to Fast Company. It’s Tesla Insurance. The article opens up with praise as to how both Elon Musk and Tesla have “fascinated the world” with products such as the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Cybertruck (reservation holders, represent!), but the article cites the fact that one product has been overlooked/under-acknowledged. It calls this product a “hugely important one,” and I agree.
According to the Motorcycle Assemblers Association of Kenya, there are currently about 600,000 commercial motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycle taxis, known as Boda Bodas, are extremely popular, as commuters use them to whiz through Nairobi’s infamous traffic. Boba Bobas are also widely used in Kenya’s coastal resort towns, like Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, Diani, the city of Mombasa, Rift Valley towns like Nakuru, and the inland port city Kisumu in Western Kenya.
If only people understood, is what I keep saying to myself — understood how unbelievably far ahead Tesla is.
In California, the DMV now allows the testing of autonomous light duty trucks. “Light duty” means anything up to 10,000 pounds (5 tons). This means, according to a post by StreetsblogCal, that your pizza could be delivered with no driver.
Tesla is hiring AI leaders to keep moving Tesla toward fully self-driving vehicles.
Storm Dennis was brutal, but it didn’t stop Tesla’s Autopilot from working, and seemingly saving 8 lives.
All transportation is electrifying. All transportation is moving to lower labor costs. All transportation is becoming more loosely coupled. All transportation is moving to lower carbon models. But the Tesla Semi is going to have a substantial advantage once it’s on the roads and for a decade after that.
Top U.S. electric vehicle sales of 2019 and 2018 reflect several different things and could show a glimpse into what 2020 looks like for some of these automakers.
