NHTSA Autonomous Vehicle Test Web Pilot Tool Is Active
States and companies can voluntarily submit information about automated vehicles and testing to NHTSA.
Autonomous Vehicles
China × Cleantech — July 2020
Welcome to China × Cleantech — June 2020. Our China x Cleantech series covers top cleantech stories in China each month.
The Adventures Of Mr. Me & His Noble Steed Colin — The Neuralink Between Master…
The dialog below is inspired by Steven Mark Ryans’ brilliant take on Elon Musk’s Neuralink progress update on Friday, August 28th, 2020.
GM Gets Serious About Electric Cars And Autonomous Driving With Help From Corvette Engineers
General Motors is putting some engineering muscle behind its EV and AV push by reassigning the Corvette engineering team to those tasks.
Rolls-Royce Launches Power Lab to Drive Future Technologies
Rolls-Royce with its Power Systems business has set up a new organizational unit “Power Lab” to focus on innovative and net zero carbon drive and energy solutions. The Power Lab will concentrate on the development of cutting-edge technologies for the marine and infrastructure sectors, with a strong emphasis on fuel cell systems and the production and deployment of synthetic fuels.
Xpeng P7 — $33,396 to $50,828 Sports Sedan (In China)
As Xpeng approached its initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), which was earlier today, I started digging into the company more.
Waymo Self-Driving Trucks Hit Texas
Waymo has been working on self-driving trucks for a couple of years. It launched a self-driving truck pilot program in Georgia in March 2018. Though, we haven’t really heard much about it since then. Now we have.
“Tell Us the Condition of Our Craft” — The Case for Pilot Mode: Improving Energy…
This is part 4 of a four-part series on CleanTechnica. Read parts one and two and three for much more background on the topic — both the space history and the pitch for Tesla Pilot Mode.
Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD), Telematics, & Lower Auto Insurance Premiums
Auto & Motor Insurance is a big industry in the US and Europe.
Xpeng IPO Update — Aims To Raise $1.1 Billion
“Smart” electric vehicle startup Xpeng filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) a couple of weeks ago (the SEC filing is here), and I essentially broke the news while also diving into the company more than I think any other media site did. There’s now an update on the filing — Xpeng is aiming to raise $1.1 billion.
