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Tesla Autopilot Improvements Are *Insane* — Technically Speaking

7 years ago Paul Fosse 0 Comments

Editor’s note: Paul Fosse is the kind gentleman who eagerly drove his brand new Tesla Model 3 from Tampa to Sarasota, Florida, to let me test drive it. I later found out he was a software engineer and today realized he could provide great context and insight into software and hardware matters related to Tesla, Waymo, and others. His debut article is below, covering the insane Tesla Autopilot news coming out of Tesla’s quarterly conference call. Enjoy!

New Legislation To Revolutionize EV Charging In The UK

7 years ago Andy Miles 0 Comments

New legislation has been enacted in the UK on the 19th of July, 2018. Though this is UK legislation, and only applies here, it is important because it is one of the first attempts to enshrine the requirements for autonomous vehicles, and electric vehicle charging, into law. The legislation is the “Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018,” sponsored by The Secretary of State for Transport, Christopher Grayling.

Billionaire Tesla Short Seller’s Fund Drops 18% — Long Burned Shorting TSLA, Blames Everyone Else

7 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

We’ve written about this guy a couple of times before. He’s a billionaire who proudly proclaimed back on August 1 of last year that he was continuing to short Tesla [TSLA], claiming back then that the company was “only capitalized for the next three quarters.” He’s eating a lot of crow these days, but still claims he’s the one who’s right.

Saudi Aramco Wants To Stop Time, Slow Tesla & Electric Vehicle Progress Via More Efficient…

7 years ago Matt Pressman 0 Comments

Big Oil isn’t ready to cede the automotive market to companies like Tesla. After all, vehicle electrification poses a potential threat to their business. Just how serious is that threat? Wood Mackenzie, one of the world’s most influential oil consultancies, forecasts (via Financial Times) that oil demand will peak within 20 years due to a “tectonic” shift in the transport sector as electric vehicles gain traction.