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Elon Musk Talks Self-Driving, Batteries, Space, Neuralink, COVID-19 Vaccines, Bitcoin In Clubhouse Appearance
Monday, February 1, 2021 - 5:10am | 658Read More...Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk appeared on Clubhouse on early Monday morning and talked about a wide variety of subjects ranging from colonization of Mars to the latest on his companies. On The Future of Tesla: The entrepreneur said that the automaker wants to make 20 million cars and...
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BlackBerry Shares Pop Another 16.5% On Expanded Self-Driving Tie-Up With Baidu: What You Need To Know
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 5:04am | 467Read More...BlackBerry Ltd. (NYSE: BB) announced late Monday it has expanded its partnership with Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) on self-driving technology. The company's shares surged 16.5% in the pre-market session on Tuesday. What Happened: Under the expanded partnership, Baidu’s...
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Xpeng Begins Rolling Out Highly-Anticipated NGP Autonomous Driving Features
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 4:53am | 439Read More...Xpeng Inc (NASDAQ: XPEV) began rolling out a highly anticipated over the air upgrade with Xpilot 3.0 advanced driver assistance system for its flagship P7 sedan on Tuesday, according to a CNBC report. What Happened: The OTA update includes the Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP) announced...
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Tesla 'Not A Competitor At All' In Self-Driving Space, Says Waymo CEO
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 1:16am | 511Read More...Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) self-driving unit Waymo’s CEO John Krafcik dismissed Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) as a competitor in an interview with Germany's Manager Magazin. What Happened: “For us, Tesla is not a competitor at all,” Krafcik told Manager Magazin....
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Former Google Self-Driving Engineer Levandowski Gets Trump Pardon In Last Night Clemency Spree
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - 3:29am | 317Read More...Anthony Levandowski, a self-driving technology pioneer convicted of stealing trade secrets, received a full pardon from the outgoing President Donald Trump on his last day in office. What Happened: The White House in a statement described Levandowski as “an American entrepreneur who led...
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Apple Working On Self-Driving Vehicle Similar To Tesla With TSMC: Report
Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 12:13am | 486Read More...Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working with its supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE: TSM) on a chip for an autonomous vehicle, Apple Insider reported Wednesday. What Happened: The two companies have made concrete plans to set up a factor that will make chips for an...
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Uber To Offload Self-Driving Unit To Amazon-Backed Startup Aurora
Monday, December 7, 2020 - 11:45pm | 368Read More...Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) has finalized a deal to offload its self-driving unit Uber Advanced Technologies Group to Aurora Innovation. What Happened: The combined company created by the merger of the two autonomous driving businesses is valued at close to $10 billion, according...
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Self-Driving Tech Startup Innoviz Talks SPAC Merger To Go Public: Report
Friday, December 4, 2020 - 2:24am | 386Read More...Israeli tech startup Innoviz Technologies Ltd is reportedly deliberating a public listing in the U.S. through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company. Innoviz manufactures Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors for autonomous vehicles. What Happened: Bloomberg ...
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Apple Seeks Patent For Windshield Crack Detection Tech
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 11:36pm | 310Read More...Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has filed for a patent for a system that can detect damaged windshields in a vehicle electrically and can even schedule a repair job. What Happened: The Tim Cook-led company filed for the patent on Nov. 19, CNET Roadshow first noticed. The system examines the...
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Walmart Partners With GM Cruise To Test Grocery Delivery Via All-Electric Self-Driving Cars
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 5:18am | 375Read More...Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) said Tuesday it is launching a pilot program with General Motor Company’s (NYSE: GM) self-driving car unit Cruise for contact-less delivery early next year in Scottsdale, Arizona. What Happened: The retail giant’s customers would be able to place an order from...
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Tesla Customer Care 'Horrendous,' Model 3 Owner Says After Butt-Dialing Autopilot Upgrade
Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 1:03am | 595Read More...An owner of a Model 3 vehicle made by Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) said that he accidentally purchased a $4,280 software upgrade for the sedan due to butt-dialing and couldn't get the automaker to issue a refund. What Happened: The Model 3 owner Ali Vaziri noticed he had accidentally ...
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Nikola Chairman In Talks To Back Self-Driving Truck Maker TuSimple: Report
Monday, September 28, 2020 - 12:38am | 482Read More...Nikola Corporation’s (NASDAQ: NKLA) freshly-appointed chairman, Steve Girsky, is looking to back self-driving truck maker TuSimple, TechCrunch reported Sunday. What Happened: Girsky would be funding the investment from his consulting and investment firm VectoIQ LLC, run in partnership...
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Former Google, Uber Self-Driving Engineer Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison, Seeks $4.1B In Earnouts
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 3:15am | 410Read More...A former engineer at Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Waymo, who pleaded guilty to stealing secrets related to self-driving technology from the search engine giant and passing them on to Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER), has been sentenced to 18 months in prison...
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Tesla Willing To License Software, Supply Components To Rivals, Musk Reiterates
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - 5:50am | 426Read More...Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said the automaker was open to licensing software and supplying key components, such as powertrains and batteries to rivals in a bid to give a boost to sustainable energy. What Happened "Tesla is open to licensing software and supplying...
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Understanding Tactile Data: The Fulcrum Of Self-Driving Technology
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 - 2:30pm | 801Read More...In the landscape of connected vehicles and autonomous driving technology, data plays a cardinal role in machines understanding the environment they drive in and helps companies derive insights on driving behavior to reinforce the infallibility of their driving systems. These different streams of...
