Tesla, Waymo, & Cruise To Race Self-Driving Vehicles From San Francisco To NYC

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2022 03:40:14 +0000

In a surprise announcement, Tesla, Waymo, and Cruise have declared that they are going to race their best self-driving vehicles from San Francisco to New York City (NYC) later this year. No humans will be allowed in the cars, not even passengers overseeing the progress and available for emergency purposes. Instead, teams of support personnel, […]

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Responsible Battery Coalition Applauds University of Michigan Research on Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation Calls Research “Important Step” in Educating Consumers About Extending Battery Life

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:22:54 +0000

The Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC) — a leading coalition of companies, academics and organizations dedicated to the responsible management and environmental sustainability of batteries — applauded research published today by the University of Michigan (U-M) in the Journal of Energy Storage on best practices for consumers for extending the life of lithium-ion batteries, as well as the cost savings associated with minimizing degradation

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Tesla & Robotaxi Economics: The Network That Optimizes The Machine

Credit to Author: Rahul Sonnad| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 06:34:20 +0000

There is a long-standing argument about whether Tesla is a car company or a tech company. This argument is typically made in the context of how Wall Street should value the company. If Tesla is just a new kind of carmaker, it should be valued at something significantly less than its annual revenue — maybe 25% to 50%, like Ford and GM. Alternatively, if Tesla is a tech company, then it could be valued significantly higher. Google, for example, is trading at about 6 times its revenues today, Facebook at 8, Microsoft at 9, and Salesforce at 10 times. Tesla trades at around 3 times its revenues with some profits, while Uber and Lyft trade around 4 times revenues and have never been profitable

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The Ford Mustang Mach-E Is A Sharp Effort To Seize The Moment

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 21:00:10 +0000

Make no mistake, Ford’s unveiling of the Mustang Mach-E was a momentous move — arguably the most important electric vehicle story of 2019. Why? Because it represents the first indication that a non-Tesla automaker plans not only to produce an EV, but to sell it in volume

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Apple Used the DMCA to Take Down a Tweet Containing an iPhone Encryption Key

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 20:43:03 +0000

Apple asked Twitter to take down a viral tweet posted by an independent iPhone security researcher. Then, the company backtracked and asked for the tweet to be re-posted.

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