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Waymo, a unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc., is saying good-bye to ‘self-driving’—not the technology, just the term. In a blog post Wednesday, the company announced it would now be using the phrase ‘autonomous driving’ to avoid confusion that could lead a driver to take their hands off the wheel at a dangerous moment. ‘It … Read more
A self-driving Tesla prototype has successfully driven from San Francisco to Los Angeles with almost no human intervention. A time-lapse video from Whole Mars Catalog shows the driver’s view of a Tesla Model 3 Performance upgraded with the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology making the 380-mile journey. The electric sedan encountered numerous traffic environments, from … Read more
A Tesla owner in Texas has revealed how his five-year-old Model S suddenly erupted into flames last month, renewing old safety concerns about the electric sedans. Usmaan Ahmad told the Washington Post he had just pulled off a thoroughfare in Frisco on November 23, when he heard a series of loud metallic bangs emanating from … Read more
Apple snubbed me when I offered to sell them the firm in 2017, says Tesla boss Elon Musk By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 22:24 GMT, 23 December 2020 Tesla boss Elon Musk offered to sell the electric car company to tech giant Apple – but … Read more
Elon Musk has revealed that he approached Tim Cook to see whether Apple was interested in buying Tesla, but the Apple CEO refused to take his meeting. Musk said he approached Cook when the company was in serious financial trouble, and worth one tenth of its current value. He did not specify when. ‘During the … Read more
Tesla shares hit the skids on S&P debut: Analysts say tracker funds inflated electric car firm’s value By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 December 2020 Tesla shares fell yesterday as it made its debut on Wall Street’s S&P 500. The blue-chip index measures … Read more
Snakes put the brakes on Tesla: Work on new Berlin electric car factory stalls because of sleeping reptiles By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:58 GMT, 8 December 2020 | Updated: 22:11 GMT, 8 December 2020 Tesla has revealed plans to raise £3.8billion as its work to build a German factory ran into … Read more
Electric cars can officially display special green number plates from today that could see owners benefit from cheaper parking, unrestricted access to low emission zones and permission to use bus lanes in the future. Among the first EV owner to get their hands on one of the special plates is Transport Secretary Grant Shapps who … Read more
Electric cars can officially display special green number plates from today that could see owners benefit from cheaper parking, unrestricted access to low emission zones and permission to use bus lanes in the future. Among the first EV owners to get their hands on one of the special plates is Transport Secretary Grant Shapps who … Read more
Tesla is issuing two recalls covering about 9,500 vehicles as drivers filed a separate class action lawsuit over safety concerns. The recall of cars made by the Palo Alto, California-based firm was due to roof trim that may separate and bolts that may not have been properly tightened. The larger recall covers 9,136 Model X … Read more