Elon Musk Abuses Tesla Autopilot on *60 Minutes*
By ignoring his company’s instructions, Musk risked making the public even more confused about how to safely use the semi-autonomous system.
BMW names Vukotich as new head of autonomous driving development
Germany luxury carmaker BMW said on Saturday Alejandro Vukotich will be the new head of its driver assistance and autonomous driving development department from January 2019.
Jamie Dimon Says Trade War Behind Market Crash [Full CNBC Transcript]
CNBC Exclusive: CNBC Transcript: JP Morgan Chairman And CEO Jamie Dimon Speaks with CNBC‘s Becky Quick Today WHEN: Today, Thursday, December 6, 2018 WHERE: CNBC’s “Power Lunch” – Live from the Business Roundtable CEO Innovation Summit in Washington D.C. The following is the unofficial transcript of a CNBC EXCLUSIVE interview with JP Morgan Chairman and […]
GM Canada’s company town has learned from past layoffs
Canadians have been assembling automobiles in Oshawa, Ontario, for more than a century. So when General Motors announced last week that it would lay off 15,000 employees in North America, closing plants in Maryland, Michigan, and Ohio, as well as in Oshawa, it came as a blow to the city’s identity as a GM company […]
Uber plans smaller, more cautious self-driving car launch
Uber Technologies Inc’s is plotting the return of its self-driving cars, but the company known for its hard-charging style is taking a much more conservative approach as it tries to recover from a fatal accident that upended its autonomous vehicle program.
Waymo Launches Consumer Self-Driving Car Service in Arizona
Waymo has been quietly (and sometimes not so quietly) testing autonomous driving technology, and now it’s finally rolling out to consumers in Arizona. The post Waymo Launches Consumer Self-Driving Car Service in Arizona appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Waymo unveils self-driving taxi service in Arizona for paying customers
Alphabet’s Waymo on Wednesday launched a significant development in its costly, decade-long quest for autonomous transportation: self-driving taxis that actually generate fares.
Audi to invest 14 billion euros in e-mobility, self-driving cars
Volkswagen’s premium auto brand Audi said on Tuesday it would invest 14 billion euros ($15.9 billion) through 2023 in electric mobility, digitalization and autonomous driving.
Tesla Troubles Pile Up As Backlog Shows Company In Danger: Shortseller
Excerpt from Stanphyl Capital’s letter for the month of November 2018, discussing Tesla’s Q3 earnings report and the Model 3 demand. Image source: Tesla We remain short stock and call options in Tesla, Inc. (TSLA), which I consider to be the biggest single stock bubble in this whole bubble market. The three core points of […]
Uber hires former U.S. safety official for self-driving effort
Uber Technologies Inc on Monday confirmed it hired a senior U.S. auto safety official involved in the federal government’s handling of self-driving cars for its autonomous vehicle efforts.