Tesla is building a new vehicle platform for its upcoming crossover vehicle. Instead of repurposing the underpinnings of the Model 3 or Model S, Tesla is building something completely new for the Model Y. This comes from Elon Musk speaking on the company’s investor call. Building a new platform takes time; Musk said the Model Y is expected to hit assembly lines in 2020, but could be as… Read More
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Intel opened its Autonomous Driving Garage in San Jose intended for self-driving car development, emphasizing the big part data and fast connections will play.
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The self-driving car battle enters its papers-and-lawyers phase. The post Judge in Waymo Dispute Lets Uber’s Self-Driving Program Live—for Now appeared first on WIRED.
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And it’s one scruffy-lookin’ nerf burger.
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While nearly every car-related company on the planet is integrating sensors and refining algorithms to create safer cars that eliminate human error, car2go is putting safety back into human hands. A pilot program in New York City and Washington DC will give 1,000 car2go members free online driving courses. The courses are provided by the National Safety Council, and the drivers who complete… Read More
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The social network has been dealing with the consequences of letting people livestream whatever they want to its nearly 2 billion users. Meanwhile, business is good.
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In the service of simplicity and sleek desgn, Samsung’s bar drops the wireless sub often found at this price. So how does it compare?
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There’s no ruling yet in the closely watched lawsuit between Waymo and Uber, wherein the former alleges the latter stole trade secrets in the process of hiring away engineer Anthony Levandowski. But the judge is openly skeptical of Waymo’s ability to prove that fact, telling the plaintiffs today that “so far you don’t have any smoking gun,” as reported by Reuters. Read More
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A judge says Waymo hasn’t presented a smoking gun in the self-driving car case, but he hasn’t ruled out an injunction against Uber.
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Apple CEO says rumors about a new iPhone possibly coming later this year slowed sales in the second quarter.
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