Starlink and T-Mobile’s partnership will be revolutionary for cellular service and Smarter AI CEO Chris Piche had some thoughts on how the new partnership will impact 5G capability for the automotive industry. Chris, who has created services including AT&T TV, BBM Video, Poly Video, and STUN/TURN/ICE shared his thoughts on the effect of 5G on vehicles and…
Tesla has hired a new critical mining expert in Canada ahead of the company’s rumored placement of its next Gigafactory, which could land somewhere in Quebec. A new report has indicated that Aleem Ladak, a mining engineer in Toronto and advisor to the Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development, and Mines, has joined Tesla, according…
A TrueCar report released today has found that Americans’ interest in electric vehicles has surged since March of this year. TrueCar has surveyed consumer sentiment and buying patterns related to electric vehicles. Their results show that interest in purchasing electric vehicles is up nationwide by 7% since March of this year. Their results also indicate that the most…
Tesla’s navigation system is already among the best in the market, but the electric vehicle maker is known for improving even its vehicles’ already refined features. One of these improvements appears to be the potential addition of an “Alternate Routes” feature, which could provide drivers with more options when traveling to a destination. While Teslas…
Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard rocket suffered a catastrophic engine failure during its 23rd launch attempt, ending a seven-year streak of 21 successes. Following a handful of mostly weather-related delays that pushed New Shepard’s 23rd launch about two weeks past its original August 31st target, the single-stage vehicle lifted off from Blue Origin’s Van Horn,…
Ex Nikola Motors CEO Trevor Milton began his fraud trial in Manhattan yesterday. Nikola Motors (NASDAQ: NKLA) is a hydrogen/electric vehicle startup that currently sells all-electric semi-trucks. However, it is alleged that the previous CEO, Trevor Milton, defrauded investors by lying about the company’s technology and production capabilities. The fraud trial is being held in Manhattan,…
Tesla Gigafactory Berlin is still in its early stages, but the Germany-based electric vehicle factory is aiming for some ambitious targets of its own. Among these is the facility’s battery production, which is reportedly expected to begin sometime in the first quarter of 2023. Tesla’s next generation of vehicles is expected to be powered by…
The Tesla Model Y may be on track to become the world’s best-selling vehicle in the near future, but at the end of the day, the all-electric crossover is still a premium electric car that’s unattainable to a large portion of the car buying public. If Tesla would like to dominate the auto industry, it…
During Tesla head of investor relations Martin Viecha’s talk at the recently-held invite-only Goldman Sachs tech conference in San Francisco, the executive shared several important tidbits of information that are pertinent to the EV maker’s plans for the future. These include, among other things, a “third revolution” of sorts in automotive manufacturing. Viecha noted that…
Earlier this year, Elon Musk forecasted that Tesla Full Self-Driving could be released to qualified vehicles by the end of 2022. Tesla’s Senior Director of Investor Relations Martin Viecha recently noted that the company was on track to release “supervised” FSD within Musk’s predicted timeline. At an invite-only Goldman Sachs tech conference, Viecha provided information…