Five and a half years have elapsed since Jason Stein of Automotive News last interviewed Tesla CEO, Elon Musk. Plenty has changed since the last Daily Drive podcast with Elon. Stein stated early in the interview that this was a big week for the company: “You had your first ever streak of four consecutive quarterly…
Elon Musk believes that when it comes to artificial intelligence, London research lab, DeepMind is a “top concern.” In 2014 Google purchased DeepMind for a record $600 million. Led by Chief Executive Demis Hassabis, the research center is best known for designing AI systems that can play games better than any person. “Just the nature…
In his “Artificial Intelligence Podcast” series, Lex Fridman interviewed George Hotz, the founder of Comm.ai (among many other things), in the middle of 2019. Comma.ai focuses on machine learning–based vehicle automation. In the almost 2 hour podcast, Hotz shared his thoughts on a variety of things, including a lengthy discussion of Tesla’s efforts toward Level…
As analysts attempt to predict the future of cars, signs point to two major developments: electrification and self-driving. When those changes come to pass, drivers are going to face a steep learning curve, if they’re not dealing with one already: we’re talking everything from large-scale concepts (no, EVs don’t need gas to run) to specific terms…
The 2020 Q2 earnings call shared some of the next big things for Tesla and there is a lot to be excited about. With new factories, new vehicle models, update on Tesla Energy, Battery Day, Full-Self-Drive, and Insurance here is a lot to unpack from last week’s Q2 2020 earnings call. Texas Gigafactory – “Build…
“Hybrids are the fastest way to decarbonization” Electric Vehicles (EV) have zero tailpipe emissions, yet they are only as clean as their electricity source. A Life Cycle Analysis (LCO) indicates the grid is too dirty for EVs to have the desired impact on CO2 emissions. Some areas require driving nearly 100,000 miles before EVs are…
Elon Musk is looking for a few good engineers to work for his company Neuralink, the brain-machine interface. In recent days, Musk has made remarks about the hunt on Twitter, even providing a direct email for the sending of resumes from interested applicants. “If you’ve solved hard problems with phones / wearables (sealing, signal processing,…
There are striking parallels between the tobacco epidemic and the climate crisis. Tobacco and greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions both involve the sale, by powerful industries, of products that are commercially attractive, were initially believed to be safe and yet were found to cause serious harm. https://twitter.com/krysteleal/status/1222041783913177088?s=20 What would it look like if the restrictions applied to…
There is no doubt the Porsche Taycan Turbo is an impressive electric car on the track. Refined on the Nurburgring’s brutal twists, the Taycan embodies Porsche’s racing legacy within an all-electric kit. That is why it was very shocking to see such a vehicle bow down to a much more inexpensive and understated opponent: the…
Tesla seems to be working its way deeper into the energy market with the electric car manufacturer unveiling a revamped Tesla Energy referral program. The new changes essentially doubles the incentives earned by consumers for recommending new solar panel installations, and also provides a free Powerwall. As per Tesla’s referral program website, customers that use…