Key Points 🚗 Tesla is implementing a driver drowsiness monitoring system using its cabin-facing camera to enhance road safety. 😴 Drowsy driving is a significant issue, with statistics showing accidents and fatalities related to this problem. 📸 Tesla will use the cabin-facing camera to monitor driver facial expressions and behavior to detect signs of drowsiness.…
Key Points 🚚 Amazon has received over 10,000 electric Rivian delivery vans for its operations in the United States. 🌎 These Rivian delivery vans are currently serving 1,800 cities across the U.S. and have delivered 260 million packages. 🏙️ Amazon plans to introduce electric Rivian vans in additional cities such as Anaheim, Green Bay, Lexington,…
Key Points 💼 Electric truck manufacturer Volta Trucks has initiated bankruptcy proceedings in Sweden. 🚚 Volta Trucks had orders for more than 5,000 electric vehicles, but it’s uncertain whether these orders will be fulfilled. 📉 Volta Trucks cited challenges in the EV sector and difficulty raising capital, exacerbated by the bankruptcy of its battery supplier,…
Key Points 💼 Stellantis canceled its CES 2024 display plans due to the ongoing UAW strike. 🚗 CES 2024 would have been the platform to unveil Stellantis’ $27,000 Citroen e-C3 battery electric vehicle with 186 miles of range. 🚚 At CES 2023, Stellantis introduced the RAM 1500 Revolution electric pickup with a range of up…
Key Points 📱 Tesla’s latest mobile app update, version 4.26, introduces new features in Canada. ⚡ These features include the ability to filter charging points by amenities, the addition of Destination Chargers, and more. 🗺️ Users in Canada can now see Destination Chargers in addition to Superchargers on the app. 🏨 The app offers amenity…
Key Points 📅 General Motors (GM) is delaying the production of its electric pickups, the Chevy Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV, to late 2025 at its Orion, Michigan plant. 🚗 The delay is not related to the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike but is attributed to the need for engineering upgrades and aligning with…
Key Points 🚗 BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce have officially adopted Tesla’s NACS charging port, ensuring their future EVs will use it. ⚡ This agreement grants access to Tesla’s Supercharger network for BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce electric vehicles starting in early 2025. 🇺🇸 Vehicles built for the U.S. and Canada will have the Tesla charging hardware…
Key Points 🚗 Tesla issued an over-the-air (OTA) software update to approximately 55,000 Model X vehicles in response to an NHTSA recall related to brake fluid issues. 🚨 The NHTSA recalled 54,676 Tesla Model X cars built between 2021 and 2023 due to a controller malfunction that failed to detect low brake fluid and issue…
Key Points 🚗 Tesla shares a video of a hands-free Full Self-Driving (FSD) demonstration in Austin, Texas. 📹 The video showcases the capabilities of Software Version 11.4.7, the current version of the FSD Beta program. 🧠 Tesla’s FSD suite uses neural networks to perceive and understand the world, learning from extensive anonymized data collected from…
Key Points 🚗 Tesla is urging the U.S. to implement more stringent fuel efficiency standards through 2032. 📈 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed a 2% increase in Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) requirements for cars and 4% for trucks and SUVs annually between 2027 and 2032. 📣 Tesla is requesting that the…