Tag: company
It’s becoming increasingly clear Tesla is just another car company
Tesla promised to be different. But now it’s becoming increasingly clear Tesla is just another car company. David Zalubowski/AP Tesla has been resorting to the same tricks car companies use to paper over their problems. Tesla appears to be struggling with bloated inventory while competitors are running lean. “Now it seems like they’re going to
South African company builds the world’s first armored Jaguar I-Pace
When you think of armored cars, the presidential “Beast” limo and large SUVs likely come to mind. What you might not consider is that as the auto industry transforms itself to produce electric vehicles, we’ll start seeing more armored EVs. A South African company has a leg up in this area with the release of
Self-driving tech company says a sale to Apple or Microsoft is possible
Aurora Innovation Inc.’s chief executive officer recently laid out a range of options for the self-driving company to respond to worsening market conditions and partners pushing out timelines, including a possible sale to Apple Inc. or Microsoft Corp., according to a document seen by Bloomberg. Chris Urmson, who co-founded Aurora after running Google’s self-driving car
Tech Company Testing Remote Operators as Self-Driving Car Backups
It seemed like science fiction back in January when we excerpted The Holy Driver: When Virtual Meets Reality, a story about a driving game champ who learns he’s been piloting actual cars in another country, but tech moves fast. Just two months later, in March, we outlined how 5G communications technology could hasten the arrival
Parents file lawsuit against e-bike company after daughter’s death
The parents of a 12-year-old California girl who died last year after an accident involving an electric bike, or e-bike, say they want to see change. Kaye and Jonathan Steinsapir, the parents of Molly Steinsapir, have filed a lawsuit against Rad Power Bikes, a Seattle-based e-bike company. According to the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles
When NASCAR cars crash, a Michigan company inspects the damage
When Jackson’s Ronnie Johncox was an IndyCar racer, he did what he could to avoid crashing. Now, Johncox is invested in the science of racing collisions. Johncox’s Technique Inc. is contracted by NASCAR to build the chassis for every single Cup Series team, starting this year with the sport’s new Next Gen car. The chassis