Tesla plans to launch a new Full Self-Driving computer with Cybertruck electric pickup truck next year.
The updated self-driving hardware should also include new cameras.
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Tesla has updated its online configurator, and its non-refundable order fee has more than doubled to $250.
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US large-scale battery power capacity grew by 35% in 2020 and has tripled in the last five years, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Swedish venture HYBRIT ships its first batch of steel made with green hydrogen instead of coal.
Korean researchers say they can recycle solar panels into high-performance solar cells.
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After repeatedly warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence, and sparring with fellow tech billionaires on the issue, Elon Musk wants to create AI-powered humanoid robots. Speaking at his electric vehicle company Tesla’s first AI Day event in California, Musk gave a preview of the Tesla Bot – a general purpose, bipedal, non-automotive robot. So, what gives?
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A lot of the seated electric scooters we’ve seen lately are fairly similar looking. But not the VoroMotors RoadRunner! It goes its own way with a design and spec sheet that I never thought I’d see pushed together.
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At its AI Day, Tesla unveiled its Dojo supercomputer technology while flexing its growing in-house chip design talent.
The automaker claims to have developed the fastest AI training machine in the world.
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Tesla announced that it is actually going to make a humanoid robot, called Tesla Bot, and it will be able to grab your groceries for you and perform other menial tasks.
Yes, it’s not a joke.
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You can watch Tesla AI Day right here starting at 8:00 PM ET (5:00 PM PT) if Tesla is on time, which is a big ‘if’.
We are also going to link to all the headline-worthy news coming out of the event.
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