Elon Musk said that Tesla’s current Full Self-Driving Beta build is “not great,” but he is currently testing the next build coming to beta testers, and he is impressed by that one.
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NIO has introduced a new test on its app required for all drivers before unlocking the ability to use Navigate on Pilot (NOP), the company’s assisted driving feature. The required testing comes in the wake of a fatal crash earlier this month that involved a man driving his NIO ES8 using NOP in Southeast China.
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Tesla is working with famed video game engineer John Carmack to improve the interface performance in older vehicles.
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Electric vehicle sales have more than doubled during the first half of the year in the US.
Tesla is leading the charge with still a majority of the market, but EVs still only account for 2.5% of the overall auto market.
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Electric bicycle manufacturer Himiway has been riding high on its main two electric bicycle models for quite some time. Now the company says it is ready to mix it up with a slew of new e-bikes.
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Ford is planning to double production of their upcoming F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, according to Reuters. The move comes in response to strong early demand, with Ford already racking up 120,000 customer reservations for the vehicle in advance of its Spring 2022 release.
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There are rumors of a Tesla Model Y coming with a range of 400 miles after the automaker filed for new versions of the electric SUV to be produced at Gigafactory Shanghai.
The rumors are exaggerated.
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Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is rising significantly today after the market had more time to digest what happened at AI Day.
The company is seen as being in the right position to “tackle the world’s hardest problems.”
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