Month: September 2017

Tesla Says Goodbye To The RWD Model S 75, Ushers In Full AWD Era

Automotive Tesla is steadily drawing a clear line between the Model 3 and its flagship sedan, the Model S. In a recent announcement, the iconic EV maker stated that it would be phasing out the Model S 75, the only remaining RWD variant of the electric vehicle, which also happens to be the most affordable.

Will New Driverless Guidelines Jump-Start the Industry?

The Department of Transportation recently released revised guidelines for driverless cars, relaxing some guidelines put out during the Obama administration last year. For example, a 15-point safety assessment was trimmed to just 12 points, and the guidelines no longer apply to Level 2 vehicles with partial automation such as crash-avoidance features.

Tesla wants to build ‘mega supercharging’ stops that sell food and coffee

Tesla wants to take the tedium out of the charging experience by turning its stops into convenience stores. Tesla owners already have it pretty good when it comes to juicing up their vehicles. Customers can drive to one of the companies’ many Supercharger stations and be back on the road in just 30 minutes.

Trump Slams the Brakes on Self-Driving Cars

What if your car could keep you out of an accident by knowing what was coming around the corner? No, I’m not just telling you what you already know about self-driving cars. Most of the self-driving prototypes we’re familiar with rely on sensors, which have limited range and can’t see past obstacles.

Scientific breakthrough sees creation of antibody that attacks 99 per cent of HIV strains

However, the new antibody, designed in collaboration between the US National Institutes of Health and the pharmaceutical company Sanofi, attacks three key parts of the virus. This makes it harder for the virus to resist the antibodies, according to a paper published in the journal, Science.

Tesla will discontinue its most affordable Model S this Sunday

The move to discontinue the Model S 75 was first announced by Tesla in July after it dropped the price by $5,000 a few months earlier. The removal of the model from Tesla’s offerings follows its discontinuation of the Model S 60 and 60D vehicles in April, which at the time were the least expensive Model S options available.

You can now buy a Volvo like an iPhone

Volvo wants to make it as easy to get into a sensible Swedish sedan as Apple has made it to buy an iPhone. Right now, you can apply online (or in-store), let Apple run a quick credit check, and walk out with an iPhone on an installment plan in a matter of minutes.

These are the 7 countries that want to cut fossil fuel-based cars

In the past couple of years, the clean energy revolution has steadily been gaining ground. Aside from transitioning to cleaner, renewable energy sources, a number of countries are also bent on keeping their roads clean by banning combustion engine vehicles. With the transportation sector contributing roughly 15 percent of man-made carbon emissions worldwide, this is a noteworthy step.

Google, HTC Announce $1 Billion Smartphone Deal

Google announced late Wednesday it has reached a deal valued at more than $1 billion to buy part of the smartphone division of Taiwan’s HTC. Google will pay HTC $1.1 billion and receive a non-exclusive license for HTC intellectual property, while certain HTC employees, “many of whom are already working with Google to develop Pixel smartphones – will join Google,” the companies said in a joint news release.

Tesla and AMD are working on an A.I. chip for self-driving cars, source says

Beck Diefenbach | Reuters Tesla is getting closer to having its own chip for handling autonomous driving tasks in its cars. The carmaker has received back samples of the first implementation of its processor and is now running tests on it, said a source familiar with the matter.