Tesla Autopilot to receive “rapid rollout of additional functionality”
Elon’s little car company just sent a progress update to shareholders letting them know the Tesla Semi would be unveiled on November 16 th, and its cars Autopilot AI software was getting an upgrade that’ll bring them closer to full autonomy. Big things are happening for the company, even if earnings aren’t exactly wowing investors.
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Germany’s carmakers want to introduce a Europe-wide electric car charging network by 2020
One of the biggest obstacles to electric car growth – apart from the massive upfront cost – is the absence (or, at least scarcity) of charging stations. Hoping to solve that, a consortium of mainly German carmakers has set the ambitious goal of introducing a Europe-wide network of charging stations by the end of the decade.
Toyota is eyeing airless tires for its future electric cars
Toyota’s conceptual airless tires consist of a band of rubber around a plastic-aluminum hub. The company says it’s testing them on kei cars and golf carts in Japan. Many companies have shown airless tire concepts-Polaris is the only company to actually commercialize them -but the technology is yet to reach any sort of mass adoption in the automotive sector.
Top Google Researcher Makes an AI Breakthrough – Geek.com
Geoff Hinton, a 69-year-old AI researcher at Google stunned many in his community when he debuted Artificial Neural Networks back in 2012. The idea had been around for years, but Hinton made it possible and relatively simple to implement.
Tesla Truck Will Be Unveiled This Month- New Teaser Image & Invites Have Been Released!
Tesla is getting ready to unveil the “Tesla Truck,” a long-range hauler that’s powered by electricity. Electrek reports that invitations to the event have gone out and they include an impressive-looking photo of the vehicle. Based on the invitations, it seems that Tesla will be revealing a prototype of the truck at the event, but it’s been seen on the road already.
Saudi Arabia invests $1 billion into Virgin space companies
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia intends to invest $1 billion into Virgin Group space companies, according billionaire Richard Branson’s conglomerate on Thursday. The contract is described as a “partnership on spaceflight, satellite launch and space-centric entertainment,” back by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.
Inside Tesla’s Secret Second Floor | Backchannel
While working at Tesla, I always enjoyed talking to people after they finished a factory tour. As much as they raved about the amazing automation, gigantic presses, and hundreds of robots, the reality was they only saw half of the actual manufacturing that was taking place in the building.
Here’s a closer look at Apple’s secret self-driving car
A new video of what would appear to be one of Apple’s “Project Titan” self-driving cars was posted to Twitter last night, and it looks much different than it did the last time we saw it.
Uber built a fake city in Pittsburgh with roaming mannequins to test its self-driving cars
Uber is testing its self-driving cars in a fake city it built in Pittsburgh called the ALMONO. The fake city has a giant roundabout, fake cars, and roaming mannequins that jump out into the street without warning. Uber also uses the ALMONO to train vehicle operators before allowing them to monitor the cars in the real world.
Image of Tesla’s electric semi truck surfaces
We’re less than one month away from the day when Tesla plans to unveil its first electric semi truck, and of course that means it’s time for speculation and sleuthing to skyrocket. Today’s fodder is a picture of what could be the Tesla big rig that was posted to, deleted from, and reposted to Reddit overnight by a user who nabbed the photo in time.