[ad_1] You should eventually have the option to watch on the move, too. Musk added that Tesla would allow on-the-move viewing once regulators approve self-driving abilities. You probably won’t want to hold your breath for that one when autonomous driving is so far only legal in very limited capacities, but this does suggest that you’ll […]
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DOJ approves Sprint / T-Mobile merger
[ad_1] The deal isn’t done yet.Justice Department approves T-Mobile / Sprint merger The companies will have to sell the prepaid parts of Sprint’s business — Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, and Sprint prepaid — to Dish, while that company will gain a chunk of Sprint’s spectrum. T-Mobile and Sprint will have to open up more than […]
Honda E video shows off the EV’s dual-touchscreen dash
[ad_1] Honda seems intent on making its software live up to the experience people expect from their smartphones, and allows for swiping or browsing through both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The idea is that if the EV is parked, then those inside can even watch video on the large screens. Naturally, it also has […]
Elon Musk’s Boring Co. raises $120 million in outside funding
[ad_1] Future Ventures — which backed other Musk ventures like Tesla and SpaceX — also contributed to the funding round. “Boring is a great example of the disruptive playbook we look for,” said Future’s Steve Jurvetson, who also serves as a director on the boards of Tesla and SpaceX. Counting the new funds, Musk’s transportation […]
Spin’s revamped e-scooters are coming to eight US cities
[ad_1] The revamped e-scooters have already been tested as part of a pilot program in Baltimore, and beginning next month, the scooters will arrive in Portland, Ore.; Los Angeles; Berkeley, Calif.; Denver; Washington, DC; Kansas City, Mo.; Memphis, Tenn. and Minneapolis. They’ll arrive with new branding, and Spin says we can expect to see them […]
Tesla CTO and co-founder JB Straubel will step down
[ad_1] During Tesla’s earnings call today, the company announced that one of its longest-tenured executives — outside of CEO Elon Musk — is leaving the company. CTO JB Straubel is credited with helping to create the company’s battery technology, and according to his company bio helped launch programs like its Supercharger network and the Tesla […]
Tesla’s losses narrow after a record-breaking quarter of car deliveries
[ad_1] That said, the loss was hardly unexpected: In its first-quarter update, Tesla made it clear that while the company should become cash-flow positive later this year, short-term losses were inevitable. Bear in mind, the company said that just after it posted a quarterly net loss of more than $700 million, so the $406 million […]
BMW adds a $80 yearly subscription for Apple’s CarPlay
[ad_1] The carmaker did give fair warning of its plans for such a subscription service, having first announced its intentions some 18 months ago. But that hasn’t made the move any more palatable for would-be BMW owners, as CarPlay is included as standard in the price of many other, lower-priced cars (the Kia Ceed, for […]
Daimler and Bosch inch closer to fully automated, self-driving valet service
[ad_1] It works like a kind of automated valet service. When Mercedes-Benz autonomous vehicles arrive at the garage, the driver will step out and direct the car to park itself via an app. Bosch sensors installed throughout the garage will give the vehicle the info it needs to navigate its surroundings. When the driver returns, […]
NYC's automated subway routing had glitches for 'months' before Friday
[ad_1] When New Yorkers were stuck without access to multiple subway lines for 90 minutes on July 19th, that was really just the culmination of ongoing woes. The City has obtained Metropolitan Transportation Authority reports showing that the NYC subway sys… [ad_2] Source link