Tesla today announced a new data center in China in order to keep data collected from vehicles in the country locally.
The news comes after the government banned Tesla cars from more locations over data collection concerns.
Earlier this year, we reported on Tesla facing some challenges in China regarding its data collection from the cameras in its vehicles.
The People’s Liberation Army…
Yadea is the largest electric two-wheeler manufacturer in the world, with a product portfolio that spans a variety of seated electric scooters and e-bikes. Now the company is adding standing electric scooters to the mix.
With today’s announcement of the Yadea KS5 and KS5…
The Ohio State Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee will consider Senate Bill 52 today, which would allow townships to designate “energy development districts” for wind and solar farms or just veto them altogether. However, locals would not have the same rights…
Tesla has already accumulated over 1 million Cybertruck reservations, according to the latest tally.
The electric pickup truck still has strong momentum.
When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in November 2019, the automaker started taking reservations with $100 refundable deposits.
It was the company’s lowest deposit amount, and therefore, it is a smaller commitment than with Tesla’s other…
Tesla announces transition to ‘Tesla Vision’ without radar, warns of limitations at first
May 26, 2021
Tesla today announced the official transition to “Tesla Vision” without radar on Model 3 and Model Y.
In the process, the automaker warns of some limitations on Autopilot features at first.
Over the last few months, Tesla has been talking about transitioning its…
Google has swapped its homepage logo out with an addictive swing dancing game in honor of New York City’s Savoy Ballroom.
When the Savoy Ballroom opened on March 12, 1926, there were two things that set the venue apart from much of New York’s dance scene. Firstly, the…
First all-electric Google Street View car is a Jaguar I-Pace with air quality sensors for Dublin
May 26, 2021
For the past few years, Google has equipped its mapping vehicles with air pollution sensors. Google worked with Jaguar Land Rover on the first all-electric Street View car that will be tasked with measuring air quality in Dublin, Ireland.
A Jaguar I-Pace is being used for this effort, and it will see a roof mounting for the tall Street View camera, as well as a new rear-window glass for wiring…
Daimler Trucks North America invited us out for a test drive of all of Daimler’s electric truck portfolio — the Freightliner eCascadia and eM2, the Jouley electric school bus, and a walk-in delivery van on the MT50e platform by Freightliner custom chassis.
Coming away…
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville recently earned headlines for admitting the service’s 2022 budget challenges will cap personnel at roughly 485,000. His assessment heralds hard modernization decisions servicewide, but the metastasizing threats to U.S. air and…
In addition to the Lumix DC-GH6 and DC-GH5 II, Panasonic has announced that it is also developing a new lens for Micro Four Thirds: the Leica DG 25-50mm F1.7. Details are scant on this 50-100mm equiv. lens (you’ll find a mention of the new lens at the end of the press release below), but Panasonic is billing it as a companion to the popular 10-25mm F1.7, which has become a favorite of…
