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Tesla pushes new Full Self-Driving Beta update, Elon Musk says could slash interventions by a third

November 2, 2020
Tesla has started pushing a new software update under its Full Self-Driving Beta program and CEO Elon Musk says it could already cut driver interventions by a third. It has been less than two weeks since Tesla has started pushing the first version of its “Full Self-Driving” feature in beta to some users. As we previously reported, Tesla has already been collecting a large amount of data…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 31, 2020

November 2, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Tesla Gigafactory Texas is progressing on pace 100 days in, but the hard part is still to come

October 31, 2020
We are now roughly 100 days into the Tesla Gigafactory Texas construction project, and it is progressing on pace, but the hard part is still to come as Tesla tries to rapidly deploy production capacity at the new facility. Electrek exclusively reported that Tesla’s next factory is going to be in Austin back in May 2020. At the time, a source said that Tesla planned to move fast with hopes to…
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Skydio 2 Drone: Better autonomy than Tesla? You be the judge

October 31, 2020
What would happen if you set up a Skydio 2 drone to follow a Tesla Model 3 in Full Self-Driving (Beta) mode? Would it perform as well as the automobile? Better? Buckle up; we’re about to find out. We already know that the brains inside the Skydio 2 are pretty impressive. The AI and obstacle avoidance are so good on the drone, it really freaked out Casey Neistat – who couldn’t run away fast…
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EGEB: Exxon to lay off 1,900 US employees

October 31, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Exxon is making big cuts to its personnel, which could be close to 15% of the global workforce. Protect the earth and its biodiversity or face deadlier, more frequent pandemics, says a new report. A new report from Wärtsilä…
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Ford releases more details about Mustang Mach-E’s hands-free autonomous driving capability

October 31, 2020
As we get closer to the start of Mustang Mach-E deliveries, Ford has released more details about the electric car’s hands-free autonomous driving capability. When first launching the Mustang Mach-E, Ford confirmed that Ford Co-Pilot360 Technology with Active Drive Assist will enable hands-free driving. The technology is similar to GM’s Super Cruise. It is available only on pre-mapped…
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