Relatively young eVTOL developer Autoflight announced it has successfully completed the first flight of its V1500M four-passenger aircraft. This electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vessel is equipped with autonomous technology and can currently travel 250 km (155 miles) on a single charge. Autoflight will seek certification for this eVTOL in China, alongside its other electrified aerial…
First look at Tesla’s Sentry Mode live view that lets you scare people away with voice modifier
November 1, 2021
Tesla owners are starting to try the new Sentry Mode live view and revealed that it also lets you broadcast audio to your car with a voice modifier.
As we reported earlier this week, Tesla launched remote sentry mode live view as a new premium connectivity feature.
The…
Podcast: Hertz orders a ton of Tesla cars, TSLA is worth a trillion, Toyota unveils its first BEV, and more
November 1, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Hertz’s order of up to 200,000 Tesla cars, TSLA being worth a trillion, Toyota’s unveiling of its first BEV, and more.
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Android 12L initial hands-on: Early emulator experience [Video]
November 1, 2021
While an emulator is never the best way to experience software, the newly released Android 12L is one that we simply had to get a closer look at.
At the moment, Android 12L is very much a “work in progress” build and only available via an emulator. That means that you’ll need to download and access the Android Studio to even give this early build a test for yourself. In our opinion, it’s…
November — the penultimate drop of 2021 — sees Stadia Pro add four games in a slight decrease from this month.
Monday, November 1 will see the titles come to the $9.99 per month membership, starting with “new to Stadia Pro” Saints Row IV:
As the President of the…
Galaxy Watch 4 updated w/ new watchfaces, better heart rate tracking, Wear OS security patch
November 1, 2021
The Galaxy Watch 4 has picked up a few minor updates since its launch, and now another is rolling out with further improvements. The November update for the Galaxy Watch 4 delivers new watchfaces and better tracking with its updated security patch.
Rolling out now in the…
The Biden administration yesterday released a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Framework. Despite the cuts that were made to the original $3.5 trillion proposal, it still includes significant investments in clean energy policy. Here’s what’s still in there.
Investments in clean energy and fighting climate change include $320 billion for clean energy tax credits, $105 billion for resilience…
Google bringing back Gmail’s old Compose button on the web
November 1, 2021
Earlier this year, the unified Gmail web client replaced the Material Theme “Compose” button. Google is now reverting that decision following user feedback.
At the moment, the red button for writing a new email appears to the right of the “Mail” dropdown menu.
China claims title of having world’s largest EV charging network
November 1, 2021
A report out of China, citing recent data from the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, hands the crown to the country as having the world’s largest EV charging network. With over 2.2 million charging stations throughout the country, China’s EV…
Latest Google app beta causes At a Glance to open old Weather UI
November 1, 2021
While the latest Google app beta introduced some nice updates to the Weather widgets, it also hampered At a Glance in the Pixel Launcher. Namely, it launches the original Google Weather experience instead of the redesign.
Weather returned to At a Glance at the start of last week for Android 12 users after a long absence that spanned the entire length of Beta 5. Appearing on your always-on…
