Chinese EV maker Xpeng Motors announced Wednesday that Dr. Xinzhou Wu, who has been leading the company’s autonomous driving business, is leaving. XPeng (XPEV) shares are falling after rallying the past month on the news.
XPeng loses head of autonomous driving
XPeng announced in a press release that Dr. Xinzhou Wu, vice president of autonomous driving, is resigning due to personal and family…
Volkswagen looks to be forming a new EV partnership in China, separate from its collaboration with XPeng Motors. According to a new report, Volkswagen is negotiating with Hangzhou-based EV startup Leapmotor to outsource its technology for its Jetta brand.
The media report…
Elon Musk says Tesla is now working on the “final piece of the Full Self-Driving (FSD) AI puzzle,” and apparently that is “vehicle control.”
Despite his best efforts to stop making predictions about self-driving, the CEO has recently still predicted that Tesla would…
Japanese automaker Subaru is shifting its focus and resources to produce electric vehicles. Subaru announced a new electrification plan Wednesday, calling for eight EV models by 2028 and a 50% BEV sales share by the end of the decade.
Subaru updates EV strategy
A day after a report claimed Toyota would begin building a new three-row Subaru electric SUV at its manufacturing facility in Georgetown…
Tesla has evidently restarted deploying Magic Dock adapters at its Superchargers in the US or at the very least at one station in Texas.
Earlier this year, Tesla started deploying what it calls “Magic Dock” at a few Supercharger stations.
It serves as a new receiver for…
Kawasaki says its first electric motorcycles are ready
August 2, 2023
We first learned about Kawasaki’s upcoming electric street bikes last year at the 2022 EICMA Milan Motorcycle Show. And now it looks like the two electric motorcycles are ready for primetime.
The pair of electric models has begun homologation in Australia, as reported by…
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of NASA science investigations and cargo after launching at 8:31 p.m. EDT Tuesday from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of the spacecraft’s rendezvous with the space…
If your idea of relaxation involves opening cardboard boxes, you’re in for a good time. Humble Games and Witch Beam have confirmed that Unpacking is coming to iOS and Android on August 24th. You can pre-order the iOS version for $10 today. This has been a long time in…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy on Tuesday announced a pair of multiyear procurement contracts for the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers, awarding six to HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding and three to General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works.
The service will buy these nine Flight III…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 1, 2023
August 2, 2023
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