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How Self-Driving Has Changed Since Uber’s Crash and More Car News

April 6, 2019

Thinking about the fantastic pie-in-the-sky future is always a fun exercise. I, too, want a self-driving car. But some weeks, it’s clear everyone needs to come down to earth. This was one of them.

Tesla sued two other electric vehicle Continue reading →

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Tesla files lawsuits against ex-employees for allegedly stealing trade secrets

March 29, 2019

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Everybody wants to know what's under Tesla's hood.

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Tesla is suing five former employees for stealing trade secrets in what looks like ridiculously obvious fashion.

On Wednesday evening, Tesla filed two lawsuits against former employees and Continue reading →

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Elon Musk Promises a Really Truly Self-Driving Tesla in 2020

March 7, 2019

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Elon Musk is no stranger to bold predictions, and on Tuesday he lobbed another one at self-driving tech doubters: The Tesla CEO said the electric car maker’s full self-driving feature will be completed by the end of 2019. And by Continue reading →

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With its Greenlots acquisition, Shell is moving from gas stations to charging stations

February 12, 2019

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In a bid to show that it’s getting ready for the electrification of American roads, Royal Dutch Shell is buying Greenlots, a Los Angeles-based developer of electric vehicle charging and energy management technologies.

Shell, which is making the acquisition Continue reading →

Tesla names Oracles Larry Ellison, Walgreens executive to board as part of SEC settlement

January 26, 2019

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Tesla has added two independent directors to its board — Oracle founder, chairman and CTO Larry Ellison and Walgreens executive Kathleen Wilson-Thompson — as part of a settlement with U.S. securities regulators over CEO Elon Musk’s infamous tweets about taking the Continue reading →

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There’s a robot dog empire in the making and Boston Dynamics has some worthy competitors Genius Moments

October 19, 2018

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Back in July, Tesla announced it had signed a deal in China allowing it to build up to 500,000 vehicles a year there. Now Elon Musk’s company has acquired the Continue reading →

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Lucid Motors secures $1 billion from Saudi wealth fund to launch the Air

October 8, 2018

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Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is investing $1 billion into Lucid Motors, capital that will finance the commercial launch of the startup’s first electric vehicle.

The agreement comes just six weeks after Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he was Continue reading →

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Saudi Arabia helps Tesla competitor in a billion-dollar way

September 19, 2018

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Those aren't Teslas, those are Lucid electric vehicles.

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A hotshot electric vehicle company in Silicon Valley just got a $1 billion investment from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

No, not Tesla. We’re talking about its eventual Continue reading →

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This Week in the Future of Cars: Picking Up the Pieces

September 13, 2018

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August would be slow, they promised. Catch up on sleep, leave work a little early on Fridays, start tackling those long-term projects you’ve been pondering. It was not to be. This month—and this week!—have been full of transportation action. Of Continue reading →

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This Week in the Future of Cars: Honey We Broke the Future

September 7, 2018

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If any one thing launched Tesla’s meteoric rise from a small Silicon Valley startup to one of the world's most famous and exciting companies, it's Elon Musk. Every scrap of news about the company now makes headlines, as its outspoken, Continue reading →

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