Tesla

20th February 2023

Will Driverless Cars Need Remote Human Supervisors?

Over the last few years autonomous vehicle start-ups have raised tens of billions of dollars based on their cars being truly self-driving. Yet, international news agency Reuters reported in...

By Graham Jarvis

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17th February 2023

Tesla Agrees to Mass US Recall over Full Self-Driving Fears

As predicted earlier this year, Tesla has been forced into a mass recall of its vehicles over regulator concerns for the safety of owners using its Full Self-Driving (FSD)...

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10th February 2023

Industry Voices: How Can Used BEV Buyers Check Out What They Are Getting?

Opinion piece by Jim O’Brien, General Manager, North America, Ravin.ai Electric vehicles don’t have spark plugs, fuel pumps, gaskets, pistons, or exhaust systems – some of the many components...

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10th February 2023

Tesla Avoids Dismal Reliability Ranking by Withholding Data, J. D. Power

Fancy automated driving and infotainment technologies in premium cars are punishing the reliability scores in J.D. Power’s latest consumer survey. Reuters reports that Tesla would have finished fifth from...

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6th February 2023

Weekly Brief: Chinese Blimp Downing Raises Issues over Flying Cars

The US military shot down a suspected Chinese spy blimp off the coast of South Carolina. The Chinese government argued that the blimp was a misguided weather balloon “for...

Commentary By Andrew Tolve

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30th January 2023

Ford Follows Tesla with BEV Price Cuts

Ford has joined the race to slash forecourt prices of BEVs slicing up to $5,900 off the sticker price of its Mustang Mach-E SUV. The move comes in response...

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30th January 2023

Weekly Brief: Toyota CEO Change Playing Catch-Up on BEVs?

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda will step down in April to make way for new CEO Koji Sato, who currently serves as president of Toyota’s Lexus division. Toyoda has helmed...

Commentary By Andrew Tolve

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27th January 2023

Insurers Scrapping Crashed BEVs Citing Cost of Repairs

The huge cost of repairing BEVs involved in collisions has been recognized not only by insurance companies but even by Tesla’s chief Elon Musk. Reuters reports that insurers are...

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23rd January 2023

Weekly Brief: Tesla Troubles Off-Set By Profit Margins

For a man who subscribes to the Trumpian notion that any attention is good attention, few will see a positive spin on last week for Elon Musk. First, news...

Commentary By Andrew Tolve

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18th January 2023

Tesla’s Autonomous Driving Capabilities ‘Staged’, Engineer Says

An autonomous driving senior engineer at Tesla has said its video promoting self-driving capabilities of the Autopilot system had been staged by the automaker. Reuters reports that the video...

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17th January 2023

Weekly Brief: Europe New Hub for Rare Earth but Not Yet

Swedish mining company LKAB stumbled across a deposit of rare earth elements that could reshape the manufacturing of electric vehicles in Europe and the United States. LKAB discovered the...

Commentary By Andrew Tolve

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10th January 2023

Mass Tesla Autopilot Recall Ramps Up

Prospects of a widespread recall of Tesla cars over issues with its Autopilot automated drive system have increased as regulators say investigations are proceeding “really fast”. Reuters reports that...

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OEM Spotlight

3rd August 2023

BMW ‘Not Ready’ to Give Up on ICE

BMW is committed to continued investment in ICE powertrains despite its acceleration of development funds into BEV models. That’s because the...

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