The U.S. government’s highway safety agency wants detailed information on how Tesla’s Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles parked on highways. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made the detailed request in an 11-page letter sent to the electric car maker that was dated Tuesday. The letter is part of a wide-ranging investigation […]
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Understanding Apple’s approach to success is simple; it focuses on innovating around an already-existing product, advancing it to levels that embed it in an ecosystem of software and services. So, for users expecting to get their hands on the upcoming iPhone 13, you should note that the already-existing functions will likely stay the same; except […]
Tesla founder and chief executive Elon Musk said Friday that he hopes to start producing cars at its new factory outside Berlin in October. The U.S. company had originally planned to begin manufacturing its electric cars at the “Gigafactory” in Gruenheide, east of the German capital, in July. But legal challenges and problems getting official […]
Boeing’s astronaut capsule is grounded for months and possibly even until next year because of a vexing valve problem. Boeing and NASA officials said Friday that the Starliner capsule will be removed from the top of its rocket and returned to its Kennedy Space Center hangar for more extensive repairs. Starliner was poised to blast […]
Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, took to his personal account to tweet a cryptic message about Bitcoin, suggesting that the cryptocurrency will be behind the unity of the country, and eventually the world itself. Vagueness shrouds Dorsey’s optimism about Bitcoin’s power leaving many of his followers bewildered of his stance. However, it doesn’t take two to figure out that the country in […]
Tesla’s quarterly profit has surpassed $1 billion for the first time thanks to the electric car pioneer’s ability to navigate through a pandemic-driven computer chip shortage that has caused major headaches for other automakers. The financial milestone announced Monday extended a two-year run of prosperity that has erased questions about Tesla’s long-term viability raised during […]
Bitcoin rises back after witnessing another slump, surging past $30,000 today according to Coindesk. Once again, Elon Musk is behind the intense jump in value, as he reiterated his backing of Bitcoin during a panel held on Wednesday. The Tesla chief, who has been extremely vocal in the past about the environmental risks of Bitcoin mining, has confirmed during the “B Word” cryptocurrency conference that he will most likely resume accepting Bitcoin. “I […]
E-commerce titan Amazon payed Facebook an undisclosed fee as part of its latest acquisition, terminating Facebook’s efforts to deliver internet connectivity. Amazon acquiring Facebook’s employees initiates the beginning of its plan to provide internet connectivity from low Earth orbit satellites, The Information reports. Back in April, Facebook’s team was added to Amazon’s 500-person group which […]
Tesla has finally released through the weekend its beta version 9 update of its full self-driving system, after four years of delay, the automaker’s CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet. Musk had stated earlier in 2018 that version 9 is coming soon, then again in 2019. However, earlier this month, the CEO again swore […]
Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his exceedingly richer rival Jeff Bezos. The nearly 71-year-old Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space-tourism company reached an altitude of 53.5 miles (86 kilometers) over the New Mexico […]