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Missing Link: Autonomous driving – if I would have expected you today … (Part 2)

Last week it was about the attempts of the German car manufacturers to keep up with autonomous driving. Conclusion: More than a maximum of level 3 (highly automated driving) in traffic jams in fine weather is not possible. Strictly speaking, Tesla can – and this was also noted in the forum – only level 2,… Read more

Autonomous car: Amazon's Zoox introduces bi-directional robot taxi

Amazon’s new subsidiary Zoox has presented an autonomous car without a steering wheel and pedals for city traffic. It can drive bidirectionally and has all-wheel steering so that it can drive through tight spaces and change directions without having to reverse gear, Zoox announced. The four Seats are arranged opposite one another so that there… Read more

Zoox unveils a self-driving car that could become Amazon’s first robotaxi

Zoox, a self-driving car company that Amazon bought in June, has finally revealed its robotaxi after six years of gnarly prototypes and secrecy. And while it broadly resembles other first-generation autonomous vehicles from automakers and Silicon Valley startups, Zoox’s robotaxi has a few standout features, as well as an overall polish to it that makes… Read more

General Motors’ electric vehicle plan just got bigger, bolder, and more expensive

General Motors announced Thursday that it was dumping more money into its electrification plans and would also be accelerating its production to release more electric vehicles sooner than expected. Speaking at a conference hosted by the British bank Barclays, GM CEO Mary Barra said the company would spend $27 billion on electric and autonomous vehicles… Read more

Here’s how much Rivian’s electric truck and SUV will cost when they come out in 2021

Rivian, the electric vehicle startup based in Michigan and California, revealed this week the pricing for its forthcoming R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV. Both vehicles, which were first unveiled in late 2018, are expected to reach customers by summer 2021. Special “launch” editions of both vehicles will come first, starting with $75,000 for the… Read more

Nikola, the era of hydrogen trucks is still far away

Nikola, liquidity 900 millions of dollars and losses amounting to 117 million in the last fiscal quarter. Leadership changes but “anti-Tesla” plans could suffer a sharp slowdown by Rosario Grasso published on 00 November 2020 , at 19: 01 in the Technology channel Nikola Motors Nikola is a startup that is carrying out the development… Read more

Cruise is teaming up with Walmart for robo-delivery in Arizona

Cruise is partnering with Walmart to test out a delivery service using a fleet of autonomous and electric vehicles. The pilot project will kick off in early 2021 and take place in Scottsdale, Arizona. Cruise has yet to settle on a final number of cars it will use as part of the delivery service. The… Read more

Billions in profit for General Motors thanks to the boom in pick-ups and SUVs

The largest US automaker General Motors (GM) is recovering faster than expected from the economic slump caused by the Covid thanks to flourishing SUV and pick-up sales – 19-Pandemic. He earned brilliantly again in the third quarter. The bottom line was a year-on-year comparison of 74 percent higher profit of 4.0 billion dollars (3.4 billion… Read more

Chevy K5 Blazer-E, the iconic off-road vehicle goes electric with an official General Motors kit

General Motors has unveiled its latest electric creation, we are talking about the Chevy K5 Blazer-E, off-road vehicle produced in 1977 converted from petrol engine to the electric one with the eCrate kit designed by the American manufacturer by Carlo Pisani published 01 November 2020 , at 20: 04 in the Technology channel General Motors… Read more

GMC Hummer EV: Electric agricultural machine with 15,500 Nm and crab steering

General Motors has revived the civilian Hummer, which was discontinued years ago, as an electric utility vehicle. The all-terrain flatbed truck is driven by three electric motors, which together have an output of 737 kW and 15. 500 Nm (sic!) Maximum torque transmitted to both axes. From a standing start, the Hummer EV, which can… Read more