Elon Musk’s legal team responded late Monday, just before a deadline, to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s request to hold him in contempt of court over a tweet he made about Tesla’s production rate. In the filing submitted to a federal court in Manhattan, Musk’s lawyers say the tweet, posted last month, did not violate […]
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Elon Musk’s lawyers argue he should not be held in contempt for tweet about Tesla’s production rate
Elon Musk’s legal team responded late Monday, just before a deadline, to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s request to hold him in contempt of court over a tweet he made about Tesla’s production rate. In the filing submitted to a federal court in Manhattan, Musk’s lawyers say the tweet, posted last month, did not violate […]
View More Elon Musk’s lawyers argue he should not be held in contempt for tweet about Tesla’s production rateProsecutors find Uber not criminally liable in 2018 Arizona self-driving crash that killed a pedestrian
Yavapai County prosecutors said today that Uber is not criminally liable in a crash last year when one of its self-driving cars fatally struck a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. The autonomous SUV, which had a backup driver behind the wheel, collided with Elaine Herzberg while she was walking across the street. She later died as […]
View More Prosecutors find Uber not criminally liable in 2018 Arizona self-driving crash that killed a pedestrianAfter over a million pre-orders, Amazon’s Echo Auto has begun to ship
At Amazon’s event in September, the company announced the Echo Auto, an aftermarket product designed to bring Alexa to cars. But the device has remained in pre-order status, even as other products also unveiled at the same event — like the Fire TV Recast, AmazonBasics microwave and various Echo devices for the home — went […]
View More After over a million pre-orders, Amazon’s Echo Auto has begun to shipReport: A manager at Uber’s self-driving unit warned executives about safety issues just days before fatal crash
Less than a week before a Uber self-driving SUV prototype struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona last March, a manager sent executives an email cautioning that its autonomous vehicle unit needed to “work on establishing a culture rooted in safety,” reports The Information. Robbie Miller, then a manager in the unit’s testing operations, […]
View More Report: A manager at Uber’s self-driving unit warned executives about safety issues just days before fatal crashLyft is launching a rider loyalty program in December
Ride-sharing service Lyft is today announcing its new plan to encourage repeat use: the launch of a loyalty program for riders, Lyft Rewards. The program, which will begin rolling out next month to select riders across the U.S., will let riders earn points for each dollar spent, which can then be used for upgrades to […]
View More Lyft is launching a rider loyalty program in DecemberFaraday Future investor Evergrande Health now says the troubled startup is trying to back out of deal
Evergrande Health, the investor that bailed out besieged electric vehicle startup Faraday Future in a deal worth $2 billion this summer, is now accusing it of attempting to break an agreement it made with previous backer Season Smart. In June, Evergrande Health announced that would it take over the financial commitment made by Season Smart last […]
View More Faraday Future investor Evergrande Health now says the troubled startup is trying to back out of dealPre-order the Amazon Echo Auto for $25 off and bring Alexa on the road
Amazon announced a slew of updates and new devices recently in their efforts to take over the world. One of the hottest new gadgets is the Echo Auto, a dedicated device meant to bring Alexa into your car. Amazon is already ahead of the game, offering…
View More Pre-order the Amazon Echo Auto for $25 off and bring Alexa on the roadChina’s Didi beefs up its newly-independent car services business with an acquisition
A week after spinning out its driver services business and giving it $1 billion in investment capital, Didi Chuxing has added to it through an acquisition. Xiaoju Automobile Solutions (XAS), which the Didi spinout is called, announced today it has bought Hiservice, a three-year-old company that provides after-service care for car owners using a digital platform. […]
View More China’s Didi beefs up its newly-independent car services business with an acquisitionAmazon launches an Alexa Auto SDK to bring its voice assistant to more cars
Amazon this morning announced the launch of a toolkit for developers that will allow them to integrate Alexa into cars’ infotainment systems. The “Alexa Auto SDK” is available now on GitHub, and includes all the core Alexa functions like streaming media, smart home controls, weather reports, and support for Alexa’s tens of thousands of third-party […]
View More Amazon launches an Alexa Auto SDK to bring its voice assistant to more carsWaze signs data-sharing deal with AI-based traffic management startup Waycare
Waze has struck a data-sharing agreement with Waycare, an artificial intelligence-based traffic management startup, the two companies announced today. The deal will allow them to combine anonymized navigation information crowdsourced from the 100 million drivers who use Waze with Waycare’s proprietary traffic analytics. The collaboration is now active in Nevada, Florida, California and Nevada, with […]
View More Waze signs data-sharing deal with AI-based traffic management startup WaycareOla will add 10,000 electric rickshaws to its India fleet over the next year
Ola announced today that it will add 10,000 electric auto-rickshaws to its fleet in India over the next 12 months. The program, called “Mission: Electric,” is part of its ambitious plan to put one million electric vehicles on the road by 2021. The company launched a trial EV program last year in the city of […]
View More Ola will add 10,000 electric rickshaws to its India fleet over the next year