Enlarge / Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi in December 2019. (credit: Scott Heins/Getty Images) After a five-year legal battle to continue treating drivers as independent contractors in the United Kingdom, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wants you to believe that he is throwing in the towel. “Our thinking on this issue has evolved over time,” wrote CEO Dara Khosrowshahi […]
Enlarge / Sabine Schmitz sitting in her car during a car parade at the Nürburgring race track in 2014. (credit: Thomas Frey/picture alliance via Getty Images) Sabine Schmitz, racing driver and TV host, has died of cancer in Germany at the age of 51. Known as the “Queen of the Nürburgring,” Schmitz grew up next […]
Enlarge / A BMW iX rolls down the production line at Dingolfing, Germany. (credit: BMW) With annual report season in full swing, it was BMW’s turn on Wednesday to take the microphone and tell us about its electric vehicle plans for the next few years. The German automaker was an early leader in terms of electrification, producing […]
Enlarge / Cruise CTO Kyle Vogt and Voyage CEO Oliver Cameron. (credit: Voyage) Two weeks ago, I wrote about reports that Cruise—a self-driving venture co-owned by GM and Honda—was on the verge of buying startup Voyage. Now it’s official: Cruise is acquiring Voyage. Voyage’s strategy was to launch its first self-driving taxi service at the […]
Toyota now offers a choice of engines for the 2021 GR Supra. The white car has a 3.0 L straight-six engine and a LOT of power, and the yellow car has a 2.0 L four-cylinder with less power. [credit: Toyota ] The Toyota GR Supra is a divisive car among enthusiasts. Its fans will point […]
Enlarge / Thomas Schmall, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group for Technology, and CEO of Volkswagen Group Components. (credit: Volkswagen AG) Volkswagen Group is planning six new European lithium-ion battery factories with a total yearly output of 240 GWh once they’re all operational in 2030. It made the announcement on Monday at […]
Enlarge / Then-future Technoking Elon Musk enjoying some cannabis on Joe Rogan’s podcast. (credit: Joe Rogan) Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now Tesla’s Technoking, the company said in an official filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Tesla Chief Financial Officer Zach Kirkhorn is now “Master of Coin.” The two men will retain their previous […]
This is Kia’s next electric vehicle, called the EV6. [credit: Kia ] Last year we learned about E-GMP, the new 800V electric vehicle architecture that Hyundai Motor Group has been developing over in South Korea. In February, we saw the first of the new EVs to use E-GMP, the attractive Hyundai Ioniq 5 crossover that […]
Enlarge / Panasonic Corp. lithium-ion batteries manufactured for Tesla Motors Inc. Model S electric vehicles are displayed at Panasonic Center Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. (credit: Bloomberg | Getty Images) Panasonic plans to reduce its heavy reliance on Tesla by making batteries that are more compatible with electric vehicles from other […]
Enlarge / A Tesla Model X on a highway. (credit: y_carfan / iStock / Getty) The National Transportation Safety Board has filed comments blasting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for its permissive regulation of driver-assistance systems. The letter was dated February 1 but was only spotted by CNBC’s Lora Kolodny on Friday. The letter repeatedly calls […]