Author: Sofia
Tesla Full Self-Driving is set to get a major fix with pothole avoidance, a feature that CEO Elon Musk said recently was “coming soon.” The feature has been included within the FSD v14 release notes for some time as an upcoming improvement. Potholes come in all shapes and sizes, but one thing is universal about them, and that is the fact that every driver wants to avoid them. Driving into or over a pothole can cause tire and wheel damage, alignment issues, and even, in some more severe instances, injury to occupants or major damage to a vehicle in despair.…
For the last few weeks, my wife and I have been hopping between islands in the Philippines, and like so many travelers (and locals), we’ve been getting around on small gasoline-powered motorbikes. It’s a big change from our normal electric steeds back home, and an eye-opening reminder of just how stark the everyday differences truly are. First of all, no matter what is powering it, a motorcycle or scooter is a fantastic way to travel, whether at home or especially abroad. In this case, these were a great way to travel through a new country. You can explore tiny villages,…
Honda and Nissan signed a joint development agreement Aug. 31 to standardize ECUs, the in-vehicle OS, middleware and vehicle-control software for fiscal 2029. No merger or new company; engineers will write the same code for future gas, hybrid and electric models. The shared OS aims to enable over-the-air software updates that add features after purchase. Honda and Nissan just told the world what they are actually building together, and it is not a merger. The two companies signed a joint development agreement on August 31 to standardize the electronic control units, in-vehicle operating system, middleware, and vehicle-control software that will…
Nearly half of Oslo’s passenger cars are electric, making it one of the world’s most electrified cities. Around 78% of Oslo’s 4,519 public plugs are slower AC units installed where drivers already park. Since 2020, many Oslo apartment residents have had the legal right to install a plug at their parking space and it shows. Nearly half of all passenger vehicles on the road in Oslo, Norway’s capital, are electric. The city predictably has plenty of public fast chargers, but they aren’t what keeps most of its EVs running. The city keeps them charged with thousands of simple AC plugs…
BYD opened orders for the Great Han, its new flagship electric sedan that can drive over 1,000 km (621 mi) on a single charge, starting at under $40,000. BYD opens orders for the flagship Great Han EV The Great Han, or Da Han as it’s called in China, is the first D-segment flagship sedan under BYD’s Dynasty family. We got a sneak peek of the new full-size sedan in June after it was revealed in the batch of new energy vehicles approved for sale by China’s MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology). Lu Tian, the general manager of BYD’s…
Tesla confirmed it will hold a Cybercab event in Austin on September 3, promoting it with a poster that reads “Exclusive Access: Cybercab.” It’s an invite-only affair for the top scorers in its Robotaxi rider sweepstakes, and Tesla says it will livestream the launch for everyone else. The framing suggests something big is coming. What’s actually coming is a two-seat car with no steering wheel added to the same driverless service Tesla has been running in Austin for over a year — a fleet that our tracking still puts at roughly two dozen unsupervised vehicles. What “exclusive access” actually means…
Photo: EVO Power A Toyota dealer on Long Island says it cut its energy costs by an average of 55% over three months by putting solar, battery storage, DC fast chargers, and AI-powered energy management under one roof. Sunrise Toyota operates dealerships in Oakdale and Medford, New York. Utility bills were already rising, and adding the DC fast chargers required by Toyota risked pushing costs even higher. That’s because commercial customers don’t just pay for how much electricity they use. Their bills can also include demand charges based on the highest amount of power they draw at once, and a…
Heybike is leading this week’s Green Deals kick-off with an early-bird launch deal on its newest Titan Moto-Inspired Full Suspension e-bike (with two battery configuration options) starting from $1,399. Right behind that we spotted the expanded 572Wh EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus Portable Power Station bundle back down at its $319 Amazon low, while Segway has a number of e-scooter, e-bike, and GoKart deals starting from $280. There’s also the Greenworks 40V 8-inch Cordless Electric Pole Saw discounted to $140, and plenty more waiting for you below, including the Segway Max G3 Plus Electric Scooter pre-order deal that ends tonight. And…
Mercedes-AMG is promising something special with its next Black Series, and CEO Ola Källenius is confident enough to put his own name behind it. In a recent interview, Källenius said the upcoming model will be “insane” and unlike anything people expect. He even offered a personal guarantee that enthusiasts will love it. “The next AMG Black Series will be insane, and it will be something completely different that nobody expects,” Källenius said. He further added, “And I can guarantee that… readers will love it. You have my personal guarantee.” Mercedes has not revealed the technical details yet, so there is…
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced late Friday that it is ending its partnership with Cursor, cutting off the coding tool’s access to its models on November 12. The move comes two weeks after SpaceX completed its $60 billion acquisition of Cursor’s parent company, Anysphere, folding the popular AI coding assistant into Elon Musk’s growing SpaceXAI division. In a post on its website, OpenAI said the decision came down to trust, not technology. “We cannot be confident that SpaceX will use our technology within our terms of service, based on our experience with Elon Musk’s companies violating contracts,” the company…