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At CES, legacy automakers scramble to keep up in AI arms race – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Not so long ago, automakers boasted about horsepower and towing capabilities in their cars and pickups, but in the fast-changing world of technology that now dominates the auto industry, software-driven enhancements are prominent in consumers’ minds. The transition to software-dominated cars is challenging. software developer.

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Hackers demand massive ransom as cyberattack plagues auto dealerships

Teslarati

and Canada’s most commonly used auto dealer management software has rendered over 15,000 dealerships unable to make sales over the past few days, and those who claim to be behind the outage are demanding tens of millions of dollars as ransom. Auto dealerships in the U.S. A cyberattack on the U.S. dealerships.

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Rivian IPO: What you need to know

Teslarati

Morgan currently stand as Rivian’s underwriters for the company’s debut. billion) and Ford Motor Company ($79.65 If Rivian’s shares end up selling at the top of their marketed range, the company could make history as the seventh-biggest US IPO on record, according to Bloomberg. Rivian Automotive Inc.

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USABC awards Cobasys $8.4M for the development of high-energy density Li-ion cells and packs for EVs

Green Car Congress

Together, the companies will have invested approximately $500 million in the joint venture by 2013. SB LiMotive bundles the know-how of both its parent companies. The company has its headquarters and cell development and validation departments in Giheung, Korea and manufacturing facility in Ulsan.

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Personal: One in a Million

Clean Fleet Report

In fact, it might not even be possible for the auto industry to produce that many EVs, although the rate of expansion is dizzying. The backlash (tax dollars supporting Silicon Valley millionaires—both the buyers of the Teslas and the company founders) has altered the program. Behind the Numbers.

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At Home with Bob Lutz

Revenge of the Electric Car

We took Chelsea on a ride on the People Mover to get her reaction to the downsizing of the company she once belonged to and her test drive of the Volt. Tony actually seemed more relaxed than the last time we’d seen him, possibly, one could speculate, because he was still employed.

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GM Working with Communities to Develop Roadmap For Plug-in Infrastructure

Green Car Congress

GM described its approach at the Washington Auto Show. Here in San Francisco, we are acting now to make sure the charging infrastructure will be available to support these vehicles as soon as they are ready for sale, and we are working with other cities in the region to make the Bay Area a thriving market for electric transportation.

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