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Q2 earnings, Elon bets big on AI, cheap Tesla EVs, and Chevy EV lease deals

Electrek

On this, extra-dense episode of Quick Charge, we cover Tesla’s Q2 earnings call, Elon Musk talks cheap Tesla cars and cheaper 4680 batteries while promising to finally deliver on that new Roadster from 2017.

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Q2 earnings, Elon bets big on AI, cheap Tesla EVs, and Chevy EV lease deals

Baua Electric

On this, extra-dense episode of Quick Charge, we cover Tesla’s Q2 earnings call, Elon Musk talks cheap Tesla cars and cheaper 4680 batteries while promising to finally deliver on that new Roadster from 2017. While Tesla pushes back its Robotaxi launch, Google is powering ahead, beting $5 billion on Waymo’s expansion in to Texas.

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The Top 10 Semiconductor Stories of 2023

Cars That Think

In 2022, a schism in the chip design world and at Google erupted into the open. At issue was a reinforcement-learning AI system that Google uses to do a key step in laying out chunks of logic and memory for its AI accelerator chips, or TPUs. Ending an Ugly Chapter in Chip Design Chung-Kuan Cheng et al.

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2025 Volvo EX90 review: Does this seven-seat electric SUV have what it takes to tempt buyers out of a BMW X5 or Audi Q7?

EV Central

The Volvo EX90 has a distinctive Swedish flavour 2025 Volvo EX90 price and equipment Like that car, the EX90 won’t be cheap, although it’s likely to undercut its Polestar equivalent. inch central display powered by Android Automotive, which allows access to third-party apps via the Google store.

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2024 Cadillac Lyriq review: Iconic American brand back Down Under to take on BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi with an all-electric SUV

EV Central

A huge 33-inch display screen integrates the instrument cluster and central infotainment functions and is powered by the Android Automotive operating system that includes built-in Google apps, including mapping. And there’s a 19-speaker sound system by specialist Austrian brand AKG.

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2023 Volvo V60 Cross Country Review – Quiet Luxury

The Truth About Cars

The vertical infotainment screen looks good, though the learning curve for its use is a bit steep, especially if you aren’t steeped in the Google ecosystem. Speaking of price points, this is not a cheap car. The materials are generally nice and price-point-appropriate. To that end, the standard features include a 12.3-inch

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

Cars That Think

But the technology that I needed to make it happen—reliable low-cost communications, cheap screens and processors—didn’t exist yet. Nest Gets Googled. In 2014, Google bought Nest for $3.2 In 2016 Google decided to sell Nest, so I left the company. Months after I left, Google changed its mind. That’s right, f ers.

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