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Teslas Q1 2025 All-Hands meeting saw CEO Elon Musk share a key update about the companys most ambitious product yet Optimus. As per Musk, Tesla is aiming to start the production of Optimus this year, and its first run will be no joke. Tesla Optimus Quick Evolution Tesla initially announced Optimus during its AI Day event in 2021. At the time, Tesla only had a mockup of the robot and a literal person in a suit to demonstrate what Optimus could look like.
In partnership with Google, the Computer History Museum has released the source code to AlexNet, the neural network that in 2012 kickstarted todays prevailing approach to AI. The source code is available as open source on CHMs GitHub page. What Is AlexNet? AlexNet is an artificial neural network created to recognize the contents of photographic images.
Tesla has begun exporting Megapack battery systems from its Shanghai Megafactory , with the first shipment departing for Australia on Friday. This marks a key step in Tesla Energys expansion into the global energy storage industry, utilizing its new China-based Megafactory to supply several new markets. Tesla Asia celebrated the Shanghai Megafactorys first Megapack exports through its official social media account on X.
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Closing out this weeks Green Deals, were starting with Bluettis newly launched Spring Sale that is taking up to 54% off a massive collection of power stations, solar generator bundles, and accessories while also offering some limited flash offers and exclusive extra savings. Among the many notable inclusions, we spied the brands AC300 solar generator package with an expansion battery and a 350W solar panel returning to the $1,899 low we last saw during Black Friday.
In a sign that the future is indeed electric, Gilbarco Veeder-Root has announced that it is launching a fully integrated electric vehicle charging ecosystem for fuel retailers in Australia Konect. GVR describes it as an end-to-end electrification offering in Australia. They are encouraging service stations to take up this. [continued] The post Konect: Transforming Australian Service Stations into Multi-Fuel Convenience Hubs appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Used car prices havent tumbled as many predicted after their meteoric rise during and after COVID, but prices for used EVs have. Preowned vehicle pricing has fallen less than one percent over the last year, according to a recent study from iSeeCars , but used EVs dropped more than 15 percent during the same period. iSeeCars executive analyst Karl Brauer said, The average price of 1-to-5-year-old used cars has shifted less than $1,000 over the past year.
Used car prices havent tumbled as many predicted after their meteoric rise during and after COVID, but prices for used EVs have. Preowned vehicle pricing has fallen less than one percent over the last year, according to a recent study from iSeeCars , but used EVs dropped more than 15 percent during the same period. iSeeCars executive analyst Karl Brauer said, The average price of 1-to-5-year-old used cars has shifted less than $1,000 over the past year.
Dedicated climate activist Bill McKibben in a post on Substack suggested that Tesla and Big Oil have a common weakness. He says both are way behind the technological curve. The proof? The announcement a few days ago by BYD that it has developed a battery for an electric car that. [continued] The post Bill McKibben Sees Trouble Ahead For Tesla & Big Oil appeared first on CleanTechnica.
For this week's podcast, we're talking about family cars. Maybe you've even shopped for one of these. We're also discussing onboard diagnostics, the best cars for families, and the wheels falling off with NASCAR in Las Vegas. Also, are NASCAR races too long? TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I bat that idea around, and we also discuss onboard diagnostic tools for your car.
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. European Robotics Forum : 2527 March 2025, STUTTGART, GERMANY RoboSoft 2025 : 2326 April 2025, LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND ICUAS 2025 : 1417 May 2025, CHARLOTTE, NC ICRA 2025 : 1923 May 2025, ATLANTA, GA London Humanoids Summit : 2930 May 2025, LONDON IEEE RCAR
Stellantis didnt have the best end to 2024, cutting thousands of jobs under its previous CEO, Carlos Tavares. While Tavares time at the automaker came to an end in December, the company still finds itself in cost-cutting mode and recently offered buyouts to hourly employees at more than 20 locations. The buyouts are available to workers in Michigan and Ohio who have been employed by the company for at least one year.
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General Motors decision to remove Android Auto and Apple CarPlay smartphone connectivity features from vehicles wasnt a popular one. Consumers bemoaned the decision, originally pressuring the automaker to postpone just how swiftly changes would be implemented. But the overriding plan remained unchanged, resulting in aftermarket solutions that would allow the kind of smartphone integration drivers now expect.
At an all-hands meeting last night, Elon Musk stood before Tesla employees and told them to hang on to their TSLA stocks as Tesla board members and top executive are dumping their shares amid a 40% crash.
Lifes about to get harder for the Cupra Formentor VZe. From April 1 2025, it, like every other plug-in hybrid (PHEV), will no longer be considered a zero or low emissions vehicle under fringe benefits tax (FBT) law. In recent years, many PHEV sales have been on account of this money saver through a novated lease. Its driven Aussies into plug-in hybrids if theyre not prepared to go full EV.
The DeLorean DMC-12 may be one of the most infamous cars of all time. Theres a good chance that more so-called normal people on the street could identify the short-lived stainless-steel sports car than the Ford Model T, which put the world on wheels. Quizzed where they knew it from, first would be the Back to the Future franchise and second would be the scandalous drug deal by John DeLorean that brought the fledgling brand to an ignominious end.
Owners of Audi's latest electric vehicles can now get one year of free DC fast-charging at Electrify America locations. Electrify America confirmed Thursday that the 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron crossover SUV just reaching dealerships now comes with this free-charging perk, and so will the 2025 Audi A6 E-Tron sedan when it arrives at showrooms this summer.
Remember Karma Automotive? The company that rose from the ashes of Henrik Fiskers first failed automotive venture has undergone a few evolutions over the years, and its latest brings the announcement of a new vehicle. Karma recently revealed the Amaris , an extended-range EV (EREV) with a striking grand touring shape and a BMW gas engine. Karma promises a 3.5-second 0-60 mph time and a 165 mph top speed for the Amaris, but its BMW-derived four-cylinder engine wont be doing any of that heavy lift
The Hamilton police in Ontario announced that over 80 Tesla vehicles were damaged in a vandalism attack at a Tesla service center. Its the latest example of a series of vandalism attacks against Tesla over the last few weeks.
Heathrow Airport in London was plunged into chaos after a fire at an electrical substation shut down operations at one of Europes busiest air hubs, forcing the airport to cancel or divert more than 1,000 flights on Friday and removing a global linchpin of air travel. Heathrows chief executive, Thomas Woldbye, described the disruption as unprecedented, telling reporters on Friday that the airport had lost power equal to that of a midsize city, and that though a backup transformer worked as it sho
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Opel Grandland, the new top-of-the-line SUV made in Germany can be ordered with a choice of three electrified drivetrains, as the newcomer is the first Opel based on the BEV-native STLA Medium platform. The post The All-new Opel Grandland: Electrifying in Each Variant appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
Rivian R1T and R1S owners can now buy a rooftop tent designed specifically for their electric vehicles. Tent and camping gear manufacturer iKamper recently announced a special edition of its Skycap 3.0 Mini rooftop tent for Rivian, with mounting hardware keyed to the automaker’s trucks, an aerodynamic shell to reduce drag, and a Rivian-inspired color palette.
Another group of automotive-media Web sites is going away. Autoblog was blown up last fall, though it has returned with a new look. There was some concern that the site might use AI in place of humans, but there are bylines I recognize from flesh-and-blood people I know (one of whom I did some work for, prior to TTAC) on the site. At the very least, it remains a going concern.
Karma Automotive on Thursday unveiled the Amaris, a plug-in hybrid coupe the company says is due to start production in the fourth quarter of next year, and confirmed that it’s moving closer to a replacement for the Revero sedan. Shown at the company’s first Create Karma production presentation event in Irvine, California, the Amaris will plug a gap in Karma’s product cadence created by the delay of the all-electric Kaveya , a 1,000-hp supercar that was originally due to arrive
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The last two gas-powered Cadillac sedans, the CT4 and CT5, could be traded in for a pair of EVs. GM reportedly has no plans for a next-gen Cadillac CT4 or CT5 with an internal combustion engine, but an electric version could replace it.
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A recall notice for the Tesla Cybertruck has had an unintended side effect. It reveals how many have been sold. The post Tesla Cybertruck Recall Adds To Musk Woes appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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