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Mercedes will take on Tesla’s FSD in China

Teslarati

Mercedes made waves in the auto industry earlier this year when it became the first automaker certified to operate level 3 autonomous driving vehicles in the United States, with the first State being Nevada. What do you think of the article? Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Elon Musk raises awareness of Twitter’s lack of transparency on ad audits

Teslarati

What Elon Musk and his legal team want from the two firms are any documents or communications of their involvment in reviewing accounts or participating in any audit of Twitter’s user base. So far, they haven’t responded, but if they do, we’ll update the article. Disclaimer: Johnna is long Tesla. .

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Tesla’s Autopilot probe worries Morgan Stanley with ‘reputational risks’

Teslarati

After all, we don’t hear about every Chevy Malibu or Ford F-150 crash that occurs, but the false narrative that Teslas drive themselves still floats around in the form of catchy headlines or misleading articles. “The regulatory, legal, and moral/ethical nuances are difficult, if not impossible, to model.

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

I’m estimating 28,000 as an executive with a leading auto analyst firm confirmed to me privately that their registration estimates for 2021 put the RAV4 Prime and Wrangler 4xe as a toss up. Auto Industry Analyst. I can’t tell you our exact number but if they beat RAV it was very narrow. Flip a coin.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

At the end of this article, Prof. Here is the full text of the entire article in case the link goes bad: [link]. To date, the relatively high cost of batteries has kept electric and plug-in vehicles at the fringes of the auto industry. by: Michael Kanellos.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

Cars That Think

In addition, the lack of relevant legal or industry expertise is increasingly worrisome. This may become a major operational and legal problem at the federal level as thousands of new employees are hired across multiple federal departments and agencies to carry out the Biden Administration’s environmental policies.

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Comedy CAFE Clowns Crack Me Up

Creative Greenius

As I get ready this morning to head over to the Lutheran Church in Gardena to participate in this national day of service by helping to prepare meals for my less fortunate neighbors, I want to thank the auto industry for giving me a great laugh at their expense. spokesman Greg Martin said. Way to kill the audience, Greg.

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