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Elon Musk considers South Korea for next Tesla Gigafactory location: report

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South Korea’s presidential office revealed that President Yoon Suk-Yeol and Elon Musk conversed about Tesla in a video call on Wednesday, November 23. During the video call, Elon Musk reportedly told President Yoon that he considered South Korea one of the top candidates for a Tesla factory in Asia, reported Reuters.

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ICCT report finds US domestic EV production and investment continues to fall; only 5% of global EV investment to go to US EV assembly plants

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The ICCT study finds that the United States’ share of cumulative global EV production decreased from 20% to 18% since 2010 and only 15% of the approximately $345 billion in global automaker EV investments are flowing to the US. Similarly, European manufacturing accounted for 25% of global EVs through 2020, up from 23% in 2017.

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Thomson Reuters report finds established auto industry companies, not Silicon Valley, leading development of autonomous driving tech

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Established automotive industry companies—not Silicon Valley—are leading the development of autonomous driving technology, according to a new report from the Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters. However, the truth is that the techies are far from leading the self-driving pack.

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How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts

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One looming artifact of the pandemic that remains in 2023—the global chip shortage —has gratefully begun to recede. As Spectrum reported in the months since this story originally posted, the broken supply chains caused by the chip shortage have practically rewired whole segments of the tech industry. In March of 2023, the U.S.

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Elon Musk: Chip shortage is a “short term” problem that will likely be over next year

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Musk also noted that he believes the global chip shortage issue is a “short term” problem and not one that would be true for the long term. During the Q2 2021 earnings call , Musk revealed that Tesla was able to respond to the global semiconductor shortage by rewriting its vehicles’ software and using alternative chips. .

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Bajaj Auto expands engineering skills training to Tier 2, 3 cities | Autocar Professional

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Two and three-wheeler major Bajaj Auto is looking to take its engineering skills training programme to Tier 2 and 3 cities, in order to fill the critical skill gaps faced by the automotive industry. This announcement comes amid concerns about India’s industrial competitiveness.

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A third of Aussies back 2030 ICE ban claims Polestar survey

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The government will issue a discussion paper on emissions strategy for auto industry comment and response this month. The Australian response is in line with the global numbers the survey returned. South Korea led the way with 48 per cent ahead of the UK (44) and Singapore (42). With just 1.5 degrees C]. “We