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Tesla Cybertruck named “Disruptor of the Year” in Top Gear 2023 awards

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One of these was granted by British motoring magazine Top Gear, which gave the Tesla Cybertruck its “Disruptor of the Year” award for 2023. Top Gear also filmed some footage with the all-electric pickup truck, though the video would likely be released following the Cybertruck delivery event at Giga Texas on Thursday.

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Bullet-tested Tesla Cybertruck to be displayed at Petersen Museum

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Elon Musk later provided some important context, stating that Tesla had “emptied the entire drum magazine of a Tommy gun into the driver door Al Capone style.” Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips. The test was listed as one of the Cybertruck’s feats of strength.

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Kicking It With Robots

Cars That Think

On page 40 of this issue, Peter Stone—past president of the RoboCup Federation, professor in the computer science department of the University of Texas at Austin, and executive director of Sony AI America—captures some of that unbridled enthusiasm and gives us the history of the event. to showcase the coolest robots they could find.

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We Need to (Finally) Discuss That Road & Track Article

The Truth About Cars

A few weeks ago, venerable car-enthusiast magazine/Web site Road & Track created a mini-controversy with the deletion of an article from the Internet. A quick aside -- yes, this is becoming old news. Had he let it stand, however begrudgingly, he wouldn't be answering questions about the magazine's ethics.

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In Milan, a Party With T-Shaped Ice Cubes, Balloons and Pasta

Baua Electric

On Monday evening, T Magazine held its annual party to help kick off the Salone del Mobile design fair in Milan. The post In Milan, a Party With T-Shaped Ice Cubes, Balloons and Pasta appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. The T pasta is very funny,” Touhami said of the souvenir. “No No one had done it before.”

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Toyota Rumored to Debut Performance Automatic Transmission for GR Models Next Month

The Truth About Cars

This may just be more publicized speculation from Japan’s Magazine X. News of the GR Yaris getting an automatic has been swirling since the vehicle came out in 2020 and Toyota started talking about building a novel “GR-DAT” for performance models earlier this year. Production is supposed to commence at roughly the same time.

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Tesla AI Day 2022: livestream link posted online, Optimus teaser released

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The lucky few who receive a ticket to the event are likely already in Texas, preparing for it. For the rest of us, Tesla posted a livestream link of the event. Viewers can also watch the event live on Tesla’s official YouTube channel. Elon Musk noted that Tesla has a lot of hardware demos planned for the event.

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