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Tesla’s Elon Musk shares ideas on how the Cybertruck’s “Boat Mode” can work

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Musk’s suggestions were actually practical, making the idea of a seafaring Cybertruck sound quite feasible. Musk’s ideas for the Cybertruck’s “Boat Mode” may seem quite simple, but they would likely involve quite a lot of work on Tesla’s part. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 7, 2022.

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Munich Re America launches transit bus collision avoidance pilot in Washington with Mobileye Shield+ system

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Munich Reinsurance America, one of the largest reinsurers in the US, in collaboration with the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool (WSTIP), has launched a pilot program equipping transit buses with the award-winning collision avoidance system Mobileye Shield+. —Jerry Spears.

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Bright Automotives Plug-in IDEA Debuts on Tuesday

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Bright Automotive will unveil its IDEA plug-in hybrid concept on Tuesday in Washington, DC. Bright will then take the IDEA will to Norway in May 2009 for the Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS24).

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Optimus Technologies closes $17.8M Series A to advance Vector System for heavy-duty engines on 100% biodiesel

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The round included participation from one of North America’s largest commercial fleets, Chevron Renewable Energy Group, and Pittsburgh regional investors including: Idea Foundry, Inc., ​ Optimus Technologies recently announced a $17.8-million million Series A funding round led by Mitsui & Co. out of Tokyo, Japan.

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Elon Musk gets support from Jeff Bezos as he ponders making Twitter HQ into a homeless center

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This past weekend, Musk floated the idea of converting Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters into a homeless shelter. The Tesla CEO asked users of the social media platform about his idea. Great idea — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 10, 2022. According to the CEO, this was because “no one shows up anyway.”

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Tesla’s Elon Musk slams paywalled news in recent media critique

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Just recently, The Washington Post published a piece about how US regulators reportedly played “mind games” with Elon Musk to get the executive to do what was needed for Tesla. “ The Washington Post should [change] its tagline to ‘democracy dies behind [our] paywall.’ ” – Elon Musk. .

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Tesla quietly secures new facility, but its purpose remains unclear

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Tesla has acquired a new warehouse location in Marysville, Washington, but has yet to announce what the new facility will be used for. million square foot manufacturing center home to numerous manufacturers on the West Coast of Washington State. Since its founding, Tesla has been on a mad dash to ramp production.

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