article thumbnail

Tesla investing $3.6B more in Nevada, including high-volume Semi factory and 100GWh 4680 cell factory

Green Car Congress

billion in Nevada to continue growing Gigafactory Nevada with two new factories: a 100 GWh 4680 cell ( earlier post ) factory (with capacity to produce enough batteries for 1.5 Semi is Tesla’s fully electric Class 8 tractor, with 500 miles of range and energy consumption of less than 2 KWh per mile. million battery packs 3.6

Nevada 446
article thumbnail

Apparent Tesla Cybertruck endurance test setup spotted in Giga Nevada

Teslarati

This was hinted at in a recent sighting of the Tesla Cybertruck in the Giga Nevada Semi facility. As could be seen in the video, which was shared on X by Tesla Giga Nevada watcher @HinrichsZane , the company seems to have hooked up a Cybertruck to a trailer. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

Nevada 100
article thumbnail

Velodyne Lidar partnering with U Nevada, Reno to advance research in transportation infrastructure

Green Car Congress

is partnering with the University of Nevada, Reno to advance research in transportation infrastructure. It is a small, compact lidar sensor that delivers 200 meters range. Velodyne Lidar, Inc. Lidar-enhanced” roads can also communicate data to connected vehicles to support eco-drive and collision avoidance applications.

Nevada 221
article thumbnail

Mercedes-Benz first automotive company to certify SAE Level 3 automated driving system for US market; Nevada first state

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz is the world’s first automotive company to bring SAE Level 3 conditionally automated driving to the US, with Nevada being the first state to confirm the compliance of the system with state regulations. Tesla’s FSD is still considered SAE Level 2.) This is made available and updated via a backend connection.

Nevada 221
article thumbnail

Freightliner Inspiration truck receives autonomous vehicle licensing from Nevada DMV

Green Car Congress

Nevada has granted the first license for an autonomous commercial truck—the Freightliner Inspiration—to operate on an open public highway in the United States to Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). The radar unit in the center area of the Freightliner Inspiration Truck front bumper scans the road ahead at long and short range.

Nevada 150
article thumbnail

Kia Motors granted Nevada autonomous driving license

Green Car Congress

Kia Motors has been granted a licence by the state of Nevada to carry out testing of its autonomous driving technologies on public roads for the first time. Kia plans a range of partially-autonomous ADAS technologies in the coming years, with an array of new functions anticipated for introduction to market by 2020.

Nevada 150
article thumbnail

Nuro to build first US manufacturing and testing facilities for Gen 3 autonomous vehicle

Green Car Congress

Autonomous delivery company Nuro is investing $40 million to develop two new facilities in southern Nevada—an end-of-line manufacturing facility and a closed-course test track—to commercialize and scale production of the company’s third-generation autonomous vehicle.

Las Vegas 259