Ford Motor Company this week announced an extraordinarily aggressive timeframe for fully-autonomous vehicles to enter commercial operation. By 2021, the company intends to have a large number of fully autonomous (SAE Level 4-capable) vehicles in a ride-hailing or ride-sharing service. Level 4 autonomy means that the vehicle, without assistance from a […]
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BMW USA continues to roll out plug-in options to more models. Earning a place in the company’s “iPerformance” lineup later this month is the 740e xDrive iPerformance. The 740e will be the first 7 Series to gain a plug and the fifth BMW plug-in overall (including the all-electric i3 with optional range extender).
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The Wall Street Journal reports today that Bob Mansfield, a highly regarded senior executive at Apple whose portfolio has included the MacBook Air, iMac, iPad, and Apple Watch, will now oversee the company’s autonomous electric vehicle initiative. Although Apple has not yet publicly acknowledged that it is developing a vehicle, electric
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With the tenth anniversary of Elon Musk’s “Master Plan” approaching, the co-founder, Chairman, CEO, and Product Architect of Tesla Motors this week issued “Master Plan, Part Deux.” In the past decade, Musk has achieved (or is on the cusp of achieving) his previously-stated goals of: Creating an expensive, low-volume car (the Roadster);
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With the tenth anniversary of Elon Musk’s “Master Plan” approaching, the co-founder, Chairman, CEO, and Product Architect of Tesla Motors this week issued “Master Plan, Part Deux.” In the past decade, Musk has achieved (or is on the cusp of achieving) his previously-stated goals of: Creating an expensive, low-volume car (the Roadster);
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