YouTuber David Dobrik gave a homeless man a car and free Chipotle burritos...
YouTuber David Dobrik, who has nearly 14 million subscribers, loves giving people cars. He has become known for gifting his friends expensive cars thanks to his lucrative sponsorship deals with brands...
View ArticleGM is bringing Amazon Alexa to all of its new and some older vehicles (GM, AMZN)
Amazon Alexa will be available on all new GM vehicles starting in 2020, and the voice technology will also be available to properly equipped cars and trucks dating back to the 2018 model year, via...
View ArticleWhy the Nürburgring is the world's most dangerous race track
In the small town of Nürburg, Germany sits the legendary race course they call "The Green Hell."The Nürburgring is an iconic 93-year-old race track, and arguably the world's most dangerous.Between its...
View ArticleJaguar Land Rover put fake 'virtual eyes' on self-driving cars to try to make...
Jaguar Land Rover put "virtual eyes" on self-driving pods to interact with pedestrians on the road.The "eyes" are a combination of work between engineers and cognitive psychologists to research human...
View ArticleElon Musk said in a leaked email that Tesla has a chance to break its...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in an email to employees that the electric-car maker has a chance to deliver at least 100,000 vehicles this quarter, Electrek's Fred Lambert first reported.In the email, Musk...
View ArticleTesla spikes after Elon Musk tells employees the automaker has 'a shot' at...
Tesla shares surged as much as 6% on Thursday afternoon after CEO Elon Musk told employees that the company had "a shot" at delivering 100,000 vehicles in its third quarter.Last quarter, the company...
View ArticleTesla just released a big software update that allows its cars to drive...
Tesla on Thursday announced the release of a software update, called "software version 10.0," for its vehicles.The most striking new feature is "smart summon," which allows Tesla vehicles with the most...
View ArticleThe company behind the world's first subscription-based electric vehicle says...
Canoo has unveiled what it says will be the world's first subscription-only electric vehicle, which is set to be launch by 2021.The vehicle can seat seven people and has an interior that was designed...
View Article9 ex-Tesla employees reveal the worst parts of working there (TSLA)
Like any company, Tesla is not always an easy place to work.Nine former employees described their least favorite parts of their jobs to Business Insider.Their tenures at Tesla collectively span from...
View ArticleI spent a weekend with Tesla's Model 3. It was the most fun I've had driving...
I drove Tesla's Model 3 sedan for a weekend in late September.I rented this example of the car from a private owner via the car-sharing app, Turo. I came away very impressed with the vehicle's driving...
View ArticleFormer Tesla employees reveal what it's like to work with Elon Musk (TSLA)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a complicated figure.Nine former Tesla employees who worked with Musk or interacted with him on multiple occasions shared their impressions of him.Their tenures at Tesla...
View ArticleWe covered over 100 cars in the past 2 years — and these were our favorite...
We test and cover a lot of cars, so we spend plenty of time obsessing over engines.These days, we experience everything from mega-horsepower V12s to innovative gas-burners to all-electric...
View ArticleTesla is reportedly buying a computer-vision company to help it make the...
Tesla is acquiring the computer-vision startup DeepScale, CNBC's Lora Kolodny reported.Forrest Iandola, DeepScale's CEO, said on LinkedIn that he joined Tesla's Autopilot team this week.Tesla's attempt...
View ArticleTesla is planning to start production at its China factory this month, but...
Tesla's China factory gained key government approvals last month and is on schedule to start production in October, sources with knowledge of the matter said.But it is unclear when it will meet...
View ArticleBoth Uber and Lyft are at record lows as investors continue to shun...
Both Uber and Lyft fell to record lows on Wednesday, showing that investors are shying away from unprofitable unicorns.The ride-hailing duopoly has posted major losses since going public. Uber lost...
View ArticleI drove the Tesla Model 3 and one of its biggest rivals, the Chevy Bolt — and...
I tested the Chevrolet Bolt EV for a weekend last year and drove the TeslaModel 3 in September of this year.I was impressed by both, but the Model 3 was the clear winner.The Model 3's driving dynamics...
View ArticleVideos showing Tesla's Smart Summon feature doing bizarre things have gotten...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking into Tesla's Smart Summon feature, Reuters' David Shepardson first reported.Smart Summon allows Tesla vehicles with the most robust...
View ArticleA wealth manager dings Tesla, says there's 'absolutely no reason' to own the...
According to Mark Tepper, CEO of the wealth-management firm Strategic Wealth Partners, there's "absolutely no reason" to own Tesla stock.In an interview with CNBC, Tepper cited low margins, the...
View ArticlePorsche is so optimistic about the Taycan, its new Tesla rival, that the...
Porsche is preparing for a potential increase in production for its Taycan electric sports car by expanding its Taycan workforce from 1,500 to 2,000, the automaker said on Tuesday.But Porsche is for...
View ArticleNHTSA is investigating a claim that a Tesla software update meant to prevent...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating a claim that Tesla should have recalled Model S sedans and Model X SUVs that were given a software update meant to prevent...
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