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Qualcomm Gen 4 Cockpit Platform HUD

The car of the future? Qualcomm unveils 4th-gen Snapdragon auto platform

Qualcomm unveiled the fourth generation of its is Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit platform, a plug-and-play way to bring modern computing into an ordinary car.
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Federal vehicles to go green as President Biden promises electric fleet

America's entire federal vehicle fleet will be replaced by U.S.-made electric models, President Joe Biden announced on Monday.
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Tesla’s mesmerizing video features frunk-stamping robots

Tesla has just posted mesmerizing footage shot at its California factory showing robots stamping metal sheets into parts for its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.
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Tesla cuts price of touchscreen upgrade by $1,000 amid recall pressure

Tesla lowered the price of an upgrade for the 17-inch touchscreen in older Model S and Model X electric cars, as federal regulators seek a screen recall.
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Volkswagen teases Project Trinity flagship electric car

Volkswagen has a mysterious new electric-car development program called Project Trinity that's expected to yield a high-end EV with advanced driver-assist tech.

DeLorean could could make a comeback as an electric car

The Texas-based company working to revive the DeLorean DMC-12 is considering an electric powertrain for its new version of the iconic gull-winged sports car.

Kia reportedly put in charge of developing Apple’s first car

Kia is one of the companies that pioneered the modern electric car, so Apple can benefit from its expertise.
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This Tesla video manages to make battery production look cool

Tesla has put the humble EV battery in the spotlight, making it the star of a cool video filmed inside one of its production plants.
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Nissan has a cool idea to make remote working truly remote

Nissan's awesome "caravan office pod" is aimed at folks who'd like to work anywhere they darn well like and features a workspace that slides out of the vehicle.
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Samsung Galaxy S21 will be a digital key for Audi, BMW, Ford, Genesis cars

The Samsung Galaxy S21 could soon be used as a digital key for Audi, BMW, Ford, and Genesis cars, thanks to a partnership between Samsung and the automakers.
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Tesla asked to recall vehicles over touchscreen safety issue

The U.S. auto safety agency has asked Tesla to recall 158,000 Model S and Model X vehicles due to an issue with the touchscreen that could compromise safety.
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Million-dollar driverless racing challenge coming to Indianapolis

A driverless racing challenge coming to Indianapolis has revealed the Dallara-designed car the competitors will use to house their autonomous technology.
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Cadillac’s wide array of EVs will include vans, sedans, and drones

Cadillac is getting serious about building EVs, whether they're designed for the road or for the air.
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Watch as Sony starts to test its Vision-S electric car on European roads

Sony has already identified some of the improvements it wants to make to the Vision-S electric sedan in the near future.
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BMW shows off the future of iDrive tech at CES 2021

BMW used CES 2021 to celebrate 20 years of its iDrive infotainment system, and to give a preview of the next-generation iDrive system debuting in the iX EV.
A self-driving vehicle from Mobileye's autonomous test fleet navigates the streets of Detroit. (Credit: Mobileye, an Intel Company)

From Paris to NYC, Mobileye will bring self-driving cars to metropolises

Tokyo, Shanghai, Paris, Detroit and New York City will all see fleets of Mobileye-powered vehicles rolled out in early 2021
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Hyundai recalls nearly half a million Tucson SUVs over fire risk

Hyundai is recalling 471,000 SUVs to fix a fault that could cause a fire. The move comes four months after it recalled 180,000 vehicles for the same issue.
Samsung Digital Cockpit

Samsung’s Digital Cockpit is a futuristic concept for self-driving car interiors

Samsung has announced a concept tech that imagines turning cars of the future into mobile offices and entertainment centers.
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Tesla offers two new Model Y options, though one may be a squeeze

Tesla has launched two new variants of its Model Y electric crossover — one with more seats, and another with shorter range but a friendlier price tag.
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Tesla sudden accelerations caused by driver error, NHTSA concludes

Tesla vehicles do not have a design flaw that can cause sudden unintended acceleration, according to the results of a yearlong investigation by the NHTSA.
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Elon Musk sails past Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person

Elon Musk — boss of both Tesla and SpaceX — has just landed in the top spot on Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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Apple’s electric car may be at least five years away, report says

The Apple Car is real, but it won't be here for at least half a decade, according to a new report that says the car is nowhere near ready for production.
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Mercedes-Benz’s new ‘Hyperscreen’ dashboard is a dazzling 56-inch OLED panel

The upcoming Mercedes-Benz EQS electric car will feature a 56-inch OLED display dubbed MBUX Hyperscreen. It will be the largest display in a production car.
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Waymo ditches the term ‘self-driving’ in apparent dig at Tesla

Waymo says it's ditching the term self-driving in a bid to differentiate its fully autonomous technology from the driver-assist technology used by others.
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Tesla’s nearly built Berlin Gigafactory shown off in snowy drone video

Tesla chief Elon Musk tweeted a drone video showing the almost-built Giga Berlin factory, the electric-car company’s first such facility in Europe.
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Watch this Tesla drive from SF to LA with almost no intervention

A new video shows a Tesla Model 3 traveling from San Francisco to Los Angeles in Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta mode, with almost no human intervention necessary.
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CES 2021 and cars: What we expect in autonomous cars, EVs, and more

With some of the biggest tech companies dipping their toes into the automotive world, what will we see at CES 2021? Here are a few educated guesses at what to watch out for.
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Apply brakes to Apple Car expectations, analyst says

A respected Apple analyst says the highly anticipated Apple Car may in fact arrive several years after the 2024 date mentioned in a recent Reuters story.
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Elon Musk says Tim Cook refused meeting about buying Tesla

Elon Musk says he once tried to contact Apple CEO Tim Cook about the possibility of Apple acquiring Tesla, but claims Cook "refused to take the meeting."
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There aren’t enough computer chips, VW warns, and it’s impacting car shipments

Semiconductor suppliers shifted to consumer products earlier in 2020, but the car market rebounded quickly.
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Apple reportedly aiming to build electric car for 2024 launch

Apple appears to be revving up Project Titan again after a report suggested the firm is looking to launch an electric vehicle with autonomous features in 2024.
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Canoo electric van will start delivering packages in 2022

Launching in 2022, Canoo's second electric vehicle will be a delivery van based on the same skateboard platform as the startup's seven-passenger people mover.
Mobileye autonomous car testing in Munich

Watch as an autonomous Mobileye prototype navigates the streets of Munich

Crowdsourced data helps Mobileye's prototype learn how to drive in Munich, and some of this technology is production-bound.
Sensible 4 winter driving

To reach level 4 autonomy, these self-driving cars head to winter boot camp

Humans love the sight of freshly fallen snow. Self-driving cars? Not so much. This Finnish startup is trying to change all that.