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Honda will use GM’s self-driving technology, invest $2.75 billion
Enlarge / GM workers assembling a test car for Cruise. (credit: Cruise)
Honda is investing $750 million in Cruise, the self-driving car startup whose majority shareholder is General Motors. The deal values Cruise at $14.6 billion. The deal is important
Tonight a Virgin Atlantic 747 will fly on fuel made from industrial waste gas
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A researcher at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory holds a vial of fuel produced from industrial waste gas.
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A Virgin 747 will burn a blend of fuel made from waste gas and jet fuel in
Two Apple veterans built a new lidar sensor—here’s how it works
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Founded by two veterans of Apple’s still-secret driverless car project, Aeva is a startup promising a different kind of lidar—one that can measure the velocity of objects in addition to their distance.
We first covered the company
Tesla delivered 83,500 vehicles in Q3 2018 despite “logistics hell”
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On Tuesday morning, Tesla released its production and delivery results for Q3 2018. During those three months, the company built a total of 80,142 electric vehicles, of which 53,239 were the somewhat more affordable Model
Amazon institutes $15 minimum wage for all US employees, including temps
Amazon announced today that it will raise its minimum wage for all US employees to $15 per hour. The change will take effect on November 1 and will apply to full-time, part-time, temporary, and …
First UEFI malware discovered in wild is laptop security software hijacked by Russians
ESET Research has published a paper detailing the discovery of a malware campaign that used repurposed commercial software to create a backdoor in computers’ firmware—a “rootkit,” active since at …
Vigilante engineer stops Waymo from patenting key lidar technology
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A lone engineer has succeeded in doing what Uber’s top lawyers and expert witnesses could not—overturning most of a foundational patent covering arch-rival Waymo’s lidar laser ranging devices.
Following a surprise left-field complaint by
SEC settlement sends Tesla stock soaring
Enlarge / Tesla’s stock plunged in after-hours trading on Thursday, then soared after Saturday’s settlement. (credit: Barchart.com)
Tesla’s stock is up by more than 16 percent in early Monday trading after Elon Musk signed a deal with the Securities