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Tesla’s SolarCity lost ground to Sunrun in 2018
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The first three quarters of 2018 show that Sunrun’s residential solar panel sales have outpaced SolarCity’s residential solar panel sales, according to data from analysis firm Wood Mackenzie. Though Tesla, the owner
Uber resumes testing self-driving cars nine months after deadly crash
Enlarge / An Uber self-driving car drives down 5th Street on March 28, 2017 in San Francisco, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Uber is returning to public roads in Pittsburgh nine months after an Uber self-driving car struck and killed
Ars takes a first tour of the length of The Boring Company’s test tunnel
A light at the end of The Boring Company tunnel. (credit: The Boring Company)
HAWTHORNE, CA—On a breezy Tuesday evening across the busy street from SpaceX’s headquarters, Elon Musk’s Boring Company invited a group of journalists to take a ride
Hyundai finally gives us a price for the 2019 Kona EV—$29,995
Enlarge / The Kona EV is relaxing to drive but does not demand you take it by the scruff and carve some canyons. (credit: Hyundai)
In October, we finally got a chance to drive the Hyundai Kona EV, a rather
We finally talked to an actual Waymo passenger—here’s what he told us
Enlarge / Waymo signage is displayed on the open door of a Chrysler Pacifica autonomous vehicle in Chandler, Arizona, on Monday, July 30, 2018. (credit: Caitlin O’Hara/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
For the last 18 months, Waymo vehicles have been
Volvo’s coming all-electric semi will compete with Tesla’s
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On Wednesday, Volvo Trucks North America announced that in 2019 it will demonstrate an all-electric Volvo semi truck, which it expects to go into production in 2020.
The semi will be an all-electric VNR, similar to Volvo’s current diesel
Love the hardware, hate the UI: The Acura MDX Sport Hybrid
Enlarge / The Acura MDX Sport Hybrid. (credit: Eric Bangeman)
If you’re a technology enthusiast—and you obviously are, because you’re reading Ars Technica—you’ll know that poor software or a bad UI can drag down even the best hardware. It’s frustrating,