automotive
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The Surprising History of How Electric Vehicles Have Played the Long Game And Won
Electric vehicles, we are often told, are the future. A whole range of carmakers and nations have plans to go electric. The largest US manufacturer, General Motors, says it will phase out fossil-fuel vehicles by 2035. Norway has set a goal to end sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2025, the UK by…
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Uber Kicks Its Self-Driving Car Unit Out the Side Door
Uber is bailing on its self-driving car unit, the Uber Advanced Technologies Group, and will sell it off to driverless trucking-focused startup Aurora in a deal that could create a combined firm valued at $US10 ($13) billion, the companies announced on Monday.
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Anthony Levandowski, Engineer at Centre of Uber v. Waymo, Sentenced to 18 Months for Trade Theft
Anthony Levandowski, the former Google autonomous vehicle engineer whose switch to Uber was the subject of massive lawsuit, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for trade theft.
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After Telling Staff That Working During Pandemic Was Voluntary, Tesla Reportedly Sent Termination Notices
Some Tesla workers who were originally informed they were not “obligated” to show up for shifts at the company’s Fremont, California production facility as it reopened during the coronavirus pandemic have in fact received termination notices, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.