Self-driving electric cars? Elon Musk and Tesla want to make it happen
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What do you get when you combine the electric car with self-driving technology? Elon Musk’s vision for the future of Tesla. The Tesla CEO is in talks with Google to get self-driving technology into Tesla’s future cars, according to Bloomberg. Musk, who says he’s a fan of the term “autopilot”...
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Bloomberg: Tesla's Elon Musk discussing self-driving car partnership with Google
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What's next for Tesla's Model S? Road safety and assistance tools may be on the docket, including self-driving technology that Elon Musk refers to as "autopilot," according to a Bloomberg report. The CEO has reportedly been in talks with Google about assistive tech -- the feature could be similar...
ELON MUSK: 'Autopilot Is A Good Thing In Planes, And We Should Have It In Cars' (TSLA)
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Tesla Motors is considering adding autonomous driving capability to its cars and has discussed the technology with Google, CEO Elon Musk told Bloomberg. Reducing the work of human drivers is a natural step, Musk said, though he used the term "autopilot" instead of "self-driving." "Self-driving sounds like it's going to...
Tesla Just Hired The Man Who Created The Best Aston Martin Ever
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Tesla has hired Chris Porritt, Aston Martin's Chief Engineer of Vehicle Engineering, to be its Vice President of Vehicle Engineers, the electric car company announced this afternoon. Porritt is the man who designed the Aston Martin One-77 supercar, a beautiful, rare model that was one of the world's fastest cars....
4 charts that show the slow but steady progress of electric cars
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It’s not all bankruptcies and lost government loans in the world of electric cars. Beneath the headlines about hard times for the companies, there’s a steady trickle of customers buying electric cars, charging stations being built, and at least one electric car company eking out a profit for the first time....
Electric car manufacturer Coda files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Fisker isn't the only electric car manufacturer that's failed to live up to expectations: today the parent company of Coda Automotive announced that it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and will be exiting the car business altogether. Bloomberg reports that Coda Holdings hopes to sell its assets...
To Infinity and Beyond: Elon Musk of SpaceX and Tesla Motors Added as Second Night Speaker at D11
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Earlier this week, we posted on the addition of Apple CEO Tim Cook as our opening night speaker at the 11th D: All Things Digital conference. Now, we are also thrilled to announce that Elon Musk will also take to the stage on our second night. For those who...
Tesla Is Planning ANOTHER Big Announcement For Tomorrow
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Tesla Motors will announce news tomorrow that will "up the ante" and "fix some mistakes," CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter today. It will be the third time in a month the electric car company comes out with some kind of news. In early April, Musk announced a new financing...
How To Cut The Line And Get A Tesla Model S Right Away
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Good news for rich, impatient, picky Tesla Model S electric-car wannabes. If you're looking to buy right now -- but can't abide a car sullied by a few thousand miles of loaner-car duty under the recently announced buy-it-now program -- Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] now offers a new but little-known option....
Another WARN class action suit for cleantech, this time for Coda Automotive
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A former employee of electric car company Coda Automotive has filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the automaker conducted mass layoffs in December 2012 without giving workers 60 days notice. The lawsuit is the second alleged WARN Act violation filed against an electric car startup this year, following a...
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