By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 30, 2022 There seems to be no love lost between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former AI Director Andrej Karpathy. During the recently-held AI Day 2022 presentation, Musk ended up trolling Karapthy with a “Software 2.0” joke, prompting the former Tesla executive to accept a Tesla Tequila-related dare. Karpathy,
Mercedes-Benz this week unveiled a concept celebrating a partnership with “League of Legends” and the video game’s Riot Games publisher. The concept is strictly for the virtual world, and as a result the design team, led by Mercedes design chief Gorden Wagener, could create elements not possible in the real world. “Because of the virtual
NEW DELHI — A comprehensive trade deal between India and the European Union could pave the way for Mercedes-Benz to produce more cars in the South Asian nation, potentially making it an export hub, Mercedes’ India chief, Martin Schwenk, told Reuters. In June, the EU and India relaunched talks for a free trade agreement with
Sep 29, 2022 Associated Press Conor Daly ended the 2021 IndyCar season without a job and unsure where his racing career was headed. Just about a year later, he’s brought a new sponsor to motorsports that not only shored up Daly’s future but now has him prepared to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut. Daly
A TikToker going by the handle srt_ray6.4 recently posted video footage of an interaction he had with a police officer who claimed that the exhaust on his Dodge Challenger Hellcat was not in line with state regulations relating to decibel levels, despite the car allegedly being stock. In two videos, compiled by YouTuber SoCal Super,
A package of new- and used-vehicle warranties with new certified pre-owned programs is helping Spitzer Automotive Group of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida get customers in the door during a period of low inventory. Last year, the group introduced its “Spitzer Shield,” a suite of benefits that includes a nationwide lifetime powertrain warranty on new vehicles
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla demonstrates an early prototype of the Optimus humanoid robot at its AI Day 2022 on Sept. 30 Screenshot Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other leaders from the automaker’s AI and hardware teams spoke at the company’s 2022 AI Day, an engineer-recruiting event in Palo
In this episode of Roadkill Garage, Freiburger and Dulcich tackle the easy task of upgrading the handling of the T-37 only to have their most infuriating build to date. #roadkillgarage #motortrend #pontiac MotorTrend is the ultimate streaming destination for gearheads coupled with the latest automotive research and news. MotorTrend preferred music partner: PrimalHouse Music Get
Stockholm-headquartered renewable energy developer OX2 has signed letters of intent with Swedish edible seaweed companies Nordic SeaFarm and KOBB to explore the possibility of seaweed farming at one of OX2’s offshore wind farms. Seaweed and offshore wind OX2’s Galatea-Galene huge 1.7 gigawatt offshore wind farm will be sited off Halland, a county on the western coast
John Elkann, the scion of Italy’s Agnelli clan, sees potential for a “new Tesla” to emerge from the current wave of energy transition at a time his family’s Exor holding is investing in startups, including some focused on cleaner sources. “There is a lot of excitement in energy transition, and not just for automotive, at
5:19 PM ET Associated Press Alex Bowman will miss Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway with a concussion that the Hendrick Motorsports driver apparently suffered last week at Texas. HMS said Bowman was evaluated Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina, and ruled out of this weekend’s playoff race. Noah Gragson will drive the No.
Hurricane Ian has been wreaking havoc on the southeast United States and especially Florida, with the extreme rain and winds causing large amounts of property damage to those in heavily affected areas. Unfortunately, part of that property damage now includes a McLaren P1, which was purchased by its new owner just a week prior. The
Tesla Inc. plans to push global production of its top-selling Model Y and Model 3 electric vehicles sharply higher in the fourth quarter and build on that growth in 2023 as newer factories in Austin and Berlin ramp production, internal plans reviewed by Reuters show. Tesla’s production forecast, if achieved, would put the EV maker
Electric-vehicle startup Arrival SA‘s shares surged after it said it’s in talks to raise capital to build and sell its products in the U.S. The company, which is primarily UK-based, also said it’s a step closer to operating so-called microfactories to produce battery-powered vans. The shares rose more than 15 percent in premarket U.S. trading
Traffic moves across the Brooklyn Bridge, August 2, 2018 in New York City. On Thursday, the Trump administration announced a proposal to weaken fuel-efficiency requirements for the nation’s cars and trucks. The rollback is likely to spark legal challenges from California and other states. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images New York
Alpine has a more hardcore version of its A110 sports car in the works. The French performance marque this week released a teaser video of the car which will be called the A110 R. A debut is expected on Oct. 3. The A110 made its debut at the 2017 Geneva auto show, and in 2020
We open in an unlikely place for an opulent SUV designed for rich suburbanite:; a rough, steep Colorado trail. The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV balances with its left front wheel 18-inches off the ground. The opposite front corner is at full jounce, while the passenger rear wheel is also hanging free with its suspension at
Mercedes-Benz and Volvo Cars are suspending operations at U.S. plants in South Carolina ahead of the arrival of a storm that has already caused massive destruction as well as least seven deaths in Florida. Volvo’s plant, which employs 1,500 people, stopped building the S60 at about 11 a.m. local time (5 p.m. CEST) on Thursday.