- Musk now saying that Tesla cars should have “full autonomy” in “approximately three years”
- "Within a year or two," Telsa could produce a car that can break 620 miles on a single charge; “2017 for sure”
- Full Interview: https://youtu.be/bl5vLC3Xlgc
- Audi President intends to turn its "e-tron Quattro SUV electric vehicle concept into a production model in 2018"
- Expects electric vehicles to "account for one-third of the company’s US sales by 2030"
- All-electric 500-horsepower Quattro SUV to travel ≈ 310 miles on a single charge; Tesla's Model X can do 270
- The WEpod "will be the first self-driving electric shuttle to run in regular traffic;" takes bookings via a dedicated app
- During its test phase, "a control room will monitor the vehicle and safety of its passengers"
- 6 person vehicle; max speed 25 kmph; "expected to expand to more routes and other regions in the Netherlands from May 2016 onwards"
- Google's self-driving cars "will soon cruise streets outside of its native California for the first time."
- "The pod-like cars will be on the road in a neighborhood in Austin, Texas in the next few weeks, according to Google."
- "Test driver inside and a temporary steering wheel in case of an emergency."
- Musk: "Model 3, our smaller and lower cost sedan will start production in about 2 years. Fully operational Gigafactory needed."
- Musk: "$35k price, unveil in March, preorders start then."
- The Model X, "which goes on sale this month, starts at about $70,000."
- "Google has filed a patent for new technology to identify and track potholes" in the U.S.
- "A variety of sensors and location-tracking info" would "help users avoid potholes and find alternate routes."
- "Correlating data from thousands or millions of vehicles [...] would give drivers current, real-time information" through Google Maps.
- "UberPool’s map shows a green line overlaid on a major artery street nearby."
- Uber compensates with a $1+ discount off the normal UberPool price along this green line.
- "In some cases that means walking a few blocks to your pickup spot. A little less convenient, a little cheaper."
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