Meta AI chief LeCun slams Elon Musk over ‘blatantly false’ predictions, spreading conspiracy theories
The spat began days earlier, on May 27, after Musk took to X to encourage people to apply for roles at his AI startup, xAI. The company, which last week announced it had raised $6 billion, is in a battle…
China’s capital city is opening a robotaxi route to a major train station, startup Pony.ai says
Robotaxi operator Pony.ai has begun testing rides with human staff inside between a suburb of Beijing and a major high-speed train station. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng That route between Beijing South Railway Station and the suburb of Yizhuang is set…
Hopes of a 10-year EV transition are ‘irrational’ pipe dreams because we don’t have enough battery materials—opening up a single copper mine takes 23 years
“It’s almost irrational, the expectation that we can electrify everything and have all the materials that we actually need for batteries and electric vehicles…by 2030, or 2035,” M. Stephen Enders, a professor at the Colorado School of Mines and a…
BYD and VW Turn Up the Heat on Tesla With Better Plug-in Hybrids and Cheaper EVs
Global auto makers are unveiling better cars and technologies in what is becoming an industry that has become more complicated and competitive every day. On Tuesday, Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD unveiled the fifth generation of its plug-in hybrid technology that…
Porsche reveals first-ever 911 hybrid sports car, starting at $164,900
2025 Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS hybrid sports car Porsche Porsche on Tuesday revealed the first-ever production hybrid version of its iconic 911 sports car, with a starting price of $164,900. The 2025 911 Carrera GTS hybrid marks a significant…
What a Tesla ‘Seagull’ Might Cost, and Where It Would Sell
The threat of cheap Chinese cars has Washington, and investors, atwitter. There isn’t anything magical about China’s ability to produce low-price cars. Tesla could do the same. It won’t though because few people want them. BYD cut the price of…
The ‘absolute worst’ of times for car buying are over
Car shoppers should have an easier time finding good deals this Memorial Day weekend than last. Dealerships are sitting on a glut of 2023 vehicles, leading to steeper discounts and lower interest rates than usual, the auto research firm Edmunds…
The ‘absolute worst’ of times for car buying are over
Faced with higher inventories, automakers and dealers are offering an average discount of $4,147 on last year’s models, Edmunds said — more than double the $1,919 average for ’22 models a year ago. The promotions could bring some relief to…
Tesla, in 2020, set a delivery goal of 20 million vehicles a year. Now it’s backing away from that
In 2020, Elon Musk made a declaration: Tesla aimed to sell 20 million vehicles by the end of the decade. In 2021 and 2022, the company repeated this objective, which is twice the number of cars sold by Toyota, in…
Chinese EV makers continue aggressive push into Europe under growing threat of tariffs
BYD Seal U electric car at the IAA Mobility 2023 international motor show on September 6, 2023 in Munich, Germany. Leonhard Simon | Getty Images News | Getty Images PARIS — Chinese electric carmakers are expanding into Europe even as…