'Elon is gambling' — How Tesla is proving doubters right on why its robotaxi service cannot scale

‘Elon is gambling’ — How Tesla is proving doubters right on why its robotaxi service cannot scale

The very day Elon Musk expanded the boundaries of his three-week-old autonomous ride hailing service in Austin, Joe Tegtmeyer’s Tesla tried to illegally run a railroad crossing just as a locomotive approached. “The robotaxi did not see that, and the safety observer had to stop the vehicle until the train had passed. So there’s a…

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Explainer | What you need to know about China’s export restrictions on 8 key EV battery technologies

Explainer | What you need to know about China’s export restrictions on 8 key EV battery technologies

China’s latest export restrictions on eight key electric vehicle (EV) battery technologies officially took effect this week, about half a year after it announced its intention to implement them. According to the rules announced by the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology, manufacturers using the technologies in the production of EV…

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