May 18, 2023 04:54:37 UTC
Editor’s Choice
People are just realizing what over-the-air upgrades do for their cars and how they could save you a fortune
May 15, 2023 | synopsis
“An update to your car’s software downloaded wirelessly via a SIM connection… As with your phone, you may be asked to confirm an update, although sometimes the car will make the decision automatically as soon as the update is available… the car will usually start the updates overnight… Updates to features you’ve already paid for (standard equipment on your car) will usually be free unless you’ve agreed on a model of subscription”.
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Electric Vehicles: An Analysis of Adoption and the Future of Oil Demand
May 15, 2023 | synopsis
“A passenger vehicle with a standard combustion engine in the US uses about 11 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per year. A motorcycle uses 1, a Class 8 truck about 24, and a bus uses more than 258 BOE per year.
“Since 2015, two- and three-wheeled vehicles, such as mopeds, scooters and motorcycles, have accounted for the largest portion of the oil saved…displacing demand by nearly 675,000 barrels of oil per day in 2015. In 2021, that figure. had grown rapidly to 1 million barrels per day.”
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Billionaire Investor George Soros’ Fund Dumped Its Entire Share In Tesla, Taking Advantage Of EV’s Maker’s 2023 Bounce
May 15, 2023 | synopsis
“Soros Fund Management had gradually added to its holdings in Tesla stock during the second quarter of 2022, holding about 132,000 shares at the end of last year…the fund likely enjoyed significant gains from the increase of the EV maker’s stock price this year. .
“The Soros fund also reduced its holdings in electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive and held 3.58 million shares at the end of the first quarter.”
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The car revolution enters the second half: Chinese electric vehicle expert
May 15, 2023 | synopsis
“Hong Kong engineering scientist CC Chan…believed it was time for the car revolution to enter a new phase…the first half is electrification, now it’s time to enter the second half, with the car chip and running. the system is the core technology… In the future, cars will transform from a traditional means of transportation to a smart mobile travel space, realizing the integration of networks of transport, energy, information and culture…”
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How Shell is increasing Forecourt sustainability in the UK
May 15, 2023 | synopsis
“Shell has more than 500 charging points at its yards across the UK, including nine 175kW ultra-fast chargers at its Fulham EV hub… it aims to reduce the impact of its yards, reduce emissions and boost ‘circular economy throughout the network.
“…Shell plans to open more EV hubs in the future… install new EV chargers in its existing forecourts and aims to roll out up to 800 EV charging points in up to 100 Waitrose stores across the UK by 2025.”
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A former naval aviator on why autonomous vehicles are so risky
May 14, 2023 | synopsis
At NHTSA, [Cummings] looked at data from cars operating with different levels of automation and pushed for safer standards around autonomy.
“We at NHTSA have not been able to answer the question of who is less likely to be in an accident, without data…people with ADAS-equipped cars are more likely to exceed.
“…the day when artificial intelligence in cars can handle all road conditions, all the time, will not be in my lifetime.”
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Tesla begins monitoring yawn and eye blink controllers
May 14, 2023 | synopsis
“Tesla has been criticized for not putting much emphasis on driver monitoring with its advanced driver assistance features… the automaker has also started using its cockpit-facing camera in 2021. Tesla uses camera to make sure the driver is looking at the road and not using handheld devices.
“Green, a Tesla hacker known for revealing new features found in Tesla’s software … discovered that the automaker is now tracking … yawns and blinks.
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Lyft CEO says company is doing ‘everything we can’ to be ready for self-driving cars that will be here ‘sooner than you think’
May 14, 2023 | synopsis
“…the company does not plan to use self-driving cars immediately, it is preparing as the technology advances.
“Technology for self-driving cars is expanding every day around the world, but companies actively using them for ride-sharing services are still limited to companies like Waymo in San Francisco… new features announced by Lyft this week, including the ability for passengers to request a ride upon landing at an airport.”
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Tesla shareholders ask: Are automotive supply chains and labor rights incompatible?
May 14, 2023 | synopsis
“… a shareholder of which intends to propose a resolution at the 2023 annual meeting to request reports on plans to eradicate child labor and forced labor from Tesla’s supply chain.
A 2023 study…finds that major car, battery and electronics manufacturers are doing too little to ensure the cobalt they use does not involve child labor in the DRC’s many unsafe “artisanal” mines…”
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How big oil is manipulating the way we think about climate change
May 14, 2023 | synopsis
“The gamekeeper ran ahead of them down the road, dragging a sack of red herring drags….
“…the idea of a carbon footprint calculator was first invented by the geniuses at British Petroleum, not to encourage conservation, but to focus consumers’ attention on their own emissions and distract them of the incomparably greater emissions of the industry itself.
“Another example of this subterfuge, also of fossil fuel, is the idea of carbon sequestration.”
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