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- Automobile
Hackers hit automotive component supplier Denso, 1.4TB data stolen
New Delhi: Automotive component supplier Denso on Monday confirmed that its group company in Germany network was hit by a cyber attack. The hackers illegally accessed the company’s Germany operations on March…
- Automobile
Tesla offers free EV charging near Ukraine for people fleeing country
Kyiv: Electric vehicle company Tesla has started to offer free Supercharging in several countries around Ukraine for people fleeing the country following the Russian invasion. In an email to local owners, Tesla…
- Technology
Automakers have no choice but to become tech or software firms
New Delhi: As digital technology becomes the differentiator in the car, automakers will soon have no choice but to become tech or software companies themselves, a new report has forecast. The automotive…
- Automobile
Volkswagen acquiring Huawei’s autonomous driving unit
New Delhi: German motor vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen is in talks with Huawei to acquire its autonomous driving unit for billions of dollars, the media reported. According to Germany’s Manager Magazin, Volkswagen and…
- Automobile
Musk recalls billionaire who once said Tesla would fail
San Francisco: Elon Musk has revealed that billionaire investor and Vice President of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger once told him that Tesla would fail. On Wednesday, the 98-year-old investor said cryptocurrencies should…
- World
US regulatory agency sues Tesla for racial discrimination, harassment
San Francisco: The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DEFH) has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk-run Tesla, alleging systematic racial discrimination and harassment at its Fremont manufacturing plant in the…
- Automobile
India rejects Tesla’s call for tax benefits: Report
New Delhi: The Indian government has turned down a demand of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle (EV) company Tesla for tax breaks to import electric cars, saying rules already allow bringing…
- Automobile
Tesla recalls ‘self driving’ feature that lets cars roll through stop signs
San Francisco: Electric vehicle company Tesla is disabling a self-driving feature in nearly 54,000 vehicles that can prompt cars to autonomously perform a “rolling stop” — a maneuver in which the vehicle…
- Automobile
Tesla lost USD 109 bn in single day amid weak outlook for 2022
New Delhi: Despite delivering a record number of cars in 2021, Elon Musk-run electric car maker Tesla lost nearly $109 billion in market valuation in a single day after its fourth-quarter earnings…
- Automobile
Tesla quietly unveils fleet of new electric trucks: Report
San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla has quietly unveiled a fleet of new ‘Tesla Semi’ electric trucks as part of its new financial result report. However, there is no word…
- Automobile
LG Energy Solution, GM to build $2.1 bn battery factory in US
Seoul: South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd said on Tuesday that it would spend $2.1 billion together with General Motors (GM) to build another electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in…
- Technology
Panasonic to mass produce next-gen batteries for Tesla in 2023
San Francisco: Panasonic is reportedly planning to mass-produce new lithium-ion batteries as early as 2023 for Tesla that could increase the range of electric vehicles by up to 20 per cent. According…
- Automobile
Tesla Cybertruck production dates removed from website
San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla has reportedly removed the dates about Cybertruck production from its website. According to The Verge, order page on Tesla’s Cybertruck site previously told buyers:…
- Automobile
Tesla asks fanbase to support push to allow direct sales in NY
San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla is using its “Tesla Engage” platform to ask its fanbase to support a new push to convince the New York governor and legislature to…
- Automobile
Court approves $240 mn acquisition of Mahindra’s SsangYong Motor
Seoul: A Seoul court on Monday approved a local consortium’s acquisition of Mahindra & Mahindra-owned SsangYong Motor by Edison Motors for $254 million, paving the way for the financially-troubled carmaker to get…
