Tesla has scaled back driver monitoring to be less naggy with the latest version of the Full Self-Driving (Supervised) suite, which is version 14.3.3. The latest version is already earning praise from owners, who are reporting that the suite is far less invasive when it comes to keeping drivers from Read more
Tesla has changed the 0-100 km/h acceleration spec on its new $39,490 CAD Model 3 Premium RWD in Canada for a second in less than three weeks. The car now lists a 6.2-second sprint — two full seconds slower than the 4.2 seconds Tesla advertised at launch on May 1. Read more
Stellantis already has a Leapmotor production deal in Spain. Now, Dongfeng’s Voyah EVs could be built in France.
MathWorks has released hardware support packages for Renesas’ RH850/U2A automotive microcontroller and RA6T2 industrial microcontroller, letting engineers deploy MATLAB and Simulink models directly to the target hardware without manually assembling toolchains, writing initialization code, or building custom flash scripts. The practical change: an engineer models a control algorithm in Simulink, Read more
The manufacturing, testing and engineering equipment from FLO EV Charging’s Auburn Hills, Michigan operations is going to auction. CA Global Partners and BidItUp are running a timed online sale with lots beginning to close at 10:00 am ET on May 28. FLO, a Canadian-founded company that operates as a vertically Read more
Vishay Intertechnology has introduced two AEC-Q102-qualified optocouplers designed for galvanic isolation in high-voltage EV applications—on-board chargers, DC/DC converters, and battery management system isolation stages. The VOWA617A and VOWA618A come in a widebody SMD-8 package and are built around the combination of high creepage distance and a high comparative tracking index Read more
Tesla has officially expanded its Full Self-Driving (FSD) suite in Europe once again, as it will now be offered to customer vehicles in Lithuania, marking a significant milestone as the second European Union country to offer the system. Tesla confirmed FSD’s rollout in Lithuania this morning: FSD Supervised now rolling Read more
Commercial EV builder Xos demonstrated a new mobile EV charging solution at the recent Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) Commercial Capabilities Showcase. Xos, one of 17 finalists selected from a national pool of commercial applicants, conducted a live outdoor demonstration of its Charger Hub, including real-time DC fast charging Read more
Jeep’s next vehicle may look a little like the Range Rover or Defender, or vice versa. Jeep and Ram’s parent company, Stellantis, announced a new alliance with Jaguar Land Rover to shake things up in the US. more…
Tesla has officially confirmed it will not build a manufacturing facility in India, ending nearly a decade of negotiations, false starts, and broken promises with the Indian government. India’s Minister of Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy confirmed the decision on May 19, putting a definitive end to one of the longest-running Read more