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Automotive News gets a peek into day-to-day life at three self-driving car companies in this former steel town.
After 17 years with BMW, where he chief of design, Chris Bangle heads his own design consultancy. One of the firm's primary projects is a vehicle called Reds, which upends decades of thinking about the design and purpose of a vehicle.
Tesla reported net income of $312 million for the third quarter, its first GAAP profit in two years, as revenue doubled amid rising production of the Model 3 sedan. Record deliveries of the Model 3 at gross margins of nearly 20 percent drove free cash flow of $881 million, leaving the EV maker with $3 billion in cash on hand.
Simulated test drives enable the company to "catch a lot of things we wouldn't be able to catch otherwise, or which would take forever to see in the real world."
Tesla appears to be trying to expand its delivery operation, but volunteers assume their work isn't over.
Even with the U.S. regulators pursuing further investigations of Elon Musk and Tesla, the electric automaker's CEO seems unable to put the open-and-shut case against his "funding secured" tweets behind him.
Security professionals lament that industries tend to underappreciate the risks they face until a major hack or breach jolts them awake. On July 1, a robotics supplier received just such a jolt.
Security professionals lament that industries tend to underappreciate the risks they face until a major hack or breach jolts them awake. On July 1, a Canadian robotics supplier received just such a jolt.
Elon Musk has a history of announcing important decisions about Tesla via Twitter without consulting the company's board or high-level executives, one former senior executive told Automotive News.
As cybersecurity becomes an ever-more pressing concern for automakers, the auto industry is embracing bug bounty programs. The automakers invite hackers to test certain systems, and offer cash incentives if the hackers find holes.
