Tesla has announced its fourth quarter numbers, showing that the company once again missed meeting its vehicle delivery targets. The main reason behind the shortfall is production delays. The company was able to deliver 22,200 vehicles during the final quarter of 2016, up from 17,478 units it sold for the same quarter a year earlier.
Faraday Future has finally unveiled its highly anticipated first electric vehicle at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show. Dubbed simply as the FF91, Faraday Future's electric car will be limited to just 300 Alliance Edition models which will be made available to customers who have paid the $5,000 deposit. Faraday Future is expected to make the first deliveries of the FF91 in 2018.
Tesla has started releasing its much-awaited Autopilot update. The new update was announced by the company's CEO Elon Musk on Saturday. He said that the update had been sent to a select set of newer Tesla cars. The company will continue sending the update to other vehicles this week.
Ford is working to develop a hybrid version of its highly popular Mustang. The vehicle will be electrically-powered and will also have a gasoline engine. The company plans to put these automobiles on the road by 2020.
Fiat Chrysler has revealed an electric concept car called "Portal" with double-sliding doors, ten docking stations to charge electronic devices like smartphones and tablets, and a selfie camera. The car is claimed to have a range of over 250 miles (400 kilometers) and will be able to operate semi-autonomously.
A new research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) using a computer model has revealed that apps like Uber and Lyft can solve the traffic problems in New York. According to the results of the study, 3,000 of carpooling vehicles could take over the 14,000 cabs in the busy city.
United States security agencies are currently testing a lie-detecting security kiosk called "AVATAR" (Automated Virtual Agent for Truth Assessments in Real-Time). The kiosk has a face on the screen which will ask questions to travelers and will detect changes in the eyes, voice, gestures, and even curling of toes to determine potential risk.
Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn is aiming to fully automate its factories, said Dai Jia-peng, general manager of the company's automation committee.
A US-based startup has created "Juno," a $49 four-in-one smart makeup mirror with auto-sensing technology.
Tesla's Autopilot system is believed to have saved a Norwegian family from getting into a high-speed car accident. The incident was revealed through a video footage taken from the dashcam of the car. The video suggests that Tesla's Autopilot system may be more efficient than human judgment in predicting and avoiding a collision.
