by Randall McAdory | Feb 2, 2021 | Autopilot, Electric Vehicles, Elon Musk, General Motors, GM Cruise Automation, Rivian, Tesla
According to Business Insider, Elon Musk is having discussions about selling Autopilot to automotive competitors. Some experts believe one or more automakers will actually license Autopilot given the challenges of developing competitive driver assistance systems. Most...
by Randall McAdory | Dec 29, 2020 | Amazon, Apple, Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Elon Musk, GM Cruise Automation, Microsoft, Rivian, TaaS, Tesla, Volkswagen, Waymo
Why is it that the Tesla fan believes all legacy automakers are doomed to fail in the race toward an electric and autonomous vehicle future? To the Fan Boys, a winner-take-all, zero-sum-game of Tesla winning while all others lose is the future. TI don not believe...
by Randall McAdory | Jun 27, 2020 | Amazon, Autonomous Vehicles, Ford, General Motors, Rivian, Tesla, Waymo
Recently I wrote that TaaS development seemed to be a three-horse race between GM, Tesla, and Waymo. Now it seems Amazon also has entered the autonomous vehicle race, if not for TaaS business reasons, then surely for reducing one of the company’s largest expenses: its...
by Randall McAdory | Mar 1, 2020 | Electric Vehicles, General Motors, Hummer, Polestar, Rivian, Tesla, Volvo
On Friday state senators in Colorado passed a bill allowing electric vehicle makers like Rivian to sell directly to consumers. For auto dealers, the most controversial part of the bill was removed. This provision would have allowed automakers with franchised...
by Randall McAdory | Jan 23, 2020 | Automotive Dealers, Rivian, Tesla
Tesla’s legal victory in Michigan would seem to open the door for other electric vehicle companies without established dealers to sell their upcoming EVs in the state direct to the consumer. University of Michigan law professor, Daniel Crane, wrote in a blog...
by admin | Oct 12, 2019 | Dyson, Electric Vehicles, General Motors, Internal Combustion Engine, Rivian, Tesla, Volkswagen
That’s part of the title of a recent article in Automotive News (subscription required) describing Dyson’s decision to stop the development of an electric vehicle. As described in a prior post as well as here on TaaS Master, the company described an...
