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Jul 14, 2020
Tesla scraps plans for its bargain version of the Model Y
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
Tesla is scrapping plans for a bargain Model Y SUV because of its short range on a single charge, CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet over the weekend.
Earlier this year, the electric car maker began producing its pricier, dual-motor all-wheel drive version of the Model Y, which starts at $49,000.
Tesla had planned to roll out a cheaper version of the Model Y — expected to be priced under $40,000 — with a single engine, rear-wheel drive and smaller battery. But Musk tweeted that the range on that vehicle would have been “unacceptably low” at less than 250 miles on a single charge.
Jul 13, 2020
Elon Musk on How to Travel Faster than Light Speed “Space travels faster than the speed of light”
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: cosmology, Elon Musk, physics, space travel
“There is conceivably a way to do warp drive.” Elon Musk discusses warping space within the known laws of physics, the expansion of the universe being faster than the speed of light (which allow us to see back in time when looking into space) and dark matter.
Jul 12, 2020
Elon Musk announces date for Neuralink presentation -‘AI symbiosis while u wait’
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, Elon Musk, robotics/AI
The Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, founded Neuralink, a company that is developing a brain-machine interface that could one day restore a variety of brain-related issues, including restoring eyesight and limb functionality, solve memory loss, even cure depression via a brain chip implant. Musk initially aims to focus on the medical aspect of the neural interface, like solving mobility issues with paralyzed individuals. Ultimately, his team aims to achieve ‘symbiosis’ with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Jul 12, 2020
Elon Musk Hints About His Wish to Set Up Tesla’s Second Gigafactory in Asia
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
We need one in Nigeria too.
Elon Musk has come to hint about his wish to set up Tesla’s second gigafactory in Asia. As he responded to queries on the Twitter handle, he indicated that the location of the second outlet won’t be necessarily inside China.
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Jul 11, 2020
Elon Musk becomes the seventh richest billionaire in the world
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in category: Elon Musk
Watch my hero Elon Musk.
Tesla CEO and tech mogul Elon Musk just swept past Warren Buffett on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index to become the world’s seventh wealthiest person. According to Bloomberg, Musk’s fortune on Friday increased by more than $6 billion, this came after Tesla’s stock which had been performing better than ever before in the past few weeks surged at the rate of 10.8% to an all-time high record of $1,544 per share. Its Market Capitalization value is standing at $286.5 billion which makes it the highest valued automotive company in the world.
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Jul 9, 2020
Neuralink progress update: what to know about Elon Musk’s major event
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: computing, Elon Musk, neuroscience
The brain-computer linkup firm, Neuralink, is set to reveal more about its progress toward its goals.
Jul 9, 2020
Tesla ‘very close’ to level 5 autonomous driving technology, Musk says
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, sustainability, transportation
SHANGHAI/BEIJING — U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc is “very close” to achieving level 5 autonomous driving technology, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Thursday, referring to the capability to navigate roads without any driver input.
Musk added that he was confident Tesla would attain basic functionality of the technology this year, in remarks made via a video message at the opening of Shanghai’s annual World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC).
The California-based automaker currently builds cars with an autopilot driver assistance system.
Jul 8, 2020
Elon Musk’s Boring Company is hosting a competition to see who can dig tunnels faster than a snail
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in category: Elon Musk
Elon Musk is hell bent on finding a way to dig tunnels cheaper and more quickly in order to avoid his least favourite thing: traffic.
Jul 8, 2020
Elon Musk and other competitors rushed to support Rocket Lab after the startup’s founder apologized for losing 7 satellites in a launch failure
Posted by Alberto Lao in categories: Elon Musk, satellites
When Peter Beck of Rocket Lab said he was “incredibly sorry” for losing his customers’ satellites, the company saw a surge of public support.