Author: Stephen Edelstein

Lightyear gets $11M to pivot from solar EV to supplier

Lightyear solar panel manufacturingLightyear secured approximately $11 million (10M Euros) of funding The funding will help the restructured business sell solar hardware Lightyear's moved on from attempting to build its own EVs Lightyear has secured 10 million euros (approximately $11 million at current exchange rates) to fund a new business of selling solar hardware for other...

Study: Drivers misusing and abusing Tesla Autopilot system

2024 Tesla Model 3A study found Tesla drivers are distracted while using Autopilot Tesla's Autopilot is a hands-on driver-assist system, not a hands-off system The study notes more robust safeguards are needed to prevent misuse Driver-assist systems like Tesla Autopilot are meant to reduce the frequency of crashes, but drivers are more likely to become distracted...

VW recalling certain 2003-2024 ID.4s due to air bag inflator

2024 Volkswagen ID.4Volkswagen is recalling a small number of ID.4 electric vehicles that may have improperly installed airbag inflators. The recall includes just 837 vehicles from model years 2023 and 2024. In these vehicles, nuts securing the primary inflator of the passenger front airbag may have been left loose at the factory. This could cause airbags to inflate...

Waymo using the Hyundai Ioniq 5 for next-gen self-driving taxis

Waymo's Hyundai Ioniq 5 self-driving taxiThe Hyundai Ioniq 5 will be Waymo's next-gen self-driving taxi Self-driving Ioniq 5s will be on the road late in 2025 Waymo didn't say what's happening with the self-driving Chinese Zeekr minivan The Hyundai Ioniq 5 will become Waymo's next self-driving taxi, deploying a new generation of the Google spinoff's Waymo Driver autonomous-driving system...

Redwood Materials will help BMW recycle EV batteries

BMW Vision Neue Klasse X conceptBMW will turn to Redwood Materials for recycling of batteries from its EVs, plug-in hybrids, and mild hybrids in the U.S., the automaker announced Thursday. The agreement, which covers the BMW, Rolls-Royce, and Mini brands, as well as BMW's motorcycles, will see Redwood work directly with BMW dealerships, distribution centers, and other U.S...