Tesla decimates staff again (probably)
Hiring freeze too, until Musk changes his mind again
In a move which has nothing to do with supreme twit Elon [look at me] Musk losing a fortune buying Twitter to create a haven for US right-wingers, his electric car maker Tesla will stop hiring people and will fire one in ten workers.
Huawei wants to build cars
The US will probably have something to say about that
Huawei is hitting the road to get into the electric car industry – something which the US regulators will probably try to stop in the land of the free.
If it ever happens
The Tame Apple Press has been insisting for years that Apple is going to make a car, with the latest date being suggested as 2026. But now it seems that it has to front up to the fact that the car might just be expensive and disappointing.
AMD Powers Aisin Next-Generation Automated Parking Assist System
Aisin automated park assist in cars in 2024
With the finished acquisition of Xilinx, AMD got into a very interesting and unique automotive market. This well-oiled machine has been quite a successful growth factor for Xilinx. Back in 2006, the company had 5.4 million units shipped into the automotive market. Seven years later, the double-digit number of shipped units grew to 12.1 million.
Mass sodium-ion battery released
We don't need no expensive lithium
HiNa Battery has produced what it is calling the world's first mass production run of sodium-ion batteries which don't use expensive lithium.