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Tesla is 'headed for the graveyard,' predicts former GM exec Bob Lutz

9/18/2018, 10:02:44 PM
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a nice guy who doesn't know how to run a car company, says Bob Lutz, former vice chairman of General Motors. ✔ He's got 9,000 people in that assembly plant producing less than 150,000 cars a year ✔ It's an automobile company that is headed for the graveyard, he said on Closing Bell ✔ Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Lutz's remarks ✔ Oppenheimer & Co makes a market in the securities of Tesla


Ford Performance's big plans for Bathurst | Drive.com.au

9/18/2018, 9:51:28 PM
First Aussie laps for Ford's GT Le Mans car


Japan eager to be on board vertical-takeoff 'flying cars'

9/18/2018, 9:57:41 PM
Electric drones booked through smartphones pick people up from office rooftops, shortening travel time by hours, reducing the need for parking and clearing smog from the air. This vision of the future is driving the Japanese government's "flying car" project. Major carrier All Nippon Airways, electronics company NEC Corp and… ✔ It says Los Angeles and Dallas, Texas, and locations in Australia, Brazil, France and India are other possible locations for its services ✔ Unlike regular airplanes, with their aerodynamic design and two wings, Uber's Elevate structures look like small jets with several propellers on top ✔ This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


You thought Dieselgate was over? It’s not.

9/18/2018, 9:51:24 PM
The scandal of Volkswagen caused political turmoil in Germany ✔ Photo by Anthony Dias for The Verge It’s been an electrifying month for the German auto industry ✔ Just in time for Dieselgate’s third anniversary, the European Commission announced that it is intensifying its investigation into whether VW, Audi, Daimler, BMW, and Porsche colluded on diesel emissions starting as far back as in the early 1990s


Madden Tops US Sales Charts for August

9/18/2018, 11:33:59 PM
The best-selling launch in the franchise since Madden NFL 2013. ✔ With this, the original Call of Duty is the only mainline game in the series that can’t be played on the Xbox One family of systems ✔ The industry as a whole is doing well, as hardware, software and accessory spending is up 26 percent year to date ✔ For more on Madden NFL 19, check out our wiki guide for tips and tricks, team ratings and more.


Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 2019 Review | Price, performance and tech

9/18/2018, 9:51:29 PM
We test drive Lamborghini's hard-core, high-performance Aventador SVJ and evaluate it for price, performance, handling and features


Tesla facing Justice Department investigation over Elon Musk tweets

9/18/2018, 9:00:52 PM
The electric automaker is also facing an SEC investigation and multiple shareholder lawsuits over chief Elon Musk's tweets last month that he had the “funding secured” to take the company private.. ✔ The surprise announcement on Aug. 7 sent Tesla’s stock price soaring by nearly 11 percent, cementing its place as one of the most valuable U.S. car companies ✔ The company is also facing whistleblower complaints from former employees, including Martin Tripp, who alleged that Musk lied to investors about the company’s production


Alexa goes audiophile: Why Amazon may finally be getting serious about audio

9/18/2018, 11:10:23 PM
Commentary: A report says Amazon will announce an amp, a receiver and a sub with Alexa on board. Can the retail giant truly appeal to the audiophile? ✔ CNBC reports the company is planning at least eight new devices including a microwave oven, an amplifier, a receiver, a subwoofer, and an in-car gadget powered by Alexa and due by the end of the year ✔ My colleague David Katzmaier really enjoyed the Fire TV Cube, a universal remote and streaming box combo ✔ Everything you need to know about the Amazon Echo: Here's a helpful cheat sheet


Google Maps and iOS 12 update bring reliable directions to Apple CarPlay

9/18/2018, 11:16:54 PM
You're not stuck with Apple Maps anymore ✔ But that was a low bar and we still find ourselves using Google Maps as our default navigation software ✔ This makes the CarPlay experience infinity familiar and useful, and overall, it's nice to see Apple becoming more receptive to opening up its software ecosystem


An Intel drone fell on my head during a light show

9/18/2018, 11:30:37 PM
It didn’t hurt. I thought someone dropped a small cardboard box on my head. It felt sharp and light. I was sitting on the floor, along the back of the crowd and then an Intel Shooting Star Mini drone dropped on my head. Audi put on a massive show to reveal its first EV, the […] ✔ Audi put on a massive show to reveal its first EV, the e-tron ✔ The automaker went all out, put journalists, executives and car dealers on a three-story paddle boat and sent us on a two-hour journey across San Francisco Bay ✔ Hundreds of drones take to the sky and perform a seemingly impossible dance and then return home ✔ But are they ready to be used inside, above people’s heads


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