2022-11-14

10.41 - Yea4Trenton

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J. Fox, Nov 9, "Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora has a huge lead in his bid for a second term, putting him in a dominant position against two of his longtime foes, Council President Kathy McBride and Councilwoman Robin Vaughn, in the city's nonpartisan election. According to numbers from the Mercer County Clerk's office, Gusciora currently has more than 70% of the vote...." Read more

0:00 "F. Fishkin, Nov. 12, "As GM expands Super Cruise, assistant program engineering manager Jonathan Vitale joins Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin for a look at the capabilities now and in the future. Plus Ouster, Velodyne, Trenton Moves, TuSimple, Waymo, Tesla and more. Smart Driving Cars episode 291!" Open 01:00 GM Super Cruise assistant program engineering manager Jonathan Vitale 27:23 Trenton Moves 37:00 Ouster and Velodyne 38:45 Waymo 45:30 Tesla and Zoom

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Press release, Nov. 9, "GM is committed to expanding access to advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), bringing these technologies to more vehicles on more roads, while prioritizing safe deployment. We want to help our customers expand their driving experience with these systems, which is why we're laser-focused on testing, validating and improving our ADAS technologies to provide our customers with advanced features and systems — like the industry's first true hands-free advanced driver assistance system, Super Cruise....

J. Rosevear, Nov. 7, "Lidar makers Ouster and Velodyne have agreed to merge, combining roughly $400 million in market value. The companies said on Monday that they will join forces to increase their competitiveness in a market segment that has seen valuations plummet as investors have grown disillusioned with autonomous-vehicle technology.... "We all knew that there is a need for consolidation in the market," Pacala told CNBC. "This is us actually going out and doing it."…." Read more

F. Lambert, Nov. 1, "Tesla is reportedly planning to start importing electric cars made in China to the US, according to a somewhat-questionable report from Reuters. Update: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has now denied the Reuters report via Twitter. Reuters came out with a new report today that claims Tesla is currently validating a plan to import electric cars made at Gigafactory Shanghai in China to the US market...." Read more

2022-11-14

Gusciora leads big in Trenton; many council seats up in the air

SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 291 /PodCast 2 w/Jonathan Vitale, GM

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Expanding Access to Hands-Free Driving

Lidar makers Ouster and Velodyne agree to merge

Tesla plans to import China-made electric cars to US, says questionable report