Tesla TSLA gained nearly 5% after reporting record-high quarterly vehicle deliveries. Total deliveries of vehicles comprising Model S, Model X and Model 3 through the June quarter of 2019 was better than the expectations of most analysts. Apparently, the s…
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Tesla Model 3 as safe as houses according to crash tests
There were always doubts about the safety of Tesla’s vehicles. These were partly justified, both with regard to the autopilot and the software in general, but also with regard to the quality of the bodywork, which long-established carmakers had smiled at for …
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Friday briefing: Apple may finally replace its flawed MacBook butterfly keyboards
Get WIRED’s daily briefing in your inbox. Sign up here Since 2015, the keyboards of Apple’s MacBooks have used an underlying butterfly design to allow key presses. Now, after the departure of Jony Ive, it’s emerged the company may replace the mechanism, whic…
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BMW poised to pick production chief as CEO after Krueger bows out
By Edward Taylor FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW board member Oliver Zipse, a 55 year-old company veteran, is the front runner to become the carmaker’s new chief executive, sources said on Friday after Harald Krueger announced he would not stay on beyond April 202…
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The Departure of BMW’s CEO Shows The Worsening Environment For Car Companies And Their Stocks
With todays news that BMW’s CEO, Harald Krüger, would not seek election to another term, the poor performance of BMW’s stock has come into focus. I have spent my entire adult life following autos and have made many pilgrimages to BMWs majes…
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