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Finding Your Identity with Dustin Odham
In an era where screens dominate our time, finding your personal identity becomes a challenge. Our generation is shaping itself based on an increasingly virtual world, often losing touch with the inner self. In fact, a recent study suggests that we could end up spending at least ten years of our life in front of […]
Conversations from Shoptalk Europe: Retail Refined meets with Christoffer Sellin from COS
Shoptalk Europe 2023 brought the technologies and channels driving the future of retail into a clear perspective. This year’s annual event from May 9-11 in Barcelona allowed Retail Refined’s Melissa Gonzalez to sit down with key stakeholders making a difference in the market. COS (Collection of Style) is a European fashion brand doing innovative things […]
Why the Merger of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is Great for Golf
The PGA Tour, LIV Golf, and DP World Tour have announced their merger, putting an end to the conflict that has dominated sports business news for the past 18 months. This merger is expected to bring more financial opportunities, increased accessibility for fans, and a variety of golf events. It is seen as a […]
Tesla’s Master Plan Part Three: Musk Goes Big on Ambition, Short on Bells and Whistles
Investor day didn’t turn out to be Christmas in Austin, Texas. Elon Musk revealed the third part of Tesla’s Master Plan, which aims to eliminate fossil fuels and convert the world to sustainable energy. Details of “Master Plan 3” include a myriad of sustainable goals through home heat pump installations, adding more electric vehicles, […]
On the Road – Tesla Style
Let’s talk about Tesla. The electric car company founded in 2003 has arguably made headlines nearly every year since their first production of an EV, the Roadster, in 2008. And despite the sharp and steady decline in stock market value over the past nine months, Tesla has posted strong Q4 sales, in fact, the […]
The Need for Radar and Visual Cameras for Autonomous Driving
The promise of fully autonomous driving, glimpsed by the emergence of Tesla, may have hit a speed bump. The FCC granted approval for Tesla to use a new radar in its vehicles. And Tesla recently filed for an extension to this confidential treatment. But didn’t Tesla remove radar on some of its cars in […]
Tesla to Add Radar in Hopes of Achieving Full Self Driving in Vehicles
Tesla radar technology is back in the news. Last year Elon Musk made it clear that Tesla was ditching its radar technology and that Full Self Driving (FSD) would be made safer by only using Vision, or camera-only, technology. However, Tesla’s Certification Engineer, Cindi Li, wrote to the FCC last week asking for a confidentiality […]
What Tesla Electric Semi-trucks Mean for Pepsi Co. and the Trucking Industry
Elon Musk recently shipped the first order of the Tesla electric semi-trucks to Pepsi Co. with a few more companies to follow in coming months. This marks the beginning of Tesla’s new long-range hauling vehicle finally hitting the road and entering into the shipping and hauling industry. Bob Galyen of Galyen Energy LLC notes that […]
Do Tesla’s Outages Reflect a Software Challenge for OEMs?
Earlier this year, Tesla users found themselves in a bit of a digital pickle when the car company’s mobile app experienced a worldwide outage, which users need to lock, unlock and start their vehicles. Though the app-based access point is meant to create ease of use and an elevated tech-focused experience, it acted as a […]
Volkswagen Strengthens Hold in US Vehicle Market with EV Push
After establishing a confident market share in Europe and commanding over 20% of the market in China, Volkswagen is hoping to finally make a splash in the one market it can’t quite seem to get a hold on – the US. Its strategy? Placing even more confidence in its EV future. That confidence is coming […]
Carmakers Learn to Live With Chip Shortage: Auto Sales Update
(Bloomberg) — Automakers’ sales soared in the second quarter as resurgent consumers snapped up sport utility vehicles and pickups, but thin inventories created by the global semiconductor shortage are tempering the pace of the industry’s recovery. General Motors Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and others said Thursday that their sales soared in the most recent quarter, […]
Tesla Sells $101 Million of Bitcoin to Demonstrate the Currency’s Liquidity
Elon Musk said Tesla Inc. demonstrated the liquidity of Bitcoin by selling 10% of its holdings during the first quarter. Watch below as Bloomberg’s Katie Greifeld and Bloomberg Intelligence’s Mike McGlone discuss on “Quicktake Charge.” “Bitcoin, Tesla’s figured out, is becoming a new version of gold.” Host: Can you just explain to us […]