Hello from Quick Shift, where we're constantly discovering the many ways mobility life influences art, such as this new country music video about driverless trucks. -- Katie Burke
Bursting at the seams? Tesla CEO Elon Musk said last June that the company would need a new factory for the Model Y crossover since the current production plant in Fremont, Calif., was "bursting at the seams," but a new report says the vehicle will start production as early as November 2019 at Fremont. Meanwhile, Musk is assuaging concerns of Model 3 reservation holders claiming they've been leapfrogged in line.
Uber for ... everything? In its third-straight day of news announcements, Uber said it was expanding its services into short-term car rentals and public transit. The company is partnering with peer-to-peer car-sharing startup Getaround and Masabi, a mobile ticketing platform for public transportation, to allow customers more mobility options within the Uber app. Despite the expansion, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the company is still pursuing autonomous vehicles.
Quick hits:
- Automakers struggle with keeping driver attention while semi-autonomous systems in their vehicles are engaged.
- What Detroit is missing in its effort for industry leadership.
- Waymo learns from Alphabet sibling.
- Tesla Model X crash victim's family hires law firm to explore legal options.
- Didi Chuxing is also interested in becoming public transit.
- Is Uber Freight on its last legs?
- Take a peek at BMW's new autonomous driving center.
- The 5G war is only getting hotter.
- German law has codified an ethical framework for personal safety, and it might cause issues for autonomous vehicles.
- MIT Technology Review really loves these lidar systems from Luminar.
- People should really be thinking more about space junk.
- EVgo, Maven Gig make it easier for gig workers to charge cars quickly.
- Honda sensing safety tech will be standard in 2022.
