Ever since Elon Musk first announced that Tesla will be making a relatively affordable electric sedan in 2016, people have been waiting with bated breath to get their hands on the steering wheel.
Even multiple manufacturing delays couldn’t diminish that anticipation.
Cheddar’s Hope King got a first-hand look at the mass market vehicle Monday with Josh Ong, an eager customer on Tesla’s months-long waitlist.
“For me the first reason I wanted it was the technology,” said the communications director at Cheetah Mobile. “This is really the ultimate gadget.”
More than a half million people have preordered the Model 3. But after multiple delays -- Tesla delivered just 1,500 of the vehicles in the fourth quarter -- many have given up and canceled their requests.
A ride-sharing scooter startup said Tuesday it is suspending operations in New York City after a second fatal crash in less than two weeks.
Plus.AI co-founder, Shawn Kerrigan, says the future of the trucking industry lies in autonomous technology. Kerrigan expects the industry to move into full autonomy by 2024.
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, these are the top stories that moved markets and had investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs talking this week on Cheddar.
Amgen Foundation is doubling down on its support for virtual education platform Khan Academy with a $3 million grant.
The global pandemic is forcing a pullback by advertisers on Twitter, but it’s also led to an unprecedented surge of users.
Microsoft has developed technology to help the company on its road to carbon negative by 2030. Chief Environmental Officer, Lucas Joppa, said Microsoft looks to be the blueprint for other companies to reduce their carbon footprints.
The Amal, or Hope, orbiter is the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission.
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, these are the top stories that moved markets and had investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs talking this week on Cheddar.
Netflix added a flood of new subscribers amid the coronavirus pandemic and also offered clues to a possible successor for founding CEO Reed Hastings, who on Thursday named the company’s chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, as co-CEO.
The ruse discovered Wednesday included bogus tweets from Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a number of tech billionaires.
