Volkswagen R division's future is electric, executive says

Volkswagen R division’s future is electric, executive says

The electrification lies in the future of R. Antuan Goodwin / road show The future of Volkswagen’s performance-oriented R business unit is electric. At least electrified, says VW Group CEO Jürgen Stackmann. The executive told Top gear In an interview released last Friday, the future of the go-fast brand is “alive” even though it will…

Go X is unleashing 100 self-driving scooters on a large Georgia business park

Go X is unleashing 100 self-driving scooters on a large Georgia business park

Here at Roadshow we spend a lot of time thinking about the future – especially what the future will look like when the promise of autonomous transportation has become a reality. Many large and small companies have invested huge sums of money to be the first to find out. The youngest company is a small…

Trump says he's taking controversial COVID-19 drug hydroxychloroquine

Trump says he’s taking controversial COVID-19 drug hydroxychloroquine

President Donald Trump says he is taking a controversial drug to prevent COVID-19 infection. Drew Angerer / Getty For the latest corona virus pandemic news and information, visit WHO website. US President Donald Trump says he has taken hydroxychloroquine, a controversial antimalarial drug that has been advertised as a possible COVID-19 treatment“For about a week…

Tesla Gigafactory 1 could grow as partner Panasonic reports more profits

Tesla Gigafactory 1 could grow as partner Panasonic reports more profits

The Gigafactory is currently said to be overloaded. Tesla Tesla didn’t just pull one Profit in the first quarter of 2020, but its battery partner Panasonic said Monday that its battery business was also in the black for the second time. Now Nevada-based Gigafactory 1 could see an expansion. Reuters reported for the first time…

Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth and Cate Blanchett do virtual reading of James and the Giant Peach

Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth and Cate Blanchett do virtual reading of James and the Giant Peach

The actors Cate Blanchett (not Upton), Sarah Paulson, Eddie Redmayne, Ruth Wilson and Kumail Nanjiani visit the book James and the Giant Peach with director Taika Waititi. Video screenshot by Bonnie Burton / CNET If you ever wanted to Thor, Doctor strange or Valkyrie If you read a classic children’s book in person during the…

Tesla 'full self-driving' price will increase by $1,000 on July 1, Elon Musk says

Tesla ‘full self-driving’ price will increase by $1,000 on July 1, Elon Musk says

The autopilot always requires the driver’s full attention. Tesla Tesla’s infamous “fully self-propelled“The option will apparently experience a small price hike this summer. Potential buyers will have to pay around $ 1,000 more for this option from July 1st,” Elon Musk tweeted on Monday. The cost of the Tesla full self-driving option will increase by…

Google Pay: One big reason I switched from Samsung Pay

I switched to Google Pay from Samsung Pay and haven’t looked back

Samsung Pay has an outstanding function. Lexy Savvides / CNET With the occasional exception that I pulled a credit card out of my wallet, since the middle of March when I started, I barely reached into my purse Work from home and shelter on site. One arm of my sunglasses lazily hangs over the side…

Survey: 3 out of 4 Americans say driverless cars 'not ready for primetime'

Survey: 3 out of 4 Americans say driverless cars ‘not ready for primetime’

Startups, technology companies and automakers have been developing self-driving cars for years, but there are no real AVs for sale today. Waymo According to a survey of 1,200 US adults conducted earlier this year by the Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE), “nearly three in four Americans say autonomous vehicles are not ready for prime…