Tesla opened its first dedicated Semi factory in Sparks, Nevada, built to make 50,000 trucks a year. It has set no date for reaching that rate, so fleets and investors are working from a capacity target until the trucks ship.
Reality
- Evidence55
- Adoption30
- Hype gap+40
- Incentives60
- Confidence55
The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act cleared the House on Wednesday and now goes to the Senate, where 60 senators have already co-sponsored a version. Four automakers would have to refit hardware they took out.
Reality
- Evidence62
- Adoption38
- Hype gap+18
- Incentives70
- Confidence58
The Ojai vans picking up riders in San Francisco and Phoenix are built in Ningbo and land under a 127.5 percent tariff, a cost a fleet operator can spread over years of paid trips and a dealership cannot.
Reality
- Evidence44
- Adoption70
- Hype gap+16
- Incentives62
- Confidence50
Wired's interview with Slate design head Tisha Johnson makes the operator's case: budget hardware only converts when the cheapest thing about it is not the way it looks.
Reality
- Evidence28
- Adoption20
- Hype gap+38
- Incentives68
- Confidence34
Gravis Robotics says its retrofit autonomy kit works on Caterpillar, Deere, JCB and Hitachi machines. The productivity number is still the company's own.
Reality
- Evidence38
- Adoption32
- Hype gap+32
- Incentives72
- Confidence58