Chinese heavy equipment giant Zoomlion isn’t planning to deploy an army of humanoid robots on its factory floors in the future – they’ve got robots on the job right now. The company is already using these ‘bots to power its “third growth curve,” and th…
On today’s highly observant episode of Quick Charge, Waymo founder John Krafcik takes aim at Tesla’s Full Self Driving hardware limitations and Volvo Cars rolls out their most important new product of the 2020s: the all-new EX60 electric SUV!
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On today’s bitterly cold episode of Quick Charge, Elon says the chip he said was ready six months ago isn’t actually ready, Chinese carmakers make a deal with Canada, and a series of new, real-world studies prove that EVs will save your fleet money ove…
On today’s subscriber-focused episode of Quick Charge, Tesla stops selling Full Self Driving as the promise of a Tesla as an appreciating asset dies. Plus, someone’s getting a $200 million bonus and Komatsu introduces its own, IRL take on a transformin…
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Kubota showed up to CES 2026 with a number of advanced, autonomous, and electric agricultural equipment meant to make farming cleaner and greener. The best part? The company’s latest farm robot is called Transformer, and it’s just begging for an action…
On today’s heated episode of Quick Charge, a US Congressman claims Tesla’s poor design caused at least 15 deaths, Elon says he’s a few billion miles away from real Full Self Driving, and Volvo teases an incredible new EX60 with 400 miles of range.
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Instead of betting the farm on fully self-driving trucks from the jump, Chinese equipment and heavy truck brand SANY is putting a seasoned driver in a lead vehicle with as many as four autonomous heavy trucks programmed to follow his lead.
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