Lora Kolodny
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Recent articles by Lora:
Tesla loses HR vice president and head of diversity Felicia Mayo
Tesla loses vice president of HR and head of diversity, Felicia Mayo, one of a few black woman executives to break Silicon Valley's glass ceiling. → Read More
Tesla loses key Autopilot engineer to self-driving truck start-up Embark
The departure of Tesla Autopilot perception lead Zeljko Popovic comes at a critical time, as Tesla is promising its electric vehicles will be capable of operating as "robotaxis" by the end of next year. Tesla also says it plans to start production of its long-awaited electric semi trucks by the end of 2020. → Read More
Hyundai backs Aurora to develop driverless systems for Kia and Hyundai models
Hyundai's investment in Aurora brings total capital raised by the self-driving car company to at least $700 million. → Read More
Elon Musk says Tesla still plans to offer insurance, but is waiting for an acquisition to close
The idea behind Tesla offering its own insurance would be to lower rates for drivers, leveraging internal data from Tesla's AutoPilot systems to justify that. → Read More
Elon Musk says Tesla has designed a submarine car like the one in 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
Tesla CEO Elon Musk delighted shareholders on Tuesday by revealing the company has designed a submarine car like the one from the James Bond movie, 'The Spy Who Loved Me.' → Read More
Elon Musk at Tesla shareholder meeting: 'It won't be long before we have a 400-mile range car'
CEO Elon Musk spoke at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting in Mountain View, California on Tuesday. → Read More
Jeff Bezos interrupted by protester, says space exploration is necessary to 'save the Earth'
Protestor rushes on stage at Amazon Re:MARS conference during keynote by Jeff Bezos → Read More
Elon Musk's SpaceX is now worth more than Tesla
Elon Musk's re-usable rocket venture is now worth more than his electric car company. → Read More
Tesla is rejiggering its Fremont factory to build the Model Y SUV and a Model S refresh
Starting up production of the Model Y in 2019 allows Tesla to tap into the growing SUV segment sooner rather than later. → Read More
Read Tesla CEO Elon Musk's email to employees where he says the company made an average of 900 Model 3s per day this week
The e-mail's optimistic tone helped Tesla shares turn positive for the first time in seven days. → Read More
Don't hold your breath waiting for Apple or Amazon to buy Tesla, Morgan Stanley analyst warns in private investor call
In a private call with Morgan Stanley clients on Wednesday, research analyst Adam Jones, a long-time Tesla bull, said it's extremely unlikely that big tech firms like Apple or Amazon would ever move to acquire the electric vehicle maker. → Read More
Read the email Elon Musk sent to Tesla employees calling for 'hardcore' control of expenses
The memo says that $2 billion in fresh funding would only cover 10 months of business at the company's first quarter burn rate. → Read More
Zipline, which delivers lifesaving medical supplies by drone, now valued at $1.2 billion
Zipline delivers lifesaving medical supplies by drone and has raised $190 million in recent venture capital fundraising to expand these services in Rwanda, Ghana and soon the U.S. → Read More
The biggest breakthrough in agriculture to help feed the planet may come from outer space
The No. 1 company on the CNBC Disruptor 50 list for 2019 is Indigo Ag, a start-up that's out to feed the world and help farmers make a good living without harming the planet. The key to its growth is hidden in the stars. → Read More
This robot can pick tomatoes without bruising them and detect ripeness better than humans
This robot can pick tomatoes without bruising them and detect ripeness better than humans → Read More
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says Elon Musk is wrong on robotaxi timing
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says Elon Musk's vision is right, but timing is wrong on driverless transportation. → Read More
Uber IPO is likely to price around $44 or $45 per share: Sources
Uber is preparing for its public debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. → Read More
Lyft riders in Phoenix will soon be able to hail Waymo driverless cars
Lyft riders in Phoenix will soon be able to hail Waymo driverless cars → Read More
Shares of fake meat company Beyond Meat soar as market tanks
Beyond Meat, which makes "plant-based meat" products now featured at Del Taco, TGIF and Carl's Jr., saw shares rise more than 13% in mid-day trading as the market tanked. → Read More
David Einhorn calls Elon Musk's Tesla promises 'a lot of horse---t'
At the Sohn Investment Conference on Monday, Greenlight Capital founder David Einhorn said CEO Elon Musk's Tesla promises are "horse---t." → Read More