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Model S at SIGGRAPH 2013 Nvidia booth 2013 SIGGRAPH Tue - a set on Flickr Computer Graphics conference always has Automotive presence, in terms of CAD ("3D visualization"). Went to Nvidia talk about high-end (GPU based) rendering applications, where Automotive design is a demanding sector...

Model S sighting, at Long Beach Grand Prix ("Roar on the Shore" pre-race Promotion) Model S sighting at the pre race Indycar Long Beach Grand Prix, on Wednesday 4/17 ("Roar on the Shore"). Background: ALMS & Indycar (along with Pirelli series) are racing at Long Beach. ALMS is known for...

LE MANS: Nissan Announces Electric LM24 Racer For 2014 There was a series of episodes on Auto Mfrs on History Channel, which I recorded on DVD. ALL the major mfrs (Ferrari, Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Audi, Volkswagen, Nissan, Toyota, etc) had Racing Programs to support development...

This 1hr documentary appeared on TV back in 2011 (in California): The Next Frontier: Engineering the Golden Age of Green see 21:00 into the movie

Audi had the winning LMP1 (Le Mans Prototype 1) on display, at 2013 CES: 2013 CES: Andre Lotterer / Audi LMP1 racer [ '13 CES Jan 8 ] with all 3 drivers present. Pics here: 2013 CES 1/8 - a set on Flickr Toyota/Lexus had their autonomous-navigation development car (parallel effort to...

I'm at 2013 CES, & the Nvidia booth had the Model S (like last year): Tesla Model S / Nvidia booth [ '13 CES Jan 11 ] I got there late (on last day, today), so I didn't get a chance to get an interview with the official Tesla PR person. Chevrolet had a booth with the Spark EV. Ford had a...

"Ghosts of of Who-Killed-the-Electric-Car" [ political inhibitors ] are still running around?? Transportation Industry & Tesla Motors (NADA lawsuit) mentioned: How Corruption Is Strangling U.S. Innovation - James Allworth - Harvard Business Review

Good read on Tech entrepeneurship by Bill Gross (Caltech alumni), his Idealab includes EV & Solar startups BILL GROSS: Here Are The 12 Lessons I've Learned In My 30 Years Of Being An Entrepreneur - Business Insider There are some other lessons, which have a positive/negative outlook for Tesla...

Electric-truck maker Smith Electric burns through cash

Electric car boom in Ind. city goes bust Electric car boom in Ind. city goes bust - CBS News

Elon Musk of SpaceX: The goal is Mars - latimes.com

"Success is 90% failure" -- Soichiro Honda Electric car battery company hits road bumps - CBS News Is A123 Electric Battery A Waste of $263 Million in Government Funds? - Forbes

2012 CES , interview with Tes PR Manager & Nvidia Automotive Mgr (Tesla Model S) 2012 CES I am wrapping up my 2012 CES coverage, will post more info later. Need to recover from 1 week of guerilla daily photo/video coverage: JUMPLIVE - Real Time Photo-Video Updates/OffRoad Racing Collection...

I was covering the 2012 pre Rose Bowl events (Pep Rallies for Wisconsin & Oregon on 12/31 & 1/1, respectively). I took the 704 bus from Union Station to Santa Monica, & passed the Tesla Motors store on Santa Monica Blvd (near 405 fwy). I noticed the maroon Model S in the showroom. I got there...

I am interested in acquiring a Tesla Roadster, for use both as a PR/Marketing tool & Development work (PEM/drivetrain & transmission). There is also the question of turnaround time. What are the trade-offs between models (2008, 2009, 2010, regular or Sport) & delivery times? Is the Sport...

Collection: 2009 LA Auto Show I'm sitting in an Outback Steakhouse in Glendale/CA, after leaving LA Auto Show @LA Convention Ctr, having uploaded my cellphone pics using my Macbook Pro + Sprint MiFi card. I woke up at 3:30am this morning, just got back from the Baja 1000. Turned on the...

California's Innovative Ideas Electric cars and solar power could help pull the state out of a recession. ABC News article here: http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/03/hot-wheels-the.html

I'm about to submit a proposal (NSF, DARPA, DoE/Dept of Energy, Fraunhofer Inst, or private funding sources), for an Interdisciplinary Cooperative/Collaborative R&D Inst. R&D has basically 2 components: 1) empirical testing ("Real World Knowledge") Auto Racing 2) analytical approach ("Book...

OK, Martin is let go along with Wally Rippel (Aerovironment engineer for GM EV1, Caltech alumni). Thus, alienating any future Caltech or UIUC involvement. Believe me, words travels fast. I heard on a comment, something to the effect "..& his Stanford buddies", I assume this is JDS. I will...

A German physicist friend (Perimeter Inst, founded by RIM the Blackberry people..remember, Martin had an appearance on a Blackberry commercial) was invited to SciFoo, based on her boss's presence last year. Here is the Flickr photo: on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Wrightspeed (?) there also: on...

Just blew in from China last Thu (for 8/1/08 solar eclipse in Inner Mongolia Desert): Solar Eclipse Aug 1/2008, China Wrapping up uploading, & then preparing for SIGGRAPH '08. Ed Catmull/PIXAR (also President of Disney Animation, PIXAR & Disney Animation merged 2.5 yrs ago) gave an...

Another entry that is along the lines of "Smart" car: Formula One design vet creating eco-smart city car | Green Tech - CNET News.com I personally have abandoned any idea of using fossil fuel car. I declared my 4x4 Dodge van non-operational for the next year (starting July 1), cancelled my car...

This reminds me of Auto Racing: egos + money + cars = conflict. 2006 Champcar San Jose GP, Tracy VS Tagliani incident (crash): YouTube - Champ Car San Jose 2006 Tracy/Tagliani scuffle LIVE audio: YouTube - Paul Tracy and Alex Tagliani Champ Car Fight "What the Fah! I have no cah!" --...

Toyota Seeks the Ultimate Battery The carmaker is relying on nickel metal batteries for the near future, noted Toyota chief Katsuaki Watanabe at a green forum in Tokyo Eye on Asia Toyota seeks the ultimate battery - BusinessWeek

I didn't post this earlier, since I got tied up with work (incl, UIUC went to the Rose Bowl) I got my Fall 2007 Resonance a few months ago: ECE Illinois - Resonance - U of I http://www.ece.uiuc.edu/news/resonance/pdf/FALL-2007.pdf#tesla Note the typo of "8,051 processors"..they mean Intel...