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Eric Walz

Originally hailing from New Jersey, Eric is a automotive & technology reporter covering the high-tech industry here in Silicon Valley. He has over 15 years of automotive experience and a bachelors degree in computer science. These skills, combined with technical writing and news reporting, allows him to fully understand and identify new and innovative technologies in the auto industry and beyond. He has worked at Uber on self-driving cars and as a technical writer, helping people to understand and work with technology.

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Tesla drops the price of the Model S by $7,500

May 24, 2017 12:56 PM WST

Tesla has dropped the price on the entry level Model S by $7,500. The starting price of the Model S is now $69,500, down from $77,000.

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Apple Granted a Permit in California to Test Autonomous Vehicles

May 21, 2017 6:32 PM WST

Apple revealed on Friday, April 14th (PDT) that it had been granted a permit to test autonomous vehicles on public roads in California.

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Honda Opens its Silicon Valley Lab for tech collaboration with Waymo and others

May 21, 2017 5:26 PM WST

Honda forms a new Silicon Valley company that will be known as Honda Innovations, which will collaboration with other businesses to support and develop advanced automotive technologies.

Honda Waymo Honda Innovations connected cars IoT Honda Xcelerator
Continental Opens Research & Development Center in Silicon Valley

May 21, 2017 10:40 AM WST

Continental opens a new location in San Jose, California in Silicon Valley. Continental expects to employ about 300 experts from all parts of the company that will work on pioneering solutions for the sustainable mobility of the future.

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GM adding 1,100 jobs at San Francisco Based Cruise Automation

May 20, 2017 5:26 PM WST

California officials announce an $8 million dollar tax credit to hire 1,100 workers at San Francisco based autonomous driving start-up Cruise Automation.

GM Cruise Automation self-driving car San Francisco Mary Barra autonomous car
Silicon Valley Start-up Luminar to Begin Production of its LiDAR

May 20, 2017 3:25 PM WST

Luminar, a Silicon Valley start-up has developed an improved Lidar for self-driving cars and announced that production will begin soon. Some features of this system are highlighted.

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Baidu acquires xPerception to develop technology for self-driving cars

May 20, 2017 12:15 PM WST

Chinese technology company Baidu purchases California based company xPerception with plans to accelerate the development of self-driving car technology.

Baidu xPerception self-driving cars AI computer vision autonomous cars

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Tesla drops the price of the Model S by $7,500

Tesla has dropped the price on the entry level Model S by $7,500. The starting price of the Model S is now $69,500, down from $77,000.

Apple Granted a Permit in California to Test Autonomous Vehicles

Apple revealed on Friday, April 14th (PDT) that it had been granted a permit to test autonomous vehicles on public roads in California.

Honda Opens its Silicon Valley Lab for tech collaboration with Waymo and others

Honda forms a new Silicon Valley company that will be known as Honda Innovations, which will collaboration with other businesses to support and develop advanced automotive technologies.

Continental Opens Research & Development Center in Silicon Valley

Continental opens a new location in San Jose, California in Silicon Valley. Continental expects to employ about 300 experts from all parts of the company that will work on pioneering solutions for the sustainable mobility of the future.

GM adding 1,100 jobs at San Francisco Based Cruise Automation

California officials announce an $8 million dollar tax credit to hire 1,100 workers at San Francisco based autonomous driving start-up Cruise Automation.

Silicon Valley Start-up Luminar to Begin Production of its LiDAR

Luminar, a Silicon Valley start-up has developed an improved Lidar for self-driving cars and announced that production will begin soon. Some features of this system are highlighted.

Baidu acquires xPerception to develop technology for self-driving cars

Chinese technology company Baidu purchases California based company xPerception with plans to accelerate the development of self-driving car technology.