Ford and the University of Michigan are committing major funding and a major facility to work on robotics that will make our lives better in the future while also working on mobility projects that do the same.
There have been two Tesla crashes in the last week that have received considerable coverage. Both of these crashes happened to occur in Michigan. This comes on the heels on the NTSB singling out Tesla which can be read about here.
Tesla's stock has been rising in the past year, but despite Gigafactory expansions it hasn't introduced a new vehicle in years. Yet Ford is strengthening its lineup with electric Mustang Mach-E, Bronco and the 2021 F-150. Sanjeev Kumar from Car Indigo explains and opinions are his.
Tesla's projected investment towards Giga Berlin has risen to 6.9 billion dollars (5.8 billion Euros). At the same time, Elon Musk says "we are not in the desert here" responding to concerns the plant will cause water shortage in the region.