Buzz, News in March 23 – Tesla, Edge Service Provider

Tesla will build its next Gigafactory in Mexico, Monterrey

Elon Musk said at the company’s annual Investor Day on Wednesday, that Tesla is building a new Gigafactory near Monterrey, Mexico. Senior Vice President of Powertrain and Energy Engineering Andrew Baglino said, we are aiming to churn out 20 million EVs a year and this plant will add significant value in that direction.

• Waymo is starting completely Driverless Taxi Tests in Los Angeles

After a rigorous cycle of testing, validation and safety readiness evaluation – Waymo is starting fully-autonomous (no human driver) testing in LA. It is the third city to see fully driverless Waymo vehicles. These driverless, autonomous cars are not yet ready for rush hour traffic.

• Edge Service Provider Graphiant Finds ‘Surprising’ Ally in Telcos
  Cloud-Based Edge Service Provider Graphiant exited stealth just few months ago. And now much to the surprise of the company’s executives and staff, Graphiant has partnered with both small, regional and large, multinational service providers. According to VP Matt Krieg – “The response has been amazing. We have had so much interaction, so much traction, so much discussion with partners, with enterprise customers, and other technology partners that we thought are our competitors.”

• Amazon expands its Drone Delivery Service

Amazon announced that it is expanding its drone delivery service to additional cities in the United States and Europe. The company has been testing the service in select locations and is now ready to roll it out on a larger scale.

• Google introduces new privacy features for Android users

Google announced new privacy features for Android users, including the ability to control app permissions more easily and a new “Privacy Dashboard” that allows users to see which apps are accessing their data and when.