Author: Pete Bigelow
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		Tesla’s momentum rides on Model 3Tesla faces economic headwinds that include potential tariffs and the end of electric vehicle tax credits in the United States. Key to the company’s continued momentum: the Model 3 electric sedan. 
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		A new connected-car battle: Cellular vs. DSRMA vehicular version of the VHS-versus-Betamax format fight has emerged between cellular fans and digital short-range communications advocates. 
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		A new connected-car battle: Cellular vs. DSRCA vehicular version of the VHS-versus-Betamax format fight has emerged between cellular fans and digital short-range communications advocates. 
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		Montana company stands out in the lidar crowdA Montana imaging company, Blackmore, is refining its technology to help autonomous vehicles measure velocity as well as distance in mapping objects using lidar sensors. 
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		Tesla reports 2nd straight quarterly profitOne week after Tesla CEO Elon Musk warned that “the road ahead is very difficult,” the company reported its second straight quarterly profit, albeit a smaller one than in the previous period. 
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		Musk: After Q4 profit, Tesla to be in the black every quarter in ‘19One week after he indicated the “road ahead is very difficult” for Tesla, CEO Elon Musk seemed to place the electric carmaker on firmer footing. Tesla said it enjoyed its second consecutive profitable quarter during the final three months of 2018. 
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		Argo AI receives permit to test AVs in CaliforniaArgo AI, the tech company building Ford’s self-driving system, received a testing permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test on public roads. 
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		Study questions insurance costs on vehicle subscriptionsA new study finds insurers could lower quotes on vehicle subscription services by reviewing their pricing strategy. 
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		Abundance of new terms for driver-assist features is leaving consumers bewilderedAAA issued new research that finds 40 percent of Americans expect systems such as Autopilot and ProPILOT to have the ability to drive themselves. 
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		Russia’s Yandex has created what may be the most aggressive AV techYandex, a giant Russian search-engine firm that also runs a taxi booking service in more than 100 cities, started working on autonomous technology in 2016 and formally started a self-driving development program in January 2017.