Stories by Alex Diaz

Tesla has reached a significant milestone in its production journey by manufacturing its 10 millionth drive unit on July 3, 2024. The 10 millionth drive unit was highlighted in a photo shared by Tesla on X. The image featured the Tesla drive unit team posing with the milestone unit. Drive units convert battery energy to […]

SpaceX is extending the availability of its V4 Starlink dish to businesses with the introduction of the Starlink Enterprise Kit. This new offering, priced at $999, features similar hardware to the consumer V4 dish but with enhancements tailored for business use, reports PCMag. The Enterprise Kit requires a subscription to Starlink’s higher-priced business plans, starting […]

Tesla has issued a voluntary safety recall for 1,850,363 vehicles, including the Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y, due to a defect in the hood latch assembly. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) assigned the recall number 24V-554. The recall affects 2013-2024 Model S, 2016-2024 Model X, 2017-2024 Model 3, and […]

The South Pasadena Police Department has become the first in the United States to completely replace its gasoline-powered vehicles with electric ones. With the assistance of Enterprise Fleet Management, the department acquired 10 Tesla Model Ys for patrol and 10 Tesla Model 3s for detective and administrative use. The Teslas were up-fitted for patrol and […]

Tesla is set to release its software update 2024.26, bringing several new features and enhancements to its vehicles. The company has now detailed a wider rollout is happening soon, sharing some more screenshots of the newest features. We first saw 2024.26 start rolling out in early July. The update introduces native apps for Amazon Music […]

A growing number of California residents are turning to solar energy, but many face disappointment when their systems fail to function during power outages. However, one homeowner shared his positive experience with Tesla Solar, emphasizing its effectiveness and financial benefits, in a new video shared by Tesla. Concerned about frequent climate events and grid reliability, […]

Tesla’s AI training capacity is set to increase significantly by the end of 2024. The company plans to ramp up to approximately 90,000 H100 equivalent GPUs. Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave some more details to say, “Important to note that we also use the Tesla HW4 AI computer in the training loop with Nvidia GPUs, […]

Today, the Irvine Police Department hinted at a major upgrade to their fleet on social media, announcing, “Coming soon to Irvine Police—Cybertruck.” The image shared resembles the UP.FIT Cybertruck police vehicle, previously introduced by Unplugged Performance. Unplugged Performance, through its UP.FIT division, recently unveiled the first-ever Tesla Cybertruck modified for police use. This innovative vehicle […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has provided an update on when the company will hold its highly-anticipated Robotaxi unveil. On the company’s Q2 earnings call, Musk said the new Robotaxi unveil date will be on 10/10, or October 10, 2024. The company originally has scheduled the Robotaxi unveil date as 8/8, August 8, but the date […]

Tesla started rolling out its Full Self-Driving (FSD) version 12.5 to some testers beyond employees on late Monday evening. This is the version that will eventually bring FSD to Cybertruck. But many seeing FSD 12.5 were only on vehicles with Hardware 4 (HW4), such as @WholeMarsBlog. When he asked Tesla CEO Elon Musk on X, […]

Rivian CEO and founder RJ Scaringe addressed the current state of the electric vehicle (EV) market and competition with Tesla in a recent interview with Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief of The Verge. Scaringe emphasized the lack of choice in the sub-$50,000 EV market as a primary reason for the perceived slowdown in EV sales. “What I […]

When will Tesla release the Cybertruck in Canada? The company said on X on Saturday it is “still aiming” for 2024. This news comes after Transport Canada issued an exemption order under Section 9 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, allowing Tesla to deploy its Cybertruck model with a steer-by-wire system that does not conform […]

Tesla has raised the prices of its Model S and Model X vehicles in North America, a change made late Thursday (via @Tslachan). Model S/X Price Increases in the US: Model S: Increased by $2,000 to $89,990 USD Model X: Increased by $2,000 to $94,990 USD The last time we saw the Model S/X get […]

Ford announced on Thursday it plans to assemble F-Series Super Duty pickups at its Oakville Assembly Complex in Ontario, Canada, starting in 2026. This move will boost production of one of Ford’s most popular vehicles by up to 100,000 units, adding to existing production at plants in Kentucky and Ohio. Ford did not clarify where […]

When will Tesla’s Cybertruck get Full Self-Driving? Back in May, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said it was coming with version 12.5, which was coming in “late June”. Well, that timeline has passed and we are into mid-July. On Thursday, Musk clarified and reaffirmed that FSD is still coming to the Cybertruck with version 12.5. “Yes, […]