Stories by Alex Diaz

Elon Musk says Grok Bot can now pick up the phone for you, five days after SpaceXSI’s agent started reading and replying to your X DMs. In a post on X on Sunday, October 25, at 7:35 AM PT, Musk wrote that the Bot can call a person or a business on your behalf, make […]

A group of Tesla retail shareholders is pressing the company’s board and the special committee weighing a SpaceX merger to get a deal done, and its organizers say 6,493 people holding more than 17.5 million shares signed on in less than 48 hours. The shareholder letter, signed by Tesla investors Alexandra Merz and Amy Steffens […]

Tesla’s next-gen Roadster splits its rocket hardware, gold-tinted glass and special paint across its three trims, according to press materials shared on X by Ryan Zohoury and broken down by Sawyer Merritt on Saturday night. The trim names and 0 to 60 mph targets were part of Tesla’s October 15 reveal, but the new sheets […]

Tesla Japan says a new CHAdeMO adapter is on the way that will let owners charge at up to 130 kW on the roughly 14,000 CHAdeMO fast chargers across the country. In a post on X on Saturday, the company said the adapter goes on sale in Tesla shops starting in January 2027, the same […]

[caption id="attachment_74790" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Credit: @gheeunit/X[/caption] A Tesla designer says Cybercab riders in Austin now get a redesigned Live Activity on iPhone and Apple Watch, and he's teasing a surprise for anyone who rides at night. Wayne S., who works in Tesla's design studio, called it his "first ship" for Robotaxi on Friday night. It...

[caption id="attachment_74782" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Credit: Tesla[/caption] Tesla's Robotaxi app now has code that would let owners enroll their own cars in the Robotaxi network, according to a teardown of Robotaxi app version 26.10.0 shared by X account @tesla_app_ios. The find lines up with what Tesla told investors on its Q3 2026 earnings call, where the...

[caption id="attachment_74774" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Credit: Tesla[/caption] Tesla's Canadian Semi page lists the electric truck's specs in metric, with up to 750 km of estimated range for the Long Range version and charging at up to 1.2 MW on Tesla's Megachargers. The Tesla Canada Semi page also carries the line "Deliveries Start in 2026" and a...

Credit: Tesla A Winter Springs, Florida police officer who held a Tesla owner at gunpoint in his own driveway has resigned, after footage from the driver's car helped clear him in court. Winter Springs Police Chief Matthew Tracht said in a statement on Tuesday, October 20, that the officer is no longer employed by the...

Credit: Petersen Automotive Museum Tesla's next-generation Roadster is heading to Los Angeles, where the Petersen Automotive Museum will show it in its main lobby from Saturday, October 24, to Tuesday, October 27, according to the museum's listing for the car. The Petersen says it's the same Roadster that shared the stage with Elon Musk and...

Credit: Tesla Tesla has raised the interest rate on most new Model Y loans in the US, a day after reporting its third-quarter results. According to Tesla's Current Offers page, the Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive, All-Wheel Drive, Premium Rear-Wheel Drive and Premium All-Wheel Drive now come with a 2.49% APR for well-qualified buyers who order...

Credit: Tesla Tesla Japan says its Model 3 and Model Y now support vehicle-to-load (V2L) power output, with the sedan also picking up a 16-inch center touchscreen and a few cabin changes. The company shared the updates on X on Thursday, alongside a new charging support program for the first 5,000 buyers of either model. […]

Credit: SpaceXSI Grok Bot can now work with the Calendar, Reminders, Contacts and other built-in apps on your phone, according to the official @bot account. SpaceXSI announced the update on Thursday at 3:14 PM PT and said it is rolling out now on both iOS and Android. Grok Bot can now use Calendar, Reminders, Contacts,...

Credit: SpaceX SpaceX wants access to at least 80,000 cell sites across the US, and it's in talks with at least one major tower company to get there, including Crown Castle, according to a report (via Bloomberg). Citing people familiar with the matter, the outlet said the deals would firm up SpaceX's path toward becoming...

Credit: Tesla Tesla has added three new lifestyle items to its online shop: the Tesla Essential Backpack for US$120, a smaller Tesla Mini Essential Backpack for US$80 and the Tesla Performance Umbrella for US$95. In Canada, the Tesla Shop lists them at CA$165, CA$110 and CA$130. The full-size Essential Backpack holds 12 liters and has...

Credit: Tesla SpaceX bought US$151 million worth of Tesla Megapacks in the third quarter of 2026, bringing its purchases of the battery systems to US$480 million for the first nine months of the year. The figures come from SpaceX's Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on Thursday. The disclosure sits in Note 17, which covers...