Stories by Nehal Malik

Tesla Semi Joins Uber Freight in Push for Electric Truck Adoption

Uber Freight has announced a new partnership with Tesla to help accelerate the adoption of electric Class 8 trucks. The Dedicated EV Fleet Accelerator Program is designed to make it easier and more cost-effective for carriers to integrate Tesla Semis into their operations by addressing key hurdles like high upfront costs, infrastructure limitations, and uncertainty […]

Air Canada Equips Dash 8-400 Planes with Starlink Wi-Fi

Air Canada is bringing high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi to its regional fleet, starting with the De Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprop. The first Q400 has already been fitted with the satellite-powered service, marking the first time any De Havilland Canada aircraft worldwide has offered gate-to-gate internet access. The upgrade is part of a $10 million cabin modernization […]

Tesla Lowers Autopilot and FSD Strike Forgiveness Window to 3.5 Days

Tesla is making a notable change to how it manages driver supervision for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) — reports Not A Tesla App. According to Tesla’s owner’s manual for software version 2025.32, the forgiveness period for each Autopilot or FSD strike has been cut in half, from seven days down to just 3.5 days. The […]

Tesla Begins Public Rollout of FSD (Supervised) in Australia and New Zealand

Tesla has officially begun the public rollout of Full Self-Driving (Supervised) across Australia and New Zealand, the company confirmed on X via its @TeslaAUNZ account. The launch marks the first time FSD (Supervised) is being made widely available in a right-hand-drive market. FSD Supervised is now available in Australia and New Zealand pic.twitter.com/0Lxsgz82na — Tesla […]

SpaceX to Start Testing Starlink Direct to Cell on Its Spectrum in 2026

SpaceX is preparing to take a major leap forward with Starlink’s Direct to Cell (DTC) service. Speaking at the World Space Business Week event in Paris on Monday, SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell said the company plans to begin phone-based testing by late 2026 on the $17 billion worth of wireless spectrum it recently […]

Amazon’s Project Kuiper Internet Service Coming to 5 Countries by Early 2026

Amazon is preparing to officially launch its long-awaited satellite internet service, Project Kuiper, with coverage slated for the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, and the U.K. by the end of the first quarter of 2026, according to one executive (via Bloomberg). At the World Space Business Week event in Paris on Monday, Ricky Freeman, Amazon’s President […]

Tesla Faces NHTSA Investigation Into 174,000 Model Ys Over Door Handle Failures

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into roughly 174,000 Tesla Model Y vehicles from the 2021 model year following reports of electronic door handle failures — reports Reuters. According to the agency, it has received nine separate complaints describing situations where exterior door handles became inoperative. In several of these […]

Tesla Rolls Out Child Left Alone Detection to Older Model Ys

Tesla is expanding the rollout of its Child Left Alone Detection feature, with some Model Y owners in the UK now seeing the safety tool enabled through software update 2025.32.6 (via Not a Tesla App). Originally introduced in update 2025.14.12 back in May, Child Left Alone Detection uses Tesla’s Cabin Radar technology to spot subtle movements […]

Rivian to Begin Building $5 Billion EV Factory in Georgia

Rivian is finally set to break ground on its long-awaited second U.S. production facility, a massive $5 billion EV factory east of Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, September 16. The 2,000-acre site, located across Walton and Morgan counties, is expected to become one of the largest economic development projects in Georgia’s history, with plans for 20 […]

SpaceX Launches NG-23 Mission to ISS with New Cygnus XL Cargo Ship

SpaceX capped off a busy Sunday with the launch of Northrop Grumman’s NG-23 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying Northrop Grumman’s new Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 3:11 p.m. PT/6:11 p.m. ET […]

Elon Musk Buys $1 Billion of Tesla Stock in First Purchase Since 2020

Elon Musk has made his first Tesla stock purchase on the open market in over five years, spending roughly $1 billion last Friday, September 12. According to a new SEC filing, Musk bought 2.55 million Tesla shares through the Elon Musk Revocable Trust at weighted average prices between $371.90 and $396.36 per share. The last […]

Tesla to Begin First Customer Deliveries of Refreshed Model Y Performance

Tesla is gearing up to hand over the keys of its refreshed Model Y Performance to customers for the very first time in Switzerland. Photos shared by Tesla Suisse Romande (@teslaswissclub) show the new “Juniper” Model Y Performance arriving at Tesla’s sales and delivery center in Bussigny, signaling that deliveries are imminent. The milestone comes […]

Tesla Introduces New 7-Year Warranty on Costly EV Parts for 2026 Models

Tesla has quietly expanded its warranty coverage for 2026 model year vehicles in the U.S. and Canada, adding a brand-new layer of protection for owners of its S3XY lineup — reports Not a Tesla App. According to new warranty documents, Tesla is introducing a “High-Priced Propulsion-Related Part Warranty,” which adds 7 years or 70,000 miles (110,000 […]

Tesla Gigacastings Cut Repair Costs, Study Reveals

A new study is challenging long-standing concerns about Tesla’s gigacasting technology, finding that large structural castings not only streamline vehicle production but also make collision repairs easier and more affordable (via Not a Tesla App). For years, critics argued that Tesla’s massive single-piece castings — used across much of Tesla’s lineup but extensively incorporated in […]

Tesla to Ramp Up Giga Berlin Production as Model Y Demand Surges

Tesla is scaling up production at its Giga Berlin factory through the remainder of 2025, as demand for the Model Y continues to surge across Europe and beyond. André Thierig, Senior Director of Manufacturing at the plant, told German media that “very good sales figures” prompted the automaker to revise its production plans upwards for […]