Stories by Nehal Malik

Tesla is offering a rare deal for new buyers in Australia and New Zealand — a discount of nearly $5,000 AUD/NZD on vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised software. The promotion applies to eligible Model 3 and Model Y inventory vehicles and runs through the end of October (via The Driven). Customers browsing Tesla’s […]

Elon Musk’s The Boring Company is taking its tunneling ambitions international. The company’s first project outside the United States is set to open in Dubai by 2026, marking a major milestone for Musk’s underground transit venture — reports GuruFocus. According to the UAE’s Minister for Artificial Intelligence, Omar Al Olama, the first phase of the “Dubai […]

SpaceX successfully launched its eleventh Starship flight test on Monday evening, marking the final mission for the company’s second-generation Starship and first-generation Super Heavy booster. The rocket lifted off from Starbase, Texas, at 4:23 p.m. PT/7:23 p.m. ET, completing what appeared to be a nearly flawless flight. The company said that “every major objective of […]

Tesla has begun ramping up production at its Gigafactory in Shanghai for the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the company’s China Vice President, Grace Tao. Per an auto-translation of a new post on Chinese social media platform Weibo, Tao said that “the Shanghai Gigafactory has recently begun its fourth quarter production ramp-up,” adding that […]

Tesla’s new entry-level Model Y Standard has been spotted in Vancouver, suggesting that the automaker could soon launch the cheaper variant in Canada. Over the weekend, a Reddit user shared photos of the vehicle, wrapped in camouflage, at a Vancouver Supercharger. This sighting comes shortly after Tesla introduced the new Model Y Standard in the […]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software appears to be getting a significant visualization upgrade. According to images uncovered in the latest Tesla firmware, the company is preparing to add detailed renderings of several new vehicle types and objects to its FSD (and potentially Autopilot) driving interface. As spotted by well-known Tesla software sleuth @greentheonly, the new […]

SpaceX is preparing to launch its 11th Starship test flight later today, with the launch window set to open at 4:15 p.m. PT/7:15 p.m. ET. A live webcast will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff on SpaceX’s website, its X account, and the X TV app. As with previous developmental flights, today’s schedule is subject […]

Tesla continued to dominate the U.S. electric vehicle market in the third quarter of 2025, leading a record-breaking period for EV sales nationwide. According to new data from Cox Automotive, total EV sales in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 438,487 units in Q3, up 40.7% from the previous quarter and 29.6% year over […]

SpaceX has quietly updated its website to reveal that its Starship rocket system is targeting commercial cargo missions to the Moon in 2028 and to Mars in 2030, each priced at $100 million per metric ton of payload — or roughly $100,000 per kilogram. According to new details published on SpaceX’s Moon and Mars mission […]

Tesla has started rolling out Full Self-Driving (Supervised) version 14.1.1 to customers, following the initial release of FSD 14.1 earlier this week. The new update arrives with software version 2025.32.8.6 and includes the same release notes as 14.1, suggesting it’s an incremental patch focused on bug fixes and refinements. Longtime Tesla watcher and FSD tester […]

Tesla’s China-made vehicle sales rebounded in September, marking a return to growth after two straight months of year-over-year declines. According to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), Tesla China sold 90,812 vehicles last month, including both domestic sales and exports — up 2.82% year-over-year and 9.16% from August’s 83,192 units (via CnEVPost). […]

Tesla’s refreshed Model 3 is now starting to arrive at showrooms across China, according to photos shared by a Tesla North reader who reached out on X. The updated Model 3 features all-black exterior logos, a front bumper camera with a washer, and most notably, the return of the turn signal stalk — a feature […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says your car will soon be able to drop you off at the store and then park itself — no human input required. Musk made these comments on X this week, teasing a long-rumoured Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature he has previously called “Banish,” which could soon combine with Summon to let […]

Tesla’s Vice President of Engineering, Lars Moravy, has explained why the company’s new entry-level Model Y Standard doesn’t feature the panoramic glass roof found on higher trims. The discussion started when EV reviewer and YouTuber @ItsKimJava posted on X that, according to a Tesla engineer, the new closed-roof Model Y variant still uses glass — […]

Tesla has officially begun production of the 2026 Model 3 at its Fremont, California, factory, according to longtime Tesla watcher Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt). The first units rolling off the line are the new Model 3 Premium, a rebranding of the “Long Range” trim with several subtle but notable updates. The 2026 Model 3 Premium includes […]