Tesla has reportedly signed a massive $4.3 billion deal with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution (LGES) to source lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for its energy storage products, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke with Reuters. The agreement marks a major shift in Tesla’s efforts to reduce its reliance on Chinese […]
Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving unit, has officially announced plans to launch its fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Dallas, Texas, in 2026. The company shared the news in a press release on Tuesday, highlighting Dallas’ vibrant downtown, growing metro area, and strong demand for convenient, tech-forward transportation solutions as ideal factors for its expansion. Waymo will deploy […]
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has officially announced plans to build a new underground tunnel system in Nashville, Tennessee. “The Boring Company is coming to the State of Tennessee,” the company’s official X account announced in a post on Monday. Dubbed the “Music City Loop,” the project will connect downtown Nashville and the Music City […]
Tesla is set to open its second showroom in India sometime in August, and this time it’s coming to the nation’s capital. The new Tesla Experience Center will be located in Delhi’s bustling Aerocity district, near IGI Airport. Indian tech and EV enthusiast Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) was the first to spot the upcoming store, sharing […]
Tesla has hit another major milestone, announcing the production of the 1,000th Megapack at its new factory in Shanghai, China. The news comes just 5.5 months after mass production began at the site, highlighting Tesla’s rapid scale-up of its energy products business. The milestone Megapack rolled off the production line at Tesla’s Shanghai Megafactory, located […]
Tesla’s refreshed Model Y has once again earned top marks for safety — this time taking home the 2025 Top Safety Pick+ award, the highest possible rating from the U.S.-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Shared by Tesla on its official Weibo account and celebrated by CEO Elon Musk himself, this latest recognition marks […]
SpaceX has confirmed that last week’s widespread Starlink outage — its longest on record — was caused by an internal network upgrade gone wrong (via PCMag). The global outage, which hit around noon PT on Thursday, temporarily knocked millions of Starlink users offline, including customers across North America and as far as Ukraine. While SpaceX initially […]
A 185 MW solar, 400 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Lincoln County, Nevada, featuring Tesla’s Megapacks has officially started operations. The $98 million installation, developed by Estuary Power, has kicked off its first phase with 70 MW of solar PV capacity (via Energy Storage News). The second phase of the “Escape” project, […]
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) just got even more impressive — and a little more polite. In a video shared by Tesla community member @DirtyTesLa, FSD Beta v13.2.9 is seen calmly approaching a toll booth at a park, stopping to let the human occupants pay for a park pass, and then — impressively — resuming driving […]
Tesla has inked a $16.5 billion USD agreement with Samsung to produce its next-generation Artificial Intelligence 6 (AI6) chip at the South Korean tech giant’s new semiconductor fab in Taylor, Texas. The news was confirmed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday. “Samsung’s giant new Texas fab will be dedicated to making Tesla’s next-generation AI6 […]
Elon Musk’s brain-interface startup Neuralink has quietly joined a new clinical research effort aimed at developing a next-generation bionic eye, according to a report from Bloomberg. The study, listed in late July on ClinicalTrials.gov, is being spearheaded by the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) in collaboration with researchers from Spain — and now, Neuralink. […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sat down for a rare (virtual) interview over the weekend at the X Takeover 2025 event for Tesla/SpaceX enthusiasts held in San Mateo, California, offering wide-ranging insights into Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, AI, and more. The interview, part of the “The Future, Engineered” series hosted by the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley club, […]
Tesla’s highly anticipated Robotaxi service could be just days away from launching in California, according to new in-app terms spotted by Early Access participants. On Saturday, Tesla insider Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) shared a screenshot from the Tesla Robotaxi app that appears to confirm the imminent rollout of Tesla’s ride-hailing platform in the Golden State. The […]
Tesla’s long-rumoured affordable electric vehicle may have just made its first public appearance. A new video posted to Chinese social media platform Weibo shows what appears to be a cut-down version of a Tesla Model Y, captured covered in camouflage wrap. As spotted by @TeslaTickerDE, the footage offers a first detailed look at what’s widely […]
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) tech is once again turning heads — this time in China. A new round of independent collision avoidance tests conducted by Chinese media outlet DCARSTUDIO evaluated the advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) of 36 vehicles from Tesla and a wide range of Chinese automakers, including NIO, Xpeng, BYD, and Xiaomi. The […]
