Stories by Nehal Malik

SpaceX is targeting early March for the next major milestone in its Starship program, with CEO Elon Musk confirming the company’s next launch is roughly six weeks away. Musk shared the update on X, simply stating “Starship launch in 6 weeks,” setting the stage for what’s expected to be a pivotal test flight for the […]

Tesla appears to be quietly rolling out a new iteration of its Full Self-Driving computer, with early buyers of newly delivered Model Y vehicles spotting Autopilot Hardware 4.5 (HW4.5 or AI4.5, as it’s being called in the wild). Owners taking delivery of Fremont-built Model Y vehicles in late December and January have discovered their cars […]

Starlink’s ever-growing satellite constellation is getting very good at dodging trouble — a lot of it. According to a recent report filed by SpaceX with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Starlink satellites performed roughly 300,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in 2025 alone. The figures, first reported by New Scientist, offer a rare look at just how crowded […]

Tesla is quietly but rapidly scaling its Robotaxi ambitions — and the numbers are starting to tell the story. According to data from RobotaxiTracker.com, Tesla has added 40 new Model Y vehicles to its Robotaxi and ride-hailing fleets in just the last nine days. Of those, 23 were deployed in Austin alone over the past […]

A Tesla has finally done what Elon Musk promised nearly a decade ago: drive itself from Los Angeles to New York without a single human input along the way. Over the weekend, Alex Roy — a longtime automotive journalist and autonomy tester — completed what he’s calling the first fully autonomous, zero-intervention “Tesla FSD Cannonball […]

Tesla’s Robotaxi fleets in Austin and the Bay Area may look like familiar Model Ys at first glance, but a closer inspection reveals some meaningful hardware differences that set them apart from the Model Y sitting in most owners’ driveways. This week, Tesla officially began offering completely unsupervised Robotaxi rides in Austin, with Model Y […]

As Winter Storm Fern bears down on large swaths of the U.S., T-Mobile is temporarily unlocking SpaceX’s Starlink-powered cellular service for free, giving customers a satellite-based fallback when traditional networks go dark. The move was first reported by PCMag, which said T-Mobile has activated its T-Satellite service at no cost for customers in potentially impacted […]

Tesla is pushing its purpose-built autonomous vehicle into some of the harshest conditions imaginable. The company has now confirmed that its upcoming Cybercab is undergoing winter testing in Alaska, marking the sixth U.S. state where Tesla is actively validating the vehicle ahead of production. Tesla shared the update on X, simply stating “Cybercab winter testing […]

Tesla has officially begun delivering the Cybertruck in the United Arab Emirates, marking another major international expansion for the company’s most polarizing vehicle yet. Tesla’s official X account for Europe and the Middle East confirmed the milestone on X, posting that the first Cybertruck deliveries in the UAE are now underway following a launch event […]

Tesla Energy has hit another major milestone in Arizona, with one of the largest battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the world now coming online in Maricopa County. According to Copia Power, its Maricopa Energy Center pairs a massive 550 MW solar project with 2,200 MWh of battery storage, powered by a staggering 594 Tesla […]

Tesla has officially killed off Autopilot in the U.S. and Canada, marking the end of a feature that had come standard on every Tesla vehicle for years. All new Tesla purchases now include only basic Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC), while the company doubles down on pushing Full Self-Driving (FSD) subscriptions. The change quietly rolled out […]

Starlink has quietly pulled the plug on one of its most affordable internet options, ending the $10-per-month Roam 10GB plan that many users relied on for occasional or backup connectivity. According to a new report from PCMag, SpaceX has begun emailing affected subscribers in the U.S., Canada, and Australia to notify them that the Roam […]

Tesla’s Robotaxi service in Austin just crossed a major line — and new footage is now showing exactly how the system behaves when a passenger tries to intervene. As of today, Tesla has officially begun offering fully unsupervised Robotaxi rides to the general public in Austin, Texas. These vehicles operate with no safety monitors inside […]

SpaceX’s long-rumored public debut appears to be taking another concrete step forward. According to a report from the Financial Times, Elon Musk’s space company is lining up major Wall Street banks for leading roles on a potential initial public offering, signaling that preparations for an eventual IPO are quietly ramping up. Citing people familiar with […]

Tesla has officially crossed a line it’s been promising for years. As of today, the company has opened fully unsupervised Robotaxi rides to the general public in Austin, Texas, with no safety monitor inside the vehicle. For the first time, members of the public can hail a Tesla Robotaxi running Full Self-Driving Unsupervised, relying entirely […]