Representatives from NASA recently met with SpaceX leadership for an update on Starship ahead of the Artemis III mission, currently slated for April 2025. .@NASA and @SpaceX leadership recently met for an update on Starship, the human landing system that will take our @NASAAstronauts to the lunar surface with #Artemis III. Starship is vital to […]
Tesla has ditched radar for its Model 3 and Model Y cars in Australia and New Zealand, transitioning to Tesla Vision-based Autopilot in both regions (via @tesla_adri). The electric carmaker launched Model Y sales in Australia and New Zealand earlier this week following months of anticipation. Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built for Australia […]
Space and flight publication Aviation Week conducted interviews with top SpaceX executives as part of a behind-the-scenes look at the company for a two-part series looking into how it has impacted the industry. SpaceX is farthest along in achieving airline-like flight operations in the space industry with reusable launch vehicles, and the company has done so […]
President Joe Biden’s Administration on Thursday announced a new set of standards to help meet the government’s goal of building a national electric vehicle (EV) charging network comprising 500,000 stations across the U.S. by 2030. Chargers funded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which earmarks $5 billion USD for a national charging network, will be subject […]
Twitter has finally given in to Elon Musk’s demands for internal data the latter said he needs to conduct an independent evaluation of the number of spam and fake accounts on the platform — reports The Washington Post. The company’s board of directors has agreed to provide a “firehose” consisting of 500 million daily tweets […]
Tesla has registered a new high-resolution radar unit with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. (via @SawyerMerritt). NEWS: Tesla has registered a new high resolution radar unit with the FCC, which would allow them to use it in vehicles sold in the US. Source: @iamkellex, @greentheonly Filing: https://t.co/yhCcqnR3H0 pic.twitter.com/TDbZ2hik8p — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) June […]
Here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up across the globe this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing May 30, 2022 EmsPark Leer at Nüttermoorer Str. 2, 26789 Leer (Ostfriesland), Germany 16 250 kW Unavailable May 31, 2022 […]
Apple on Monday announced a major update to CarPlay during its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) event — reports iPhone in Canada. According to Apple, 98% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. today come with CarPlay and 79% of buyers say they wouldn’t consider purchasing a vehicle that didn’t support CarPlay. The new release, which […]
In a recent YouTube video, DragTimes pit the Tesla Model X Plaid against the quickest Porsche in production at the moment, the Porsche 992 Turbo S, in a good old-fashioned drag race. But there’s catch: the Tesla raced the quarter mile while carrying six passengers, driver included. The Model X Plaid is supposed to be a […]
Tesla started expanding its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.12.2 yesterday, and veteran tester Chuck Cook wasted no time putting the new release through the wringer in his signature “unprotected left turns” and sharing the results in a new YouTube video. Cook’s ongoing testing of unprotected left turns on the FSD beta continues to improve for […]
Tesla recently pushed back delivery dates for new orders of the base Model Y, Model S, and Model X electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. by one month (via @SawyerMerritt). According to the company’s online configurator, the base Model Y Long Range now has an expected delivery window of March-June 2023 for new orders — […]
The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads of British Columbia, Canada, has surged 1,600% in the past six years, the provincial government said on Wednesday. B.C. has gone from 5,000 light-duty EV registrations in 2016 to more than 85,000 today. Much of the credit goes to the province’s CleanBC Go Electric programs and rebates, which […]
Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, shared in a Friday tweet that Tesla’s Powerwalls are powering a hospital in Borodyanka, a small town in the Kyiv region, through blackouts. The area was heavily damaged by Russian bombings, and efforts to rebuild are ongoing. “Your tech solutions help [Ukraine],” Fedorov said […]
Tesla has started accepting photo submissions from winners of its referral program to send into space — four years after the program was introduced (via Reddit). The electric vehicle (EV) maker launched a referral program back in 2018. Under the program, existing Tesla customers could generate and share referral codes with prospective buyers. Those who […]
Expected delivery dates for the Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) in China have jumped by four weeks, from 16-20 weeks to 20-24 — reports CnEVPost. Due to the delay, Chinese Tesla customers who place an order for the RMB 279,900 ($41,960 USD) entry-level Model 3 today won’t get deliveries until at least the end of […]
