Tesla is reportedly delaying its full battery cell production plans at Giga Berlin, according to unnamed sources familiar with the matter, speaking to the German publication, Handelsblatt. Currently, Tesla is only conducting research on electrodes at Giga Berlin, although it eventually plans to produce entire electric vehicle (EV) batteries at the facility. Instead, the automaker […]
Tesla customers in Taiwan may be receiving their copies of the Model Y electric SUV in the coming weeks, as one reservation holder just spotted one of the vehicles in the country. The first sighting of a German-built Tesla Model Y was spotted by @Michael Hsu (Tesla Owners Taiwan founder) in Taiwan this week. The […]
As onlookers prepare for the highly-anticipated Tesla Cybertruck, a pair of prototypes for the futuristic electric truck has arrived at the automaker’s Texas facility. Two Tesla Cybertruck prototypes were spotted being delivered at Gigafactory Texas on Friday by @Joe Tegtmeyer. A video should be posted later today. “Two new Cybertruck prototypes delivered to Giga Texas […]
Volkswagen announced a new joint venture with Chinese company Horizon Robotics to accelerate its automated driving plans, as detailed in a press release from the automaker. The Volkswagen Group will invest €2.4 billion euros ($2.3 billion USD) into the joint venture, while its software company CARIAD will hold a majority stake in the company at […]
Sony and Honda announced plans to build electric vehicles (EVs) starting in 2025, and the companies have since revealed plans for its first deliveries. The two companies plan to deliver EVs in North America starting in the spring of 2026, as detailed in a press release shared this week. The joint venture between the two […]
SpaceX has equipped those fighting in Ukraine with Starlink since early on in the Russian invasion, and despite jamming and hacking attempts, the service is still in place. @Elon Musk said on Thursday that SpaceX’s Starlink has been dealing with “relentless jamming attacks” and “cyberwar,” though the effectiveness of these attacks has been “limited.” The […]
Tesla CEO @Elon Musk says the automaker may remove geofencing in Downtown Toronto with an upcoming update for Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.3. While Tesla’s FSD software works in much of Toronto, a small downtown area of Toronto is currently blocked off by the software which asks the driver to regain control of the vehicle […]
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is set to buy Twitter after all, and some investors have stated their interest and excitement in seeing what he does with the company. ARK Invest CEO and CIO Cathie Wood says she’s “excited” to see what Elon Musk will do with the acquisition of Twitter, adding that it could be […]
As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to gain widespread consumer popularity in Canada, one model is taking the throne thus far this year. Driving.ca looked at the best-selling EVs in each province for the first eight months of 2022, and the Tesla Model 3 was the top-selling EV in seven of the country’s provinces, based on […]
SpaceX’s Starlink is starting to become a standard for use aboard cruise liners, and one new cruise line is set to equip all of its ships with the satellite internet service. Norway’s Hurtigruten Expeditions is set to become the first cruise line to install SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet across the company’s entire fleet, as detailed […]
Cayce Police Department in South Carolina was given a 2021 Tesla Model 3, set to become the state’s first electric vehicle (EV) patrol car in use for a Palmetto State police department, as reported by the Lexington County Chronicle. At a press conference, Police Chief Chris Cowan unveiled the EV as it exited the Lexington […]
Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) are known for needing to be charged every so often, but one YouTube channel host has taken on a project to answer what would happen if he didn’t need to charge his Tesla. A new video shared on Monday by the engineering YouTube channel Warped Perception shows a Tesla Model S […]
Tesla has signed a deal with Emergency Safety Solutions, the company behind the Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol (H.E.L.P.), to deploy the safety software on its vehicles across the globe, as detailed in a press release on Wednesday. The deployment of the H.E.L.P. software will initially take place in North America, later expanding to the rest […]
Tesla’s removing ultrasonic sensors from its electric vehicles (EVs), as spotted this week on a Model S Plaid being unloaded in China. A new video from manufacturing crew Munro Live breaks down Tesla’s move to do away with ultrasonic sensors, as hosted by Munro & Associates Program Manager Mike Lane. The ultrasonic sensors are located […]
A former space tourist and his wife are expected to take a flight aboard SpaceX’s upcoming reusable rocket, heading to the moon and back over a week-long period. SpaceX will take engineer-turned-entrepreneur Dennis Tito and his wife Akiki around the moon in the Starship rocket, said the company on Wednesday. Tito, 82, was the world’s […]
