Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla is set to debut a new exhibit at the Peterson Museum in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20, 2022. The exhibit features early Tesla vehicle prototypes, early design insights, SpaceX, Tesla AI and Dojo, Hyperloop, Cybertruck, Tesla Bot and more. For a special preview of the entire exhibit, Tesla Raj has shared a nearly […]

Earlier today, Bloomberg reported SpaceX was in talks to raise funding that would value the rocket and satellite firm at over $150 billion, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. The new valuation was said to be higher than the previous $125 billion valuation from earlier this year, claimed sources, which added shares being offered […]

Tesla has started rolling out 2022.40.4.1 to more vehicles on Monday, part of a wider roll out of the 2022.40.4 update. 2022.40.4.1 was received on the Tesla North fleet today, showing the following release notes, which are similar to 2022.40.1, but with added Tire Configuration that lets you customize your wheel and tire settings if […]

Tesla launched Sipping Glasses today in its online store and they’ve quickly sold out already. “Savor your favorite liquor with a limited edition set of Tesla Sipping Glasses,” explains the product description. “Inspired by Tesla Tequila’s unique silhouette, each glass is designed with angular contours and an engraved Tesla logo. Display your glassware proudly in […]

Image via @husseinhamdan_ Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed last night the next version of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta has rolled out, version 11. “FSD V11 rolled out at 11:11pm Pacific,” said Musk on Friday night. FSD V11 rolled out at 11:11pm Pacific — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 12, 2022 As of Saturday morning, we now […]

Image via @Tesla_App_iOS Tesla has updated its mobile app tonight and within the iOS app’s assets, we now see images of the Semi truck, ahead of its December deliveries. The Semi visuals were spotted by Tesla App Updates (iOS), noting the electric automaker had added a variety of images showcasing the upcoming truck. Below we […]

SpaceX continues its goal towards the first orbital flight of its Starship rocket, and now we’re hearing about a move that may help the mission. According to The Information on Thursday, it says SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell will take over Starbase in Texas, the site where Starship is being built. Starship […]

On Thursday, Elon Musk sent his first email to Twitter staff and informed them of a dire situation at the social network, while also saying at a meeting his recent Tesla stock sale was to “save” the social network, reports The New York Times. Musk told employees the company did not have enough cash to […]

New data from Experian Automotive shows electric vehicle (EV) registrations rose 57% through September in the U.S., reports Automotive News. EV leader Tesla remained the leader of EV registrations, while also sitting atop the luxury car segment. But as other companies release more EVs, it has resulted in Tesla’s share dipping slightly by 2.8%. Tesla […]

Electric automaker Rivian announced its Q3 earnings on Wednesday, which saw production of 7,363 vehicles and delivery of 6,584 vehicles. Rivian said its production ramp “is in line with our expectations despite the challenging supply chain environment.” Rivian says it now has a backlog of 114,000 R1 preorders, as of November 7, 2022, mainly from […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold $3.95 billion worth of his shares in the automaker, reveals filings with the SEC on Tuesday. The share sales happened after the closing of Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. Prior to the notice of his 19.5 million shares of Tesla sold, Musk held roughly 25% of Tesla stock […]

Lucid Motors announced its Q3 earnings on Tuesday, noting it saw $195.5 million in revenue but suffered a net loss of $530 million. As for quarterly production, Lucid said it made a record 2,282 cars, a number that’s three times the previous quarter. The company delivered 1,398 cars in Q3. Lucid said it’s still on […]

Zoom announced at its Zoomtopia conference in San Jose, California, today it will be launching the ability to make video calls in all Tesla vehicles. According to a promo video demonstrating Zoom calls in a Tesla, we can see the car leveraging the Cabin Camera. The Zoom app shows video on the right side of […]

Tesla’s latest 2022.36.6 software update appears to be causing bugs for some owners, resulting in features such as walk-away door lock, Autopilot and Cruise Control not working as intended for Model 3 and Model Y owners. Numerous threads on Reddit detail how Autopilot won’t activate and Cruise Control showing “unavailable”, when single-tapping and double-tapping the […]

Earlier today, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was interviewed by Baron Capital Group Chairman and CEO Ron Baron, in a featured session at the 29th Annual Baron Investment Conference in New York City on November 4, 2022. Over 4000 Baron Funds’ shareholders attended the conference. Musk discussed numerous topics with Baron, diving into the […]