Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla Launches Car Colorizer Feature Globally; Brings Back Sentry and Profile Switcher Icons

Image via @Brangwyn With today’s 2022.4.5 software update, Tesla has launched its Car Colorizer feature outside of China for the first time. According to 2022.4.5 release notes shared by Brangwyn (@Brangwyn) in Canada, we see release notes add Regenerative Braking in Autopilot, Car Colorizer and Save Dashcam Clips. Oh hello. 2022.4.5 CAR COLOURISER! @teslascope @DriveTeslaca […]

Tesla Cybertruck Spotted at Fremont Factory Again [VIDEOS]

YouTube channel ‘Met God in Wilderness’ has shared its latest ongoing flyovers of Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California. The video shared on Monday and filmed today, shows a short glimpse of Tesla’s Cybertruck at Fremont, seen at the beginning of the video. We don’t get a very good look at the Cybertruck (via @SawyerMerritt). The […]

Tesla Model S Plaid 1/4 Mile Record of 8.94 Seconds Doubted [Update]

Update Feb. 8, 2022: According to George Doddworth, the husband of Christine Doddworth below, he is casting heavy doubts on this unofficial speed run. Chalk this up as something that didn’t happen as explained by situation_coyote, whose Instagram has since been deleted. === One Tesla Model S Plaid owner unofficially set a new record for […]

Rumor: Tesla App Store Reportedly in the Works

Many joke how a Tesla is just an Apple iPad on wheels. While that may be the case, one thing missing is an App Store and the lack of third-party apps. But a Tesla ‘App Store’ is rumoured to be in the works, according to some rumors on Saturday. Tesla insider @SawyerMerritt teased something similar […]

Tesla App Now Shows Your Car’s Specs and Warranty Expiry Dates

Tesla’s mobile app, specifically its iOS app, as of writing, is now showing your vehicle’s specs and warranty details. On the main screen of the Tesla iOS app, when scrolling to the very bottom, you now see a “View Details” link, which takes you to tabs listing out your vehicle specifications and warranty, noted @WholeMarsBlog […]

Tesla Engineers Share Behind-the-Scenes Look at V11 Software [VIDEO]

Tesla has shared a new video on its LinkedIn page, detailing a behind-the-scenes look of its latest V11 software update released during the holidays in December (via @SawyerMerritt). The company’s engineers shared some more details about the features and also how they were made. We learned that Tesla added ramping capability to all different parts […]

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Makes History: 112 Successful Flights in a Row

On Thursday at 1:13 p.m. EST, SpaceX successfully launched 49 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard its trusty and reliable Falcon 9 rocket. This was the third and last launch of the week by SpaceX, with Falcon 9’s first stage landing on the drone ship A […]

SpaceX Starship Presentation Set for Feb. 10 at 8pm, Says Elon Musk

SpaceX is set to hold a presentation next week for its Starship rocket, confirmed CEO Elon Musk. The Starship presentation will take place on Thursday, February 10 at 8pm EST, said Musk. Musk was detailing how SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will be launching roughly once per week this year, delivering roughly two-thirds “of all Earth […]

Tesla Applied for Cathode Building Permit at Giga Texas, Confirms City

Tesla has plans to build a cathode building at its Gigafactory Texas site, as revealed by a building permit application seen by Electrek. “The applicant is proposing an Industrial Use facility along with associated improvements,” reads the permit application. Now, an Austin spokesperson has confirmed to Reuters the permit is indeed for a proposed cathode […]

Tesla 2021.44.30.12 Software Update [Release Notes]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.30.12 software update on Wednesday evening, as noted by @Teslascope. The update was detected on a Model Y Long Range in Alberta, Canada. According to KKVR (@kkvr2823), their Model Y looks to be the vehicle that received this update. According to 2021.44.30.12 release notes shared by KKVR below, they […]