The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has widened its investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot feature and how it handles emergency vehicles, after previous reports of crashes into first responder vehicles. The investigation has expanded to roughly 830,000 cars, consisting of the company’s Model S, 3, X and Y line up from 2014 and newer, according […]
Tesla continues to dominate electric vehicle registrations in the United States and still remains the top luxury automaker regardless of fuel type, according to new data from Experian, reports Automotive News. Ford had 11,751 EV registrations, consisting of 10,740 Mustang Mach-E models, 908 E-Transit vans and 103 F-150 Lightning trucks. Kia had 11,483 EV registrations, […]
SpaceX on Wednesday successfully launched an Egyptian communications satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit. Falcon 9 launched Nilesat 301 at 5:04 p.m. ET, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This particular Falcon 9 booster, B1062, saw its seventh launch and landing, previously supporting the GPS III Space Vehicle 04, […]
Earlier today we saw pictures of Tesla’s Cybertruck Giga Press 9000t being shared at an open house by Italian maker IDRA. Now, the company has shared a short part two video showcasing this massive 9000t Giga Press being assembled. At the end of May, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed IDRA’s 9000t Giga Press would cast […]
The safety provided by Tesla vehicles was on full display after a driver apparently had a medical emergency, hit the accelerator and sent their Model 3 flying through trees and down an embankment, in Olympia, Washington. According to images shared by Black Lake Towing, we see a heavily damaged Model 3 with its glass roof […]
Since May, some Tesla owners have been dealing with a ‘Dashcam Unavailable’ error, which caused user flash drives to stop working and would require a format or re-insertion to fix. For owners, it was tricky at times to see if the Dashcam was working or not, unless they had moved the icon to the lower […]
Battery supplier BYD in China says it will be supplying Tesla with batteries “very soon”, according to a senior executive speaking to state media on early Wednesday. “We are now good friends with Elon Musk because we are preparing to supply batteries to Tesla very soon,” said Lian Yubo, BYD executive vice president, reports Reuters. […]
Apple previewed its next version of CarPlay yesterday at its annual developers conference known as WWDC, showcasing a new design that supports multiple screens, widgets and more. Many suspected this was a hint at what an operating system for a future Apple vehicle could look like. But for now, CarPlay remains a free software integration […]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.16.1.1 update, as noted by third-party software @Teslascope. The update was detected on a 2020 Model 3 Long Range in Texas, United States. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2022.16.1.1 on a Model 3 AWD LR (2020) in Texas, United States. View the rollout of this update here: […]
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) officially commissioned their Elkhorn Battery System powered by Tesla Megapacks in Moss Landing, California, on Monday. Tesla’s Cybertruck was on hand for the official opening of the Moss Landing battery system site, which went online in early April. Happening Now: Commissioning our Elkhorn Battery System in Moss Landing w/ @Tesla […]
Tesla has started to roll out its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.12.2 to more testers, including those with Safety Scores of 95 and higher. This is beyond its recent large expansion to new beta testers on the weekend. “Just got notified for FSD Beta on June 6th, 2022 – I only have a 95 safety […]
When will Tesla release Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta in Europe? The move has taken a while because of stricter rules in the European Union when it comes to autonomous driving. According to an update from CEO Elon Musk on Saturday, when asked when FSD beta would arrive in Europe, he replied, “we are close to […]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared a slide deck from the company’s recent company all-hands meeting from last week. According to his Sunday morning tweet, Musk said the slide deck was from a talk he gave to employees. The slide deck reveals the following stats from SpaceX: Record breaking launch cadence: averaging 1 launch per week […]
Tesla has started rolling out its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.12.2 to more vehicles, specifically 100,000, according to CEO Elon Musk on Saturday. In a follow-up tweet to his note about improving Tesla Service, Musk said, “also, FSD Beta 10.12.2 now expanding to 100k cars.” Yes! — James Locke (@arctechinc) June 4, 2022 When it […]
According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Tesla is working on improving the company’s servicing for vehicles in North America, to ensure same-day service for 66% of cars. “Working on Tesla North American service. Goal is 2/3 of cars receive same-day service, no wait,” said Musk on Saturday. Working on Tesla North American service. Goal is 2/3 […]
