Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla started rolling out its 2022.20.8 software update on Thursday, as detected by third-party company software, @Teslascope. 2022.20.8 was detected on a 2022 Tesla Model X Plaid in Florida, which was previously on the company’s 2022.20.7 update. With 2022.20.7, Tesla improved range prediction using more vehicle factors, along with seat belt safety enhancements, new tire […]

Tesla is set to hold its annual shareholder meeting, known as its Cyber Roundup event, with in-person attendance available for invited attendees. The 2022 Tesla annual shareholder meeting will take place at the company’s headquarters at Gigafactory Austin in Texas. Tesla says the shareholder meeting start time is 2:30pm PDT/4:30pm CT for the live stream, […]

Recent reports in late July claimed Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was planning to build his own private airport east of Texas, near Bastrop, wrote Austonia citing unnamed sources. On Thursday, August 4, 2022, Musk poured cold water on this rumor, saying it was “not true.” “Not true. Tesla is 5 mins from Austin […]

SpaceX has slashed its Starlink satellite internet pricing in France, down from 99 EUR to 50 EUR ($50.82 USD), a discount of nearly 50% off. But this change comes with something new: soft data caps per month on bandwidth usage as part of a new fair use policy. SpaceX says users that consume less than […]

Tesla is set to install 16 V3 Superchargers at the IKEA store in Portland, Oregon, located at 10280 NE Cascades Parkway, according to the site permit obtained by Tesla North. The project will see 16 of the latest V3 Superchargers installed at the IKEA store, along with associated AC and DC equipment, concrete equipment pads […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently said the company’s next version of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.13, isn’t quite ready yet for download. Musk previously said FSD beta 10.13 possibly could arrive by the end of this week, but on Friday morning, the Tesla CEO clarified the build isn’t ready yet. “We’re working super hard on […]

Tesla started rolling out its 2022.24 software update this week, but not a lot of vehicles have received it. But those that have received the update have shared tidbits about what’s included, including a new customizable Blind Spot Camera location for the Model 3 and Model Y, plus new Cloud Driver Profiles. That’s according to […]

Earlier this month, Tesla’s 2022.20 software update introduced a new feature for basic Autopilot, the version of the driver assist software that comes standard with all vehicles. The feature known as Green Traffic Light Chime was previously only available for customers that purchased Full Self-Driving or Enhanced Autopilot, but now it’s widely available for everyone […]

After Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed its upcoming Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.13 would begin improving unprotected left turns “Chuck Cook” style, it was reported the company had sent down its own team to the site in Florida to test the complex intersection itself. For those unaware, Chuck Cook is a FSD beta tester in […]

SpaceX will launch Starlink in Nigeria next month, according to CEO Elon Musk on Saturday. Responding to a question about when Starlink would launch in Nigeria, Musk said “service turns on next month, which is same time required to deliver a user terminal.” He then directed the user to the company’s website. According to Starlink’s […]

Last month Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company was working on North American service, with a goal to have two-thirds of cars get same-day service with “no wait.” On Saturday morning, Musk provided an update to say “excited to work with Tesla Service to enable same-hour service as often as possible! Applying Formula 1 […]

After scrubbing yesterday’s Starlink mission, SpaceX tried again on Friday morning from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, with success. SpaceX launched its 32nd mission in 2022, setting a new record for launches in one year. Last year, SpaceX launched 31 times and in 2022, they company surpassed […]

Tesla today announced its Q2 2022 earnings, reporting $16.9 billion in revenue, up 42% year-over-year. The company saw $2.3 billion in net income and delivered 254,695 cars, up 23.4% year-over-year. If you’re looking for Tesla’s Q2 2022 earnings call transcript you can check it out here on Seeking Alpha. As for a ‘supercut’ of the […]

When will Tesla deliver its Cybertruck? According to Tesla’s Q2 2022 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk answered an investor question about when Cybertruck would be officially available and said it would debut in mid-2023. Speaking about Cybertruck, Musk said, “we will bring another level of simplicity and manufacturing improvements with Cybertruck and future products that […]

According to a new study by iSeeCars.com, Tesla’s Model Y is the fastest-selling used car in the United States at the moment. “Both new and used car prices rose in June over May as inventory constraints continue to plague the new and used car market,” said iSeeCars Executive Analyst Karl Brauer, in a statement. “Rising […]