Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla released Full Self-Driving 10.12.1 beta yesterday to its Early Access Program (with software update 2022.12.3.15), after previously releasing FSD 10.12 to employees only. Full Self-Driving Beta 10.12.1 baby! pic.twitter.com/5ZQsarmwr4 — Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) May 20, 2022 FSD beta 10.12.1 includes new visuals for open car doors and also displays turn signals on other cars. […]

Those with Tesla Model X orders are seeing their estimated delivery dates pushed back to April 2023, a change made by the electric automaker on Wednesday evening. Numerous Model X owners shared their new estimated delivery dates on Facebook, saying how example dates of July 2022 were suddenly changed to a range of “Dec 2022 […]

Volkswagen will launch pre-orders for its new ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo electric vans in Germany and most European markets starting Friday, May 20, 2022. The German automaker will start off by selling the high-end version of the ID. Buzz Pro, starting from 64,581.30 euros (in Germany), or about $68,416 USD (including the roughly […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently spoke at the 2022 All-In Summit, hosted by the All-In Podcast, in Miami from May 15-17, 2022. Musk was a speaker on May 16 as part of a “fireside chat”, talking freely on numerous topics for 1 hour and 26 minutes. 0:00 Bestie Guestie Elon Musk joins the besties via […]

FSD beta 10.12 visualization of car with open door / @WholeMarsBlog After Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.12 started rolling out yesterday to employees (as part of the 2022.12.3.10 update), we now have the release notes, as shared by @WholeMarsBlog. FSD beta 10.12 release notes detail better decision-making for unprotected left turns, improved creeping for […]

The California Auto Outlook, which shares detailed information about the state’s vehicle market, recently released its May 2022 issue covering the first quarter. Tesla's Model Y and Model 3 were the two best-selling vehicles in California in Q1. Not just electric vehicles, ANY vehicle. @elonmusk $TSLA 1. Tesla Model Y – 21,8122. Tesla Model 3 […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.12.3.10 software update, which brings Full Self-Driving 10.12 for employees, according to @WholeMarsBlog. A since deleted tweet by FSD beta tester @BMmwalimu from earlier today showed the 2022.12.3.10 update being installed. Looks like FSDBeta 10.12 is going out to Tesla employees pic.twitter.com/2mBzMzPbse — Falconwings (@Falconwingsnj) May 18, 2022 At […]

Japanese automaker Honda has teased the first sketch of its all-electric Prologue SUV, slated to launch in 2024. The electric SUV was first announced last year. On Wednesday, Honda said the Prologue is the first car “designed primarily through virtual reality visualization technology,” while touting the new electric SUV as the vehicle of choice for […]

SpaceX launched yet another batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Wednesday, at 6:59am ET from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This particular first stage Falcon 9 booster (B1052) successfully launched and landed for the sixth time, previously supporting Arabsat-6A, STP-2, COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2, and now two Starlink […]

The Government of Canada has announced it will invest $3.54 million CAD ($2.75 million USD) to build up to 810 electric vehicle chargers in the province of British Columbia. The money will head towards the Government of British Columbia’s Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, with funding coming from Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program […]

Tesla has been removed from the S&P 500 environmental, social, and governance (ESG) index, as part of the latter’s fourth annual rebalancing on Tuesday. The automaker was removed over what the S&P 500 ESG says was the company’s handling of claims of racial discrimination at its Fremont factory, plus NHTSA investigations into the claims of […]

Image via Reddit  Tesla started rolling out its 2022.12.3.4 software update on Tuesday afternoon according to @Teslascope, and with it, includes a change to increase Autopilot maximum speed for Tesla Vision vehicles, which was reported on yesterday. According to 2022.12.3.4 release notes shared by @zachgilbert, the addition of “Autopilot Maximum Speed” details “Autopilot’s maximum speed […]

Tesla continues to expand its Supercharger pilot that allows non-Tesla vehicles to charge at its charging stations. On Wednesday, Tesla expanded the pilot to Austria, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and the UK. Previously, the pilot was only available in France, the Netherlands and Norway. Non-Tesla vehicles can now charge at select Superchargers in Austria, Belgium, Spain, […]

NIO Hybrid Battery Pack The demand and interest in electric vehicles has sent demand for the rare metal cobalt, skyrocketing. According to data from the Cobalt Institute, EVs have now surpassed smartphones for the first time, as the number one source of demand for the metal, used in lithium-ion batteries, reports the Financial Times. Data […]

Tesla has updated its Tesla Vision page to indicate Autosteer maximum speed limits have increased when using Autopilot, as spotted by @Tesla_Adri. According to the company, Tesla Vision is its latest Autopilot system that relies solely on cameras and does not use radar. Tesla Vision debuted on the Model 3 and Model Y starting in […]