Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Friday the company “Tesla will support [Full Self-Driving] licensing by other manufacturers.” The Tesla leader was responding to a Twitter discussion about FSD and how it could become one of the biggest disruptions in history. “Given how hard insanely FSD is, I think it may take 5 years or […]

Tesla China has shared a video walkthrough of the new features in the upcoming 2022.2.1 software update, set to release to celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Tiger. New features include updates in maps and navigation, as road conditions now display, such as traffic. Also coming back is the Supercharger icon on […]

As part of Tesla’s upcoming 2022.2.1 software update for its customers in China, to celebrate Chinese New Year beginning on February 1, the automaker launched a new accessory called TeslaMic. As spotted by @Teslascope, you get two microphones for 1,199 RMB ($188 USD), which lets you sing karaoke in your Tesla with KTV. The Tesla […]

Earlier today it was revealed Tesla is set to launch its 2022.2.1 Lunar New Year software update in China, which offers a new feature that lets you customize the color of your car and more. @Teslascope shared a video this evening showcasing how the new custom car color feature works. The video looks to be […]

SpaceX has some ambitious plans for 2022, as it has been revealed it’s aiming for a staggering 52 launches this year. That’s according to panel member Sandra Magnus, during a meeting of NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) on Thursday, reports CNBC. Magnus, an astronaut, said there is “an ambitious 52 launch manifest” by SpaceX […]

President Joe Biden continues to ignore mentioning or acknowledging the achievements of Tesla, when it comes to electric vehicles. Biden shared a video on social media yesterday, where he stands beside General Motors CEO Mary Barra, touting the latter’s recent $7 billion EV investment into the state of Michigan. “I meant it when I said […]

Update: SpaceX says the launch has been delayed due to “unfavorable weather” and they will now try again on Friday, January 28: Due to unfavorable weather, now targeting Friday, January 28 at 6:11 p.m. EST for launch of COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 27, 2022 SpaceX announced on Thursday it is set […]

Tesla shared more details about its Tesla Bots, or humanoid robots at its Q4 2021 earnings call today.  The automaker stressed it would not be launching any new vehicles this year, as it would put constraints on existing production and deliveries. But in the meantime, it would be still working on engineering and tooling used […]

During Tesla’s Q4 2021 earnings call, the automaker provided an update on its $25,000 USD car. “We’re not currently working on the $25,000 car,” said CEO Elon Musk. “At some point we will,” he added, saying Tesla has “enough on our plate right now,” and it’s “too much, frankly” at the moment. Musk said the […]

Tesla announced on its Q4 2021 earnings call the next market for its Tesla Insurance product, which offers insurance based on real-time driving data collected by the company’s Safety Score metric, will be Europe. Currently, Tesla Insurance is only available in Arizona, California, Illinois, Ohio and Texas. Tesla says its insurance product “encourages safer driving,” […]

Tesla confirmed on its Q4 2021 earnings call its Cybertruck and new Roadster won’t launch this year and will “hopefully” launch next year, said CEO Elon Musk. The company said while it won’t be launching new vehicles this year, it will be creating engineering and tools to create those vehicles, and start production hopefully by […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed on the company’s Q4 2021 earnings call its upcoming Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, will begin production with the company’s latest 4680 structural battery packs. The automaker confirmed it is already installing 4680 structural packs at Giga Texas. Tesla shared a picture of seats being attached to its new structural pack. […]

Tesla’s Q4 2021 earnings resulted in another record quarter, with revenue beating Wall Street’s expectations, at $17.71 billion. The automaker shared a couple of charts detailing its lead versus other established automakers, such as GM, Toyota, BMW, Honda and more. Tesla’s vehicle delivery growth (time-to-market) currently continues to outpace legacy automakers, in particular for Q4. […]

Tesla produced 305,840 cars in Q4 2021, and the automaker said this was achieved partly by record production from its factory in Fremont, California. The automaker said Q4 “saw a continuation of global supply chain, transportation, labor and other manufacturing challenges, limiting our ability to run our factories at full capacity.” While Tesla states its […]

Tesla announced record Q4 2021 earnings today, and during the company’s update, it also shared some more details on Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD). The electric automaker said, “the team continued to iterate on FSD Beta software, releasing seven updates throughout the quarter.” Tesla also revealed its FSD beta testers have now reached close to […]