Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla earlier today released software update 2021.36.8.5, which debuted Full Self-Driving beta 10.4 for beta testers. Below are some of the first drives of FSD beta 10.4 for you to check out. While the drives did show improvements, FSD beta 10.4 still has some issues; overall, the system continues to get better over time. Dirty […]

Tesla has released its 2021.36.8.5 software update on Saturday evening, which contains Full Self-Driving beta 10.4 for testers, out one day earlier than promised by CEO Elon Musk. 2021.36.8.5 incoming for FSD beta testers pic.twitter.com/JRLEi45vbC — TeslaFi (@teslafi) November 7, 2021 You can see the FSD beta 10.4 release notes below shared by @DirtyTesla and […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has asked his 62.5 million Twitter followers on Saturday if he should sell 10% of his stock. I will abide by the results of this poll, whichever way it goes — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2021 “I will abide by the results of this poll, whichever way it goes,” explained […]

Apple has hired former Tesla engineer Christopher “CJ” Moore for its self-driving car project, reports Bloomberg. According to sources familiar with the matter, Moore is working on Apple’s car project software, reporting to Stuart Bowers, a former Tesla executive that joined the iPhone maker at the end of 2020. Prior to working at Tesla, Bowers […]

Earlier this week, Tesla Canada started seeking Canadians to “come join our growing team in Markham”, in Ontario. The electric automaker then shared a recruitment video detailing its various teams that work on battery development, charging infrastructure and battery cell CNC machine programming and more. On Thursday, Mayor Frank Scarpitti of Markham, took to Twitter and […]

Tesla has increased the price of its entry Model 3 and Model Y tonight, by $1,000 in the United States (via @SawyerMerritt). Another major change is the fact Midnight Silver Metallic (MSM) is now a free color, joining Pearl White Multi-Coat. Previously, MSM was $1,000 USD extra. Also, Solid Black is now a $1,500 extra […]

Tesla started rolling out its 2021.32.31 software update on early Wednesday, as noted by @Teslascope, detected on various vehicles including Model S, 3, X and Y in the United States. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.32.31 on a Model 3 RWD LR (2018) in Washington, United States. View the rollout of this update […]

Panasonic recently revealed prototypes of Tesla’s 4680 battery cell, and in a new interview with Nikkei Asia, CEO Kazuo Tadanobu has shared some more details about the business relationship. When asked where Panasonic would be making Tesla’s 4680 battery cells, the CEO said, “In terms of product development, the technological goals have largely been achieved. […]

Earlier this morning, Tesla’s 2021.36.5.6 software update started rolling out, as noted by @Teslascope. The update was detected on a Model 3 in Western Australia, while other vehicles in the United States also saw the update. No release notes have been found for the Tesla 2021.36.5.6 software update just yet. We noticed a new Tesla […]

After price hikes for the Model 3 in Canada, the U.S. and Europe, Tesla has also increased its car prices in Israel for its compact electric sedan. The entry Model 3 is now priced at NIS 201,332 ($64,764 USD) an increase of NIS 9,000 ($2,895 USD), reports Globes, noting this is the fourth price increase […]

San Francisco-based self-driving car service, Cruise, has shared a video of its first driverless car pickup in San Francisco, California. On Wednesday, Kyle Vogt, co-founder, president and CTO at Cruise, detailed being the first passenger to be picked up by a driverless Cruise vehicle, which occurred on Monday night. “Earlier this week, I requested a […]

According to developer @greentheonly, Tesla’s software code hints at China coming next. Someone asked ‘green’ when FSD would land in Europe. That’s when he responded, “China as the next priority it looks like.” When another user asked how @greentheonly knew this, the developer replied, “based on the code,” which says, “allow FSD if the car […]

Tesla has dropped the price of its SAE J1772 Charging Adapter, now at $50 USD, down from $95 USD. “Compatible with most Level 2 public charging stations, the J1772 Adapter supports charging speeds up to 19.2kW. This product comes standard with purchase of any Tesla vehicle,” explains Tesla. This adapter works with all Tesla vehicles and the […]

Uber rival Lyft says it’s also looking to electrify its fleet, and told Yahoo Finance Live on Wednesday it was the first company to pledge for an all-electric fleet. Lyft co-founder John Zimmer re-emphasized the company’s goal of having an all-electric fleet by 2030, noting it was in talks with major automakers for electric vehicles […]

Tesla’s stock started off slowly on Wednesday, dipping down to $1,154, before rallying near the close to an all-time high of $1,215, before ending the day at a record $1,213.86 per share. Over the past 12 days, Tesla’s gains have become the most in capital markets history. The company has been riding an impressive third […]