Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla is offering test drives of its Model Y compact crossover in the United Kingdom, and Mark Brown has provided some of his first impressions with the vehicle, which launched earlier this month. According to Brown, an existing Model 3 Long Range owner, he says ride comfort is “very, very nice” and sound is similar […]

SpaceX has launched another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit on Tuesday, thanks to its Falcon 9 rocket. Falcon 9 blasted off on Tuesday, January 18 at 9:02 p.m. EST, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The original launch was slated for Monday, but was rescheduled due to unfavorable weather, resulting […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.30.8 software update, as noted by third-party companion software, @Teslascope. A Tesla Model S Plaid owner in B.C., Canada, received the 2021.44.30.8 update, which comes after automaker’s 2021.44.30.7 software update. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.44.30.8 on a Model S Plaid (20XX) in British Columbia, Canada. View […]

Natural Resources Canada announced on Tuesday it will invest $2 million CAD ($1.6 million USD) to bring up to 260 electric vehicle chargers across the province of Alberta. Funding comes from Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP). Alberta Municipalities will choose recipients through a transparent process, based on demand and to be installed in public […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants people to stop tracking his travel plans, as they are becoming a “security issue”. On Monday evening, Musk responded to blatantly false ‘confirmed’ reports that he was travelling to Giga Berlin in Germany this week. In a rare comment on his travel itinerary, Musk shot back to say “this isn’t […]

As promised, Tesla has increased the price of its Full Self-Driving to $12,000 USD in the United States, seeing a $2,000 USD jump. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the change was coming over a week ago, noting the change would take place on January 17. As of today, the Tesla website’s configurator page is showing […]

Earlier this evening, Tesla started rolling out its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.9 for testers as part of the 2021.44.30.10 update, and now we’re seeing some first drives of the latest beta. According to FSD beta 10.9 release notes, the system is supposed to improve left turns as part of improvements, so this was an […]

According to a new photo shared today by drone pilot Jeff Roberts, a row of blue Tesla Model Y compact crossover SUVs were seen at Gigafactory Texas. These vehicles appear to be Long Range versions of the Model Y, as they are showing 19-inch Gemini wheels and their signature aero covers. There are also some […]

Tesla has started rolling out its Full Self-Driving beta 10.9 to early testers, as noted by @BLKMDL3 and @Kristennetten. Download faster!!! pic.twitter.com/pXNpWlejMZ — Zack (@BLKMDL3) January 17, 2022 10.9 is here sooner than later ✨🔥 pic.twitter.com/FsW6B6QL4x — K10✨ (@Kristennetten) January 17, 2022 FSD beta 10.9 is part of the 2021.44.30.10 software update that was first […]

Image via @JeffTutorials Dan O’Dowd the CEO of Green Hills Software and founder of The Dawn Project, placed a full-sized ad in the Sunday, January 16th paper edition of the New York Times, targeting Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software. “Today I placed a full-page advertisement in the @nytimes, campaigning to ban @Tesla full self-driving from our roads. […]

Image via @Teslascope Tesla recently reduced the range of its Model 3 Long Range AWD in Europe, with these cars coming from Giga Shanghai in China. Range was reduced as follows, depending on the wheels ordered: 18-inch Wheels: 626km (was 637km; -11km) 19-inch Wheels: 602km (was 614km; -12km) It was somewhat unclear why the range […]

When will Tesla release its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta in Canada? Elon Musk shared another update for January 2022. Responding to a query by @NoahWebb_ about an update on the release of FSD beta in Canada, which has been delayed many times, Musk on Sunday afternoon said, “we will start rolling out FSD beta in […]

Just over a week ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the company’s Full Self-Driving add-on for Autopilot would see a price increase on January 17, 2022. The price for FSD will increase $2,000 USD to $12,000 USD in the United States only. Currently, FSD is priced at $10,000 USD and includes the following added features, […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.30.10 software update to employees, and it includes Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.9, according to @WholeMarsBlog. FSD Beta 10.9 has begun rolling out. 2021.44.30.10 @elonmusk — Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) January 16, 2022 Tesla FSD Beta 10.9 release notes are below, shared by @jereking23 in response to @WholeMarsBlog: Improved intersection extents […]

According to developer @greentheonly, Tesla will be rolling out a new update for maps in its vehicles, specifically for owners in the U.S., Canada and China. New Maps rolling out soon:USA: NA-2021.44-13555China: CN-2021.44-13668 — green (@greentheonly) January 16, 2022 The North America maps update is version “NA-2021.44-13555” according to @greentheonly and for China, version “CN-2021.44-13668”. […]