Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla Semi announced Tuesday that ZET SCALE, a new shippers' alliance, has named the company the primary truck maker for a 2,500-truck order, the largest electric Class 8 fleet deal in the United States yet. The order, revealed in a press release from Tesla Semi, will double the United States electric Class 8 fleet. ZET...

SpaceXAI is using Grok Bot to run its own customer support, and the numbers it shared Tuesday show the AI teammate absorbing a 175% jump in tickets without the company hiring a single new support agent. The post on the xAI newsroom says the surge followed Cursor becoming part of SpaceXAI on August 14, which […]

Starlink is expanding its direct-to-device satellite service into Mongolia through a new partnership with Mobicom, giving people in remote parts of the country a way to connect ordinary smartphones directly to satellites when cellular coverage disappears. Mobicom says the new service, called mobiSPACE, will use Starlink Mobile to support messaging and selected apps outside the...

Tesla is expanding what Grok can do inside its vehicles, with new Connectors that let the AI access a user's email, calendar and files. The company announced the feature Tuesday, highlighting three main uses: managing an inbox, cleaning up a calendar and discussing existing files, chats and tasks. Tesla says the experience is hands-free, with...

Tesla's cheapest Model 3 and the new Model Y L are effectively sold out for 2026, with new orders on Tesla's US order pages now showing estimated deliveries in early 2027. The entry Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive, priced at $36,990 with an estimated purchase price of $38,630, shows an estimated delivery window of January to...

[caption id="attachment_72315" align="aligncenter" width="958"] Tesla Cybercab[/caption] Tesla says Cybercab number 67 has joined its Robotaxi fleet in Austin, Texas, marking another step in the growth of the company's driverless ride-hailing service (insert kiddos saying, "6-7"). Monday's announcement puts the Austin fleet at 67 Cybercabs and counting. Tesla said Monday the newest vehicle joins a service...

Tesla has started auditing suppliers across China's Yangtze River Delta as it pushes the Optimus humanoid robot toward mass production, according to an exclusive report from The Paper published September 21. Optimus is Tesla's humanoid robot program, and the company has said it plans to build several thousand units this year. The model headed for...

SpaceX moved Super Heavy Booster 21 to the launch pad at Starbase on Monday, September 21, as the company prepares for Starship Flight 14, now targeting September 28. The company documented the rollout in photos showing the towering booster making its way to the pad. The move marks the booster's first trip to the pad...

Tesla Europe said Monday that FSD Supervised is now approved in Czechia, adding that the rollout will begin soon. A minute earlier, the Czech transport ministry posted its own announcement, saying the country recognized the Dutch RDW authority's provisional approval and now joins the Netherlands and five other European countries. The ministry said the decision...

Elon Musk says The Boring Company is working on a "simple, precursor Hyperloop" tunnel between Austin and San Antonio, where vehicles would travel at more than 200 mph. Writing on X on Sunday, Musk said traffic congestion can stretch the trip between the two Texas cities to as long as 2.5 hours today, and claimed...

SpaceX set another reuse record on Saturday night, and this time it belongs to the humble nose cone. Hours after a Falcon 9 lifted off from California carrying 27 Starlink satellites, the company announced that one of the flight’s two fairing halves had just completed its 40th trip to space and back, the first time […]

A proposal submitted to the UNECE would extend the maximum operating distance for Tesla’s Summon feature from 6 meters to 15 meters, according to a UNECE proposal document flagged by FSD tracker @NotAnFSDTracker. One important nuance: this is a proposal submitted to the UNECE, not a rule change yet. The tracker clarified that distinction in […]

Elon Musk said each next-generation Starlink “Gen3” satellite will deliver about 10 terabits per second of connectivity in both directions, with a path to more than 100 Tbps per satellite. Each satellite will draw 250 kW of power and carry a SpaceX-designed Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 computer, according to Musk’s reply. Musk posted the details […]

R.R. Plett Trucking will begin installing Canada’s first Tesla Megawatt Charging System (MCS) chargers next month, the B.C. company told Electric Autonomy in an exclusive interview. The 1.2 MW chargers will go in at the company’s headquarters in Langley, B.C., and at its facility in Kamloops, ahead of 12 Tesla Semi trucks expected for delivery […]

Falcon 9 lifts off from California with 27 Starlink satellites. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX has another Falcon 9 on the pad tonight. The Starlink 15-27 mission is set to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, with the launch window opening at 6:47 p.m. PDT. The rocket will carry 27 Starlink v2 Mini satellites […]