Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tokyo is currently the cheapest place in the world to buy a new Tesla, thanks to a massive combination of newly updated government subsidies. Tesla Japan announced that residents living in the capital city can now qualify for up to 1.97 million yen in total electric vehicle incentives. The substantial savings stem from stacking national […]

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released its latest vehicle safety ratings, and Tesla’s Cybertruck has taken the top spot in the pickup category. The fully electric truck is the only pickup model to achieve the prestigious Top Safety Pick+ award under the updated safety standards. During the evaluation, the electric vehicle successfully […]

SpaceX has successfully launched its highly anticipated Starfall Demo mission, marking the debut of a brand new uncrewed cargo reentry capsule designed to change how materials are manufactured in space and returned to Earth. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 6:53 […]

Tesla executives are pushing back hard against a Business Insider report on a high-speed crash, with both Elon Musk and Autopilot director Ashok Elluswamy saying the data points to driver error, not the software. The controversy kicked off after online commentators flagged the outlet’s coverage of a serious crash in a residential neighbourhood, with the […]

Tesla is gearing up for robotaxi service in Las Vegas, and more of the gold-colored Cybercabs built for the job have been spotted around Southern Nevada, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The company has applied for an autonomous vehicle network permit with the Nevada Transportation Authority. If approved, it would let Tesla run commercial […]

Tesla just filed a new trademark application for the phrase “Amazing Abundance” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The application, filed under serial number 99894747, went in on June 19, 2026. Right now it’s just listed as live and pending, meaning it still needs to get assigned to an examining attorney before anything moves […]

Tesla just hit a big milestone in Australia, and it announced the news on X with a pretty cool custom-designed Supercharger to mark the occasion. The company activated its 1,000th Supercharger stall in the country with a brand new station in Byron Bay, New South Wales. Tesla says the new site fills in a key […]

Tesla has started rolling out FSD Supervised version 14 to customers in Australia and New Zealand. For now, the update is only going to vehicles with Hardware 4 (HW4), like the refreshed Model 3 Highland and newer Model Y. Tesla says the new software handles local roads about 20 percent faster than before, with smoother […]

Tesla is preparing a major update to its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software that will allow vehicles to memorize a driver’s exact parking preferences at frequent destinations. The upcoming feature was confirmed by CEO Elon Musk in response to a post by tech entrepreneur and Y Combinator partner Tom Blomfield. Blomfield expressed amazement at the system’s […]

Qatar Airways has officially taken to the skies with the world’s first Boeing 777 passenger flight equipped with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet. The milestone flight, which travelled from Doha to London, marks a massive shift in how travellers connect while in the air. Passengers on board the upgraded widebody jet now have access to ultra-high-speed, […]

The Netherlands vehicle authority, RDW, recently granted European type approval for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised system. The decision comes after an intensive 18-month evaluation process, marking a major milestone for the expansion of Tesla’s driver assistance technology outside of North America. Details of the approval were presented to the Dutch House of Representatives by […]

A dramatic new video released by Tesla highlights how its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) technology recently helped save the life of an Atlanta driver experiencing a massive heart attack mid-drive. The medical emergency began at 3:30 in the morning when John Brandt woke up with chest pain that quickly escalated to a severe nine out of […]

SpaceX has officially moved to acquire Cursor, the AI-powered coding assistant, in an all-stock deal valuing the company at a whopping $60 billion US. The company filed paperwork with the SEC on June 16 confirming it has exercised its option to buy Cursor’s parent company Anysphere in an all-stock transaction. The deal is expected to […]

Israeli carrier EL AL Airlines is bringing Starlink to its fleet, signing an official agreement with SpaceX to offer satellite internet across its aircraft. The airline announced the deal on Monday, promising passengers high-speed, stable connectivity in the air that it says will feel like a standard home internet experience. The rollout won’t happen overnight […]

Tesla’s autonomous Robotaxi fleet has gone four straight months without a single collision caused by its Full Self-Driving software, according to the latest crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The streak runs from February through the spring, and the fleet did have three minor incidents during that stretch — but all three […]