Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared more tidbits about the upcoming expansion of its Full Self-Driving beta. The company plans to roll out its public beta in the coming weeks, reiterated Musk on Sunday evening. This will come in the form of a beta request ‘button’ for owners that have purchased Full Self-Driving. But now […]

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) appears to have issues with Tesla and its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Autopilot feature, citing safety concerns. The new head of the NTSB, Jennifer Homendy, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview, “basic safety issues have to be addressed before they’re then expanding it to other city streets and […]

After SpaceX’s Dragon capsule safely splashed down tonight in the Atlantic Ocean, after orbiting Earth for three days with its first-ever all-civilian crew, the Inspiration4 mission has reached yet another milestone. The goal of the Inspiration4 mission to space was to help raise $200 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “Treatments invented at St. […]

SpaceX Dragon and the Inspiration4 crew is returning to Earth and has just successfully deployed its four main parachutes! “After three days on-orbit, Dragon and the Inspiration4 crew – the world’s first all-civilian mission to orbit – will return to Earth on September 18, splashing down at approximately 7:06 p.m. EDT in the Atlantic Ocean off the […]

After rolling the first production Rivan electric vehicle off its assembly line, along with U.S. regulatory approval to sell its new cars, deliveries will be coming soon for first customers soon. The delivery process will require Rivan customers to download its mobile app, which was released for iPhone and Android users this week, hitting the […]

Tesla has ended its Referral awards program “until further notice,” an announcement made on Friday evening inside the company’s mobile app, under the ‘Loot Box’ section. “We would like to thank all the loyal Tesla supporters who help us every day to achieve our mission by sharing their enthusiasm for Tesla with friends and family. […]

Tesla has shared some pictures of its recently Model Y compact crossover SUV launch in Europe. The Model Y launched in Europe back in late August, and prior to its arrival Tesla had some fun with a “Not Model Y” marketing campaign. Model Y arrives in Europe pic.twitter.com/nh1noiyMeR — Tesla (@Tesla) September 17, 2021 The […]

Tesla has released software update 2021.32.20 to owners, as noted by @Teslascope. This update appears to be for Model S refresh vehicles, include Plaid. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.32.20 on a Model S Plaid (2021) in Idaho, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/MyHaFWjvlH — Teslascope (@teslascope) September 17, […]

A new video from The Electric Man shows what appears to be the arrival of Tesla Model S refresh vehicles in Canada, including what the host says include Plaid versions of the car, but not filmed or included in the video. A nearly 4-minute video shows numerous Model S refresh Long Range sedans, but no […]

On early Friday morning, Tesla released software update 2021.24.16, an update for Full Self-Driving beta testers, delivering 10.0.1. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said this morning, “Good feedback from FSD Beta 10 users! 10.0.1 point release rolling out now.” He also added, “10.1 rolls out a week from Friday with beta request button.” The beta request […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.24.16 software update, detected on vehicles using the @Teslascope service. This 2021.24.16 software update is actually Full Self-Driving beta version 10.0.1. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.24.16 on a Model 3 Performance (2021) in California, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/Hzdf5mGeUq — Teslascope […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was invited to speak at the 2021 World New Energy Vehicle Congress in China. In a pre-recorded video shared on Tesla’s Weibo account, Musk answers some questions for viewers of the new energy vehicle congress. Musk is asked what he thinks about the Chinese new energy vehicle market. “I have a […]

Earlier this month, Tesla launched a new accessory for Model 3, Model Y and Model S owners, in the form of illuminated door sills. The illuminated door sills replace your existing ones but are lit up at night. They cost $250 USD for a set for all three models. Originally, they first launched in Europe […]

Image credit: @johnkrausphotos SpaceX made history tonight, as it sent the first all-civilian crew into orbit aboard its Dragon capsule. The Inspiration4 mission was sent into space by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center’s 39A launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Check out the liftoff below: Liftoff of @Inspiration4X! Go Falcon 9! Go Dragon! […]

Last week, Tesla opened what was being called the largest delivery centre in China. The new Tesla delivery center opened on September 9, 2021. The centre has 11,800 square kilometers (127,014 sq. ft.) and 101 parking spaces dedicated to customer vehicle deliveries. The new delivery center allows customers to test drive vehicles, purchase cars and […]