As promised, Tesla has increased the price of its Full Self-Driving add-on for Autopilot in the United States, now at $10,000 USD. CEO Elon Musk originally said the $2,000 USD increase was coming across the board on October 26, but delayed it one week after pushback from customers. He also limited the price increase to […]
Tesla’s 2020.44 software update started rolling out tonight in the United States. According to @TeslaFi, this release was detected on a single Model 3 Performance in California, that happens to be using the service. Teslascope, a similar stats tracking service for Tesla owners, did not detect any vehicles receiving this 2020.44 update yet. Tesla is […]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2020.40.9 software update to select owners. It appears this update is releasing for Tesla owners in Europe according to @TeslaFi: Software version 2020.40.9 was just detected on a Tesla Model 3 Performance DM in Vlaams Brabant Belgium on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release at https://t.co/iHwm7sCysz — TeslaFi (@teslafi) October 27, […]
More Tesla Full Self-Driving beta videos are here, showing new behaviours and skills of the Neural Net. Tesla owner Kim Paquette from Newport, Rhode Island, has been sharing various videos of FSD beta at work. She says videos were filmed on an iPhone 8 mounted to the glass roof of her Tesla. Some new videos […]
Back in July, Tesla launched limited edition ‘Short Shorts’ for sale online, which offer “exceptional comfort from the closing bell.” The shorts were launched by CEO Elon Musk to shove in the face of short-sellers betting against Tesla. These red satin shorts were priced at $69.420 each and now we’re seeing the first unboxing of […]
SpaceX has signed a new agreement to use technology from LeoLabs to track Starlink satellites during the on-orbit phase of missions. LeoLabs will provide SpaceX with rapid orbital location and identification support during the first few days of new Starlink missions. “LeoLabs is excited to work with SpaceX as they launch the world’s largest constellation of […]
Sofiaan Fraval from the Third Row Tesla Podcast has shared an excellent Full Self-Driving beta video filmed earlier this week, detailing his 17-minute drive through Edna Valley in California. Fraval’s video is unique as he has four camera views, showing the road, steering wheel, Tesla display and his reactions while driving. “Check out this route […]
On the weekend we saw a picture of new double-paned windows on Tesla’s Model Y, but now we have the clearest image to see the major changes in glass on the company’s compact SUV. As shared by Tesla owner @tesla_raj, we see a couple of images comparing the old Model Y front glass versus the […]
SpaceX has started to sent out Starlink internet public beta invites, with one of the first targeting those in Washington state in the United States. According to those invited, the Starlink beta is called “Better Than Nothing Beta” and details estimated speeds of 50 Mbps to 150 Mbps, to go with estimated latency of 20ms […]
In the upcoming November 2020 issue of Car and Driver, the long-running automobile magazine has a feature story titled, “The EVs are Coming!”. Within this story, Car and Driver details the electric vehicle (EV) demand around the globe, with China’s market leading the way, at more than 50% larger than the United States in 2019. […]
We’ve seen our fair share of Tesla Full Self-Driving beta demos on city streets in California—but what about a hilly, leaf-covered gravel road in North Carolina? Zeb Hallock recently gained access to Tesla Full Self-Driving beta and started sharing his videos on YouTube. His latest demonstrations, running Tesla FSD beta version 2020.40.8.11, took place on […]
We’re back with yet another Tesla Full Self-Driving video, in what is one of the longest we’ve seen. Brandon M. was one of the first FSD beta testers and has since uploaded another video, this time driving for 1 hour and 24 minutes, driving in Auburn, California. “Our full drive of the interior GoPro 9 […]
Tesla last night rolled out its 2020.40.8.11 software update to its Full Self-Driving beta testers. This update contains bug fixes according to @WholeMarsBlog, who is currently one of a small group of early Full Self-Driving beta testers. comin in hot — bug fix update they’re doing builds every few days pic.twitter.com/lTR4Fbacs3 — Whole Mars Catalog […]
As more and more hand-picked Tesla owners are getting the company’s 2020.40.8.10 software update, which includes Full Self-Driving (Beta), we’re starting to see more videos surface online. While we’ve seen short clips of Tesla’s FSD being tested with pedestrians, Smart Summon and roundabouts, we have yet to see a longer uninterrupted video. But James Locke, […]
After seeing some initial clips of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Beta) shared yesterday evening by Tesla Owners Silicon Valley and Brandon M., both individuals have now shared more videos demonstrating this new FSD beta. The following video by Brandon shows FSD beta driving along a city street, turn on the left signal and pull into a […]
