Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla 2020.48.5 Software Update Rolling Out: What’s New

Tesla has started rolling out its 2020.48.5 software update to its fleet, according to @Teslascope. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2020.48.5 on a Model Y AWD LR (2020) in West Virginia, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/K6riSW4mbn — Teslascope (@teslascope) December 1, 2020 Just ahead of this release, hacker […]

Here’s a Map of Starlink Internet Beta Invites in Canada [PIC]

SpaceX recently expanded its Starlink beta invites to Canada, allowing Canadians to also test the satellite internet, which costs $649 CAD for the dish and $129 CAD per month for the service with unlimited data. To better track where these Starlink internet beta invites are being set out, @MFrunker created a map of points across […]

First Drives with Tesla FSD Beta 2020.44.15.4 [VIDEOS]

Last night, Tesla released its 2020.44.15.4 software update for Full Self-Driving beta testers. As expected, testers were quick to test this latest beta software and have again shared videos online. The release notes don’t include any major changes, so this update is for bug fixes and ongoing improvements to FSD. 2020.44.15.4 releases notes can be […]

New Tesla Model 3 Manual (Oct. 2020) Debuts in 2020.44 Update

Tesla has shared a new and updated North America Model 3 manual, with a publish date of October 29, 2020. This new manual is found for those running the 2020.44 update released earlier this month, as spotted by Reddit user ‘matt687’. Features from the latest 2021 Model 3 refresh are not included in the manual, […]

Tesla (TSLA) Touches All-Time High of $607 Per Share at Open

Shares of Tesla touched yet another all-time high, reaching $607.80 per share at open on Monday, hitting a milestone of surpassing $600 per share. The stock then proceeded to dip and currently sits at $581 per share as of writing, down just under a percent for the day. #Tesla just hit 600 Dollar, now worth […]

China Gives Tesla Approval to Sell Shanghai-Made Model Y

Tesla can now officially sell its Model Y SUV made in Shanghai, as the Chinese government has given approval to the American automaker to proceed, reports Reuters. Tesla applied for approval to sell Shanghai-made Model Y vehicles earlier in November and on Monday, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) published the approval on […]

Tesla 2020.44.15.4 FSD Beta 6 Update Released: What’s New

Tesla has just pushed out its 2020.44.15.4 Full Self-Driving beta update to testers. This release comes just four days after 2020.44.15.3 was released for FSD beta testers. As for what’s new in this Tesla 2020.44.15.4 software update? According to @brandonee916, the release notes “appear identical to previous”, meaning it is just for bug fixes and […]

Tesla FSD Beta 5 ‘Rainbow Road’ Easter Egg Test [VIDEO]

Tesla launched an Easter egg back in April 2016, aptly dubbed ‘rainbow road’, paying tribute to the famed course in Nintendo’s Mario Kart. To enable the rainbow road Easter egg, all you need to do is activate Autopilot four times in a row. As CEO Elon Musk put it at the time, “Activate autopilot 4X […]

Tesla Mobile App May Livestream Sentry Mode Video Soon

Back in September, Amazon’s Ring launched Car Connect, to allow Tesla owners to watch and record Sentry Mode from their mobile devices. The add-on device is priced at $199 USD and isn’t slated to launch until 2021. But now it appears Tesla may soon allow owners to perform a similar function, natively—and for free. According […]

Full Self-Driving Beta to Expand in About 2 Weeks Says Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reaffirmed the expansion of its current Full Self-Driving beta program, noting on Friday evening, “Probably going to a wider beta in ~2 weeks.” Probably going to a wider beta in ~2 weeks — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2020 Musk previously confirmed the FSD beta program would “hopefully” expand to […]

Canada’s Durham Region to Get 60 New Electric Vehicle Chargers

The Government of Canada has announced the Durham Region in southern Ontario will be getting 60 new electric vehicle (EV) chargers, part of a $296,000 CAD investment. Federal funding is coming through Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP). The Canadian government wants all new cars sold in Canada to be zero-emission by 2040. […]

New Tesla Roadster Will Have ‘Special Colors’ Says Elon Musk

The new Tesla Roadster is described by Tesla as “the quickest car in the world, with record-setting acceleration, range and performance.” For those wondering what colours the new Roadster will come in, CEO Elon Musk shed more light yesterday. “We will have special colors for new Roadster, as we did for the original,” said Musk […]