Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla released its 2020.44.15.3 software update today on early Wednesday for Full Self-Driving beta testers, known as FSD beta 5. The release comes as promised by Elon Musk, who teased earlier this week, saying “improvement should be significant.” Check out the release notes below thanks to @chazman: #FSDBeta 2020.44.15.3 pic.twitter.com/W51F4KzzcS — Chuck Cook (@chazman) November […]

The Tesla stock rally continues to keep climbing higher and higher, as another all-time high was reached on Tuesday, ahead of the company’s S&P 500 debut next month. Tesla reached a high of $559.99 per share, before settling down to $555.38 at the end of the trading day on Tuesday. Tesla’s market cap now stands […]

Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/a9O2MqcsCV — SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 25, 2020 SpaceX successfully launched 60 more Starlink satellites into space today aboard the Falcon 9 tonight. The 9:13pm EST lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 in Florida marked the 16th batch of Starlink satellites sent into space. Falcon 9 launches Starlink to orbit […]

We’ve seen ongoing improvements with Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta, and the latest video demo showcases the Autopilot software driving from San Francisco to Los Angeles in California. The video from Whole Mars Catalog (Omar Qazi) is a Tesla running FSD beta 2020.44.10.2. “Driving from San Francisco to Los Angeles with 5 disengagements,” explains Whole Mars […]

Last week the Tesla online shop launched new Rugged Textile Rear Trunk Mats for Model 3 and Model Y. Also available now are Rugged Textile Rear Trunk mats for Model 3 and Model Y as well at $80 USD. “Constructed with recycled content, the Model Y Rugged Textile Rear Trunk Mat offers a premium alternative […]

At the European Battery Conference organized by the Federal Ministry of Economics, Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke about the company’s plans at Gigafactory Berlin. Aside from creating the world’s largest battery factory in Grünheide, on top of its Tesla vehicle production plant, the company will also utilize its latest 4680 battery cells for its upcoming […]

The Tesla Semi Truck will have a range of up to 1,000 kilometres or 621 miles, according to CEO Elon Musk, speaking at the German-government-hosted European Battery Conference, taking place from November 24-27. At the 15-minute mark, Musk details what is possible with the Tesla Semi and its range, when it’s pulling a full load […]

The government of Canada has announced it will invest $5 million to bring 100 new electric vehicle (EV) chargers to the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, part of the country’s goal to build a nationwide network of EV chargers. Montreal-based Earth Day Canada will build and locate EV chargers at 50 IGA grocery stores […]

Tired of carrying your smartphone as your Tesla key because it’s…not cool enough? Well how about using a MacBook Air instead? YouTuber tech reviewer, Quinn Nelson, showed off his new Apple Silicon MacBook Air unlocking and controlling his Tesla Model 3. For those unaware, Apple recently launched a trio of Macs that use its own […]

According to the daily Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranking, Tesla CEO Elon Musk surpassed Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person, with a total net worth of $128 billion. Musk recently saw a gain of $7.24 billion according to Bloomberg, due to the recent surge of Tesla, ahead of the latter’s inclusion into the S&P […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Monday evening Full Self-Driving beta 5 (FSD Beta 5) will be available for download “in a few days” for beta testers. “FSD Beta 5 coming out in a few days,” said Musk, emphasizing, “improvement should be significant.” FSD Beta 5 coming out in a few days. Improvement should be […]

SpaceX announced on Monday it has rescheduled its Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites to Tuesday, November 24. “Now targeting Tuesday, November 24 at 9:13 p.m. EST for Falcon 9’s launch of Starlink, when weather conditions in the recovery area should improve,” said the company earlier today. Now targeting Tuesday, November 24 at 9:13 p.m. […]

Tesla’s stock surge ahead of its S&P 500 inclusion next month has continued, as on Monday the company hit yet another all-time high, closing out the day at $521.49 per share, up 6.5% for the day. In after hours trading, Tesla is up 1.86%. Shares of Tesla reached as high as $526 per share on […]

Chuck Cook has shared a video of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta (2020.44.10.2) and how it handles left turns on green yield and flashing yellow traffic lights. This scenario can be tricky for human drivers, let alone autonomous driving software that’s being trained. The Tesla is able to handle some left turns on green yield but […]

SpaceX has scrubbed the Falcon 9 launch tonight that was set to launch 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit. “Standing down from today’s launch of Starlink. Rocket and payload are healthy; teams will use additional time to complete data reviews and are now working toward backup opportunity on Monday, November 23 at 9:34 p.m. but […]