Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Nashville International Airport has officially approved a $34 million agreement with Elon Musk’s The Boring Company to build a dedicated underground tunnel for Tesla vehicles. The project aims to move passengers between the airport’s main terminal and a new remote parking garage, bypassing surface-level traffic and pedestrian congestion. The tunnel system is designed to use […]

Tesla has officially cleared a major regulatory hurdle in California, ensuring that its ability to sell and manufacture cars in the state remains uninterrupted. The resolution follows a 2025 decision by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), which had found that Tesla’s use of the terms “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” was potentially misleading under […]

Tesla has reached a major new milestone for its autonomous driving software, announcing that customers have now driven more than 8.2 billion miles using Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised. According to the company’s latest safety report, over 3 billion of those miles were clocked specifically on city streets. Tesla is using this massive data set to […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has officially doubled down on his promise to bring a sub-$30,000 US Cybercab to the public before 2027. The confirmation came during an exchange on X, where Musk was asked specifically if Tesla would sell the autonomous vehicle to customers for $30,000 US or less within that timeframe. Musk’s response was […]

Tesla is leaning into the festive spirit at its Hollywood diner this week to celebrate the Lunar New Year (which kicks off today). The company announced a limited-time promotion at its Santa Monica Boulevard location, offering a special boba tea and a chance for fans to score a rare piece of Tesla merch. With every […]

Tesla has shared the first official look at a Cybercab coming off the production line as the company prepares for a major manufacturing push. In a post on X on Tuesday, the company highlighted the milestone at Giga Texas, where the purpose-built robotaxi is being assembled. The Cybercab is a two-seat electric vehicle designed entirely […]

Tesla is aggressively growing its hardware engineering footprint in South Korea by launching a major recruitment drive for chip design engineers to support its future AI roadmap. This strategic move signals a deeper commitment to the region, which already serves as a critical manufacturing hub for the automaker through its ongoing partnership with Samsung Electronics. […]

Tesla is currently rolling out software update 2025.45.10, which includes a new version of Full Self-Driving (Supervised), bringing v14.2.2.5. The 2025.45.10 release notes are the same as before and the update is for Hardware 4 (HW4) vehicles including Model Y, Model 3 and Cybertruck. Now, many FSD testers are still awaiting version 14.3, which CEO […]

The future of law enforcement has arrived in Murphy, Texas, and it looks a lot sleeker than the standard cruiser. UP.FIT, the specialized fleet division of Unplugged Performance, officially delivered two 2026 Tesla Model Y Police Patrol Vehicles to the Murphy Police Department this week—marking what appears to be the first global deployment of the […]

Tesla is making a aggressive move to dominate the electric sedan market this quarter by slashing financing rates to a near-zero 0.99% APR for the Model 3 in the United States. While the headline rate is a massive drop from the previous 2.99% offer, a look at the fine print reveals a strategic push to […]

Tesla owners across Europe are getting a major intelligence boost today. The company announced on Sunday that xAI’s Grok assistant is officially rolling out to vehicles in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, bringing real-time information and voice-controlled navigation features to the cockpit. The integration allows drivers to ask Grok complex questions using […]

Tesla is continuing its efforts to bring Apple CarPlay to its vehicles, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his latest Sunday PowerOn newsletter. While initial plans suggested a launch by the end of last year, technical conflicts and slow software updates have pushed the timeline back. Sources familiar with the project say Tesla originally pivoted […]

Starlink has passed 1 million subscribers in Brazil, turning the country into its second-largest market in the world. The update was shared by Michael Nicolls, a SpaceX executive, in a post on X celebrating the milestone. “Thanks to our 1M subscribers in Brazil, @Starlink’s second largest customer base! Starlink now accepts Pix instant payments and […]

Tesla has officially put an end to days of speculation about a mysterious “Hardware 4.5” upgrade appearing in new Model Y vehicles, attributing the sightings to a simple labeling mix-up. The clarification came late Wednesday, January 28, 2026, via prominent Tesla news aggregator Sawyer Merritt. He reported that Tesla has begun reaching out to customers […]

Tesla has officially committed roughly $2 billion to acquire a stake in xAI, the artificial intelligence startup founded by Elon Musk. The deal, disclosed during Tesla’s Q4 2025 earnings report on Wednesday, sees the automaker participating in xAI’s massive Series E funding round, which values the AI firm at an estimated $230 billion. The investment […]