Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

[caption id="attachment_74809" align="aligncenter" width="970"] Image: Tesla[/caption] Tesla's next-generation Roadster was photographed at SpaceX's Hawthorne facility in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 28, a day after the car's four-day public display at the Petersen Automotive Museum wrapped up. The photos were shared on X by @mpgenchau and show the silver Roadster outdoors beside SpaceX branding, with...

[caption id="attachment_72899" align="aligncenter" width="970"] Image: Neuralink[/caption] Neuralink says early speech restoration work is letting participants with ALS turn thoughts into text and voice at conversational rates, with one person hitting 75 words a minute in their first week, a big step beyond the thought-to-speech clips the company has shared before. In an October 28 post...

[caption id="attachment_74739" align="aligncenter" width="970"] Image: Architect of the Capitol[/caption] A House Democrat has filed a bill that would bring back the federal EV tax credit and raise the new-vehicle payout from $7,500 to $15,000, more than a year after Congress scrapped the incentive for cars bought after September 30, 2025. Rep. Greg Landsman of Ohio...

[caption id="attachment_74714" align="aligncenter" width="970"] Starlink satellites in orbit. Image: SpaceX[/caption] Russian President Vladimir Putin called Elon Musk a real genius on Wednesday in Moscow, while admitting Russia's own satellite internet network is only taking its first steps next to Starlink. Putin made the remarks while touring an exhibition of advanced Russian technology with African leaders...

[caption id="attachment_74936" align="aligncenter" width="970"] Ron Baron and Elon Musk at a past Baron Investment Conference.[/caption] Elon Musk will join Ron Baron for a virtual fireside chat at Baron Capital's 33rd Annual Baron Investment Conference on November 6, a return that puts Tesla and SpaceX back in front of Baron shareholders who have followed both companies...

[caption id="attachment_74927" align="aligncenter" width="970"]Image: Tesla Robotaxi/X[/caption] 1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill took a solo ride in a Tesla Cybercab in Austin, and Tesla's official Robotaxi account shared the video on Tuesday. The @robotaxi account quote-posted the clip with the caption "F1 World Champion tries Cybercab." In a follow-up reply, it pointed out that...

[caption id="attachment_74918" align="aligncenter" width="970"]Image: Tesla/X[/caption] Every new Tesla can power tools and gadgets through Powershare, Tesla North America said Tuesday, October 27, but the feature is limited to the United States and Mexico, leaving Canada out for now. In a post on X, the company said owners can run tools or gadgets from the car...

[caption id="attachment_74086" align="aligncenter" width="970"] Image: Tesla Robotaxi/X[/caption] Tesla's purpose-built Cybercab now outnumbers the Model Y in the company's Texas robotaxi fleet for the first time, according to Texas DMV records reviewed on Tuesday, October 27. The listing for Tesla Robotaxi, LLC shows 1,051 authorized vehicles, all 2026 model year: 544 Cybercabs and 507 Model Ys....

[caption id="attachment_74905" align="aligncenter" width="970"] Image: Roadflip / Niko Draca[/caption] A Canadian software engineer has built a free browser game that puts Tesla's next-generation Roadster on a giant curved ramp, then asks players to flip it midair and land on their wheels, the same stunt vibe Tesla showed at its Waco reveal. Niko Draca, a software...

[caption id="attachment_74892" align="aligncenter" width="970"] Image: Tesla[/caption] Tesla's FSD (Supervised) Vehicle Safety Report now puts Full Self-Driving (Supervised) at 6,006,200 miles per major collision in North America, clearing the 6 million mile mark and landing at about 9 times the U.S. average of 660,164 miles. The rolling twelve-month update builds on the safety dashboard Tesla opened...

[caption id="attachment_69693" align="aligncenter" width="970"]Image: Tesla[/caption] Update October 27, 2026: Tesla Canada has since reverted the Model 3 Premium Rear-Wheel Drive to its previous specs. The trim now lists 463 km of range and a 6.2-second 0-100 km/h time again, at $39,490, and Model 3 Premium orders remain paused until more import quota is issued, expected...

[caption id="attachment_74877" align="aligncenter" width="970"]Image: Peter Sellis/X[/caption] Peter Sellis is joining X, the social platform now under the SpaceX roof, to lead Product. He shared the news in a post on X on Monday afternoon, writing that he is "a huge believer" in SpaceX's mission and that "it's time to make shitposting multiplanetary." https://twitter.com/petersellis/status/2114809857929085347 The move...

[caption id="attachment_74858" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]Image: Verizon[/caption] Verizon chief executive Dan Schulman told analysts on Monday that SpaceX would need at least four to six years and between $300 billion and $500 billion to turn Starlink Mobile into a full US carrier, speaking on the company's third quarter earnings call. His comments come days after reports that...

easyJet will bring Starlink Wi-Fi to its Airbus A320, A320neo and A321neo fleet, the airline announced on Monday, joining Southwest Airlines and other carriers that have picked SpaceX’s satellite internet for the cabin. According to the easyJet announcement, installations start in the first half of 2027 and should wrap up by early 2028. It’s the […]

Barclays analyst Dan Levy upgraded Tesla to Overweight from Equal Weight on Monday and raised his price target to $450 from $370, betting that a possible combination with SpaceX, which shareholders are already pressing the board to fast-track, will lift the stock. In a note to clients quoted by CNBC, Levy wrote that “with a […]