Tesla

Tesla Owner Implants Car Key into His Hand

One Tesla owner has taken the chance of a lifetime to be able to literally unlock his car with his bare hands — thanks to a surgically implanted microchip key. Tesla owner @BrandonDalaly had a key to his Tesla implanted into his hand, as seen in a video he shared on Twitter last week (via […]

Tesla Fans in South Korea Have $15 Billion Stake in Company

South Korea’s wealth gaps have inspired such debt-focused media as Parasite and Squid Game in recent years, though some lucky retail investors have found themselves a part of Elon Musk’s massive, unofficial fan club in the country. Musk’s fans in South Korea have amassed around $15 billion in Tesla shares, comparable to the stakes of […]

Tesla Requests Judge Toss Out Racial Discrimination Case

Tesla and Elon Musk currently face several high-profile lawsuits, and the automaker is planning to request a judge to dismiss an ongoing racial discrimination case. Tesla’s lawyers are expected to encourage a California judge to throw out an ongoing racial bias lawsuit, as reported by Reuters. Oakland, California Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo is expected […]

Tesla Begins Using V4 Dual Supercharger Base at U.S. Stations

Over the past few years, Tesla’s rollout of the V3 Supercharger has been at swifty pace, but it’s already looking to install hardware to allow for its next generation of charging tech. Tesla has started using a dual-post V4 Supercharger base at many of its stations in the U.S., expected to allow the automaker to […]

Several Tesla and NIO Charging Stations Close Due to Sichuan Heatwave

As China’s power crisis worsens amidst record heat, many charging stations for electric vehicle (EV) automakers Tesla and NIO are becoming temporarily inoperable in certain regions. Tesla and NIO have been forced to halt charging operations in two cities in the Sichuan province, due to an ongoing heatwave that’s putting pressure on the area’s grid, […]

Twitter Misled Regulators on Bot Accounts, Says Former Security Head

Twitter misled federal regulators about its defenses against spam accounts and hackers, according to reports from CNN and the Washington Post on Tuesday (via Reuters). The reports noted whistleblower disclosures from Twitter’s former security head Peiter Zatko. In the original complaints, Zatko reported that executives at the social media company didn’t have the resources to […]

New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: August 15–21, 2022

Check out a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing August 15, 2022 The Great World City at 1 Kim Seng Promenade, Singapore 3 250 kW Tesla August 17, 2022 The Landmark […]

Tesla Hiring Autopilot Data Collection Operator at Giga Berlin

Tesla is hiring for Autopilot data collection operators in Europe, as seen on the automaker’s careers page (via @Tesla_Adri). The full-time position is set to be based at Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, located in Grünheide. The employee will be in charge of managing data-recording devices and driving around test areas to collect data. The position also […]

10,000 Teslas Spotted at Shanghai Port Ready for Export [VIDEO]

After reports showed that Tesla’s Q3 exports from China are expected to be massive, the automaker has officially broken a new record for the most vehicles loading on a ship to be exported. A record 10,000 Tesla vehicles were spotted in a video from Wu Wa taken at China’s Luchao Port Shanghai Nangang Terminal over […]

Elon Musk Names His Two Biggest Goals for the Year

Tesla and SpaceX are among two of Elon Musk’s most notable companies and the billionaire CEO recently outlined his primary goals for the remainder of the year. @ElonMusk said on early Monday that his two main goals for the year are getting SpaceX’s Starship reusable rocket into orbit and facilitating a wider release of Tesla’s […]

2022.24.5 Tesla Update Rolling Out

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.24.5 software update, as detected on a Tesla Model Y Performance, using third-party companion software @TeslaFi. Software version 2022.24.5 was just detected on a Tesla Model Y Performance in Norway on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release at https://t.co/uDCrLGQ1o4 — TeslaFi (@teslafi) August 21, 2022 Vehicles that are receiving 2022.24.5 were […]