Tesla
Tesla FSD Beta 10.69 Download Coming to Only 1,000 Owners First, Says Musk
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69 will start to deploy this weekend, but only to a select few according to the company head. The FSD beta update 10.69 contains “many major code changes,” said CEO @Elon Musk in a tweet on Thursday night. The tweet also detailed plans to release Tesla’s FSD beta 10.69 gradually […]
Tesla Cabin Camera Role Raises Questions from NHTSA Probe
According to Reuters, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is demanding Tesla provide answers related to the role of the in-cabin camera within its vehicles, as part of the safety regulator’s probe into Autopilot. The NHTSA launched a probe into Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system called Autopilot last year. In June of this year, […]
Tesla to Add Automatically Adjusting Side Mirrors Feature, Says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Friday the company will be adding a feature that will automatically configure side mirrors. Responding to a question from James Stephenson, asking “will Teslas ever be able to automatically adjust the side mirror settings for new drivers?”, based on the 3D position of the driver’s eyes and comparing against the […]
Elon Musk Reiterates Tesla’s Export and Local Delivery Plans in China on Weibo
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s account on the Chinese social network Weibo, reiterated that the automaker makes its cars for export in the first half of each quarter, while making local deliveries in the second half, explained a message on Thursday (via CnEVPost). “Tesla makes cars for export in first half of quarter & for local […]
Tesla Virtual Power Plant Sees 2,600+ Homes Participate in California Event [Update]
Tesla’s first California Virtual Power Plant event on Wednesday had thousands of homes providing electricity to the grid across the state Tesla and PG&E had 2,342 fleet homes actively using the Virtual Power Plant program in Northern California on Wednesday, as shown in a screenshot of the mobile app during the first power event on […]
Tesla Asks China for Help to Keep Power Running for Suppliers
Tesla and SAIC Motors told the government of Shanghai that a continued power crunch in Sichuan could affect production, according to sources familiar with the matter. After the companies reached out to the government, the city of Shanghai reached out to the southwestern province to request it prioritize electricity for electric vehicle (EV) suppliers, as […]
Tesla Said to Launch New Model 3 in China with Increased Range, Lower Price: Report
The world’s largest battery supplier is set to supply a new battery configuration to Tesla’s flagship sedan, which could even make the electric vehicles (EVs) more affordable. Tesla is planning to launch a China-built Model 3 unit using CATL’s M3P batteries, according to two sources familiar with the matter who reported to Sina Tech (via CnEVPost). […]
Tesla Reduces Model Y Delivery Wait Times by 50% in China
Electric vehicles (EVs) from Tesla are in extremely high demand, but a new update from the automaker’s Chinese production facility shows that wait times for its signature electric SUV have dropped in recent weeks. Tesla said it has cut down waiting times for Model Y units to range from four to eight weeks, according to […]
Tesla Slaps Bloomberg Reporting as ‘False’, in Rare Response
Tesla dissolved its public relations department in the fall of 2020, and since then the company has rarely responded to inaccurate reporting in the media, aside from CEO Elon Musk firing back from his personal Twitter account. On Wednesday, Tesla’s official Twitter account replied to Bloomberg’s story that reported the automaker’s head of legal had […]
Canadian Minister to Meet with Tesla, Wants to Work Together More [VIDEO]
Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, announced on Wednesday the federal government wants to work more with Tesla. “There’s a part of Canada in every @Tesla that you see on the roads and today I had a chance to visit their facility in Markham for a tour and test drive,” said Champagne. “I […]
First Tesla Virtual Power Plant Set for Some California Customers
With over 1,500 California Tesla Powerwall users already enrolled in the company’s Virtual Power Plant program as of May, the joint program with PG&E is beginning to roll out some of its first power-sharing events. Some Tesla Virtual Power Plant customers in California are beginning to receive notifications for their first power plant events, as […]
Tesla Superchargers Rank First in Public Charging Satisfaction Study
Key findings from a study indicate that increasing EV popularity exacerbates inadequacies with the public charging infrastructure, as shown in JD Power‘s U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Public Charging Study released on Wednesday. With more EVs on the road and more charging stations than ever, the study showed that customer satisfaction with public Level 2 […]
Here are Cars Still Eligible for the $7,500 EV Tax Credit in 2022 [LIST]
U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday, including a crucial tax credit of $7,500 on electric vehicle (EV) purchases. According to Automotive News, the Biden Administration said on Tuesday that around 20 EV models will remain eligible for the $7,500 EV credit through the end of 2022. The Alliance for Automotive […]
Former Tesla AI Chief Andrej Karpathy Starts YouTube Channel
Since leaving the company in July, Tesla’s former chief of Artificial Intelligence, Andrej Karpathy has since embarked on an unexpected new endeavor — sharing his knowledge on YouTube. Karpathy recently started a YouTube channel and shared his first few videos on Tuesday, causing many to question the former AI chief’s career moves. In a tweet […]
Tesla Launches Supercharger Membership for Non-Tesla Vehicles at $0.99/month [Update]
Tesla has launched Supercharger memberships, priced from $0.99 per month in the United States, according to @SawyerMerritt. A screenshot of the Tesla app shows two plans available: Pay Per Use: Pay as you go, access to Supercharger network Membership: $0.99/month (USD), access to Supercharger network, lower price per kWh Tesla says a separate membership is […]