Tesla

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.16.3.10 software update, which is the highly anticipated Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69 version, but so far it’s for internal testers only—employees. A 2020 Model 3 located in Oregon received the update, among others. So far, FSD beta is now also available for beta testers and not just internal […]

A couple of YouTube videos featuring amateur vehicle safety tests of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta involving children have been pulled for violating the platform’s policies on harmful and dangerous content — reports CNBC. “YouTube doesn’t allow content showing a minor participating in dangerous activities or encouraging minors to do dangerous activities,” a YouTube spokesperson […]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69 release is still slated for August 20, 2022, says CEO Elon Musk. Some FSD beta releases have been released just after midnight PT, with many eager testers expecting FSD beta 10.69 to hit in the early hours of August 20. But that never happened. Just moments ago, Musk confirmed […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, has reportedly hit a milestone of producing 1,000 cars in a week. That’s according to a photo shared by @WholeMarsBlog, showing employees signing a poster with an outline of the factory and “1,000” in the middle. The electric automaker started limited production of the Model Y at the Gigafactory in […]

With the Tesla Semi set to ship next year, the electric automaker has updated the semi truck’s website and share more stats and photos. Tesla has closed reservations for the Semi, instead adding a button for users to “Get Updates” as seen on the company’s website (via @SawyerMerritt). The redesigned Semi page includes several new […]

President of Indonesia Joko Widodo, dubbed Jokowi locally, has asked Tesla to build EVs in the country, rather than just batteries, according to a report from Bloomberg on Thursday. The country also says it’s willing to wait until Tesla CEO Elon Musk is convinced that the country is more than its resources. In the interview […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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’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 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 […]

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). […]

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 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 […]