A team of IT specialists from cybersecurity company Synacktiv succeeded in hacking into a Tesla Model 3 at the PWN2OWN white hat hacking competition in Vancouver, Canada, on Friday — reports Forbes. PWN2OWN is a biannual ethical hacking contest where contenders attempt to exploit widely used hardware and software through previously unknown vulnerabilities. Those who […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet Friday afternoon that the company plans on creating “a hardcore litigation department.” Musk invited applications to join the planned unit, which he said will directly initiate and execute lawsuits for the company. The litigation team will report directly to him, the CEO added. Tesla is building a […]
Service subscriptions through Tesla’s website are showing a free download of manuals for the automaker’s cars, as noted on Friday. Tesla currently lets anyone download its car manuals for free on the company’s website, simply by signing up for a $0 subscription as spotted by @greentheonly on Thursday. The subscription package site lets users […]
As Tesla continues to expand its retail presence for its customers, construction on a new California showroom is expected to begin in the coming months for the automaker. Tesla is planning to open a new store and service center in San Luis Obispo, California, after the project was given the green light earlier this week, […]
Tesla has updated the support page for home charging on its website, now letting customers select a car model to see detailed information about charging options for that vehicle (via @Tesla_Adri). On the home charging support page, users can select their Tesla model from a dropdown box, before seeing details like its recharged mileage-per-hour and […]
Those with Tesla Model X orders are seeing their estimated delivery dates pushed back to April 2023, a change made by the electric automaker on Wednesday evening. Numerous Model X owners shared their new estimated delivery dates on Facebook, saying how example dates of July 2022 were suddenly changed to a range of “Dec 2022 […]
Tesla is months into building a 100-stall Supercharger, the electric vehicle (EV) pioneer’s largest U.S. installation yet, in the Mojave Desert — reports the Daily Press (via Teslarati) The massive Supercharger station is being constructed on roughly four acres of desert near The Outlets at Barstow open-air retail mall in Barstow, California, a town located […]
According to MarketWatch, Wedbush Securities Managing Director Daniel Ives has slashed his price target on Tesla by 29%, from $1,400 USD per share to $1,000 USD. Historically a Tesla bull, Ives said in a note to Wedbush clients that it is “hard to ignore” Tesla’s woes in China, where strict lockdowns following a COVID-19 outbreak […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently spoke at the 2022 All-In Summit, hosted by the All-In Podcast, in Miami from May 15-17, 2022. Musk was a speaker on May 16 as part of a “fireside chat”, talking freely on numerous topics for 1 hour and 26 minutes. 0:00 Bestie Guestie Elon Musk joins the besties via […]
FSD beta 10.12 visualization of car with open door / @WholeMarsBlog After Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.12 started rolling out yesterday to employees (as part of the 2022.12.3.10 update), we now have the release notes, as shared by @WholeMarsBlog. FSD beta 10.12 release notes detail better decision-making for unprotected left turns, improved creeping for […]
The California Auto Outlook, which shares detailed information about the state’s vehicle market, recently released its May 2022 issue covering the first quarter. Tesla's Model Y and Model 3 were the two best-selling vehicles in California in Q1. Not just electric vehicles, ANY vehicle. @elonmusk $TSLA 1. Tesla Model Y – 21,8122. Tesla Model 3 […]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.12.3.10 software update, which brings Full Self-Driving 10.12 for employees, according to @WholeMarsBlog. A since deleted tweet by FSD beta tester @BMmwalimu from earlier today showed the 2022.12.3.10 update being installed. Looks like FSDBeta 10.12 is going out to Tesla employees pic.twitter.com/2mBzMzPbse — Falconwings (@Falconwingsnj) May 18, 2022 At […]
According to a report from InfluenceMap, which keeps track of companies’ lobbying activities for or against climate policy around the globe, Tesla ranks number one for climate policy engagement, while other automakers lag far behind the electric vehicle (EV) pioneer. Considering the current rate at which the world’s biggest automakers are electrifying their fleets, the […]
Tesla has been removed from the S&P 500 environmental, social, and governance (ESG) index, as part of the latter’s fourth annual rebalancing on Tuesday. The automaker was removed over what the S&P 500 ESG says was the company’s handling of claims of racial discrimination at its Fremont factory, plus NHTSA investigations into the claims of […]
Image via Reddit Tesla started rolling out its 2022.12.3.4 software update on Tuesday afternoon according to @Teslascope, and with it, includes a change to increase Autopilot maximum speed for Tesla Vision vehicles, which was reported on yesterday. According to 2022.12.3.4 release notes shared by @zachgilbert, the addition of “Autopilot Maximum Speed” details “Autopilot’s maximum speed […]
