Tesla

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.25.5 software update, as noted by Teslascope (@teslascope) over on Twitter. The update brings Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.8 to internal testers and also adds some holiday cheer to it. Model 3 vehicles in the U.S. were previously running 2021.44.5.5. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.44.25.5 on […]

Tesla’s 2021 holiday update has been released in limited form, and one Model 3 Standard Range owner known as ‘Emulsifide’ continues to share images of the new update. On Wednesday evening, the Tesla owner shared the first images of Sonic the Hedgehog within Tesla Arcade, to Discord. As for the gaming experience with Sonic the […]

Tesla and Melbourne, Australia-based Syrah Resources Limited have signed a deal for the latter to supply the electric automaker with graphite from its plant in Vidalia, Louisiana, reports Bloomberg. “Syrah Resources Limited announces that it has executed an offtake agreement with Tesla, Inc. to supply natural graphite Active Anode Material from its vertically integrated AAM […]

Tesla customers in the United States gained the Disney+ streaming service with software update 2021.24 back in July. Many Tesla owners outside the U.S., including those in Canada and Europe eagerly awaited Disney+, but it has never materialized. Now, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed Disney “restricted” Tesla to implement the streaming service to the […]

When will Tesla release its highly anticipated 2021 holiday software update? According to CEO Elon Musk, a wider rolling is coming on the evening of Thursday, December 23, 2021. “Tesla holiday software release being tested with internal owners today. Broader rollout starts tomorrow evening,” said Musk on Wednesday afternoon. Tesla holiday software release being tested […]

After Tesla released its 2021.44.25 software update, which contains its 2021 holiday update with new features, the company has now started pushing out its 2021.44.25.1 update, according to ‘Emulsifide’ on Wednesday afternoon, a Model 3 Standard Range owner that received the update. The screenshot shared by ‘Emulsifiede’ above details the 2021.44.25.1 software update notification in […]

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Wednesday announced a formal safety investigation into 580,000 Tesla vehicles over the automaker’s ‘Passenger Play’ feature, which allows select games to be played on the front center console touchscreen — reports Reuters. While the functionality does allow games to be played when the car is in […]

Australian Tesla Model X owner Harald Murphy (@harald_murphy) recently attached a SpaceX Starlink terminal to their car and drove it around to test the satellite broadband service’s signal strength and internet speeds on the go. Driving around a nearby freeway at over 60 mph (around 100 km/hr), Murphy found that he was getting download speeds […]

The approval process for final building permits for Tesla’s Berlin-Brandenburg Gigafactory is still ongoing, the Environment Ministry of the German State of Brandenburg said on Wednesday (via Reuters). Tesla and other relevant authorities have already submitted all of the documents necessary for approval, and the plans even cleared a second round of public objections last month. […]

We’re starting to see some more glimpses of Tesla’s 2021 holiday software update, which features a new Light Show for Model 3 and Model Y, plus more, including a new blind spot camera feature. “You can now automatically see a live camera view of your blind spot whenever you activate the turn signal,” explained Tesla’s […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday sold another 583,611 shares in Tesla, according to SEC filings, reports Automotive News. In an interview with news satire publication The Babylon Bee, Musk said he has now sold “enough stock” to have liquidated 10% of his holdings in Tesla, as promised in his Twitter poll on the subject in […]

Yesterday the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded the Tesla Model Y a Top Safety Pick+ status, the highest possible accolade from the non-profit that crash tests vehicles. On Wednesday, the Tesla Team shed some details on its Model Y award and reiterated the company’s ethos when it comes to safety. Tesla says aside […]

News satire publication The Babylon Bee recently sat down for an interview with Elon Musk in Tesla’s headquarters of Austin, Texas. Musk answered several of the “fake news” site’s questions and talked about a number of things, including his (and Tesla’s) move to Texas. In his view, the State of California is “doing everything it can […]

Earlier this month, Tesla launched its Cyberquad for Kids in its online store, a $1,900 USD ride-on toy by Radio Flyer, a smaller version of the adult ATV coming soon from the automaker. This Tesla four-wheel ATV is currently sold out. We recently saw a video of the new Cyberquad for Kids, which also brings […]

According to The Washington Post, the world’s first ‘Tesla baby’ was born this September when Pennsylvania, U.S., resident Yiran Sherry gave birth to her daughter in the front passenger seat of a black Tesla Model 3 after rush hour made a 20-minute ride to Paoli Hospital much longer. Yiran was crouched over in the front passenger […]