Tesla
Tesla iOS App Updated with New Charging Features and More
Tesla has released an app update for iPhone users, offering new charging features and more. According to the release notes, version 4.1.0 of the Tesla app for iPhone says you can now “adjust Charge Current, Scheduled Departure or Scheduled Charging for your car’s current location.” Also new is the ability to turn on Bioweapon Defense […]
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta Request Button Releases Friday Night, 10.1 Delayed
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Friday evening the company’s Full Self-Driving beta ‘request button’ will debut tonight, likely at midnight PDT. Musk also said FSD 10.1 “needs another 24 hours of testing, so out tomorrow night.” Originally, FSD 10.1 was scheduled to release on Friday night alongside the FSD beta request button. When asked, […]
Tesla 2021.32.21 Software Update Rolling Out: What’s New
Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.32.21 software update, detected for customers in Europe, the U.S., Saudi Arabia and more, according to @Teslascope. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.32.21 on a Model 3 AWD LR (2020) in Västra Götaland, Sweden. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/UmjYwslwui — Teslascope (@teslascope) September 24, […]
Florida Highway Patrol Shares Tesla Crash Footage, Says Owner Responsible to Control Vehicle
Just weeks following a Tesla Model 3 crash with a state trooper in Orlando, Florida while Autopilot was engaged, footage of the accident has surfaced and was shared on Thursday by one news outlet. New footage of the crash was shared by WFTV on Thursday, showing the white Model 3 as it collides with the […]
Low Profile Investor Reveals He’s Tesla’s 3rd Largest Individual Shareholder
Tesla’s (TSLA) stock has remained a significant high-valuation stock to investors, and even as some of the world’s larger firms own a significant amount of money, the third-largest shareholder in Telsa’s shares has recently come forward, and his identity may come as a bit of a shock. One self-proclaimed “Elon Musk fanboy” has collected Tesla […]
Tesla Pours Cold Water on Reported Insurance Registrations in China
Tesla denied claims of its August insurance registrations in China being at the 2,000 level on Weibo on Friday, a figure which had been previously reported by the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC), according to CNEVPost. The report from CATARC said Tesla had registered 2,802 insurance units in China in August, though the […]
San Francisco ‘Concerned’ About Tesla Full Self-Driving and its Naming Scheme
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently announced the company’s plans to roll out its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta to the public for those that have purchased the add-on (after a review of driver behavior first). Now, San Francisco transport officials are growing concerned about the system’s safety ahead of the wider beta release. San Francisco’s County […]
Elon Musk Says Global Auto Chip Shortage to End in 2022
The global semiconductor chip shortage has been ravaging automakers since early this year, when many of the world’s vehicle manufacturers began seeing their supply being unable to keep up with production – but Tesla’s Elon Musk says that isn’t going to last much longer. Musk said the current construction of and planning for new semiconductor […]
First Tesla Model S Refresh Cars Delivered in Vancouver [VIDEO]
Image credit: @TeslaOwnersBC Tesla’s Model S refresh has continued its delivery rollout in Canada, with the latest deliveries taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia. According to pictures and videos shared by the Tesla Owners Club of BC (@TeslaOwnersBC), six happy customers received their 2021 Model S Long Range vehicles. “The very first 6 Model S […]
Australia Sues Neoen For Failing to Provide Power from its Tesla ‘Big Battery’
French company Neoen has worked with Tesla on two large battery sites in Australia, though the company allegedly didn’t supply any power to the grid during a four-month period, according to a new lawsuit. The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) is suing Neoen for not providing backup power to the South Australian grid with its Hornsdale […]
Tesla Model Y Review Hits a Whopping 220 km/h on the Autobahn [VIDEO]
Following Thomas Majchrzak’s recent coverage of the Tesla Model Y just after it arrived in Europe, the Autogefühl team is at it again with another super-detailed review of the vehicle, accompanied by a test on a high-speed roadway. In a new video shared on Sunday, Autogefühl took a detailed look at a Shanghai-made Tesla Model […]
ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood Would Sell Tesla If Stock Hits $3,000 in 2022
Tesla’s price surged about 6.5 percent the day Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood raised her price target, though Wood recently said she wouldn’t hesitate to sell if it reached the $3,000 per share target. On Wednesday at a news briefing, Wood said she would sell Tesla stock if it reached $3,000 by next year, according to […]
Samsung to Make Tesla’s Next HW 4.0 Self-Driving Chip: Report
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) relies on its central supercomputing chip, hardware 3 (HW3), and Tesla is already close to awarding a contract for its next-generation chip to one particular company, according to industry sources. On Thursday, multiple industry sources reported that Samsung will manufacture Tesla’s next-generation hardware 4 (HW4), according to Korean Economic Daily. The […]
Tesla Lobbies for Higher Penalties on Automakers Failing Fuel Economy Requirements
After Tesla pressed a U.S. court to reinstate previous high emissions penalties in March, the company is doing it again – this time following similar plans. Tesla has asked President Biden’s administration, as well as a U.S. appeals court, to increase penalties for vehicle manufacturers that don’t meet fuel emissions standards, according to Reuters. A […]
Fremont Police Officially Deploys Tesla Model Y Patrol Car, Public Appearance Coming Oct. 1
After a Tesla Model S patrol vehicle pilot proved to be a success, the Fremont Police Department (FPD) in California announced last fall it had purchased a 2020 Tesla Model Y Long Range to add to the fleet. On Wednesday, the Fremont Police Department announced its new Model Y patrol car had been deployed, as […]