Tesla cameras will soon get a highly-requested feature: bird’s eye view. This is according to CEO Elon Musk on Friday evening. Responding to a customer’s request for bird’s eye view, Musk replied, “Vector-space bird’s eye view coming with [Full Self-Driving].” Vector-space bird’s eye view coming with FSD — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 3, 2020 Bird’s […]
Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y have selfie cameras built into the cabin, located above the rearview mirror mount. Back in April, Tesla hackers were able to share the view of just what this camera can see and its angle of view. Why is this selfie camera there? Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed on Twitter […]
Tesla recently offered an in-app purchase acceleration boost for the Model Y, bringing the feature to its latest compact SUV (it is also available on Model 3). For a cool $2,000 USD, you can tap a few buttons and instantly make your Tesla Model Y faster by half a second. Is it worth it? A […]
Tesla opened new Superchargers this week in Florida, Colorado and California, again extending the reach of its charging network, as noted by Supercharge.info. Fort Pierce, Florida In Florida, a new Supercharger opened in Fort Pierce at the Wawa convenience store, located at 5575 Okeechobee Road. There are 8 stalls here being the latest V3 chargers, capable […]
Mark Travers, Executive Director of base metals at Brazilian mining company Vale SA, told Reuters that the company is currently talking to Tesla and its competitors in the EV industry to try and strike deals with them for the nickel it is currently mining in Canada. Nickel is the biggest challenge for high-volume, long-range batteries! […]
According to a report from Reuters, Tesla has struck a deal to acquire ATW Automation, a German manufacturer of production lines, mostly for battery packs and battery modules for the automotive industry. The report cites an individual privy to the details of this agreement as the source of the information. ATW Automation, a subsidiary of Canada’s […]
Tesla’s improvements to the car battery last month offer a slew of new possibilities, including improved affordability and design of its cars. In addition, the Model S Plaid announcement set the internet ablaze, the anticipated performance car bearing some exciting specs to come. In a response on Twitter, Elon Musk confirmed that the Model S […]
Tesla is making waves globally, as usual. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has now made it clear that the company will make its entry into India in 2021, according to Reuters. In a Twitter response to a picture of a T-shirt with the message “India wants Tesla,” Musk wrote, “Next year for sure.” He followed up […]
New features are always coming to new Tesla models, and the company will soon add an exciting new feature to the backup camera. In a response on Twitter Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that a tap-to-enlarge feature on camera views when backing up will be coming to future Teslas. A Twitter user tweeted at […]
The sale of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs) are both on the rise, in spite of some setbacks due to the pandemic. A new report by EV Sales shows us that while Tesla Model Y saw a major global sales increase in August, the Tesla Model 3 remained the most-sold EV by […]
Tesla’s Q2 safety report depicted great improvements to the Autopilot feature, as well as general safety. In a new assessment, however, the feature didn’t perform particularly highly, signalling that Tesla’s driver assistance system still has a long way to go. Tesla’s Autopilot ranked sixth out of 10 driver assistance programs after a European safety evaluation, […]
Tesla has announced its Q3 2020 vehicle production and deliveries the morning, with 145,036 produced and 139,300 delivered. The breakdown is as follows: Model S/X Production: 16,992 Deliveries: 15,200 Model 3/Y Production: 128,044 Deliveries: 124,100 Tesla’s record deliveries of 139,300 beats its previous record of 112,000 vehicles in Q4 2019. In the year-ago quarter, Tesla […]
Back in December 2019, LEGO fan ‘BrickinNick’ submitted a Tesla Cybertruck idea to LEGO Ideas, the community forum where members can share ideas for possible new set builds. Fast forward to September, and LEGO has announced the results of reviewing the project, which reached 10,000 supporters. Sadly, LEGO says they will not be pursuing a […]
Along with Holland, Michigan police officers opting into Tesla police cars, many communities have the opportunity to use the electric vehicles (EVs) in their law enforcement agencies. Among them is Westport, Connecticut Police Department. In a video released earlier this month, YouTube channel Now You Know shared a video with a ride-along in a Westport […]
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai factory will begin working three shifts after China’s Mid-Autumn Festival and National Holiday, as reported by Tesmanian. The holiday runs from October 1st through the 7th, after which the change is expected. The increase in shifts and production were reported anonymously by a source who is familiar with the company and its […]
