Tesla

Elon Musk called Chinese President Xi Jinping a "great leader" in interviews with Chinese state media Wednesday, one day before he is expected to join tech executives at a White House state dinner for Xi and President Donald Trump. Speaking to CGTN, Musk said China had "prospered immensely" under Xi's tenure, adding that he had...

Tesla will stream its September 24 Semi Rollout event live from Sparks, Nevada, giving the public a front-row seat to the opening of the company's first high-volume Semi factory. Announced Wednesday by Tesla Semi, the livestream will begin at 6pm PDT on Thursday. The event is an invite-only inauguration of the dedicated Semi plant, with...

Tesla has built the first Cybercab using cathode material produced in-house, marking a manufacturing milestone for the company's robotaxi program. The company's Robotaxi account said Wednesday the gold Cybercab is the first vehicle built with Tesla's own cathode material, sourced from what it described as the first cathode plant in the Americas. A photo shared...

A teardown of Tesla's Android app has surfaced references to a third-generation Optimus robot, with Tesla's own asset filenames labeling the hardware as "Gen 3". App sleuth Ming, who posts on X as @tslaming, said Wednesday he independently verified the discovery in Tesla's Android app version 4.60.5-4573. The app's signed asset package includes three image...

Tesla has flipped the switch on two new Supercharger stations in northern British Columbia, Canada, bringing 8 stalls to Terrace and 4 more to Vanderhoof. Tesla Charging announced the new sites Tuesday, sharing a photo of a Model 3 charging at the Terrace station. The two openings add 12 stalls to the network in northern...

Tesla Europe said Wednesday that 100,000 of its vehicles are now on the road in Denmark, doubling the country's Tesla fleet in just three years. The company marked the moment with a graphic showing a Model Y under a glowing 100K. Much of that growth came from the electric SUV, which broke Denmark's single-year sales...

Tesla said Tuesday the Cybercab is the most efficient EV ever certified and built, and that the robotaxi's drive units are rolling off the production line every 10 seconds. The two-seat robotaxi, built at Giga Texas without a steering wheel or pedals, started carrying passengers in Austin in June 2026 as part of Tesla's Robotaxi...

Tesla is expanding what Grok can do inside its vehicles, with new Connectors that let the AI access a user's email, calendar and files. The company announced the feature Tuesday, highlighting three main uses: managing an inbox, cleaning up a calendar and discussing existing files, chats and tasks. Tesla says the experience is hands-free, with...

Tesla's cheapest Model 3 and the new Model Y L are effectively sold out for 2026, with new orders on Tesla's US order pages now showing estimated deliveries in early 2027. The entry Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive, priced at $36,990 with an estimated purchase price of $38,630, shows an estimated delivery window of January to...

Tesla has started auditing suppliers across China's Yangtze River Delta as it pushes the Optimus humanoid robot toward mass production, according to an exclusive report from The Paper published September 21. Optimus is Tesla's humanoid robot program, and the company has said it plans to build several thousand units this year. The model headed for...

Tesla released a 57-second tutorial Sunday covering the cabin climate basics every new owner figures out in the first week: checking the interior temperature, heating or cooling the cabin before driving (even while it's parked in a garage), adjusting the seat heaters, and defrosting the windshield. If you just took delivery, preconditioning is worth learning...

Tesla Europe said Monday that FSD Supervised is now approved in Czechia, adding that the rollout will begin soon. A minute earlier, the Czech transport ministry posted its own announcement, saying the country recognized the Dutch RDW authority's provisional approval and now joins the Netherlands and five other European countries. The ministry said the decision...

Tesla’s Cybertruck lead engineer Wes Morrill says the truck’s side mirror caps are getting a durability upgrade that also saves money. In a post on X on Saturday, Morrill explained the caps were initially painted, but the paint scratched too easily when driving through brush, so Tesla switched them to the same grained plastic already...

A proposal submitted to the UNECE would extend the maximum operating distance for Tesla’s Summon feature from 6 meters to 15 meters, according to a UNECE proposal document flagged by FSD tracker @NotAnFSDTracker. One important nuance: this is a proposal submitted to the UNECE, not a rule change yet. The tracker clarified that distinction in […]

R.R. Plett Trucking will begin installing Canada’s first Tesla Megawatt Charging System (MCS) chargers next month, the B.C. company told Electric Autonomy in an exclusive interview. The 1.2 MW chargers will go in at the company’s headquarters in Langley, B.C., and at its facility in Kamloops, ahead of 12 Tesla Semi trucks expected for delivery […]