Tesla has started testing its Robotaxis on freeways in Austin during commercial rides, marking a new milestone for the company’s autonomous driving program. According to writer and podcaster @gailalfaratx, who covers Tesla’s Robotaxis and Full Self-Driving system, she took a Robotaxi ride in Austin on Monday that merged onto the freeway with a safety driver […]

Elon Musk has once again emphasized the importance of Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus, saying it will ultimately represent the majority of the company’s value. Responding to a question on X about the steps needed to achieve Tesla’s newly published Master Plan Part 4, Musk said scaling Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Optimus are the biggest factors. […]

Tesla has officially started deliveries of the new Model Y L in China, marking the company’s first new vehicle model launch in the country in nearly five years (via @Electric_Maik). The Model Y L, unveiled last month, starts at 339,000 yuan (around $47,000 USD) and is designed as Tesla’s first true family-focused SUV. Built on […]

Tesla has started rolling out software update 2025.32.3, introducing several notable new features and refinements for its vehicles (via Not a Tesla App). The biggest addition is a Frontal Airbag System Enhancement feature for the Model Y that uses Tesla Vision to improve crash protection. By leveraging the company’s integrated camera-based Vision system, the airbags […]

Tesla today officially published its long-awaited Master Plan Part 4, calling it a blueprint for delivering “sustainable abundance.” The new roadmap emphasizes bringing artificial intelligence into the physical world and unifying Tesla’s hardware and software at scale to accelerate global prosperity. “Humans are toolmakers. At Tesla, we make physical products at scale and at a […]

Tesla has begun production of the new Model Y Performance at Gigafactory Berlin, the official Tesla Manufacturing account (@gigafactories) announced today on X. This comes just a week after the automaker officially launched the refreshed Performance variant of the Model Y in Europe. Production of the all new Model Y Performance started today at Giga […]

Tesla may soon introduce a new way to keep owners engaged with their cars. Hidden references in the company’s latest mobile app update suggest a gamified “Challenges” system is in development, offering rewards for completing certain tasks. As uncovered by @Tesla_App_iOS on X, version 4.48.5 of the Tesla app for iOS includes multiple new code […]

Samsung is accelerating progress at its long-delayed chip plant in Taylor, Texas, following its $16.5 billion USD deal with Tesla to produce the automaker’s next-generation Artificial Intelligence 6 (AI6) chips — reports SammyGuru. The South Korean tech giant is reportedly preparing to invest roughly 4 trillion won (about $2.8 billion USD) in the Taylor fab by […]

Tesla has slashed the price of its recently launched Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) in China by RMB 10,000 ($1,400 USD), less than a month after the new variant’s debut — reports CnEVPost. The model, which Tesla unveiled as the “Model 3+” earlier this summer, offers a record CLTC range of 830 km. […]

On Sunday morning, SpaceX successfully launched another batch of Starlink satellites, continuing its rapid expansion of the satellite internet constellation. At 7:49 a.m. ET/4:49 a.m. PT, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. This […]

Elon Musk has been ranked No. 2 on Time magazine’s annual TIME100 AI list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence. He was placed just behind Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, with OpenAI’s Sam Altman and NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang following him. While Time doesn’t assign official numbers, the order in which individuals are profiled is […]

Tesla has asked the federal court in Miami, Florida, to throw out a jury verdict that found the company partly liable in a 2019 crash involving its Autopilot driver assistance system that killed a pedestrian and left another with life-long injuries — reports Reuters. Jurors awarded $329 million in damages in the case, including $129 […]

SpaceX’s Starlink is trying to win back former customers by offering a free month of service to subscribers who previously canceled their plans. According to an email sent to users, eligible subscribers will get free Starlink service until September 30, 2025. To take advantage, customers simply need to plug in their Starlink dish with a […]

French renewable energy developer Neoen has officially completed the second stage of its massive Collie Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Western Australia, further cementing Tesla Megapacks as the backbone of the project (via Energy-Storage.News). Stage 2 of the Collie BESS adds 341 MW/1,363 MWh of capacity through the installation of 348 Tesla Megapack 2XL […]

SpaceX’s Starlink has been nominated for $51.6 million in federal subsidies to expand high-speed internet access across Ohio. According to a report from PCMag, the satellite internet provider will serve 31,000 underserved locations in the state as part of Ohio’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Ohio picked Starlink to cover 41% of all […]