Tesla Model S/X Plaid Roll into China International Import Expo [PICS]
Tesla’s booth is officially set up at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) as spotted in photos taken by @Yan Chang shared on Tuesday. The photos include multiple angles of a red Model S Plaid and a white Model X Plaid, both of which can be seen in front of Tesla’s area of the conference. […]
Twitter to Combat Hate and Harassment Ahead of 2022 US Midterms: Musk
Twitter’s “Chief Twit” @Elon Musk tweeted that he spoke with civil society leaders on Monday about how Twitter plans to “continue to combat hate & harassment & enforce its election integrity policies.” In a follow-up tweet, Musk also said that Twitter anyone taken off the platform for defying the rules would not be allowed back […]
SpaceX Offers 50% Off Starlink in Australia; Italy Gets Price Cut and $1 Promo
Images via u/CHIRP15 and u/PracticalBuilding3 SpaceX is offering some Starlink internet promos right now in select nations around the globe. In Australia, Starlink is on sale for 50% off at $450 (regular $924) for the hardware kit, until New Year’s according to SpaceX. An image was shared on Reddit of the Starlink website by u/CHIRP15. […]
Tesla Launches ‘Model X-mas’ Sweater, ‘Tesla & Chill’ Blanket
Tesla has launched two new items in its online store ahead of the holidays for 2022. The new Model X-mas sweater is limited edition and already sold out as of writing, at a cost of $65 USD each. “Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, our limited-edition Model X-mas Sweater will keep you warm […]
Elon Musk Announces Twitter Verification for $8/month: ‘Will Destroy the Bots’
Twitter’s ‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk announced on Tuesday morning the company’s new plan to defeat bots and spam on the social network. The company will introduce Twitter Blue which will include a verification checkmark for $8 USD per month. “Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is […]
Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Electric Concept Revealed
Stellantis unveiled the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept at the 2022 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, Nevada, taking place on Tuesday until November 4, according to a press release. The electric vehicle (EV) is expected to help Dodge kick off its path to electrification, and it includes three powertrain output levels […]
NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto Sales Drop Due to COVID-19 Control Efforts in China
NIO, Xpeng Motors and Li Auto all saw their deliveries drop amidst COVID-19 prevention procedures in China, according to a report from the South China Morning Post. In addition to virus control measures straining supply chains and overall manufacturing, recent price cuts across the Tesla lineup also seemed to contribute to low sales for the […]
Comma AI’s George Hotz ‘Taking Time Away’ from the Self-Driving Company
Comma AI President George Hotz said he plans to take time away from the company, and seems to be stepping away to a different venture, as seen in a letter posted on Github over the weekend (via @Chuck Cook). In the letter, Hotz said he hopes to move away from the open-source, automated driving project […]
SpaceX Aces Dual Landing of Falcon Heavy Side Boosters [VIDEO]
Another successful SpaceX launch has led to another successful landing, this time for the U.S. military. For SpaceX’s 50th launch of 2022, it was a spectacular one. SpaceX successfully landed Falcon Heavy’s side boosters on Tuesday, representing the 150th and 151st recovery of orbital-class rockets. This was the first time Falcon Heavy has launched since […]
Tesla Seeks Fremont Factory Boost with Help of Giga Shanghai Employees: Report
Tesla is sending some engineers and production staff from Gigafactory Shanghai to its factory in Fremont, California in hopes of boosting production at the U.S. plant, according to people familiar with the matter, reports Bloomberg. About 200 automation and control engineers are headed to Fremont to help increase output at Tesla’s Fremont factory, on an […]
Tesla Cybertruck Mass Production May Begin Sooner Than Expected, Says Report
Tesla is looking to start mass production of the Cybertruck by the end of 2023, according to two people familiar with the matter, reports Reuters. The target is roughly two years after CEO Elon Musk’s initial target for the electric truck when it was first shared in 2019. Last month, Tesla told news outlets it […]
2022.36.15 Tesla Update Debuts FSD Beta 10.69.3 for Employees
Tesla on Monday evening released its 2022.36.15 software update, which includes the anticipated Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version 10.69.3 for employees. According to @Teslascope, this FSD beta 10.69.3 update is being released to Tesla employees in Canada and the USA, based on vehicles in its fleet that received the update. Tesla employees can opt to […]
New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: October 24–30, 2022
Let’s take a look at all of the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up across the globe this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing October 24, 2022 B1, CIFI Science and Technology Base, No. 268, Yuanqing Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, China 3 […]
2022.20.19 Tesla Update Brings FSD Beta 10.69.2.4 to Testers
Tesla on Monday afternoon released a new software update, 2022.20.19, which contains Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.2.4 for beta testers. As noted by @Teslascope, this latest software update brings FSD beta 10.69.2.4 to roughly 10-15% of the third-party companion software’s customers that are testing the beta. The latest update (v10.69.2.4) has now been pushed to […]
Elon Musk Deploying Over 50 Tesla Engineers at Twitter, Says Report
Just after Elon Musk took over Twitter late last week, it was reported that the new ‘Chief Twit’ of the company sent Tesla engineers to review the social network’s code, and to then report back findings. Now, we may have an idea of how many Tesla engineers are helping out at Twitter, according to CNBC. […]