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 […]

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 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Image credit: u/Asleep_Operation2790 SpaceX’s Starlink satellite dishes have been spotted installed on a Norwegian Cruise Line cruise ship, according to one Redditor. Images shared on Monday by u/Asleep_Operation2790 show the top sun deck of the Breakaway cruise ship with numerous Starlink Maritime dishes installed. “On a Norwegian Breakaway cruise and spotted 11 Starlink dishes. 8 […]

Tesla held discussions with Glencore about potentially buying a stake in the Swiss commodities company, according to two people familiar with the matter in a report from Financial Times. The automaker talked about potentially buying a stake of between 10 and 20 percent in Glencore, and the companies began talks about the plan as early […]

Mazda is looking to unveil a new midterm plan for its electric vehicle (EV) strategy in November as it shifts to a “brand purpose” through 2030, according to a report from Automotive News. The Hiroshima-based automaker is set to announce its Q2 earnings on November 10, after missing plans to shift to an EV strategy […]

Twitter is set to require users to pay $20 a month for blue check verification under Elon Musk, according to people familiar with the matter and internal communications spotted by The Verge. The move is set to change how Twitter Blue works, which has long been discussed by Musk amidst preparations to take over the […]

SpaceX’s launch schedule for Starship and the Super Heavy booster’s first orbital launch is pegged for an “early December,” according to details shared by NASA (via Eric Berger @SciGuySpace). NASA shared details of steps remaining ahead of the orbital launch, including what is next for Booster 7 and Starship 24, such as more prop system […]

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd (CATL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with VinFast Trading & Manufacturing Joint Stock Company to cooperate on expanding collaboration on intelligent electric chassis products, as announced on Monday. The CATL Integrated Intelligent Chassis (CIIC) is a group of skateboard chassis designs integrating battery cells, electric motors and other electronics […]

Tesla shared a poster in China showing off the Tesla Model S Plaid, ahead of plans to debut the electric sedan at the upcoming China International Import Expo in Shanghai beginning on November 5 (@Yan Chang). The poster shows a shot of the Model S Plaid in front of a raceway-style sign displaying 2.1 seconds, […]