Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz are set to sign agreements with Canada to receive raw materials including lithium, nickel and cobalt without strict tariffs and tax regulations, according to sources familiar with the matter (via Bloomberg). U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration passed new rules for raw materials prioritizing local suppliers, thought to be a part of what […]

TESBROS offers a variety of accessories for Tesla vehicles, allowing you to customize, protect and maintain your electric vehicle investment. With paint protection films being very popular as a simple and easy way to protect your Tesla, TESBROS sent us their Model Y Door Kicker Panels PPF kit to try out. TESBROS is based out […]

According to InsideEVs, Rivian has discontinued the Explore package for both its R1T and R1S electric vehicles (EVs). Customers who have pre-ordered either car with the Explore package configuration can either upgrade to the higher-end but also pricier Adventure package if they want to keep their reservation or cancel it altogether. Rivian told InsideEVs in […]

A new 4K drone video shared by Jeff Roberts on Saturday showcases a brand new addition to Gigafactory Texas — the “cyber helipad,” as Roberts called it. Drone footage captured by Roberts on Friday gave us a look at a now-completed new parking lot on the Giga Texas premises, which also houses a helipad. It is […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.24.5 software update, as detected on a Tesla Model Y Performance, using third-party companion software @TeslaFi. Software version 2022.24.5 was just detected on a Tesla Model Y Performance in Norway on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release at https://t.co/uDCrLGQ1o4 — TeslaFi (@teslafi) August 21, 2022 Vehicles that are receiving 2022.24.5 were […]

Tesla Autopilot prevents an average of 40 collisions from drivers accidentally stepping on accelerators instead of brakes every single day, Tesla’s Director of Autopilot Software, Ashok Elluswamy, said during a keynote presentation in June. His talk was uploaded to YouTube on Saturday. Elluswamy presented some of the Autopilot team’s recent work at the Conference on […]

Tesla released Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69 last night, and in the release notes, it specifically mentions again tester Chuck Cook in Florida’s unprotected left turn. Cook received FSD beta 10.69 on his Tesla and started testing it on Sunday morning and shared his 15-minute video to YouTube. According to FSD beta 10.69, it will […]

After releasing Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69 to employees and some beta testers late on Saturday evening, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Sunday the price of the software feature is going up next month. “After wide release of FSD Beta 10.69.2, price of FSD will rise to $15k in North America on September 5th,” […]

After releasing Tesla software update 2022.16.3.10 tonight—which is Full Self-Driving (FSD) 10.69, we now have release notes shared by @ACPixel. Check out the FSD beta 10.69 release notes below we have transcribed for you below: Added a new “deep lane guidance” module to the Vector Lanes neural network which fuses features extracted from the video streams with […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.16.3.10 software update, which is the highly anticipated Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69 version, but so far it’s for internal testers only—employees. A 2020 Model 3 located in Oregon received the update, among others. So far, FSD beta is now also available for beta testers and not just internal […]

A couple of YouTube videos featuring amateur vehicle safety tests of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta involving children have been pulled for violating the platform’s policies on harmful and dangerous content — reports CNBC. “YouTube doesn’t allow content showing a minor participating in dangerous activities or encouraging minors to do dangerous activities,” a YouTube spokesperson […]

Elon Musk has offered to invest in Synchron, a brain chip implant developer that recently beat Musk’s Neuralink to human trials in the U.S. — reports Reuters. According to the publication’s sources, Musk has approached Synchron founder and CEO Thomas Oxley about a potential investment in the Neuralink competitor. Whether Musk simply wants to invest […]

Image credit: LAX The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has just added 1,300 new electric vehicle (EV) chargers across its footprint — reports Autoblog. 508 of these chargers are located in a new, 4,300-space economy parking structure close to the airport. The new parking structure cost $294 million USD and construction was completed last year. […]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69 release is still slated for August 20, 2022, says CEO Elon Musk. Some FSD beta releases have been released just after midnight PT, with many eager testers expecting FSD beta 10.69 to hit in the early hours of August 20. But that never happened. Just moments ago, Musk confirmed […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, has reportedly hit a milestone of producing 1,000 cars in a week. That’s according to a photo shared by @WholeMarsBlog, showing employees signing a poster with an outline of the factory and “1,000” in the middle. The electric automaker started limited production of the Model Y at the Gigafactory in […]