Tesla on Tuesday showed off some pictures of what it described as “extreme heat and durability testing in Dubai.” The company added on Instagram, “our field quality engineers head to Dubai at the hottest time of the year for extreme heat and durability testing. Temperatures reach over 122°F/50°C.” Extreme heat and durability testing in Dubai […]

Back in June it was announced Royal Caribbean would be launching SpaceX’s Starlink internet aboard its cruise ships and had started testing the service on select vessels. Now, Royal Caribbean Group has announced on Tuesday it will expand Starlink fleet wide for its guests and crew. “The innovative broadband internet service will be installed on […]

Tesla recently updated their vehicle manuals to now show sample audio clips of “normal operating sounds” in its cars. The audio clips are in manuals for the Model S, Model X, Model 3 and Model Y (via Reddit). In the Model Y manual, for example, Tesla explains “While your Model Y is incredibly quiet, it […]

Electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla is looking to add a new production line at its flagship factory, even as the automaker expands its production reach across the world. Tesla is set to construct an additional battery manufacturing line at its Fremont, California factory on Tuesday, as spotted by Teslarati in a filing with the city. The […]

Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers Lucid Motors and Nikola are seeking additional funding to help ramp up production, amidst increasing battery costs and new federal requirements set to limit buyers’ incentives. On Monday, Lucid filed a shelf registration to issue as much as $8 billion in new stock over the next three years, as detailed in […]

Elon Musk’s lawyers filed another notice to terminate his $44 billion Twitter deal this week, citing new reasons related to a recent whistleblower complaint. Musk filed another court notice on Tuesday to back out of his deal with Twitter, noting the recent complaints from Twitter’s Former Security Head Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, as reported by CNBC. […]

SpaceX has shared speeds for its “Best Effort” Starlink service plans, dedicated to pre-order customers stuck in the company’s long backlog. SpaceX has added new details to its specs page, showing that Starlink customers on the Best Effort tier can expect download speeds ranging from 5 to 100 Mbps, while uploads range from 1 to […]

  Tesla’s vehicles often struggle with something called “phantom braking” while the Autopilot advanced driving assistance is triggered, causing the vehicle to brake suddenly at high speeds without the driver triggering the brake pedal and without nearby vehicles. Sometimes this is caused when driving under an overpass or some sort of shadow is picked up […]

As Tesla rolls its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.1 updates to customers, a few customers are confirmed to have received the new update. Tesla’s FSD beta 10.69.1 is rolling out to customers, with at least two confirmed updates heading to Texas residents with Model Y Standard Range units (via @Teslascope). The FSD beta update arrived […]

Tesla updated their mobile app today, with the iOS app version history saying you can now “View last measured tire pressures in Controls.” Of course, the caveat is you need 2022.24 or newer to view the last measured tire pressures, as that was found in the latter update (specifically 2022.24.5). Tesla says you can also […]

On Monday, the National Labor Relation Board announced a ruling that stops Tesla from banning its workers from wearing pro-union clothing. Tesla’s policy for employees was to wear plain black t-shirts, or one showing the company’s logo, and therefore banning any other clothing items that would sport a logo, including those that favored unions. “Today’s […]

Louisiana does not allow automakers to sell their electric vehicles directly to consumers, and now Tesla is fighting the state in court to challenge the law. According to the Wall Street Journal, Tesla filed a lawsuit last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Elon Musk’s company is arguing the […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg could be the key to the automaker’s success in the European market, and one analyst is noting that the facility positions Tesla well against its rivals. Deutsche Bank analyst Emmanuel Rosner said Tesla’s European production “could be a game-changer” for the automaker, as discussed in a news segment from Yahoo Finance shared […]

With Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.1 update set to roll out on Monday, the automaker’s head has clarified that it will start with a smaller group of testers before rolling out to more. @Elon Musk tweeted on Monday that Tesla’s FSD beta 10.69.1 will roll out to just 1,000 owners first, then to 10,000 […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas is working on a special solar roof, and earlier this year the solar panels were confirmed to be spelling out the automaker’s name. A recent Jeff Roberts drone video shows that Tesla’s Giga Texas has nearly finished the outline of the letters on its solar roof, which spells out “Tesla.” (via @JeffRoberts). […]