New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: August 15–21, 2022
Check out a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing August 15, 2022 The Great World City at 1 Kim Seng Promenade, Singapore 3 250 kW Tesla August 17, 2022 The Landmark […]
Tesla Hiring Autopilot Data Collection Operator at Giga Berlin
Tesla is hiring for Autopilot data collection operators in Europe, as seen on the automaker’s careers page (via @Tesla_Adri). The full-time position is set to be based at Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, located in Grünheide. The employee will be in charge of managing data-recording devices and driving around test areas to collect data. The position also […]
10,000 Teslas Spotted at Shanghai Port Ready for Export [VIDEO]
After reports showed that Tesla’s Q3 exports from China are expected to be massive, the automaker has officially broken a new record for the most vehicles loading on a ship to be exported. A record 10,000 Tesla vehicles were spotted in a video from Wu Wa taken at China’s Luchao Port Shanghai Nangang Terminal over […]
Elon Musk Names His Two Biggest Goals for the Year
Tesla and SpaceX are among two of Elon Musk’s most notable companies and the billionaire CEO recently outlined his primary goals for the remainder of the year. @ElonMusk said on early Monday that his two main goals for the year are getting SpaceX’s Starship reusable rocket into orbit and facilitating a wider release of Tesla’s […]
NIO Expansion into New Markets ‘Underappreciated,’ Says Deutsche Bank
As China-based electric vehicle (EV) startup NIO continues to see its shares rise, the automaker is accelerating quickly to launch in new markets. NIO’s first ET7 EVs are headed to Europe, and Deutsche Bank says the move shows the automaker’s plans to accelerate overseas market sales, according to CnEVPost. The ET7 units were loaded onto […]
Neuralink ‘Show and Tell’ Event Set for October 31, Says Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink has been hard at work and plans to share some of its newest updates in the coming months. Neuralink is set to hold a progress update show and tell on October 31, according to a tweet from @ElonMusk on Monday morning. The news comes after reports of Musk and […]
Volkswagen, Mercedes Sign Raw Materials Trade Deals with Canada
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 Model Y Door Kicker Panels PPF Review
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 […]
Rivian Scraps Entry ‘Explore Package’, Reservations Told to Pay $5,500 More or Cancel
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 […]
Tesla Adds ‘Cyber Helipad’ to Giga Texas, Along with ‘Cyber’ Planters [VIDEO]
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 […]
2022.24.5 Tesla Update Rolling Out
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 Says Autopilot is Preventing 40 ‘Pedal Error’ Crashes Per Day [VIDEO]
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 […]
First Drive: FSD Beta 10.69 vs Chuck Cook’s Unprotected Left Turn [VIDEO]
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 […]
Tesla Increasing Price of Full Self-Driving to $15,000 in September
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,” […]
Tesla FSD Beta v10.69 Release Notes [LIST]
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 […]