According to Tesla’s AI and Autopilot lead, Tim Zaman (@tim_zaman), the company now operates the seventh-largest graphics supercomputer in the world by GPU count. Zaman said in a Friday tweet that Tesla recently upgraded its GPU supercomputer. It now comprises a whopping 7,360 of Nvidia’s A100 Tensor Core GPUs. Tesla is sponsoring the @MLSysConf, come […]

Model Y units manufactured at Tesla’s Fremont Factory in the U.S. now come with an updated interior trim (via Reddit). The new interior on Fremont-made Model Ys replaces white faux leather with alcantara, a suede-like material, adds carpeting to the door bins, and features new wood panels along the front driver and passenger doors, matching […]

The Tesla Owners California Takeover took place on August 6, 2022, at the fields at Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, California. This is by far the largest Tesla event in the United States and possibly worldwide. The event had 50 exhibitor booths, an area for kids, plus talks from Tesla influencers. The event organizers […]

SpaceX launched yet another batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Friday afternoon, like clockwork. On August 12 at 2:40 p.m. PT, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Falcon 9 successfully landed on the drone […]

Drone pilot Wu Wa has shared another video of Tesla’s exports from China at Shanghai’s Nangang Terminal. The video shows a sea of Tesla vehicles adorning the site, with an unconfirmed number of over 8,800 according to Tesla enthusiast @SawyerMerritt’s count. This apparently marks a new record of cars seen at the terminal for export, […]

Earlier today, Tesla stopped taking orders for new Model 3 Long Range orders on its website, leaving only its rear-wheel drive entry version and the high-end Performance as available to order. The company’s website currently has the Long Range Model 3 greyed out with a note that says “available in 2023”. Now, we know why […]

Tesla is no longer accepting orders for the Model 3 Long Range All-Wheel Drive (AWD) in the U.S. and Canada (via @SawyerMerritt). BREAKING: Tesla has turned off ordering for the Long Range Model 3 in the US and Canada. It now says "Available in 2023" pic.twitter.com/WF1RfJkItx — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) August 12, 2022 Following the change, […]

Tesla has increased the energy capacity of its commercial Megapack battery storage, now showing 3.9 MWh on its website. As of one month ago, the ‘Order Megapack’ page was showing 2.6 MWH, but Tesla has quietly increased the energy capacity by 50%, as spotted by one Reddit user. Beyond the energy capacity increase, the dimensions […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) is in technical talks with the U.S.-based SpaceX about launching with the company. The ESA is looking to use SpaceX’s launchers due to ongoing conflicts blocking Western access to Russia’s Soyuz rockets, as reported by Reuters. The Elon Musk-run company is a direct competitor to Europe’s Arianespace and comes in […]

The team at Munro & Associates has slowly been making its way through an in-depth teardown of the Tesla Model Y’s 4680 battery, and in a new video, the firm is finally looking at the layers of adhesive surrounding the battery cells. A new video shared by Munro Live on Friday offered an update on […]

Nova Scotia has announced plans to expand a rebate for satellite internet service to more residents of the remote region. The Satellite Internet Service Rebate program in Nova Scotia is opening applications from residents and business owners, expected to benefit as many as 2,200 more businesses and individuals, according to an update shared on Thursday. […]

After a successful hacking attempt on Starlink was achieved, the feat was called “technically impressive” by SpaceX. Now, the company has opened up opportunities for other security researchers to take aim at the internet service’s ecosystem. SpaceX is encouraging security researchers to try to hack into Starlink’s service and report flaws to the company, according […]

The world’s largest battery manufacturer has made yet another new factory announcement this week, set to begin building its second European factory upon approval. China-based manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) announced plans to invest 7.34 billion euros ($7.69 billion USD) into a 100 Gigawatt-hour battery plant in Hungary, as detailed in a Friday […]

Tesla has reportedly received approval already for new Model Y units including BYD’s blade batteries, just as the hardware has started being delivered to the automaker’s Brandenburg factory. According to leaked documents shared on Thursday by Tesla Mag, Tesla’s Giga Berlin already has approval from the European Union (EU) to sell Model Y units with […]

Rivian announced its Q2 2022 earnings on Thursday, delivering 4,467 electric vehicles and producing 4,401 for the quarter. The company saw $364 million in revenue, above Wall Street estimates, but posted a $1.7 billion net loss. Compared to the year-ago quarter, Rivian lost $580 million. The company attributed the increase due to higher operating losses. […]