In an Thursday filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), SpaceX defended its proposal for the deployment of second-generation Starlink satellites and accused competitor Viasat of trying to use the regulatory agency to gain access to confidential data on Starlink satellite design — reports PCMag. Starlink is a high-speed satellite broadband service from SpaceX designed […]
Image via @stevenelliott Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.4.5.4 software update, as noted by third-party service @TeslaFi. The 2022.4.5.4 software update was detected on a Tesla Model 3 Long Range in Ontario, Canada. Software version 2022.4.5.4 was just detected on a Tesla Model 3 Long Range in Ontario Canada on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release […]
Tesla has launched ‘Get to Know Your Tesla’ events, which lets anyone register to participate in live chats with company product experts, to learn more about their cars (via @SawyerMerritt). “Join us for a live chat with our product experts from the comfort of home,” explains Tesla’s website. Registration starts from February 25 to April […]
Image credit: SpaceX SpaceX launched a batch of 50 Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit on Friday, at 9:12 a.m PST, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This particular Falcon 9 booster, B1063, was on its fourth flight and landed successfully onto the autonomous drone ship Of Course […]
Rivian Automotive CEO R.J. Scaringe said on Thursday that the electric vehicle (EV) startup is “making progress” with the ramp-up of production at its Normal, Illinois, assembly plant — reports Reuters. “We’re absolutely making progress,” he said of the company’s push to boost vehicle production while speaking at the Wolfe Research Global Auto, Auto Tech, and […]
Tesla will be clear to start delivering Model Y units produced at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, with 4680 battery cells and the automaker’s new structural battery pack as soon as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approves the vehicle for sale — reports Teslarati. Tesla previously confirmed that operations at Gigafactory Texas would begin with […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has provided an update on the status of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta and its release in Canada. Musk has long promised FSD beta would be coming to Canada soon, with a recent update last week saying Tesla was still on track to expand it this month. On Friday morning, Musk revealed […]
Speaking at the Wolfe Research Global Auto, Auto Tech, and Mobility Conference on Wednesday Ford CEO Jim Farley said the veteran automaker plans to “beat” electric vehicle (EV) pioneer Tesla, not “match” it in production and sales. “We know our competition is NIO and Tesla, and we have to beat them, not match them,” Farley […]
In less than 24 hours, Tesla stock on Friday rallied more than $100 USD from a six-month low of $700 USD per share — reports Yahoo Finance. On Thursday, the electric automaker’s shares dropped as much as 8.3% in intraday trading amid a broad-market selloff instigated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Daiwa Capital analyst Jairam […]
A recent update to Tesla’s ‘Transitioning to Tesla Vision’ Support page confirms that all Model S and Model X electric vehicles (EVs) built for the North American market as of mid-February 2022 will not be equipped with radar and will instead transition entirely to the automaker’s camera-based Vision Autopilot system. “As of mid-February 2022, all […]
Back in October, it was rumoured Tesla was set to open a temporary service location in Victoria, B.C., Canada, ahead of its official store and showroom coming in Langford. Now, more details have come to light about Tesla’s temporary location in Victoria, according to Citified. The publication says Tesla will temporarily set up shop at […]
SpaceX has launched its Starlink satellite internet in Bulgaria and Brazil, according to recent emails sent out to customers. An email of Starlink’s launch in Bulgaria was shared by Tesla insider @SawyerMerritt, and a similar email by Cesar Parzianello in Brazil. Earlier this month, SpaceX received its license to operate in the South American nation. The […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe into recent stock sales made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal Musk, who is a member of Tesla’s board of directors, to determine whether the pair violated insider trading rules — reports The Wall Street Journal. The investigation reportedly started last year […]
Ford may be planning a new Connected Charge station design, according to new images found within the Ford Pass iOS app. The news comes from developer Steve Moser, who noticed the new images in the Ford Pass iOS app on Thursday. Looking at the image below, we see a design that is unlike the existing […]
According to Tesla insider @SawyerMerritt, the electric automaker’s Gigafactory in Berlin has produced over 1,000 Model Y vehicles to date, as per information provided by an unnamed source. “I hear daily output is increasing fast and quality is great,” said Merritt on Thursday. “Still awaiting government approval to start official production and deliveries to customers,” […]