Prior to Tesla issuing an expanded “recall” for its Boombox feature, the company also issued a recall notice for the 2021-2022 Model X refresh, related to front row curtain airbags. Tesla says the issue affects potentially 7,289 Model X vehicles. “On certain affected vehicles, when the corresponding [left hand] or [right hand]-side front-row window is […]

Following reports earlier this month saying that the Volkswagen ID Buzz would also be developed into an autonomous vehicle, the company’s top executive has taken the first ride in the driverless vehicle through a German city. Volkswagen’s CEO Herbert Diess took the ID Buzz around Munich for its first autonomous drive this week, according to […]

Austin, Texas officials took a trip to Las Vegas earlier this month to scope out Elon Musk’s underground tunnel loop venture. Ten employees of the Austin Development Services Department (DSD) flew to Las Vegas earlier this week to meet with officials at The Boring Company, according to The Austin Chronicle. The trip, which cost $9,900 […]

A University community in Washington D.C. is installing a community solar panel to backup the microgrid. Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. is installing a Tesla Megapack as a backup option to support its microgrid, according to Solar Power World Online. The project is expected to be completed as soon as Fall 2023. The solar project […]

SpaceX announced the development of a Starlink mesh Wi-Fi router system in January, which the company has apparently now completed. You can now buy a mesh Wi-Fi router for Starlink on the company’s website for $130, according to a post on Reddit on Thursday. Some users in the thread are noting that the mesh router […]

Ark Invest expects Tesla’s shares to shoot up to $4,600 by 2026 in expected value, based on the firm’s open-source Tesla model, according to a post on the company’s website. The firm’s Monte Carlo model is open-source to the public because it “strengthens the quality of [its] research,” allowing others to see and react to […]

After several delays to Tesla’s reopening of Gigafactory Shanghai, the automaker has apparently received a green light from local authorities to reopen, according to two sources familiar with the topic. Tesla plans to resume production at its Gigafactory Shanghai on April 18, according to the sources and as reported by Reuters on Friday. The Shanghai […]

Image via Gravity (via InsideEVs) Sustainable mobility startup, Gravity, has announced Tesla’s Model Y has joined its electric taxi fleet in New York City. “This is another major first for Gravity as we reinvent what it means to ride a taxi in the world’s greatest city. The Model Y is the first Tesla that really […]

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Vision EQXX electric vehicle (EV) with 621 miles of range, last year, and one executive from the automaker says the high range is part of the company’s focus on efficiency. The German automaker plans to produce EVs that consume just 10 kilowatt-hours of energy per 100 km (62 miles), in its 100-kilowatt/hour […]

Photo: Dogecoin FoundationSpaceX will work with the Dogecoin Foundation on a Starlink internet access project, as detailed by the group in a web post on Monday. Dogecoin has announced the RadioDoge project which combines radio technology with global Starlink internet to bring Dogecoin access to those without traditional internet infrastructure, according to the Dogecoin Foundation […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk casually offered to buy Twitter for $43 billion in cash this week, and one analyst predicts that the buyout will, in fact, take place. Wedbush’s Daniel Ives believes Twitter will accept Musk’s buyout offer of around $43.4 billion, though it won’t happen without a significant amount of drama, according […]

As battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) shift to become the newest automotive trend for consumers, Volkswagen has documented a major jump in deliveries in the year’s first quarter. Volkswagen’s deliveries of BEVs jumped 65 percent year-over-year in Q1, according to a press release shared on Thursday by the automaker. By the end of March, Volkswagen delivered a […]

Nearly 700,000 Tesla shareholders are asking questions for an upcoming Q&A, as can be seen on a ranked-choice voting forum for the investors. Questions from Tesla’s shareholders for the upcoming Q1 earnings Q&A session can now be seen in a forum at SayTechnologies.com. The site includes an upvoting system for shareholders to vote for their […]

Following Tesla’s software update to fix the “Boombox” feature after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a safety recall in February, the automaker is now adding more vehicles to the number affected by the issue. Tesla is now adding extra vehicles to the prior recall over the EV’s pedestrian warning system. While the […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is set to participate in the 2022 TED Talk conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada, slated for today. According to the 2022 TED Talk program, Musk is joining the “Session 11: Awe” panel, on Thursday, April 14, 2022, which starts from 8:45 AM to 11:30 AM PDT (11:45AM EDT to […]