Tesla will be releasing a new version of its Full Self-Driving beta software this week, announced CEO Elon Musk on Monday. Musk said this afternoon, “10.6.1 coming in a few days to address a few annoying issues,” without going into specifics. 10.6.1 coming in a few days to address a few annoying issues — Elon […]
Tesla owners can expect to see a 2021 holiday software update “coming soon”, according to CEO Elon Musk. https://teslanorth.com/2020/12/25/tesla-holiday-software-update-2020-more-to-come-says-elon-musk/ The company releases a fun software update every holiday to debut new features. Last year saw the 2020.48.26 software update roll out on Christmas Day, introducing new games: The Battle of Polytopia, Cat Quest and Solitaire. […]
According to Automotive News, Honda-owned performance vehicle maker Acura is gearing up to go all-in on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and will skip the hybrid phase altogether in its transition to all-electric. After new Integra, Acura to push hard on EVs https://t.co/MP5orjclGj pic.twitter.com/Gdqfo5T4g9 — Automotive News (@Automotive_News) December 6, 2021 Acura will be dusting off the […]
Toyota announced on Monday it will be building a new electric vehicle (EV) plant in North Carolina. The announcement was made in Liberty, North Carolina just now. The company will hire 1,750 jobs and begin vehicle production by 2025. The site of this Toyota EV battery plant will be located in Randolph County near US 421, […]
The New York Times today published a deep-dive into Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) technologies after talking to a number of former employees who have worked on them over the last decade. The 19 former employees–speaking anonymously–interviewed by The New York Times all said Tesla has tried to push the development of both Autopilot […]
Although Tesla may have been able to gain as much as 40 percent of its investments on the construction of its Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, the U.S. automaker did not want to wait for authorities to offer the incentive, according to one German minister. Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told reporters on Monday that Tesla did not wait […]
As Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg comes closer to fruition, European customers are getting excited at new features being alluded to in the company’s parts catalogue. Tesla has updated its Electronic Parts Catalog (EPC) to include the first part for Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg’s upcoming Model Y units, according to the company’s website (via @Tesla_Adri). The newest part […]
The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) head is cautioning European leaders on SpaceX head Elon Musk’s domination of the new and growing space economy, accusing the latter of being permitted to “make the rules” of space on his own. ESA Chief Josef Aschbacher said that Europe’s collective will to allow SpaceX’s Starlink low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite […]
Electric vehicle ranges can significantly degrade just by sitting in cold temperatures, and Tesla is not immune to physics, as detailed at a recent conference by a Russian minister. Russia’s Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov said his Tesla Model X 100D doesn’t keep to the range it claims it has due to the cold […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered California electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Lucid Motors to represent itself in court, as shown in a new report. Lucid Motors received a subpoena from the SEC this week, regarding its blank-check acquisition deal made earlier this year, according to a regulatory filing shared by the automaker […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has had its run-ins with Tesla CEO Elon Musk before, but now a new report shows that the regulatory agency is officially probing the automaker over its solar division. The SEC has opened a formal investigation into Tesla, after a whistleblower reported that the company did not adequately […]
Let’s take a look at all of the new Supercharger sites that have opened up all over the world this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Nov. 30, 2021 Olstavägen 45, Åsarna, Sweden 8 250 kW Tesla Dec. 1, 2021 The Bigstore Gallery […]
Did you place an order for Tesla’s $50 Cyberwhistle that debuted last week? The Cybertruck-inspired Cyberwhistle sold out shortly after its debut, as numerous Tesla fans snapped up the “premium collectible made from medical-grade stainless steel with a polished finish.” Now, we’re seeing the first orders of the Tesla Cyberwhistle reach customers, along with an […]
After debuting its AMD Ryzen chips for the Model Y Performance in China, it now appears Tesla vehicles in Europe will also be getting the CPU and GPU upgrades as well. Tesla first debuted AMD Ryzen chips in its Model S and Model X refresh vehicles, forgoing traditional chips from Intel. Teardowns revealed AMD Ryzen […]
On Saturday evening, Tesla started to roll out its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.6 to external testers, that came with the company’s 2021.36.8.9 software update. Shortly afterwards, we saw the first drives of FSD beta 10.6 hit YouTube. James Locke based in Santa Clarita, California, drives the same test routes with every new version of […]
