SpaceX Paused Starlink Launches to Upgrade Satellites with Lasers

SpaceX has been launching Starlink satellites every few weeks for much of this year, but a gap in satellite launches has onlookers questioning why the company hasn’t launched new satellites in a while. On Tuesday, SpaceX President and CEO Gwynne Shotwell explained at the Space Symposium that the company has paused launching Starlink satellites so […]

Tesla Job Postings Seek Engineers for its ‘Humanoid Robot’ in Palo Alto

Tesla is seeking engineers for its Humanoid Robot team, as part of its goal to debut a working ‘Tesla Bot’ prototype next year. Currently, Tesla has four job postings positions in Palo Alto, California, for the following (as spotted by @Tesla_Adri): Mechanical Engineer-Actuator Integration (Humanoid Robot) Mechanical Engineer-Actuator Gear Design (Humanoid Robot) Senior Humanoid Mechatronic Robotics Architect Senior Humanoid Modeling Robotics […]

Tesla Model S Plaid in Stock at Select U.S. Cities Right Now

Tesla’s Model S Plaid is in stock right now at select cities in the United States right, offering the vehicle for immediate purchase instead of waiting until spring of 2022 for new orders. According to @SawyerMerritt, in the New York Metro area for example, there were 9 Model S Plaid vehicles available for purchase. Merritt […]

Tesla Gigafactory Texas Construction Update: August 23 [4K VIDEO]

Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas broke 8 million square feet earlier this month, and with the factory set to begin producing the company’s first Texas-made Model Y prototypes this month, construction is looking closer to completion than ever. Terafactory Texas shared a new update on Tuesday, depicting 4K drone flyover footage of Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas construction site, […]

Tesla Model S Plaid Deep Dive with MKBHD and Doug Demuro [VIDEO]

Tesla’s Model S Plaid has made waves across the internet, and one new collaborative discussion on the vehicle has electric vehicle (EV) fans excited. A new video shared last week on Waveform Clips features both Marques Brownlee (also known as MKBHD) and Doug DeMuro talking about the Tesla Model S Plaid. Both influential YouTube channels […]

NIO Owners Need to Pass Quiz Before Using Driver Assist

Following a fatal accident in a NIO ES8, China’s NIO has decided to start requiring users to take a test before using its Navigate on Pilot (NOP) and NIO Pilot advanced driver assistance systems (ADASs). On Monday, NIO began deploying what it calls the NIO Pilot exam, which includes a six-minute video and a ten-question […]

SpaceX Hits Milestone: 100,000 Starlink Terminals Shipped

SpaceX announced on Monday afternoon it has hit a milestone of 100,000 Starlink terminals shipped, as detailed by CEO Elon Musk. Currently, the company’s low-Earth orbit satellite internet solution is now available in 14 countries including: Canada USA United Kingdom Germany France Austria The Netherlands Ireland Belgium Switzerland Denmark Portugal New Zealand Australia Starlink also […]

First Look: Underneath the Tesla Model S Plaid [VIDEO]

Tesla’s vehicles are typically tougher to have maintained than the average internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle unless you know the right person for the job – and have access to supportive right-to-repair laws, which are tough to find. Rich Rebuilds shared a video on Sunday depicting Rich’s first look under the Tesla Model S Plaid. […]

SpaceX Says Starlink Nears 600,000 Prospective Customers

Just days after SpaceX launched its Starlink pilot program in Chile, the company’s head alluded to 600,000 prospective users on its Starlink satellite internet, before the service has even been launched to the public. At the Space Warfighting Industry Forum last week, SpaceX COO and President Gwynne Shotwell said that Starlink has received over half […]