Tesla Break-Ins Increasing as COVID-19 Restrictions Ease, Say U.S. Owners
An uptick in break-ins targeting Tesla vehicles across the U.S. was noted by CBS Denver on Tuesday, coinciding with COVID-19 pandemic restrictions beginning to ease. Tesla owners have noted a lull in break-ins during earlier months of the pandemic, but that these break-ins are starting to become more common again. Member of Tesla Owners of […]
First Drive: 2022 Lucid Air ‘Dream Edition R’ Called ‘Mic Drop’ by Motortrend
As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to make their way into the driveways and garages of the average household, competition is set to increase drastically for Tesla in the years to come, especially with companies like Lucid set to release their first EVs this and next year. Motortrend took its first drive in the Lucid Air […]
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 […]
Ford BlueCruise Reviewed by Sandy Munro: Tesla Autopilot Better [VIDEO]
Ford unveiled its BlueCruise hands-free driver assistant system in April, and a few months after its deployment, Sandy Munro has officially tested the system out. Sandy Munro shared a new video to Munro Live on Monday, depicting a test of Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free navigation system in a Mustang Mach-E. In the video, Munro sits in […]
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 […]
Ford Doubles Electric F-150 Production Target, Citing High Demand: Report
Months after U.S. President Joe Biden test drove the Ford F-150 Lightning, the company has increased its production outlook, due to a high volume of reservations for customers. Ford has reportedly doubled its production target for the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck from 40,000 to 80,000 by 2024, because of a strong demand ahead of […]
Tesla FSD Beta 9.2 ‘Not Great’, Improvements Incoming Says Elon Musk
Following some impressive takes for Tesla’s newly-released Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 9.2 on narrow streets, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has weighed in on the recent release. @Elon Musk said on Sunday that Tesla’s FSD beta 9.2 is “actually not great,” and that the crew is trying to “improve as fast as possible. Musk also stated […]
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 […]
Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai Model Y Output Hits 1,000 Cars Per Day [VIDEO]
Tesla’s Model Y production at its Gigafactory Shanghai has reached some pretty impressive heights, even as the company ships some of the first Tesla Model Y units to land in Europe. A video posted by Wu Wa on Friday shows 4K drone footage of Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai, just as the facility’s production of the phase […]