SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Launch Rescheduled to Tuesday, Nov. 24

SpaceX announced on Monday it has rescheduled its Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites to Tuesday, November 24. “Now targeting Tuesday, November 24 at 9:13 p.m. EST for Falcon 9’s launch of Starlink, when weather conditions in the recovery area should improve,” said the company earlier today. Now targeting Tuesday, November 24 at 9:13 p.m. […]

2021 Volkswagen ID.4 Has Been Delayed in the United States

Production delays are never fun, especially for a vehicle that sold out and crashed the company website within minutes of its release. Still, we can hope that any delays will only further improve the product before consumers get their hands on them. On Sunday, it was reported that the 2021 Volkswagen (VW) ID.4 has been […]

Canada’s Loblaws to Launch First Autonomous Delivery Fleet in 2021

With Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta released to a limited number of drivers, consumers are talking a lot about autonomous driving technology lately. And in the latest news of the new tech, two North American companies On Monday, companies Gatik and Loblaw announced a partnership to deploy a fleet of delivery vehicles that are fully […]

LG Chem to Supply Batteries for Tesla Model Y in China

Tesla has been working closely with LG Chem Ltd, even expressing interest in owning a small portion of the company’s stake. As LG Chem Ltd, and other companies, to be sure, provide the battery supply needs to electric vehicle (EV) companies moving forward, it will be interesting to see which batteries land where. On Sunday, […]

SpaceX Scrubs Latest Starlink Satellite Launch to November 23

SpaceX has scrubbed the Falcon 9 launch tonight that was set to launch 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit. “Standing down from today’s launch of Starlink. Rocket and payload are healthy; teams will use additional time to complete data reviews and are now working toward backup opportunity on Monday, November 23 at 9:34 p.m. but […]

Elon Musk Acknowledges Xpeng Stole Old Version of Autopilot Source Code

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has publicly acknowledged Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng has a copy of the company’s Autopilot source code—but an old version to boot. Last year, Guangzhi Cao, a former Tesla engineer at Tesla, admitted in a court filing he uploaded Autopilot source code (over 300,000 files and directories) to his Apple iCloud […]

New Tesla Service Center Coming to Santa Monica, California

According to a commercial building permit found and shared to the TMC Forums by user MarcoRP (@MontrealTesla), Tesla has been approved to start work on an existing commercial building located at 1100 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, and turn it into a Service Center. Tesla has already made it clear that the company wants to establish more […]

California Tesla Employees Exempt from COVID-19 Health Orders

According to a report by CNBC, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has deemed Tesla employees working at the company’s Fremont, California factory “essential workers”. This move exempts Tesla employees from California’s new Limited Stay at Home order. The California Department of Public Health has deemed Tesla employees "essential workers" in the state and exempted […]

Robotaxis Now Allowed to Operate in California

Companies can now launch robotaxis in California after the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) granted approval to charge for and offer shared rides. According to an article published by TechCrunch, the decision was made on Thursday. Robotaxi companies get the green light to charge for rides in California https://t.co/VjG9acz0tC by @kirstenkorosec — TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) November […]