China EV Sales October 2020: Tesla Model 3 Takes Second Spot
Electric vehicles (EVs) are on the rise throughout the world, and doubly so in what is the world’s biggest vehicle market. In China, October EV sales were up 120% year-over-year (YoY), making up 82% of all plugin vehicle sales, according to EV Sales Blogspot. While battery electric vehicles were up a total of 128% year-over-year […]
Yup, an Apple M1 MacBook Air Works as a Tesla Key [VIDEO]
Tired of carrying your smartphone as your Tesla key because it’s…not cool enough? Well how about using a MacBook Air instead? YouTuber tech reviewer, Quinn Nelson, showed off his new Apple Silicon MacBook Air unlocking and controlling his Tesla Model 3. For those unaware, Apple recently launched a trio of Macs that use its own […]
Elon Musk Now the Second-Richest in the World, Surpassing Bill Gates
According to the daily Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranking, Tesla CEO Elon Musk surpassed Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person, with a total net worth of $128 billion. Musk recently saw a gain of $7.24 billion according to Bloomberg, due to the recent surge of Tesla, ahead of the latter’s inclusion into the S&P […]
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta 5 Download Coming in a Few Days Says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Monday evening Full Self-Driving beta 5 (FSD Beta 5) will be available for download “in a few days” for beta testers. “FSD Beta 5 coming out in a few days,” said Musk, emphasizing, “improvement should be significant.” FSD Beta 5 coming out in a few days. Improvement should be […]
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. […]
Tesla (TSLA) Hits Another All-Time High, Market Cap Nears $500 Billion
Tesla’s stock surge ahead of its S&P 500 inclusion next month has continued, as on Monday the company hit yet another all-time high, closing out the day at $521.49 per share, up 6.5% for the day. In after hours trading, Tesla is up 1.86%. Shares of Tesla reached as high as $526 per share on […]
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta: Left Turn on Green Yield and Flashing Yellow Lights [VIDEO]
Chuck Cook has shared a video of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta (2020.44.10.2) and how it handles left turns on green yield and flashing yellow traffic lights. This scenario can be tricky for human drivers, let alone autonomous driving software that’s being trained. The Tesla is able to handle some left turns on green yield but […]
Researchers Hack Model X Key Fob, Tesla Software Update Fixes Bug [u]
Update Nov. 24: According to Spiegel, Tesla fixed this bug with its recent 2020.48 software update from two weeks ago, while also awarded the researchers a $5,000 bug bounty. Our original story is as follows. — A number of bugs and design flaws have been unveiled with regards to Tesla’s cars, though likely none as […]
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 […]
Hacker Shows Tesla Model 3 UI Running on Intel Atom Computer [4K VIDEO]
Tesla fans have been known for doing some impressive, albeit wacky, things with their skillsets – from building cell battery replicas, to paper maché Superchargers, we may have thought we’d seen it all. And yet, a new owner has shared that you can use the Tesla UI on computers other than the one inside your […]
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, […]
Tesla (TSLA) Price Target Raised to $560, Bull Case to $1,000 Says Wedbush
Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives Tesla (TSLA) has been bullish about the electric vehicle (EV) company’s performance throughout the fall, and his predictions have largely been right. Monday morning, Ives and Wedbush made a bold push in the same direction, raising Tesla’s (TSLA) price target to $560 and raising its bull case to $1,000, as reported […]
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 […]