Update: Saturday, October 3 - Elon Musk has confirmed talks are underway with TSMC about a role in his $16.8 billion Terafab chip project in Texas. Responding to a post from Whole Mars Catalog about the reported discussions, Musk wrote: "Just discussions, but something may come of it." He stopped short of announcing a deal,...

The Tesla Model 3 was the #1 registered vehicle in Spain in September, making it the first EV ever to lead the country's vehicle registrations, while the Model Y finished #1 in France over the same month. Tesla Europe shared both results on X on October 2, describing the Spain result as "a first-ever for...

Tesla's Robotaxi service in Austin now runs until 11 PM, pushing its daily cutoff one hour later than the 10 PM end time it has used since August, and Elon Musk says the biggest hurdle for late-night rides is making sure the cars don't hit pets that are hard to see in the dark. Tesla's...

Starlink has dropped the price of its Mini Kit to $149, down from its typical $249 price, according to an email received by Tesla North on October 2. The discount takes $100 off the usual price of the portable dish, making the hardware cheaper for customers looking for internet access while travelling or spending time...

Tesla has expanded its Supercharger network beyond 85,000 stalls across 9,000 sites, marking another milestone as the company continues building out its fast-charging footprint. Friday's update from Tesla Charging put the network past both marks, adding that it is "still growing." A chart shared with the update traces Supercharger expansion from the network's launch in...

SpaceX is developing a new "Star Mind" program for orbital AI computing, with each spacecraft set to carry more than 250kW of solar power, highlighting the enormous energy requirements behind running advanced computing systems in space. Elon Musk disclosed the power figure Thursday, saying each Star Mind "super intelligence" spacecraft will pack over 250kW of...

SpaceX completed three Falcon launches, four first-stage landings and the docking of a Dragon capsule to the International Space Station in under 13 hours, the company said Friday. The tally makes the mission the company's 21st human spaceflight, with Dragon's docking capping a day that opened with three Falcons standing vertical on launch pads ahead...

Tesla will ship its next-generation AI5 chip with 96GB of LPDDR5 memory after Elon Musk said Friday that the company nudged the specification higher rather than use the minimum-density version of the memory alone. The announcement marks a quick reversal from Thursday, when Musk said Tesla had halved AI5 memory to 72GB of LP5 to...

Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, beating the company-compiled analyst consensus of 461,974 by 24,558 vehicles, or about 5.3 percent, marking a second straight quarter in which deliveries came in well ahead of analyst estimates. Tesla produced 464,391 vehicles during the quarter and deployed 13.7 GWh of energy storage products. Deliveries...

Neuralink says it has begun putting more than 50,000 hours of neural recordings from clinical trial participants to work, helping improve cursor control, reduce calibration time and set a new brain-computer interface performance record. In an October 1 blog post, Neuralink said participants have streamed more than 50,000 hours of unlabeled, freeform neural data during...

Tesla has given the RGB light bar across the front of the Cybercab a name, calling it the "Megalamp," a visual pickup cue that matches the colour shown in a rider's Robotaxi app. "Cybercab's Megalamp is designed to ensure you always find your ride," Tesla's official Robotaxi account said in a post published October 1,...

Tesla says improvements to Full Self-Driving (Supervised) for pothole avoidance and navigation are coming. Tesla engineer Phil Duan, whose bio identifies him as working on Tesla's AI and robotaxi efforts, replied to a Tesla owner whose glowing review of FSD v14.3.10 came with two pointed complaints: "@fnthawar @Tesla_AI @Tesla Improvements on both are coming." Shopify...

Tesla has upgraded every Model 3 sold in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Mexico with a larger 16-inch center touchscreen, while also boosting Model 3 Performance range and power. Tesla North America said Thursday that “Every Model 3 in the US, Puerto Rico & Mexico now comes with a larger 16″ center touchscreen,” replacing the...

Aer Lingus has completed its rollout of free Starlink WiFi across its entire narrow-body transatlantic fleet, giving passengers on more than 10 North American routes streaming-grade internet throughout the flight. The rollout covers eight Airbus A321LR and six A321XLR aircraft and was completed in just over two months. Aer Lingus’s own maintenance and engineering teams...

Tesla has launched Emergency Drive Away at U.S. Superchargers, allowing drivers running Tesla's latest software update to shift into Drive while their vehicle is still connected to a charging stall. The new feature is designed strictly for emergencies where a driver believes leaving immediately is safer than getting out of the vehicle to disconnect the...