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Tesla Snags Apple AI Engineer for Optimus Robot Push

Tesla has quietly pulled in another major AI hire — this time straight out of Apple’s ranks. In social media posts over the weekend, former Apple engineer Yilun Chen announced he has officially joined Tesla’s Optimus AI team, capping off nearly four years at the Cupertino giant working across hardware, engineering, research, and early-stage product […]

Tesla Breaks Massive Car Sales Record in Norway

Tesla has officially shattered one of the longest-standing automotive records in Norway — and it did so with more than a month still left on the calendar. According to new registration data, the automaker has now logged 26,649 vehicle registrations in 2025, surpassing Volkswagen’s nearly decade-old record of 26,575 units set back in 2016. “With […]

Tesla May Finally Drop ‘Beta’ Label from Autopilot

Tesla appears to be preparing one of its biggest changes to Autopilot in more than a decade. New findings in the 2025.38 branch of software updates suggest the company is finally ready to remove the long-standing “Beta” tag from Autosteer, a designation that has defined the feature since the early days of Autopilot. The discovery […]

Tesla Android CarPlay Project Debuts 2nd-Gen Hardware

The popular Tesla Android Project — the third-party hardware solution that brings Android apps, CarPlay, and even Android Auto to Tesla vehicles — has officially launched its second-generation hardware. The update, announced this week, delivers major improvements across performance, cooling, storage, and reliability, all while running the new 2025.46.1 software update with full turn-by-turn GPS […]

Tesla Set to Break Norway’s Annual Car Sales Record

Tesla is closing in on one of the most significant automotive milestones in Norwegian history. According to fresh data from Elbil Statistik, the automaker has already logged 26,127 sales in Norway so far this year — just a few hundred units shy of Volkswagen’s long-standing annual sales record of 26,572 registrations set back in 2016. […]

Tesla’s New EV Rental Program Is Expanding Across the U.S.

Tesla appears to be rapidly expanding its new in-house rental program across the U.S., just weeks after quietly debuting the service at its San Diego Miramar and Costa Mesa locations. New job listings on the automaker’s website point to additional rollouts in cities including Austin, Nashville, Boston, Fort Worth, and Houston — suggesting the company […]

Tesla Launches Demo Drives in Colombia as Market Debut Nears

Tesla is officially rolling into Colombia. The company has launched a new demo drive program in the country, with test drives set to begin in Bogotá on November 21 and in Medellín on November 25. According to Tesla’s newly published event page, demo drives will continue in both cities through December 31, 2025, giving Colombian […]

Tesla Tells Suppliers to Drop China-Made Parts for U.S. Cars

Tesla is reportedly pushing its suppliers to remove China-made components from vehicles built in the U.S., according to The Wall Street Journal. The publication said the company has already swapped out several China-sourced parts and aims to transition the rest over the next year or two, citing people familiar with the matter. The move comes […]

Tesla Just Changed Supercharger Pricing at 550 Locations

Tesla has expanded its live Supercharger pricing rollout to 550 additional locations across the U.S., significantly scaling up a feature the company first began piloting at just 10 sites back in May. At the time, Tesla explained: Today, we are piloting on-peak and off-peak pricing based on live Supercharger utilization rather than estimations. The average […]

Tesla May Finally Add Apple CarPlay Support: Report

In what would mark a major shift for Tesla, the company is reportedly developing support for Apple CarPlay in its vehicles, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The move would represent a stunning reversal of Tesla’s longstanding refusal to integrate Apple’s and Google’s in-car platforms into its infotainment system. Tesla has reportedly begun testing CarPlay internally, […]

Tesla Teases Possible Colombia Launch in New Video

Tesla appears to be gearing up for a launch in Colombia. The company’s official North America account on X (@tesla_na) this week posted a short teaser video featuring a map of Colombia in the colors of the national flag, which then transitions into a red Tesla logo. pic.twitter.com/Hi8t7URy1D — Tesla North America (@tesla_na) November 12, […]

Tesla Cybertruck Boss Leaves Company After Leading EV Pickup to Production

Tesla’s Cybertruck program manager, Siddhant Awasthi, has announced his departure from the company after eight years. Awasthi, who began his Tesla career as an intern before rising to lead one of the automaker’s most high-profile projects, shared the news on X Sunday evening. “I recently made one of the hardest decisions of my life to […]

Tesla Now Lets You Rent Its Cars — Starting at $60 a Day

Tesla has quietly launched a new in-house car rental program at select U.S. stores, giving customers the chance to “drive it like it’s yours for up to a week.” The pilot program, currently confirmed to be available at Tesla’s San Diego Miramar and Costa Mesa locations, lets customers rent a Tesla for three to seven […]

Tesla 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting: Everything You Need to Know

Tesla packed its 2025 annual shareholder meeting on Thursday with major announcements across nearly every part of the company’s business — from the upcoming Cybercab and redesigned Semi, to new AI hardware, Optimus production updates, and more. Shareholders also approved Elon Musk’s historic $1 trillion CEO compensation package, with roughly 75% voting in favour. Cybercab […]

Tesla Expands MultiPass Charging Across Europe, Adding Five New Countries

Tesla has expanded its new MultiPass charging feature to five additional European markets — Sweden, Germany, the U.K., France, and Belgium — following its debut in the Netherlands earlier this fall. The expansion was announced by the official Tesla Charging account (@TeslaCharging) on X this week. MultiPass allows Tesla owners to charge at third-party EV […]