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A former BMW and Ferrari designer critiques the Tesla Cybertruck: ‘Cold,’ ‘sterile,’ and ‘almost repulsive’ Elon Musk

A former BMW and Ferrari designer critiques the Tesla Cybertruck: ‘Cold,’ ‘sterile,’ and ‘almost repulsive’

The Cybertruck's design doesn't mesh with its environmentally sustainable message, Stephenson said. Tesla Design legend Frank Stephenson criticized the Tesla Cybertruck as "sterile," "isolating," and "anti-environmentalist" in a video review of the pickup posted December 10.  Stephenson has designed vehicles for brands including McLaren, Ferrari, Mini, and BMW.  He said…
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December 29, 2020
Tesla’s Boombox party trick is a great distraction to hide the fact that we’re about to miss another FSD delivery date. Elon Musk

Tesla’s Boombox party trick is a great distraction to hide the fact that we’re about to miss another FSD delivery date.

Tesla’s autonomy program, known as Full Self Driving, is about to miss another deadline. Expectations of FSD delivery are high, in large part thanks to Elon Musk’s self-imposed timelines. The conversation right now is all about the latest software update (020.48.26) that delivers some nice UI changes, but mostly around…
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December 26, 2020
Tesla Holiday Update 2020.48.26 is rolling out, Boombox allows owners to change the sound of their horn Elon Musk

Tesla Holiday Update 2020.48.26 is rolling out, Boombox allows owners to change the sound of their horn

If you own a Tesla and follow Elon Musk on Twitter, chances are, you’ve been eagerly awaiting the latest software release from Tesla. As I wrote yesterday, this holiday update is not V11, instead, the build number is 2020.48.26 and V11 will arrive sometime in 2021. This morning users online…
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December 26, 2020
News24.com | Elon Musk says it’s ‘impossible’ to take Tesla private, mulls new IPO Elon Musk

News24.com | Elon Musk says it’s ‘impossible’ to take Tesla private, mulls new IPO

Billionaire Elon Musk said it’s "impossible" to take Tesla private now even though he would have liked to spend more time on innovation."Tesla public company duties are a much bigger factor, but going private is impossible now (sigh)," Musk said in response to a tweet saying he should optimize his…
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December 25, 2020
Elon Musk said combining SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and Boring under a megacorporation called ‘X’ would be a ‘good idea’ Elon Musk

Elon Musk said combining SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and Boring under a megacorporation called ‘X’ would be a ‘good idea’

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Mike Blake/Reuters Elon Musk thinks it would be a "good idea" to bring his four businesses — Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company — under a giant holding company, he tweeted Wednesday. YouTuber and Tesla investor Dave Lee suggested the idea on Twitter. He said…
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December 24, 2020
Tim Cook apparently refused to meet with Elon Musk in regard to potential Apple takeover of Tesla during Model 3 production Elon Musk

Tim Cook apparently refused to meet with Elon Musk in regard to potential Apple takeover of Tesla during Model 3 production

Of course, there will be some that will wonder why Tim Cook didn’t jump at the chance and missed a massive opportunity by not acquiring Tesla at one-tenth of its current value (the company’s market cap is now over US$600 billion). But you don’t head a firm that became the…
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December 23, 2020