Tesla

Tesla is opening a brand new service site in Albury and it changes everything for regional owners. If you live in regional Victoria or southern New South Wales and drive a Tesla, you know the struggle of having to travel large distances to capital cities. Ordering the car online is…

Following months of hard work on their solar cars, the winners of the Electrek American Solar Challenge 2026 were honored at a special awards ceremony held in Amarillo. Tesla is a long-time sponsor of the event, which is open to engineering students globally. The post Students steer solar-powered racing cars…

Credit: Photo by Prometheus on Unsplash Tesla China has begun rolling out version 2026.14.13 of its in-car software, formally integrating ByteDance’s Doubao large language model into the Model 3, Model Y, Model S and Model X. The update is being delivered in batches to newly delivered vehicles and some existing…

Chinese automaker Xpeng is going to such great lengths to build an image as a technology pioneer that some journalists expected a troupe of breakdancers performing at its global brand day in Munich to be humanoid robots. In actuality, they turned out to be mere human. But the expectations underscored…

A new lawsuit accuses Tesla of overextending the safety operators overseeing its robotaxis. Jose Gil/Shutterstock A fired manager overseeing Tesla's Full Self-Driving testing operations in Houston is now suing the company for unlawful retaliation after escalating concerns about "systemic safety oversight defects," according to a lawsuit spotted by The Independent…

Journalists look at an all-new 2026 Toyota RAV4 during the 2026 Chicago Auto Show Media Preview at McCormick Place in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 6, 2026. The 2026 Chicago Auto Show runs from Feb. 7 to 16, with more than 30 manufacturers displaying products. (Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua…

This could permanently change how emergency exits are designed in American passenger vehicles. Tesla Tesla’s electronic door handles have been a safety talking point for years, mostly on Reddit threads and EV forums where people debate whether sleek design is worth the tradeoff when a car is on fire and…

Tesla’s electronic doors are forcing a rethink of car safety rules After fatal crashes in which occupants or rescuers could not open Tesla doors, federal regulators are considering rules that would require obvious mechanical releases—but any new standard could take years By Adam Kovac edited by Eric Sullivan Flush door…

Tesla’s electronic door handles that have been linked to several deaths could lead to tougher safety rules for the entire auto industry. In a notice published today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that complaints about Tesla’s mechanical door release don’t warrant a defect investigation. Instead, the issue is…

Tech mogul Elon Musk reflected on his brief venture into politics in a new interview released Thursday, suggesting he "got carried away." "I think I got a little too involved in politics," the Tesla and SpaceX CEO told The Economist. "I got carried away frankly." Musk took an increased interest…