Tesla

Posted by Jason Cartwright on June 13, 2020 This morning many Aussie Tesla owners woke up to yet another over the air update to their cars. In the latest update, version 2020.20.13, the car now has the ability to recognise intersections including traffic lights, stop signs, T intersections and even…

Nikola Tesla competitor Nikola Corp. has seen its shares surge since debuting as a public company last week. The rise in Nikola has sent its market valuation to $31 billion in Wednesday morning trades, higher than car giants Ford and Fiat Chrysler. Nikola Motor Corp. has yet to sell a…

How about 250 miles of range added in under 30 minutes? We know Tesla's new V3 Superchargers can deliver up to 250 kW to Model 3's, but until now, we hadn't recorded a charging session ourselves to see exactly what the charging curve looks like.  I had the perfect opportunity…

Honda was forced to suspend global production for a day due to a cyberattack that infiltrated the company's internal servers in Tokyo, Financial Times reports. Honda detected the virus on Monday and was forced to send some employees home for the day as the attack impacted email and other systems…

Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd., the electric-vehicle-battery producer that supplies Tesla, says it has made a battery that can last 16 years and over 1 million miles.CATL Chairman Zeng Yuqun told Bloomberg over the weekend that the battery was ready to produce and that it was about 10% more expensive than…

Tesla's Autopilot shouldn't be called semi-autonomous. Image: Chris Walker / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via Getty Images By Sasha Lekach2020-06-04 18:07:37 UTC The language we use is important, even when talking about robocars.  That became apparent last week when the Associated Press updated its style guide to avoid…

Sounds like Rivian has some grand plans. Rivian Rivian is making moves. Despite reports the firm recently laid off 40 workers, the Michigan-based electric car startup reportedly also hired a few significant individuals from Tesla.According to an Electrek on Tuesday, Rivian hired on three executives, all of whom formerly worked…

A Tesla Model 3 in Autopilot mode while traveling along Taiwan's National Highway 1 apparently failed to detect an overturned truck until it was too late, braking at the last moment before crashing right into the top of it like the Kool-Aid Man. Some more details while I wonder how…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unlocked the first of 12 possible stock option awards from the massive compensation plan he signed in 2018, and it’s worth nearly $800 million. The company disclosed on Thursday that Musk now has the option to buy 1.69 million of its shares because Tesla eclipsed…

By Sasha Lekach2020-05-28 17:37:48 UTC In this week's episode of Jay Leno's Garage on CNBC, the former talkshow host chatted with Tesla CEO Elon Musk about his electric car company and snagged the opportunity to drive the only Cybertruck that currently exists.  The truck was initially revealed in November of…