SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 rocket after booster engine swap SpaceX confirms it has successfully fired up a Falcon 9 rocket after swapping two of its first stage (booster) engines, putting the company’s third US military GPS satellite launch back on track after about a month of delays. Known as GPS III Space Vehicle 04…
Tesla plans to roll out incredibly frequent FSD Beta updates Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta will be the subject of incredibly frequent software updates, which the automaker plans to roll out every 5 to 10 days. Tesla rolled out the self-driving Beta to a select few owners of the company’s all-electric vehicles on October 27th. It…
Overall, the automotive cylindrical battery business is profitable.
In Europe, automakers have more leeway than they do in the States.
Tesla uses ‘old faithful’ Model X Easter Egg to recruit new talent at China job fair Ever since Tesla gained notoriety for its high-performance electric cars, one song, flashing headlights, and a pair of Model X falcon-wing doors have been popular among YouTube surfers. Among Tesla enthusiasts, the worn-out Trans-Siberian Orchestra dance from the Model…
Tesla leads the EV charge, but others are getting the credit Tesla has an overwhelming amount of influence on the automotive sector, and for a company that has only been building cars for 12 years, that’s pretty impressive. Not only has the company shown that cars can be powered by batteries and still be cool,…
Elon Musk’s Starlink user documents are filled with meme-worthy Easter Eggs A rollout for SpaceX’s “Better than Nothing Beta” for Starlink is now underway. And in true Elon Musk fashion, it appears that Starlink’s Terms of Service and Installation Guidelines include several memelord-worthy (and surprisingly sensible) Easter Eggs. Needless to say, the space community has…
How Tesla and Elon Musk subtly roasted ‘short’ sellers after Q3 Earnings Tesla’s Elon Musk has a way of cleverly roasting those who are not on board with his company’s mission. Whether car companies are refusing to adopt any sort of EV plans for future vehicles, or hedge fund managers pump massive amounts of money…
First look at Tesla’s new UI and driving visualizations for FSD beta in action Tesla has started rolling out software version 2020.40.8.12 to users of the company’s limited Full Self-Driving beta, and based on observations from the EV community, it appears that the update includes a new UI that is optimized for the operation of…
Tesla tops the charts in worldwide EV sales Tesla has outsold Volkswagen, Renault, Hyundai-Kia, and BMW in electric vehicle sales in 2020 so far, new data shows. The Elon Musk-led Tesla, based out of Silicon Valley, California, holds 18% of the total 2020 market share in EV sales. The next closest automaker is Volkswagen, with…