SpaceX has returned one of its reusable Dragon spacecraft to the Port of Los Angeles for the last time, wrapping up almost a decade of West Coast recovery operations as the company prepares to move East. Marking the fully successful completion of Cargo Dragon’s CRS-20 space station resupply mission for NASA, the spacecraft’s arrival in…
NASA and SpaceX are progressing full steam ahead to an epic launch of the crewed Dragon spacecraft. Known as Demo-2, the mission is estimated to blast off in mid-to-late May, marking the first-ever flight of the Dragon with astronauts on board. As part of that historic mission, two NASA astronauts — Doug Hurley and Bob…
Rocket Lab, the world’s most prominent dedicated small satellite launcher, has made significant headway on plans to recover and reuse the booster stage of its Electron rocket, meaning that SpaceX’s reusable Falcon rockets could finally have company. Recovering a booster is perhaps where all similarities end, however. While the SpaceX Falcon 9 gracefully guides itself…
A Tesla Model Y owner recently demonstrated how a third-party iPhone application can open his vehicle’s power liftgate using Apple’s “Hey Siri” function. The use of this feature could be beneficial for owners who are using their Model Y to transport numerous items but have trouble opening the crossover’s spacious trunk, such as someone whose…
In the past, Tesla owners have been able to utilize a built-in version of Homelink to open garage doors for their vehicles. Now, Homelink comes separate and is not included with the car, but the installation is still as simple as ever, as shown by Tesla owner-enthusiast DAErik in a recent video. Upon receiving the…
While companies such as Tesla and Carvana have been selling vehicles online for years, U.S. auto dealers have been slow to embrace such processes. The coronavirus is changing that.
Tesla appears to have rebounded quite nicely from its local facilities’ COVID-19-induced shutdown in China. The China Passenger Car Association, or CPCA, stated Tesla China division sold 10,160 vehicles in March, making it the strongest month the company has had in the country to date. According to an online briefing released by CPCA Secretary General…
Those who have been waiting for Tesla’s 2020 Battery Day will now have to wait a little longer. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the event would “most likely” take place in mid-May, roughly one month after its originally intended date. “Hard to predict dates right now. Most likely postponed to mid May,” Musk wrote…
There’s no set plan and a number of variables, such as testing, child care and liability, that will make getting back to work challenging and possibly messy. But companies in different industries and officials are starting to think about what that may look like.
One of the Tesla Model Y’s most talked about features is its heat pump, which replaced the electric resistive heating system used in the Model S, Model 3, and Model X. In a recent video uploaded by Detroit automotive veteran Sandy Munro, he drew comparisons between the Model Y’s heat pump to the old air…