As Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) continued to surge on Monday, CEO Elon Musk’s net worth passed Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. This effectively made Elon Musk the second-richest person in the world who tops the list with a net worth of $182 billion, only behind Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Musk’s net worth soared to $7.2 billion during Tesla’s…
The capabilities of Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving beta are rather easy to dismiss. A look at the ranking of Autopilot from Consumer Reports alone would suggest that the driver-assist system of Tesla is at best pretty average, and that solutions such as the Super Cruise of GM are far more advanced and capable. With…
Tesla is yet to release its “V11” software to its fleet of electric vehicles, despite the last major update being rolled out over a year ago. Recent tweets from Elon Musk indicate that the wait for Tesla’s next big software update will likely be well worth it, however. A potential release window for the update…
nElon Musk stirred the pot once again after saying that neither he or his family would take a COVID-19 vaccine even if it was readily available, Tesla and SpaceX CEO.nnnnDuring a Monday appearance on the New York Times opinion podcast “Sway,” the 49-year-old billionaire dropped the bombshell.nnnnMusk told host Kara Swisher about the rationale behind…
The Elon Musk we know today is confident, eloquent (at least on Twitter) and isn’t afraid of spinning a little dance in front of a large audience when the mood is right. But in the eye of his mother, 71-year-old supermodel Maye Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX chief is forever that shy, nerdy boy—who displayed an extraordinary gift…
In May 2020, SpaceX carried out its first Crewed Demonstration Flight. The aerospace industry has demonstrated that its Crew Dragon spacecraft is capable of carrying astronauts safely to the International Space Station (ISS) with the Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX is now able to make its second crew flight, known as Crew-1, the first operational mission…
There’s a new wave of electric vehicles on the way—GM, Ford, Mercedes, Volvo, VW, Nissan, Renault, Hyundai, and even such humble brands as Mazda, Seat and Dacia all have new plug-in vehicles on the road or in the pipeline. Furthermore, a slew of startups, including Rivian, Lordstown, Aptera, Nikola and Fisker, will soon be debuting a range of exciting EVs. Whew! It’s almost impossible…
Employer branding specialist Universum has announced its list of most appealing US student employers for 2020. Two Elon Musk-led firms, Tesla and SpaceX, ranked as the most attractive companies for engineering students in the United States as opposed to last year with the electric car manufacturer listed at No.1 and the No.2 private space company.…
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite continues to improve its performance without any human intervention when navigating the streets. A recent video shows a Model 3 with self-driving software operating through the streets of the Bay Area in Northern California with incredible precision, all during nightfall, making its performance even more exceptional. A video from the Whole…
Elon Musk may have contracted COVID-19. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX posted the news on Twitter saying he has “symptoms of a typical cold.” He also said he was tested four times on the same day with two negative and two positive tests coming back. “Something extremely bogus is going on. Was tested for…