Tesla has added Waypoints to improve the in-car navigation experience with Software Update 2021.40.5. Waypoints have been long requested by many Tesla owners, and the automaker has finally come through after Elon Musk confirmed they would be added in September 2020. Tesla does not refer to them as “Waypoints,” however. Instead, the 2021.40.5 Software Update notes…
SpaceX has launched a smaller, more compact, second-generation version of its Starlink satellite internet dish. SpaceX said on its Starlink support page that the new dish utilizes a square-shaped design that is more compact and lighter than the previous circular dish. The new, square Starlink unit weighs just 9.2 pounds, a 42.5% reduction in weight…
Tesla has officially displaced Mercedes-Benz as the third-most-popular luxury automotive brand in the United States, quickly approaching BMW and Lexus, which took first and second place, respectively. The data comes from Automotive News, which reported the story earlier this week. According to the report, Mercedes-Benz accumulated 213,708 vehicle registrations through Q3 2021, a hefty figure for…
A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that a Tesla Model 3 involved in a fatal crash in Coral Gables, Florida this past September was traveling 90 mph in a 30 mph zone. The vehicle was traveling in a residential area before it crashed into two trees and caught fire. …
Less than 18 months after its first crewed launch, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket have successfully completed their fifth astronaut launch, sending a crew of four on their way to the International Space Station (ISS). After ~10 days of weather and sequencing delays and two days after Crew-2 astronauts returned to Earth…
Tesla China is offering Enhanced Autopilot to owners who accept their Model 3 and Model Y deliveries by November 11, 2021. Tesla owners who receive their Model 3 and Model Y deliveries on November 11 will get free access to Enhanced Autopilot for 30 days. It will give them a chance to try the automated…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has officially sold some of his Tesla holdings following a notorious Twitter poll that was published last weekend. Tesla officially filed an S-4 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier today that confirmed Musk’s stock sale. The documents indicate that Musk sold 934,091 shares, confirming the sale was completed on November…
Today, Israel-based battery manufacturer StoreDot said that it has become the first company to manufacture silicon-dominant anode XFC technologies on a production line. StoreDot is creating cells that are extremely similar to Tesla’s 4680 chemistry that it unveiled during its Battery Day event in September 2020. In September, Teslarati reported that StoreDot had officially replicated Tesla’s 4680 cells with…
Rivian may only be starting its initial production activities, but the company has already announced some of its ambitious goals for the end of the decade. As per CEO RJ Scaringe in an interview ahead of the company’s market debut on the Nasdaq, Rivian is planning to build at least one million vehicles annually by…
Rivian Automotive’s initial public offering (NASDAQ: RIVN) has officially opened 37% higher than its initial pricing at $78 per share. Rivian shares started public trading at around 1 PM ET on Wednesday, with shares opening at $106.75. Rivian priced 153,000,000 shares at $78, giving the automaker a massive valuation of $66.5 billion just a month…