🔥 Elon Musk visited Tesla Giga Berlin following an arson attack, power outage, and production halt. 📢 Musk offered words of encouragement and love to Giga Berlin employees during a staff meeting. 🇩🇪 Musk expressed determination, stating “They can’t stop us,” and showed appreciation by saying “I love you” in German. 🌳 Residents and environmentalists…
💡 Tesla executive Rohan Patel highlights Southeast Asia’s potential for growth in battery storage and electric vehicle adoption. 🚗 Tesla Malaysia recently commenced deliveries of Model Y units to reservation holders, indicating the company’s expansion efforts in Southeast Asia. 🌏 Southeast Asia, including countries like Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, presents opportunities for Tesla’s presence and…
💼 Mike Abbott, General Motors’ Executive Vice President of Software and Services, is stepping down due to health reasons. 🛠️ Abbott spearheaded GM’s software and services division, aiding in electric vehicle production and subscription services. 🧑💼 Baris Cetinok, General Motors’ Vice President of Product in Software and Services, will serve as interim head of Abbott’s…
💼 Navistar, a subsidiary of Volkswagen-owned Traton, has launched an autonomous trucking pilot program in partnership with technology company Plus. 🚛 Navistar aims to integrate Plus’s Level 4 autonomous SuperDrive technology into its International brand trucks and others. 🛣️ Navistar plans to validate autonomous trucks in certain parts of Texas, with customer pilots expected to…
💡 ADAS safeguards across auto brands are lacking, as per IIHS study. 🚗 Most of the 14 partially automated systems tested received “marginal” or “poor” ratings. 🔍 Driver monitoring and attention reminders were low-rated categories across most brands. 📊 Categories individually rated included emergency procedures, lane change, adaptive cruise control, and more. ⚠️ Partially automated…
💬 Elon Musk’s xAI company is set to open-source its first language model, Grok, this week. 🤖 Grok is an AI language model developed by xAI, directly competing with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. 📉 Musk has been critical of OpenAI for deviating from its original non-profit, open-source mission, particularly due to partnerships with Microsoft and other funding…
📝 A Tesla shareholder initiated a petition urging the NHTSA to revise its terminology regarding OTA updates. 🚗 The petition aims to classify OTA software updates separately from traditional recalls and eliminate paper recall notices. 💻 The petitioner suggests that as vehicles become more technologically advanced, recall practices should be modernized to improve safety and…
💡 Tesla’s latest software update, 2024.8, introduces a new one-time charge limit feature and support for adaptive high beams. 🚗 The software update is currently rolling out to Tesla vehicles, starting with European models. 🌍 Adaptive high beams, designed to detect other road users and reduce glare, are initially available in Europe but will expand…
🔜 Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reported to visit Giga Berlin-Brandenburg this week, according to a recent report from Germany. 🤝 Musk is expected to meet with officials, including Brandenburg Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke and Economics Minister Jörg Steinbach, during his visit. 🏭 Musk’s itinerary reportedly includes a visit to Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, which recently resumed…
🔜 Environmental activists occupying a forest near Tesla Giga Berlin are preparing for a potential eviction as their camp’s approved timeframe expires soon. 🏕️ Workshops are scheduled for March 12 and 13 to prepare protesters for the potential eviction, acknowledging the psychological and physical strain it may entail. 🚓 Brandenburg Economics Minister Jörg Steinbach plans…