Hyundai announced today that it has developed an Automatic Charging Robot (ACR) that is similar to a design Tesla showed off a few years ago. The EV charging robot communicates with the car and will charge the vehicle without the driver having to get out. The ACR uses a one-arm system that will automatically plug…
As Tesla’s infamous end-of-quarter push gets into gear, hundreds of Tesla vehicles are overwhelming delivery locations in Portugal. Despite Elon Musk’s efforts to smooth the rate of deliveries and reduce the dependence on the “end of quarter push,” Tesla seems stuck in its old ways as a wave of Tesla deliveries has hit mainland Europe only…
As Tesla Cybertruck production nears, fake images of the vehicle being manufactured and rolling off production lines are being shared on the internet. We’re here to tell you not to fall for them. If you see these images, be aware they have been doctored! The Cybertruck is over three years past its initial unveiling in November…
Tesla scored a Baa3 rating from Moody’s Investors Services for a stable outlook. Moody’s withdrew Tesla’s former Ba1 corporate family rating, the Ba1-PD probability of default rating, and its SGL-1 speculative grade liquidity rating. “The rating action reflects Moody’s expectation that Tesla will remain one of the foremost manufacturers of battery electric vehicles with an expanding…
The EPA is expected to grant California a waiver to ban diesel trucks and a series of other regulations. California has led the nation in limiting the use of ICE vehicles, even going as far as banning the sale of new gas-powered vehicles past 2035. Now, the west coast state is looking to place similar…
Baidu and Pony.ai have landed the elusive license that will allow them to operate driverless Robotaxis on the streets of Beijing. Baidu and Pony.ai received the permits last week, according to reports from Reuters. The Robotaxi is a long-awaited project from Tesla, and while the company plans to unveil the tech eventually, other companies are launching…
After a Tesla Model S crashed into construction equipment on Pacific Coast Highway, between Old Newport Boulevard and Riverside Avenue last May, questions were raised about the safety of the vehicle’s Autopilot driver-assist system. Investigators have now concluded that Autopilot was not involved in the tragic incident. The fatal Model S crash took the lives…
China is the world’s largest auto market, both in demand and supply. It is then no surprise that automakers such as Tesla, as well as its rivals, are doing what they can to ensure that they attract the most number of consumers as possible. Among the strategies being adopted by automakers are aggressive price cuts,…
Twitter CEO Elon Musk is not a fan of press departments. Tesla had one in the past, but the electric vehicle maker abolished it despite complaints from both the company’s critics and supporters. Twitter was the same thing. Amidst Musk’s turbulent takeover of the social media company, reports emerged suggesting that Twitter has thoroughly trimmed down…
A known Tesla hacker has observed that the electric vehicle maker is rolling out Park Assist distance measurement features to cars that are not equipped with ultrasonic sensors. This weekend, @greentheonly, one of the electric vehicle community’s most well-known Tesla hackers, observed that update 2022.45.11 seemed to include a vision-based park assist system. As noted by…