A little over a year after joining Australia’s primary car lobby group, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), Tesla has secured a seat on the group’s board. The announcement was posted by the FCAI on the group’s official website. In a press release, the FCAI noted that it had replaced Matthew Callachor, the President and…
German newspaper Handelsblatt recently published an extensive report on the “Tesla Files,” which is comprised of 100 GB worth of confidential data from the electric vehicle maker. Amidst the publishing of the leaked data, German authorities are now reportedly looking into possible data protection violations by Tesla. The “Tesla files” reportedly included more than 100,000 names of…
Tesla has evidently started shipping some Model Y units from its Fremont, California factory with Hardware 4 (HW4), its most recent version of its self-driving computer. Tesla has been developing HW4 for some time, and the first images of the new computer were leaked earlier this year. Tesla began installing HW4 in its flagship vehicles, the Model…
Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta is reportedly coming out in Europe and Australia to a few testers. Teslascope revealed that FSD Beta rolled out in at least two cars in Europe. A Model S P 100D with 3.0 hardware received update 2023.12.9 in Belgium. Meanwhile in Germany, a Model S Plaid with 3.0 hardware received the…
Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation for the United States, continued his skepticism over Tesla Autopilot on Tuesday after indicating there is a concern with the technology’s interaction with the driver. Buttigieg has been critical of Tesla Autopilot in the past but has recognized the automaker as the leader in EVs, which has been a challenge for other prominent…
Uber and Waymo have partnered up in a new push to expand autonomous ride-sharing and deliveries in Phoenix, Arizona, later this year. Waymo and Uber entered a new multi-year strategic partnership, announced today, that will make Waymo Driver available to more people using Uber’s platform. Uber users can utilize the Uber and Uber Eats apps…
Reports from Tesla owners online suggest that the electric vehicle maker has resumed the rollout of Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) to new testers. The release of the advanced driver assist system had previously been paused for new users following an FSD Beta-related recall from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA recall…
After years of prodding from investors and electric vehicle advocates, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally relented — Tesla will start launching advertisements for its products. It’s been a long road to get to this point. While the automotive industry is among the market’s largest ad spenders, Tesla has been adamant in its efforts to…
During the 2023 Cyber Roundup (Annual Shareholder Meeting), CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is developing two new vehicles that would be produced at a scale far beyond what the company could achieve today. A silhouette of one of these vehicles was also shared during Musk’s presentation. Considering Tesla’s goal of achieving an output of…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently met with several Samsung Electronics executives, including Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong. The meeting took place at Samsung Semiconductor’s US R&D Labs, as per an announcement made by the tech giant on Sunday. This was the first private meeting between Musk and Lee. The agenda included discussions about future cooperation in…