Tesla is making its driver monitoring more strict and robust in an effort to track driver behaviors while the car is in operation, and it will even track the vehicles’ operators while it is not operating on Autopilot. Tesla has utilized a number of strategies in an effort to end distracted driving, and one of…
Tesla has received a crucial partner in China as the automaker works to introduce Full Self Driving (FSD) in China. Tesla’s FSD offering is easily one of the most critical parts of the business. Serving as both a massive hook for new customers and a fantastic revenue-generating opportunity, FSD is Tesla’s differentiator now and going into…
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently expressed reservations about Tesla’s branding of its driver-assist system, Autopilot. The top US Transportation official stated that Tesla should not call its driver-assist suite “Autopilot” because it is still a hands-on system that requires driver supervision. “I don’t think that something should be called, for example, an Autopilot, when…
Tesla’s release notes for FSD Beta V.11.4.1 are out now. Version 11.4.1 may seem like another minor update, but Elon Musk commented that it introduces some significant improvements to FSD Beta. In a tweet, Musk hinted about what’s to come in FSD Beta V.12. “As mentioned earlier, V11.4.1 has major architectural improvements it’s actually much more…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has noted that the electric vehicle maker will be rolling out a free month trial of FSD for the company’s cars in North America. The program will be extended globally, at least once FSD is approved by regulators in specific countries. Musk shared his recent comments in a post on Twitter.…
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite will be vastly different from its current buildout when the automaker eventually releases the now-groundbreaking v12 build, CEO Elon Musk said. Tesla plans to utilize end-to-end AI with the v12 release, Musk said. Upon the imminent release of v11.4 to employees this week, Musk said the new version will feature “so…
Tesla’s reasons for why CEO Elon Musk should not have to be deposed in a case concerning a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles and the potential use of Autopilot was “deeply troubling,” Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Evette D. Pennypacker said this week. Although the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) had already…
Tesla Head of Investor Relations Martin Viecha recently posted a crucial reminder for TSLA shareholders who wish to bring a guest to the upcoming 2023 Cyber Roundup, the electric vehicle maker’s Annual Shareholder Meeting. The executive’s post comes amid the company’s efforts to send out more invitations for the upcoming event. Earlier this month, Tesla surprised the…
A lot has been made about Tesla’s slimming margins as it continues to reduce prices on its electric vehicles, which has, in turn, made the electric car company make less of a profit per unit. But the strategy, like much of Tesla’s mentality, is based on a long-term vision and not short-term profitability. Price cuts…
Wall Street veteran and Tesla bull Gary Black of The Future Fund LLC recently went on CNBC’s Last Call to share his thoughts about why it would be a good idea for Tesla to start educating its potential customers. Black argued that Tesla’s price cuts don’t make a lot of sense even if they are aggressive since…