🤖 Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot will receive an upgrade to its hands later this year, increasing the degrees of freedom (DoF) from 11 to 22. 🖐️ With 22 DoF, Optimus’ hands will be very close to the dexterity of human hands, which have 27 DoF, allowing it to perform tasks with nearly human-level proficiency. 👍…
🤖 Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas shared his experience with Tesla’s FSD (Supervised) V12.3.6, noting it behaves cautiously and assertively when appropriate. 📈 Jonas observed evident improvements from V12.3.4 to V12.3.6, with more substantial upgrades expected in V12.4 after training compute limitations are eliminated. 🚗 Tesla’s vehicle fleet is projected to reach 25 million units…
💰 Hyundai is investing nearly $1 billion to develop self-driving technology through Motional, an autonomous driving startup. 🤝 Hyundai and Aptiv established Motional in March 2020, and Hyundai will now spend over $900 million to increase its stake in the company to 66.8%. 🚗 The investment is expected to enhance Motional’s technological competitiveness and establish…
🚕 Revel, an electric ride-hailing company, sees an opportunity in Tesla’s abandoned Supercharger sites in New York. 💡 Revel is considering building its own charging stations at the already-powered sites left behind by Tesla. 🏗️ Revel is in talks to take over four planned Supercharger sites, totaling around 60 charging stalls. 🗺️ The planned locations…
🤖 Tesla has shared a new video showcasing its Optimus humanoid robot’s ability to sort battery cells, walk, and perform factory tasks autonomously. 📹 The video highlights Optimus using cameras, tactile sensors, and force sensors to collect data and fix mistakes while sorting 4680 battery cells. 🏭 Optimus is already being tested in one of…
🚚 Tesla Cybertruck ‘Odyssey’ display tour has made its way to the Mall of Berlin in Germany. 🇪🇺 The Cybertruck is being showcased across Europe, including locations like Oslo, Norway, and London, United Kingdom. 📷 Photos shared by Tesla Europe and Middle East show people surrounding and taking pictures of the displayed Cybertruck model. 🌍…
🚚 Walmart has apparently taken delivery of a Tesla Semi, as one of the electric semi-trucks was spotted on a highway in Stockton, California. 📷 Photos shared on X (formerly Twitter) show a Walmart-branded Tesla Semi towing a Walmart trailer, suggesting an official delivery. 🔄 This delivery expands Tesla’s pilot programs for the Semi beyond…
🚫 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has closed its second investigation into Tesla vehicles in a week. 📷 This latest investigation aimed to find the cause of a touchscreen failure that resulted in the loss of the rear camera image display when the car was in reverse gear. 🔍 The NHTSA probed this…
🎨 Tesla has brought the Quicksilver color from the “world’s most advanced paint shop” at Gigafactory Berlin to the United States for the Model Y. 🏭 The paint shop at Gigafactory Berlin can apply “more layers of stunning colors that subtly change with curvature,” according to Elon Musk. 🌍 Previously, the Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry…
🚗 Tesla is preparing to launch a new driver assistance setting called “Tesla Voice Assistant,” which is not related to its Full Self-Driving (FSD) suite. 🔊 The Tesla Voice Assistant will be activated by a “wakeword,” meaning it will always be listening for voice commands, similar to Amazon’s Alexa. 🎵 The update will also introduce…