⭐️ The new Tesla Model 3 receives a 5-star rating in China’s IVISTA Intelligent Vehicle Integration test. 🚗 The upgraded Model 3 continues the tradition of safety established by its predecessor. 🧪 China’s IVISTA test evaluates a vehicle’s advanced safety systems, including Smart Driving, Smart Security, Intelligent Interaction, and Smart Energy Efficiency. 📊 The Model…
🚗 More Tesla Model 3 Highland vehicles have arrived in Australia for deliveries. 🇦🇺 The upgraded Model 3 units were spotted in Sydney, bringing excitement to Australian EV enthusiasts. 🚚 Tesla has faced challenges in delivering vehicles in Australia in recent months, including difficulties with Model Y units. 🐜 Stink bugs on a cargo ship…
🚗 NIO’s sub-brand, codenamed Alps, will adopt a LiDAR-less pure vision approach for its smart driving system. 📷 The pure vision system aims to keep costs low and will be based on a single Nvidia Orin X chip with no LiDAR. 🌐 NIO’s main brand uses the NT 2.0 platform with LiDAR, while Alps, targeting…
🚗 Tesla has launched the refreshed Model 3 in North America. 🏭 The production of upgraded Model 3 units at Tesla’s California factory seems limited, with only a few visible outside the plant. 📅 Initial deliveries are set for the coming months, but there is a current scarcity of the vehicles at the factory. 🎥…
🚗 Tesla’s Destination Charger sites can now host self-serve driving demos. 💼 Destination Charger hosts can get up to four demo drive vehicles, generating additional revenue. 📧 Tesla manages and maintains appointments for property owners at no cost. 🌐 Current sites hosting demos are expected to host an average of 35 or more demo drives…
🚗 Tesla Model 3 was Carvana’s best-selling EV in 2023, surprising over the Model Y. 📊 Carvana sold 57 different EV makes and models, a 29% increase compared to 2022. 🌐 Tesla dominated Carvana’s 2023 EV sales, with Model S and Model X ranking sixth and seventh. 📈 Model Y and Model 3 comprised 51.7%…
🚗 Tesla claimed the Cybertruck could out-drag race a Porsche 911 while towing it. 🏎️ Engineering Explained YouTube channel challenged the claim, using math to analyze the scenario. 📏 Maps verified that the race in Tesla’s video happened over an eighth of a mile, not a quarter-mile as claimed. 📊 MotorTrend provided the Porsche 911…
🚗 Vay, a German startup, has launched a “driverless” service in the U.S. 🎮 The service utilizes “teledriving,” allowing remote operators to control the vehicles. 🏠 Vay’s cars are delivered without a driver, and users drive the vehicle to their destination. 🤖 Teledrivers can take over and park the car when the user is done…
📈 Wedbush Securities maintains a bullish stance on Tesla. 🤖 Elon Musk shared thoughts on Tesla’s AI initiatives, including DOJO and Full Self-Driving. 💼 Musk is uncomfortable growing Tesla in AI & robotics without ~25% voting control. 📉 Musk would consider building AI products outside Tesla without sufficient voting control. 🤝 Wedbush is confident Elon…
🚗 Uber-Tesla Collaboration: Uber and Tesla are working together to encourage ride-hailing drivers to opt for electric vehicles (EVs). 🌐 Emissions-Free Goals: The collaboration is aligned with Uber’s aim to be emissions-free in the United States and Canada by the end of the decade. 💡 Uber’s Efforts: Uber has been making efforts to make EVs more attractive, including partnerships like the…