Benzinga conducts a weekly survey to gather sentiment on what traders are most excited about, interested in, or concerned about as they manage and build their private portfolios. Now that rumored talks have been put on hold with Hyundai and its affiliate Kia about developing an electric vehicle with Apple, Benzinga readers were asked who…
Tesla owners clubs are valuable resources, helping current owners get the most out of their vehicles, and bringing new buyers into the electric fold. The largest Tesla owners club in North America is Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley, which has over 2,000 members, and 64,000 Twitter followers. At the moment, most of the club’s activities are…
Tesla significantly expanded manufacturing in 2020, broke ground on new plants, and launched the Model Y, and hired like crazy to accomplish this. Tesla had 70,757 full-time staff around the world as of December 31st, documents filed this week show with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That figure is up more than 47 percent from…
A newly released video showing Tesla’s suite of solar and battery storage products gave an overview of what an update on the company’s mobile app might very well be. Based on the video, it appears that a new user interface with animated elements will soon be available on the Tesla app. Tesla’s suite of products,…
In his recent interview with automotive veteran Sandy Munro, Elon Musk noted that regardless of the actions of other drivers or the state of lane markings on the route, Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving suite must maintain safety no matter what. “Even if somebody tries to trick the car, they do not succeed in tricking…
Tesla China President Tom Zhu addressed many aspects of the electric car maker’s operations and ambitions in the country during a recent interview with Chinese state media outlet Xinhua Net. The widely awaited $25,000 compact electric car, which will be designed in a dedicated R&D center in Gigafactory Shanghai and sold worldwide, was among the…
In Fremont, California, a Tesla Model S refresh was recently spotted performing road tests ahead of its planned volume launch. The car appeared to be de-badged and tinted, stopping viewers from getting a glimpse of its new interior. In its front intake area, the Model S included some Model 3-esque parts, showing that it was…
Xbox executive, Aaron Greenberg saw that Elon Musk revealed that Halo was his favorite console game and saw the potential for his “dream collaboration” with Tesla. With Elon Musk and Tesla, Greenberg hinted at a potential IRL Cybertruck warthog project. “Sure feels like a Tesla x Halo collab needs to happen at some point!?” Greenburg…
The universe can at times be exhausting. A look at news stories around the world would suggest that there are a ton of things wrong in the world. Every so often, though, something happens that restores one’s faith in humanity. Although far in between, these instances prove that, in the end, there is always good…
Tesla is looking to hire a team of data labelers to feed images to help train its Autopilot neural nets at Gigafactory New York in Buffalo. Labeling data for self-driving Tesla is often said to have a massive lead in self-driving data thanks to having equipped all its cars with sensors early on and collecting…