🚗 Tesla is expanding hiring efforts in the Philippines following the opening of its first store in Metro Manila. 🌐 Over a dozen job openings remain in Taguig, indicating focus on the new store in Bonifacio Global City. 📈 Tesla’s hiring drive suggests the Philippines is seen as a market with great future potential. 💼…
🚨 The Grünheide police dismantled an anti-Tesla encampment near Giga Berlin, clearing treehouses used by protesters. 🏕️ Protesters occupied the site for nearly nine months, presenting themselves as environmentalists opposed to Tesla’s operations. 🗑️ After the raid, police were left to clean a hazardous mess including paint, batteries, and human waste left by the protesters.…
📅 Tesla’s Shanghai Megafactory is on track to start production in Q1 2025. 🔋 The Megafactory will initially produce 20 GWh per year of Megapack batteries. 📸 Social media user @WR4NYGov shared recent images showing near completion of the facility. 🚫 Restricted airspace around the factory limited prior updates and visuals. 🌍 The factory is…
🚫 The FCC will not reinstate SpaceX’s Starlink rural broadband subsidy, following a denial in 2022 due to unmet program requirements. 🌐 SpaceX’s subsidy was intended to provide satellite internet to 650,000 rural locations across 35 states. 📅 Brendan Carr, incoming FCC Commissioner Chair, mentioned there are no procedural grounds for revisiting the subsidy decision.…
🚗 Tesla has shared videos highlighting the safety of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system in edge case scenarios on closed courses. 📹 The Tesla AI team released 16 videos showing FSD’s responses to rare and adversarial situations based on real-world events. 🤖 The tests used the latest FSD software, version V12.5.6.3, which is already widely…
🕵️ A recent drone flyover revealed mysterious covered Tesla vehicles at the Fremont Factory test track. 📸 Footage by YouTube user Met God in Wilderness sparked speculation about potential unreleased Tesla models. 🚗 Aerial video showed eight vehicles, with designs suggesting a mix of low-slung cars and crossover SUVs. 🔍 Some SUV-styled vehicles appeared to…
🚓 The Western Australia (WA) Police’s “anywhere communications project” has integrated Starlink data services to enhance communication capabilities in 122 remote police stations and 550 vehicles. 🛰️ The project invested $3.5 million for Starlink services from Vocus, complementing an earlier $8.5 million investment for equipment and services. 👮♂️ A WA Police spokesperson highlighted the safety…
🚗 Tesla and Rivian face state restrictions in the U.S., hindering direct vehicle sales in many areas. 👥 Executives from Tesla and Rivian discuss the challenges imposed by dealership lobbying practices. ⚖️ Tesla utilizes legal approaches, such as tribal land loopholes, to navigate sales bans in certain states. 🏛️ Rivian’s CEO criticizes dealership laws, describing…
🚗 Tesla has launched the Supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature for Cybertruck owners in Canada, following its U.S. release in September. 🍁 The rollout in Canada includes the new software version v12.5.5.3, spotted by Canadian owners. 📸 X user Dare W shared screenshots and videos of the Cybertruck’s first drives with the Supervised FSD system…
🚨 Elon Musk predicts U.S. could go bankrupt “super fast” due to excessive spending. 🐶 Musk jokes about creating a “Doge Department of Government Efficiency” to tackle the financial crisis. 💼 As an advisor to President-elect Trump, Musk suggests appointing cryptocurrency proponents to the cabinet. 📈 Trump and Musk have floated using bitcoin to address…