🚕 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 U.S. Department of the Treasury has extended the rules for electric vehicle (EV) tax credits, allowing some crucial trace minerals from China to be included in anode materials and battery components. 🔋 The U.S. has been trying to reduce automakers’ dependence on foreign materials in their battery packs and requires a higher percentage…
🚫 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…
🚘 Dharmesh Patel, a doctor who drove his Tesla Model Y off a cliff in a suspected psychotic break, received unexpected support from his wife Neha Patel. 👩⚖️ Neha Patel testified on her husband’s behalf, asking the court to grant him mental health leniency and not prosecute him for the charges he faces. 👪 Neha,…
🚀 SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft successfully returned from a 36-day mission to the International Space Station, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico. ⚙️ The Cargo Dragon, C209, spent a total of 39 days in space after launching from Cape Canaveral on March 21st. 🛰️ It utilized the new Crew Access Tower at SLC-40, allowing…