🅿️ Tesla Autopark’s newest iteration is rolling out to owners. 🚗 Social media showcases videos of vehicles safely and confidently backing into parking spaces using Autopark. 🔄 Autopark update includes improvements requested by Tesla owners over several years. 📱 Version 2024.2.11 software update brings enhancements, including Vision-only semi-autonomous driving functions for Autopark. In the ever-evolving…
🚗 Tesla is promoting its advanced driver-assist system as a supervised solution for easier driving. 🛣️ FSD V12.3 can navigate inner city streets confidently, although it’s not fully hands-free. 👀 Supervised FSD provides a superior and safer driving experience, according to Tesla. 💼 FSD makes long trips much easier as drivers only need to supervise…
💰 Elon Musk reaffirms his ambitious target for the Tesla Optimus humanoid robot, stating that its price would be around half of a car’s cost. 🤖 Despite the complexity per unit mass being higher with humanoid robots, Musk believes the cost of Optimus would still be less than half of a vehicle. 📉 Musk hints…
💡 The United States EV market is under-penetrated compared to China’s fully-penetrated market. 🌍 Political tensions between the US and China hinder Chinese battery suppliers like CATL from distributing their batteries to the US. 🔌 Tesla and CATL are collaborating to develop a new fast-charging battery, potentially paving the way for more affordable EVs. 📈…
💼 Elon Musk’s X Developer Challenge invites engineering students to compete with the company’s team. 🎓 The challenge aims to build new features on top of powerful APIs for X. 🌟 Participants may have the opportunity to be considered for open roles at X. 📅 The challenge will take place on April 20-21, 2024, at…
💼 Attorney General files lawsuit against Media Matters over alleged anti-X initiatives. 📄 Media Matters published a report accusing X of displaying advertisements alongside extremist content. 📰 X defended itself, claiming Media Matters manipulated its system to create controversial screenshots. 🕵️♂️ Missouri Attorney General launched an investigation into Media Matters’ practices. 📉 Allegations suggest Media…
💡 Tesla sent emails to those who requested early Cybertruck delivery for document submission. 📧 Early Cybertruck delivery requests were announced for long-term TSLA shareholders. 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Limited offer for early Cybertruck delivery applied only in the United States and Canada. 📅 Signup period for early delivery requests ended on March 22, 2024. 📈 Participants must…
💰 BYD reported its slowest quarterly growth rate in almost two years, with an 18.6 percent profit increase in Q4. 📈 Revenue increased by 15.1 percent to 180.04 billion yuan (~$24.9 billion) in Q4 2023. 🚗 BYD’s full-year 2023 net profit increased by 80.7 percent to 30.04 billion yuan (~$4.16 billion). ⚡ BYD reached a…
💼 Renault is in advanced talks for EV battery recycling partnerships. 🔄 Renault aims to establish a closed-loop, industrial-scale EV battery supply chain in Europe. 🌍 Europe currently lacks a company capable of recycling EV batteries to reproduce nickel, cobalt, and lithium for new batteries. 💰 Recycling EV battery metals offers financial benefits, as they…
🔍 A study by J.D. Power reveals that EV owners observe accelerated tire wear compared to gas vehicle owners. 🚗 Both EV and ICE owners have similar expectations regarding tire longevity, but EV tires tend to wear out more quickly. 💰 While EV maintenance costs are generally lower, tire wear is an exception, possibly due…