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Chris Lattner, a former Apple developer, spent nearly six months leading Tesla‘s Autopilot software team in 2017. He left the company last June.  On Friday, Lattner criticized the software’s current state on Twitter. He said he was “sad” at the lack of progress he has perceived since he left the company. The Autopilot feature gives Tesla… Continue reading An Apple legend and ex-Tesla exec says he is ‘sad how little progress’ Autopilot has made (TSLA)

Early reviews from Tesla Model 3 owners have been positive so far. Some have praised the car’s handling and said they prefer it to the pricier Model S. Most concerns have involved technical problems. The Model 3, Tesla‘s first mass-market electric vehicle, is beginning to arrive at the company’s showrooms. While most of the hundreds… Continue reading Tesla customers are starting to review their Model 3s — here’s what they have to say (TSLA)

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada. Tesla A new report from CNBC claims Tesla is struggling to make Model 3 batteries at its Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada. The report includes claims from current and former employees who raised concerns about inexperienced employees and the fact that some parts of the batteries were being made by hand… Continue reading Tesla is still reportedly making batteries for the Model 3 by hand as the company fights to get out of ‘production hell’ (TSLA)

GM Tech companies and auto companies are all racing to be the first to roll out self-driving cars onto the road. The stakes are high for everyone involved. The self-driving revolution and the prevalence of ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft threatens to reduce individual car ownership, which would eat into a sizeable piece… Continue reading These are the five leaders in the self-driving car race (GOOG, GOOGL, GM, F)

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. Getty The world’s most powerful and influential people are meeting in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss various important topics and issues. Bloomberg hosted a conference named “The Year Ahead” there, where Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi attended and spoke. He said that he fully expects autonomous cars to hit the road within 18 months,… Continue reading Uber’s CEO said that self-driving cars will hit the road in less than 2 years

Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Elon Musk is the eccentric founder of Tesla, and will likely remain CEO for the next 10 years, as is required to claim the full $70 billion in pay from a new compensation package. The pay package eliminates production targets for the CEO. Tesla’s stock is jumping on the news. Shares of Tesla… Continue reading Tesla just locked in Elon Musk as CEO with a $70 billion pay package (TSLA)

While we don’t know what the iNext will look like yet, BMW has released concepts hinting at what future cars may look like. BMW BMW said its upcoming iNext electric vehicle will be able to drive up to 435 miles per charge. That would nearly double the range of the base version Tesla Model 3, which… Continue reading BMW claims its upcoming Tesla rival will have almost double the range of a Model 3 (TSLA)

Tesla’s Model 3 will have expanded voice control capabilities soon.Tesla Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that Model 3 owners “will be able to do pretty much anything via voice command” soon. Musk added that Tesla is “focused on core Model 3 functionality right now,” but will work on introducing more features in the near… Continue reading Elon Musk said Tesla’s Model 3 owners will be able to control ‘pretty much anything’ in the car with their voices soon (TSLA)

Tesla has struggled to keep up with its Model 3 production goals.Tesla Tesla recently reintroduced automatic windshield wipers to its vehicles. A Model 3 owner wrote on Reddit that the wipers activate as soon as a door opens, which can push water into the car. On Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the problem would… Continue reading Elon Musk said Tesla will fix an annoying problem that can lead to water dumping into its cars (TSLA)