Cyberbeast / Source: Tesla.com Over the weekend, Tesla began offering many Cybertruck trade-in estimated values above the original purchase price, apparently due to a glitch in its system. Tesla offers online trade-in estimates for individuals considering purchasing a vehicle from them. Over the last few days, Cybertruck owners who submitted their vehicles through the system… Continue reading Tesla offered many Cybertruck trade-ins above purchase price in apparent glitch
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Slate poaches key Tesla manufacturing leader to build its electric pickup truck
Source: Slate Slate Auto, a new EV startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has poached a key Tesla manufacturing leader to build its electric pickup truck factory in Indiana. Napoleon Reyes is a US Marine from Indiana who got a degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue after leaving the force. He then worked a few years… Continue reading Slate poaches key Tesla manufacturing leader to build its electric pickup truck
Tesla integrates Deepseek and Doubao AIs inside cars in China
Tesla is starting to integrate Deepseek and Doubao, two AIs competing with Elon Musk’s Grok, inside its cars in China. Unlike Grok in cars in North America, AIs in China are going to be able to interact with car functions. In the US, Tesla recently launched Grok, the large language model (LLM) developed by Elon… Continue reading Tesla integrates Deepseek and Doubao AIs inside cars in China
Tesla’s answer to Cybertruck’s falling sales? Make it $15k more expensive
As Cybertruck sales fall, Tesla raised the price of its top-end “Cyberbeast” model by $15k today, bundling some additional software and perks to go along with it. The top-end trim now costs $45k more than its original announced price. Tesla has been having a rough time in sales lately, owing primarily to its bad CEO,… Continue reading Tesla’s answer to Cybertruck’s falling sales? Make it $15k more expensive
Toyota’s new bZ SUV starts at under $35,000 and it’s bringing some serious upgrades
Toyota’s new electric SUV boasts significantly more range, a revamped interior and exterior, and an NACS port, allowing you to recharge at Tesla Superchargers. Despite the upgrades, the 2026 Toyota bZ now starts at under $35,000. 2026 Toyota bZ electric SUV prices and range by trim The bZ4X, Toyota’s first electric SUV, has been killed… Continue reading Toyota’s new bZ SUV starts at under $35,000 and it’s bringing some serious upgrades
Nuro, Inc. snags another $203M in funding at a $6 billion valuation and is now backed by NVIDIA
Autonomous driving technology specialist Nuro, Inc. has closed a Series E funding round totaling $203 million. Through its latest successful funding round, the company is now valued at $6 billion, and fresh investor NVIDIA joins existing tech companies like Uber. Nuro, Inc. is a robotics company that has made huge strides in Level 4 autonomous… Continue reading Nuro, Inc. snags another $203M in funding at a $6 billion valuation and is now backed by NVIDIA
Tesla self-driving videos don’t do anything, give us the data
Tesla continues to post videos of its vehicles driving autonomously, with an employee in the driver’s seat, as proof that it is making progress in autonomous driving. However, there’s one thing that Tesla has never shared, and that’s actual data. Over the last few months, Tesla has been consistently posting videos of its ‘Full Self-Driving’… Continue reading Tesla self-driving videos don’t do anything, give us the data
Tesla is under NHTSA probe for not properly reporting crashes involving Autopilot and FSD
NHTSA announced that it has launched an investigation into Tesla for not correctly reporting crashes involving its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the road safety regulator in the US, already has several open investigations into Tesla, most of which are related to Tesla’s advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS):… Continue reading Tesla is under NHTSA probe for not properly reporting crashes involving Autopilot and FSD
Tesla offers used car leases with $0 down as it desperately tries move cars
Tesla has started offering leases of certified pre-owned cars, which is relatively rare in the industry, with $0 down as it desperately tries to move vehicles before the end of the quarter. With the federal tax credit for electric vehicles set to expire at the end of the quarter, automakers in the US are all… Continue reading Tesla offers used car leases with $0 down as it desperately tries move cars
Nissan edges closer to making all-solid-state EV batteries real
Nissan just got one step closer to unlocking the “holy grail” of EV batteries for drivers. With help from LiCAP Technologies, Nissan is gearing up for its first vehicles powered by all-solid-state EV batteries. Nissan taps LiCAP Tech for all-solid-state EV batteries Often called the holy grail of EV batteries, solid-state batteries promise to cut… Continue reading Nissan edges closer to making all-solid-state EV batteries real