NHTSA announced today that its investigation into Tesla Autopilot has been upgraded to a step closer to a possible recall. Last year, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it is launching an investigation into Tesla Autopilot after identifying 11 crashes involving first responder vehicles. Today, NHTSA announced that it is upgrading… Continue reading Tesla Autopilot is threatened by NHTSA as investigation gets closer to recall
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Tesla wants to ‘revolutionize’ service with bigger centers and more specialization
Tesla is launching an effort to ‘revolutionize’ service and aiming to be 10 times better than the competition. CEO Elon Musk elaborates on the effort during a company-wide meeting. Earlier this week, we reported on Musk’s announcement that Tesla is working on service in North America and how Telsa is aiming to make the majority… Continue reading Tesla wants to ‘revolutionize’ service with bigger centers and more specialization
Elon Musk reveals what Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 is about
Elon Musk has revealed more details about what his Tesla Master Plan Part 3 will be about during a new companywide meeting with employees. Tesla Master Plan Part 3 Part One and Two of Musk’s “master plan” for Tesla have been important pieces of literature at the company that, in many ways, laid the path… Continue reading Elon Musk reveals what Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 is about
Elon Musk warns Tesla workers of a ‘nutty’ end-of-quarter delivery wave
Elon Musk told Tesla employees to expect a “nutty” end-of-quarter delivery wave this quarter at a new company-wide meeting. The automaker has been trying to move away from quarterly delivery waves, but special circumstances made one inevitable at the end of this quarter. Tesla has been known to have intense end-of-quarter delivery pushes due to… Continue reading Elon Musk warns Tesla workers of a ‘nutty’ end-of-quarter delivery wave
Fisker announces 50k Ocean reservations alongside new details and image of the PEAR
Fresh off a promising annual call with shareholders yesterday, Fisker Inc. is back with additional news pertaining to its first two EV models. In addition to confirming 50,000 reservations for its flagship Ocean SUV, Fisker has shared a second image of the upcoming PEAR along with additional details. Since we covered much of the recent… Continue reading Fisker announces 50k Ocean reservations alongside new details and image of the PEAR
Audi’s charging hub proves successful in pilot phase, several more charging sites to follow
Following a six-month pilot phase of its first charging hub site in Nuremberg Germany, Audi has seen a number of return customers and “overwhelmingly positive” feedback. As a result, the German automaker has announced plans to expand the charging hub model to other sites, beginning later this year. Last summer, Audi AG announced an electrification strategy… Continue reading Audi’s charging hub proves successful in pilot phase, several more charging sites to follow
Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai is going out of ‘closed loop’ with workers sleeping at the plant this week
Tesla is planning to get Gigafactory Shanghai out of its ‘closed loop’ system with workers sleeping at the factory by the end of the week. Like many other companies, Tesla had to shut down production at its Shanghai factory last month after local authorities imposed serious lockdowns on the population in an attempt to limit… Continue reading Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai is going out of ‘closed loop’ with workers sleeping at the plant this week
Tesla files to use a new radar and everyone is confused
Tesla has filed to use a new radar in its electric vehicles, and everyone is confused since Elon Musk has made it clear that Tesla plans to achieve self-driving with camera-based vision only. After years of using a suite of sensors that included both cameras and a radar, Tesla announced a transition to its “Tesla… Continue reading Tesla files to use a new radar and everyone is confused
BYD says it is about to start supplying Tesla (TSLA) with battery cells
A BYD executive revealed that the Chinese company is about to start supplying Tesla with battery cells. In a new interview on a state-owned media channel in China this week, Lian Yubo, executive vice president and president of BYD’s automotive engineering research institute, was asked if he sees Tesla as competition. He responded (via cnevpost):… Continue reading BYD says it is about to start supplying Tesla (TSLA) with battery cells
Fisker says Ocean still coming in 2022, cites Magna delivering ‘out of this world’ product
During its 2022 annual stockholder meeting this morning, Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker shared several updates regarding the company and its progress in delivering its flagship Ocean SUV this fall. Despite supply chain constraints throughout the automotive industry, all skies look clear ahead according to Fisker, thanks in large part to a long-term agreement with contract… Continue reading Fisker says Ocean still coming in 2022, cites Magna delivering ‘out of this world’ product