Tesla

Lucid Motors has a secret weapon against Tesla: one of its former engineers

by @tamaratam Nov 23, 2016, 10:03am EST

I went from a banal conference room at the Los Angeles Auto Show to looking at the big desert sky up above me through the glass on the Lucid Motors prototype. It’s not the first time an electric car company has used a pair of VR goggles to draw...

Tesla powers a whole island with solar to show off its energy chops

by @jjvincent Nov 22, 2016, 8:00am EST

Tesla completed its $2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity this week, and, to celebrate, the company has announced a major solar energy project: wiring up the whole island of Ta’u in American Samoa. Previously, the island ran on diesel generators,...

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Tesla completes its $2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity

by @andyjayhawk Nov 21, 2016, 9:57am EST

As expected, Tesla completed its $2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity, a company spokesperson confirmed Monday. The deal unites two of Elon Musk’s companies, enabling the billionaire to sell both electric cars and solar roofs to his customers...

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Tesla shows what its self-driving cars see while on the road

by @AndrewLiptak Nov 20, 2016, 5:20pm EST

In October, Tesla announced that all of its new cars would be outfitted with equipment that would allow them to drive on their own, and released a video showing off the technology. Now, the company has released some additional footage, showing...

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Tesla’s acquisition of Solar City has been approved by its shareholders

by @MicahSingleton Nov 17, 2016, 4:39pm EST

Tesla’s shareholders have approved the acquisition of Solar City, bringing together two of Musk’s companies under one (solar-powered) roof. The vote clears the way for the $2.6 billion deal to close “in the coming days,” Tesla said. The...

Tesla acquires a German automation company to accelerate vehicle production

by @jlgolson Nov 8, 2016, 7:01am EST

Tesla has agreed to acquire Grohmann Engineering, a German firm that specializes in automated manufacturing. Founder Klaus Grohmann will also be joining Tesla and will head a new division within the automaker called Tesla Advanced Automation...

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New Tesla buyers will have to pay to use Superchargers

by @sokane1 Nov 7, 2016, 9:57am EST

Tesla is making a big change to its network of free fast-charging stations. Any customer who orders a Tesla Model X or Model S after January 1st, 2017, will have to pay “a small fee” when filling up at a Supercharger station. Customers will also...

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Tesla unveils residential ‘solar roof’ with updated battery storage system

by @jlgolson Oct 28, 2016, 8:49pm EDT

Tesla will build and sell its own line of solar panels to combine with its battery storage system, the company announced at a press event at Universal Studios in LA, today. The system will allow residential homeowners to replace their entire roof...

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Elon Musk makes cryptic comments about Tesla competing with Uber

by @andyjayhawk Oct 26, 2016, 6:57pm EDT

Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested Wednesday that he can create a car-sharing network that’s so good, customers will abandon Uber and other ride-sharing companies in droves to adopt it. During an earnings call Wednesday, Musk was asked to explain...

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Tesla sets a new record for revenue and deliveries, and scores a surprise profit

by @andyjayhawk Oct 26, 2016, 4:58pm EDT

Tesla’s quarterly earnings report is out, and things are looking good for the upstart electric car company. Tesla claims to have set new records for vehicle production, deliveries, and revenue, while also posting a surprise net profit of $21...

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Model X ‘malfunctions’ are hurting Tesla’s reliability score

by @andyjayhawk Oct 25, 2016, 4:43pm EDT

Tesla was featured for the first time in Consumer Reports’ annual survey of vehicle reliability, but not in a good way. The upstart electric car company was ranked near the bottom, 25 out of 29, with the publication knocking the Model X SUV for...

Tesla’s self-driving car hardware will run you $8,000

by @jlgolson Oct 20, 2016, 6:31pm EDT

As of last week, all new Teslas include the hardware required for the cars to drive autonomously. That ability is likely years away, but the company wants its current cars to be able to drive themselves when the software is ready in 5-10 years....

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Tesla won’t let you use your self-driving Model X to drive for Uber

by @andyjayhawk Oct 20, 2016, 2:38pm EDT

Last night, Tesla announced that all of its vehicles going forward will (eventually) have full self-driving capabilities. But buried in the fine print is a warning to customers who may be seeing dollar signs in Tesla’s new driverless upgrades...

Why the Tesla Model X’s doors open and close automatically

by @jlgolson Oct 20, 2016, 10:58am EDT

When Elon Musk introduced the Tesla Model X, the crowd oohed and aahed when he revealed that the car could open and close its doors automatically. But it’s not just the rear Falcon Wing doors that have this trick feature — the Model X also has...

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Can you spot the self-driving cameras on this Tesla Model S?

by @andyjayhawk Oct 20, 2016, 10:50am EDT

Last night, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that all of the company’s new vehicles would have “full self-driving capabilities.” But unlike its competitors in the world of driverless cars, Tesla doesn’t use those spinning, roof-mounted 360-degree...

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Watch a fully autonomous Tesla drive through the city and find a parking spot

by @jjvincent Oct 20, 2016, 5:42am EDT

Fully autonomous Teslas are getting closer to reality. Yesterday, the electric carmaker announced that all new vehicles will come with extra hardware to support "full self-driving capabilities," and this morning, the company posted a video showing...

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Elon Musk: negative media coverage of autonomous vehicles could be ‘killing people’

by @backlon Oct 19, 2016, 9:16pm EDT

After announcing that all future Teslas would have the hardware necessary to reach full level five autonomous driving, CEO Elon Musk took questions. One of the early ones was straightforward: if an autonomous car crashes, will Tesla be liable?...

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Tesla’s new Autopilot will run in ‘shadow mode’ to prove that it’s safer than human driving

by @jlgolson Oct 19, 2016, 8:53pm EDT

Tesla today rolled out a next-generation version of its autonomous driving hardware suite, which the company says the tech should be able to autonomously drive a Tesla from LA to New York, dropping a rider off in Times Square and then going to...

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Tesla wants new self-driving tech to autonomously road trip from LA to New York

by @russellbrandom Oct 19, 2016, 8:33pm EDT

Tesla’s new self-driving system could be good enough to road trip from Los Angeles to New York by the end of next year, Elon Musk announced on a press call Wednesday. After revealing the company’s latest hardware, Musk said the company’s goal was...

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All new Tesla cars now have hardware for ‘full self-driving capabilities’

by Dieter Bohn Oct 19, 2016, 8:01pm EDT

Tesla is giving all its new cars the hardware for “full self-driving capabilities,” the company announced today, including 8 cameras with 360-degree viewing at up to 820 feet of distance, as well as 12 ultrasonic sensors that can detect both hard...

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Elon Musk says Tesla will announce ‘Model 3 part 2’ at 8PM ET

by @jlgolson Oct 19, 2016, 3:52pm EDT

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is about to tell us more about the company’s upcoming Model 3 vehicle. The announcement will “go live” at 8PM ET / 5PM PT and will be all about the Model 3, according to a tweet from Musk. Earlier this year, he said that a “...

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Tesla: Change in Model 3 language on website ‘doesn’t reflect any change in our plans’

by @jlgolson Oct 18, 2016, 3:29pm EDT

Tesla has changed the language on the Model 3 marketing page of its website, which now says that "production" of its Model 3 vehicle would begin by the end of 2017. Previously, the text said "Deliveries begin late 2017." Though the new language...

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Musk delays Tesla 'product unveiling' to Wednesday

by @jjvincent Oct 17, 2016, 3:28am EDT

Earlier this month, Elon Musk said that Tesla would be holding a "product unveiling" today, Monday October 17th. But late last night ET, Musk tweeted that the company was delaying the announcement to this Wednesday instead. "Needs a few more days...

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Tesla and Panasonic agree to build solar panels in Buffalo, if SolarCity acquisition happens

by @jlgolson Oct 16, 2016, 11:11pm EDT

Tesla and Panasonic have agreed to partner on the production of solar panels at a new facility in Buffalo, New York. The agreement, which is actually a non-binding letter of intent, is contingent on shareholder approval of Tesla’s acquisition of...

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German government asks Tesla to stop using term 'Autopilot' in ads

by @AndrewLiptak Oct 16, 2016, 3:05pm EDT

The German government has asked that Tesla stop using the word "Autopilot" in its advertising, over concerns that it might suggest that drivers don’t need to pay attention to the road while driving, according to Reuters. German Transport Minister...

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Tesla Model X’s Falcon Wing doors now open and close faster thanks to software update

by @andyjayhawk Oct 10, 2016, 1:34pm EDT

Tesla’s latest over-the-air Autopilot software update made a number of significant improvements to the vehicle’s semi-autonomous system, including an increasing reliance on radar sensors and a "geocoded whitelist" of objects like road signs and...

Tesla planning two product events in October

by @jlgolson Oct 9, 2016, 11:54am EDT

Tesla is planning a pair of product events in October, according to a tweet from CEO Elon Musk. The first is a "Tesla product unveiling" on Monday October 17th that Musk says was "unexpected by most." It could be the "big" follow-up event for the...

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Tesla sets record for vehicle deliveries and production in Q3

by @jlgolson Oct 2, 2016, 2:27pm EDT

Tesla set new quarterly records for vehicle production and deliveries in Q3, according to data released today by the company. The company delivered around 24,500 vehicles, an increase of 70 percent from last quarter when the company fell short of...

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How to start a racing series with Teslas — an interview with the CEO of Electric GT World Series

by @sokane1 Oct 1, 2016, 11:00am EDT

The Electric GT World Series is an all-Tesla racing series that was announced back in March. But the announcement was accompanied by very little detail: the series was being started by a new company called Electric GT Holdings, it was supposedly...

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Save on Tesla Powerwall home batteries by joining a 'virtual power plant'

by @Trixxy Sep 30, 2016, 6:45am EDT

Powering your home from sunlight is a dream shared by many, but cost-prohibitive for most. Solar energy might be free, but only after you pay for the panels, inverters, and storage systems, and pay someone to install it all. But what if you could...

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Tesla plans to unveil solar roof with integrated battery and charger at October 28th event

by @jlgolson Sep 22, 2016, 1:27pm EDT

Tesla is planning to unveil a solar roof product for buildings at an event on October 28th in San Francisco, according to a tweet from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The solar roof would be the first new product to come out of the SolarCity/Tesla merger,...

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Elon Musk says 'gradual' rollout of new Tesla Autopilot starts tonight

by @andyjayhawk Sep 21, 2016, 11:28am EDT

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter just now to announce the "gradual" rollout of the electric car company’s new Autopilot 8.0. It is the first update to the semi-autonomous software since a Tesla driver was killed while using Autopilot in May. ...

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