Watch Euro NCAP Crash Test a Model X

Check out this crash test video, featuring the latest Autopilot safety systems: The pedestrian detection and lane assist functinality is particular interesting. This is such an enormous leap forward in safety.

World’s Biggest Pension Fund Stops Lending Shares to Short Sellers

Japanese giant GPIF has halted stock lending from its equity portfolio: Japan’s public pension fund has struck a blow against short-sellers, declaring that it will no longer allow overseas shares to be lent out from its ¥80tn ($733bn) global equity portfolio.  Financial Times In a major blow to short sellers, Japan’s public pension will no […]

Alphabet was kind of a shitty idea

Mark Bergen and Alistair Barr have a little bit more for us on yesterday’s news that Google’s founders are out and Sundar Pichai will be CEO of Alphabet. The Google founders’ decision to step down ends a multiyear effort to turn their company into the Berkshire Hathaway of technology by embracing Warren Buffett’s hands-off management […]

Tesla Unveils Cyber Flatware Set

Tesla is now taking preorders for their new flatware set available in 2025. #cyberware #cybertruck pic.twitter.com/Bw9L2wPfUq — Model 3 Experience (@M3Exp) December 3, 2019 Tesla today unveiled a new set of Cyber flatware. The set can be reserved today for delivery in 2025.

“Uh oh”: Porsche Rents a Model 3 to Test Autopilot

Fred’s got the scoop: Jensen Gadley, a Tesla Model 3 owner from Las Vegas who rents out his car on Turo, was thinking of canceling a rental after the customers insisted on using the Smart Summon feature in his car. When the customers arrived, Gadley was surprised to see him come out of a Porsche […]