A few days ago Tesla CEO Elon Musk told us that the FSD beta would be expanding if next week’s release looked good: If next week’s release looks good, we will widen beta — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 19, 2020 Now, we’ve got late breaking news. Elon has agreed to send the FSD beta to […]
Expect to see Elon tweeting from the sky more often. SpaceX has asked the FCC for permission to test Starlink receivers on Gulfstream jets: SpaceX submitted a new request with the FCC seeking permission to operate Starlink service aboard Gulfstream Jet planes, CNBC news first reported. “SpaceX seeks authority to test up to five user terminals electrically […]
Remember when Britain promised to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035? No? Well, now they’re moving that date up to 2030. Much better. As EV technology continues to advance and deployments roll out faster than anticipated, expect to see this kind of thing happening more and more places. “Success will […]
Wondering how much money $TSLAQ lost after S&P 500 inclusion? Wonder no more. The latest numbers from Ihor Dusaniwsky tell us that they’re down over $4 billion just this week alone. Oooooooooooof. lmfao
Bloomberg published an interesting analysis on why “We’re Not as Addicted to Fossil Fuels as You Think“. Basically the gist of it is that when you look at amount of energy consumed worldwide, it looks like a really huge number to completely replace with renewable energy sources like solar and wind. But what isn’t immediately […]
There’s been a lot of excitement around Mercedes recently launched EV Sprinter Van in Europe, but Mercedes has decided that it is too shitty to launch in the United States for now. Mercedes has decided not to offer the eSprinter in the U.S. because safety specifications and other performance requirements cannot be sufficiently met. Automotive […]
The writing has been on the wall for Uber’s autonomous vehicle unit ever since The Information ran a story on September 28 about the complete lack of tangible progress so far. Anyone who read that story knew before they finished that Uber would have to do something about the cash-burning autonomy unit sooner than later […]
A new version of the Tesla Autopilot FSD Beta is rolling out now. The version number is 2020.44.10.2
Sources tell us that Tesla has been calling some customers who purchased the FSD package today to tell them they will be added to the FSD beta tonight or tomorrow. Presumably this would coincide with another build going out. Model S, Model 3, Model X, and Model Y are all being tested. If you’re hoping […]
