With the launch of Premium Connectivity coming in 2020, it looks like Tesla is making sure that subscribers get their money’s worth. Tesla hacker @greentheonly has discovered some image assets that hint at several new video services coming to the Tesla Entertainment Center: From the file system, it appears the OS contains image assets for […]
In an email that arrived over the weekend, Tesla announced pricing and details for their connectivity subscriptions. Tesla owners will be able to choose between a Free “Standard Connectivity” option and a $10 / month “Premium Connectivity” plan. First, let’s dig into what these plans are. Then, let’s talk about what they mean for Tesla. […]
New from Andrew J Hawkins at The Verge this morning: I’m in the middle seat of a Chrysler Pacifica minivan, heading north on Dobson Road in Chandler, Arizona, when I notice we may have taken a wrong turn. Under normal circumstances, I would just lean forward and ask the driver for an explanation. But in this […]
The Wall Street Journal received some nice letters after their story about Tesla launching the Cybertruck with no market research. They published a few of the more interesting ones today: Thank god Elon Musk didn’t do any market research before creating Tesla’s Cybertruck. I hate everything about American pickup trucks, particularly the stultifying sameness—except in […]
Thought you’d seen everything that’s in the latest Tesla software update? Don’t be so sure: Tesla hacker @greentheonly has discovered some 3D models for stop signs and stop lights hidden and ostensibly unused in the latest firmware. Presumably, these models will be used to draw stop signs and stop lights into the Autopilot driving visualization. […]
This just in: Tesla has updated the delivery estimates on the Cybertruck order page. Originally Tesla had planned to produce the single motor and dual motor variants of the truck in Late 2021, with the high-end tri-motor variant not enterting production until Late 2022 –– 1 year later. This would have contrasted with how Tesla […]
UPDATE: This is unconfirmed, but some are saying that not only does this mean the cars will receive subsidies, but that they are approved for sale as well: This official EV incentive recommendation from government does not only mean the subsidies but it is also a permit to sell and deliver China-made Model 3 to […]
A few select users running the old Nvidia hardware have started receiving the first seeds of Tesla software 2019.40.2. Tesla seems to be rapidly releasing minor features that will bring Autopilot to a feature complete state, and this update continues that trend with two new additions: Adjacent Lane Speed Adjustments Stop Sign Detection Adjacent Lane […]
A new research note from Deutsche Bank estimates that Tesla will start deliveries of their Model Y crossover in the first quarter of 2020: If Tesla could begin Model Y deliveries in the first-quarter of 2020, that would be a full season ahead of CEO Elon Musk’s promised schedule. Early production and deliveries would be […]
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.
