Legacy auto doesn’t want you to know how far behind their electric vehicle technology is and what a big impact that makes on the end-user experience. But I have bad news for big auto and lazy journalists: Today we’re going to take a deep dive into electric vehicle range, and explain why it’s about so […]
I know what Karpathy is getting us for Christmas: Tesla holiday software update has FSD sneak preview, Stardew Valley, Lost Backgammon & a few other things — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 20, 2019 UPDATE: Elon explained further that FSD will start in Early Access before going out to wider release: Needs a few more days […]
In a shocking turn of events that nobody could have seen coming, the Volkswagen ID.3’s Europe-only launch will be delayed: The compact car has been in production since the beginning of November , but according to a media report, the developers are still struggling “with massive software problems”. Ecomento.de So… they’re already making the cars but the […]
Fred spotted something on the Autopilot upgrade page: Tesla accidentally leaked a new ‘Acceleration Boost’ upgrade planned for the Model 3 vehicles equipped with a dual-motor powertrain. Electrek There’s nothing listed yet, but on the page where you can upgrade Autopilot or Full Self Driving on the Tesla account certain users can see some new […]
Try living with 2010 technology for a day. Then you’ll see what a difference 10 years can make. Joanna Stern, The Wall Street Journal Read the story at The Wall Street Journal
The news just broke at The Wall Street Journal: Peugeot maker PSA Group and rival Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have agreed to a binding merger agreement that includes sweeteners to make the trans-Atlantic tie-up more attractive to U.S. regulators and PSA shareholders, the companies said Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal Sweeteners? The two boards voted to sign a memorandum […]
As losses mount for Turing Feynman LLC, the investment arm of Tesla short-seller Aaron Greenspan’s fraudulent charity, Greenspan’s desperation has soared to new heights. The short seller, who claims he invented Facebook, is now attempting to start a rumor that Elon Musk has cancer in an attempt to influence Tesla’s soaring stock price. These illegal […]
David Shepardson at Reuters breaks the bad news: The U.S. Congress declined to extend a $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles but will boost funding for aviation safety after two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes. Reuters So, if you don’t train pilots on your new plane and kill 300+ people you get extra funding… but […]
Carmen Reinicke has an interesting story today over at Markets Insider. I’ll start with the headline: One of Tesla’s fiercest bears admits the company has an enormous leg up on competitors when it comes to battery production (TSLA) Markets Insider An enormous leg up on competitors you say? When did you realize this? Sometime between […]
