Tesla teases new Roadster reveal for October 1: ‘Go for launch’
Tesla teases new Roadster reveal for October 1: ‘Go for launch’

Tesla is teasing an October 1 reveal for the new Tesla Roadster, nine years after it first showed the prototype.

The company posted a “Go for launch” teaser image Friday showing the electric hypercar bathed in rocket-launch lighting, with the date “…

Lawmaker demands federal action after 43 Tesla drivers were filmed asleep at the wheel
Lawmaker demands federal action after 43 Tesla drivers were filmed asleep at the wheel

A US congressman has asked federal regulators what they intend to do about Tesla drivers who sleep while Full Self-Driving is switched on, demanding answers from the transportation secretary by 30 September. Raja Krishnamoorthi, who represents an Illin…

Musk promotes blatant Tesla FSD misuse as crash lawyers rejoice
Musk promotes blatant Tesla FSD misuse as crash lawyers rejoice

Elon Musk is once again promoting the misuse of Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” (FSD), this time by amplifying a video of a 98-year-old man who openly admits he has stopped watching the road.

The clip is charming. It’s also a textbook example of the exa…

First look at Tesla Cybercab’s steering: a Cybertruck wheel bolted on
First look at Tesla Cybercab’s steering: a Cybertruck wheel bolted on

A pre-production Tesla Cybercab was spotted parked on a street in Berkeley, California, and it gives us the clearest look yet at how Tesla puts a steering wheel into a car it designed to have none.

The photos, shared with Electrek by reader Adam Mac…

Tesla reveals European Semi specs: 550 km range, 800 kW charging
Tesla reveals European Semi specs: 550 km range, 800 kW charging

Tesla revealed the European specs for its Semi electric truck, and they don’t match the version already in production in the US. The truck will offer up to 550 km (342 miles) of range at 40 tonnes fully loaded.

Tesla Europe posted the numbers today,…

Tesla Cybertruck Powershare finally backs up homes with a Powerwall 3
Tesla Cybertruck Powershare finally backs up homes with a Powerwall 3

Tesla’s Cybertruck Powershare feature can now back up your home at the same time as a Powerwall 3, the company announced Thursday. Run together, the truck and the battery add more than three days of backup power, which Tesla says is the equivalent of n…

Tesla Autopilot was on in I-35 crash that killed its driver
Tesla Autopilot was on in I-35 crash that killed its driver

A 2024 Tesla Model Y ran off Interstate 35 in rural Missouri, struck a guardrail, and killed its driver, a 64-year-old woman from Raymore. Troopers reported a single-vehicle wreck and said the car “went off the road.”

What they didn’t say, and likel…

Congressman presses DOT on Tesla FSD after 43 sleeping-driver videos
Congressman presses DOT on Tesla FSD after 43 sleeping-driver videos

A US congressman is demanding the Department of Transportation explain what it’s doing about Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving after an NBC News investigation surfaced dozens of videos of drivers apparently asleep at the wheel.

Rep. Raja Krish…

Elon Musk’s Boring Company raises $3B at $23B valuation, led by UAE
Elon Musk’s Boring Company raises $3B at $23B valuation, led by UAE

The Boring Company has closed a $3 billion Series D funding round led by the United Arab Emirates, valuing Elon Musk’s tunneling venture at $23 billion.

That’s roughly four times its 2022 valuation of about $5.7 billion. And most of the case for it …