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 …

Tesla is building Superchargers only its robotaxis can use, five years after opening them
Tesla is building Superchargers only its robotaxis can use, five years after opening them

Tesla is building Supercharger stations dedicated to its robotaxi fleet, which currently uses public sites where operators plug the cars in by hand. Europe was where Tesla first opened the network to other brands, and its charging rules count only publ…

I spent an hour riding inside Tesla’s steering-wheel-free Cybercab
I spent an hour riding inside Tesla’s steering-wheel-free Cybercab

Getting out of a taxi shouldn’t be a shameful experience. Yet I find myself feeling particularly embarrassed while exiting a Tesla Cybercab as it partially blocks a narrow road outside a popular Austin swimming hole. As a cadre of annoyed, sweaty Texan parking spot hunters pile up around it, the gold-painted two-seater just sits there […]

Data confirms Autopilot/FSD was active in crash that killed a mother, passerby saved her baby
Data confirms Autopilot/FSD was active in crash that killed a mother, passerby saved her baby

A 2021 Tesla Model Y left an Alabama highway, hit two trees, and caught fire, killing its driver, 29-year-old Kayleigh Page. Her 7-month-old daughter was pulled from the burning car by a stranger who saw it happen.

Troopers reported it as a single-v…

Tesla Cybercab doesn’t have any manual controls — but it does have a virtual joystick
Tesla Cybercab doesn’t have any manual controls — but it does have a virtual joystick

The Tesla Cybercab is notable for what it lacks, namely a steering wheel and pedal. By design, there is no way for this vehicle to be manually controlled – or so we thought. Less than a week after the Cybercab was officially launched in Austin, Texas, some riders have discovered the Cybercab’s secret manual controls […]

Tesla Cybercab has a hidden virtual joystick to drive it manually
Tesla Cybercab has a hidden virtual joystick to drive it manually

A Tesla Cybercab rider found something in the robotaxi: a manual driving mode. When he got in, the touchscreen was showing a virtual joystick to drive the car by hand.

Tesla built the Cybercab with no steering wheel and no pedals. But it apparently …