Tesla hints at Emergency Call feature with 911 support

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has hinted that a new Emergency Call feature with 911 support will be added to the company’s vehicles. A Tesla Model 3 owner named Richard was in need of emergency services, but because his cell phone didn’t have any service, he could not get into contact with 911. Interestingly, all cell […]

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SpaceX’s first Super Heavy booster hop “a few months” away, says Elon Musk

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the first prototype of a Starship booster – known as Super Heavy – could be finished and ready for flight testing just “a few months” from now. Standing about as tall as an entire two-stage Falcon 9 rocket at 70 meters (230 ft) tip to tail, the Super Heavy […]

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Tesla battery tech remains unmatched, finds Wall Street analysts after teardown

UBS analysts compared the batteries of seven all-electric vehicles including Tesla, Volkswagen, General Motors, and Toyota, among others. When it comes to battery technology, Tesla is considered one of the best in the industry. UBS analysts wanted to see if that was still the case now that big names have entered the EV market. Following […]

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Tesla considers Boombox retrofit for older cars with no external speakers

Elon Musk recently remarked that Tesla might bring the recently-released Boombox feature to the company’s older vehicles. The Boombox feature was born from the electric car maker’s pedestrian warning system, which was rolled out to comply with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) mandate.  Tesla’s holiday update this year included the Boombox feature which […]

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Leaked Elon Musk email hints that Tesla’s 500K delivery goal for 2020 is within reach

A recently leaked email from Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggests that the electric car maker is within reach of its incredibly ambitious delivery target for 2020. Despite a pandemic that practically brought the greater automotive industry to its knees, Tesla maintained its goal of delivering half a million cars this year. Musk’s email hints that […]

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Tesla teases Multiple Display option: Configurable touchscreen layout for the ultimate UX

Tesla has plans to support multiple digital display layouts for its vehicle’s center touchscreen through a future over-the-air software update, thereby enabling owners to customize a user experience that best suits their perferences. Having an option to toggle between pre-defined touchscreen display layouts would give both drivers and passengers alike easier access to vehicle Navigation, […]

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Tesla’s Elon Musk shares insights on Apple’s reported “monocell” EV batteries

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently shared his insights on a key innovation that Apple is reportedly looking to adopt for its all-electric vehicle program. Reports have noted that Apple’s upcoming electric car will be utilizing a “monocell” battery design, which would allow the tech giant to optimize space inside the battery pack.  In a recent […]

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Tesla approached Apple when it was most vulnerable, but it was ignored: Elon Musk

Anyone following the electric vehicle sector knows that the initial Model 3 ramp took a lot out of Tesla and its CEO. Elon Musk has noted that the Model 3 would have brought Tesla to ruin, had it not been for the efforts of its workers and sheer hard work. If Musk’s recent tweets are […]

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Elon Musk extends gratitude to the Tesla faithful

CEO Elon Musk passed along words of gratitude to “everyone who worked so hard to make Tesla successful,” after arguably the most difficult year in recent memory. In a year that has been detrimental to many businesses and entities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tesla has been one of the few companies that has been […]

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