SpaceX Starship factory churning out new rocket parts with Elon Musk’s help

SpaceX’s South Texas team of Starship engineers and technicians – including CEO Elon Musk himself – are working around the clock to manufacture hardware that will likely become the company’s next Starship prototype in the near future. Over the last few days, SpaceX has made quick progress churning out shiny steel rings and wrapping up […]

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Tesla owners ‘toss coins’ to Elon Musk: ‘The Witcher’ game coming soon to Tesla Arcade?

Elon Musk asked Tesla owners if they want to play The Witcher on their vehicles, and the Twitterverse did not say “Hmmm…” just as the main character on the popular Netflix series does. Instead, they quickly replied to the Buff Mage, erm Elon Musk, with a resounding yes. The Tesla chief started a 24-hour poll […]

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Tesla finds fountain of youth as Model 3 ‘ages’ with 124 OTA software updates

Tesla’s over-the-air (OTA) software updates take the spotlight on a new video created by Tesla owners who are constantly amazed at how the Palo Alto, California-based car manufacturer enhances their electric vehicles. With OTA updates, Tesla can easily fix bugs or roll out features that practically makes its cars so much better as they age. […]

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Tesla Model Y first deliveries expected in February, Performance variants first

Tesla Model Y deliveries will reportedly start next month with customers who ordered the Performance variant of the much-awaited electric crossover getting the first dibs. The Long Range All-Wheel Drive version will arrive in March or April, and deliveries of the full lineup set to be completed by Q3 this year. The latest Model Y […]

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SpaceX surprises after recovering spacecraft ‘trunk’ in one piece

In a surprise twist, SpaceX has recovered an expendable ‘trunk’ that launched with Crew Dragon on its January 19th In-Flight Abort (IFA) test, in which the spacecraft successfully escaped from an exploding Falcon 9 rocket. While recovering pieces of Dragon’s disposable trunk would not have been shocking, SpaceX has returned this particular Crew Dragon trunk […]

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Tesla nears $100 billion market cap, closes in on Volkswagen as 2nd most valuable automaker in world

Tesla quietly crept up the $100 billion market capitalization mark in extended trading hours on Tuesday. Tesla stock was pegged at $547.20 at the end of the trading day but saw an increase to $555 in after-hours trading, pushing the all-electric carmaker’s valuation to $100 billion. This further widens Tesla’s lead as the most valuable […]

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Tesla Model Y expected to surprise in upcoming Q4 2019 earnings call

Tesla may be incredibly quiet and conservative with its Model Y timeframes, but if recent sightings and alleged leaks are any indications, it appears that the upcoming all-electric crossover is coming sooner than expected. An announcement of its impending release is expected to be made by company executives on the upcoming Q4 2019 Financial Results […]

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Tesla sets the record straight on ‘unintended acceleration’ claims

Tesla has put its foot down on claims that its vehicles are prone to sudden “unintended acceleration,” which was alleged in a petition to the NHTSA submitted by a short-seller. In a recently-published blog post, the electric car maker explained that claims of SUA are false simply because its cars are designed to accelerate only […]

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Elon Musk says SpaceX could catch Crew Dragon and NASA astronauts with a giant net

Shortly after SpaceX flawlessly completed Crew Dragon’s In-Flight Abort (IFA) test earlier today, CEO Elon Musk – speaking at a post-launch press conference – revealed that SpaceX wants to try to catch future Dragon spacecraft with the same ships – and giant nets – it uses to recover Falcon fairings. This is not the first […]

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