Tesla Model 3 gets Full Self-Driving HW3 upgrade: Full details with lessons learned

True to Elon Musk’s expectations on Twitter last month, it appears that Tesla is now looking to ramp Hardware 3 retrofits for owners who purchased the Full Self-Driving suite and whose cars are equipped with HW2 or HW2.5. A recent account involving a Tesla owner-enthusiast’s experience with her Model 3’s HW3 upgrade shows that there […]

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Tesla’s free Autopilot battles BMW’s best driver-assist tech in head-to-head test

A Tesla Model 3’s Standard Range Plus equipped with the company’s Autopilot feature was recently put to the test against a worthy competitor: the BMW M850i Gran Coupe, a car that combines luxury and performance with the German automaker’s own premium driver-assist software. YouTube’s Ash Davies on Cars decided to compare the two vehicles and […]

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Black Tesla Model Y Performance with red brakes looking stealthy in new sighting

Tesla Model Y sightings never fail to excite the electric vehicle community and this much-awaited crossover has been showing itself in different colors, along with minor body styling updates. The latest Model Y was spotted cruising along the I5 in Washington State and Sleek in appearance with its factory chrome delete window trim and door […]

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Tesla owner gets surprise ‘preview’ of traffic pylons while on Autopilot

A Tesla Model 3 owner recently received a pleasant surprise when his vehicle started displaying tube pylons while operating on Autopilot. The new visuals became evident as the car was passing through a section of the highway that was laid with both traffic cones and pylons.  According to Model 3 owner and r/TeslaMotors subreddit member […]

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Tesla Model 3 shows off 5-star safety and insane roof strength in multi-car pileup

There are two things that buyers can be certain of when they purchase a Tesla. One, they are extremely quick, with even the most conservatively-specced vehicles in the company’s lineup being snappy and nimble. Two, they are all engineered to be as safe as possible. This second point became evident in a recent multi-car pileup […]

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Watch NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover go for a test drive in preparation for landing on Martian soil

NASA engineers witnessed their newest Mars rover take its first steps in preparation for its next mission that will search for fossilized remains of ancient life on the red planet. The test took place inside the Spacecraft Assembly Facility clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Engineers clad in white bunny suits—special […]

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Travis Scott flexes with Tesla Cybertruck, ATV, and Not-a-Flamethrower in music video

A few of Elon Musk’s most notable creations, including the newly released Cybertruck, “Cyberquad” ATV, and Boring Co. “Not-a-Flamethrower” managed to make it into a new music video from noted rapper Travis Scott. Tesla’s recently unveiled Cybertruck and its matching ATV were included in Scott’s video, which has gained over 1.1 million views in less […]

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Tesla Model 3 does 0-60 mph in 3.48 seconds after Acceleration Boost upgrade

A Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor AWD owner recently shared his vehicle’s improved acceleration after it was boosted with the company’s paid Acceleration Boost upgrade. The improvements from the update were quite incredible, at one point enabling the mid-tier Model 3 to hit 60 mph in just 3.48 seconds. YouTuber and Tesla enthusiast Quantrillous Montgomery […]

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First look at Tesla’s Camp Mode Easter Egg, complete with warm lights and campfire

Tesla recently introduced “Camp Mode” in its newest software update, and owners are just now stumbling across an Easter Egg that appears just moments after activating the feature. Tesla owner and enthusiast Tesla Girl (@somichuhon) posted the Easter Egg after testing out Camp Mode while she was parked at a rest stop. After around ten […]

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Tesla Cybertruck welcomed home by next-gen Roadster as it returns to Design Center

A recent sighting of the Tesla Cybertruck has shown that even the electric car maker’s most daunting vehicle comes home for the holidays. Recorded in Hawthorne, CA, the Cybertruck sighting depicts the massive all-electric vehicle returning to its home at Tesla’s Design Center, joining what appeared to be a 1:1 Cybertruck model and the next-generation […]

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