Musk promises to open up Tesla’s charging network to other EVs
The Tesla owner Elon Musk has tweeted that his company’s bespoke electric charging network will be opened up to other electric vehicles later this year. The billionaire was responding to a tweet which commented about Tesla deciding to create their own charging connector, which some say is unfair to other EVs. “How about no support […]
Tesla gives over-the-air autonomous update
Tesla owners are now able to use their cars’ “Autopilot’s driver-assist” features on roads outside of highways, thanks to those who have purchased the option receiving an over-the-air upgrade of their software. However, Engineering and Technology (eandt.theiet.org) reports that the Tesla founder Elon Musk has stressed on Twitter that the software is still just in […]
Bridgend factory in the frame to build Teslas
There’s speculation that Tesla may be in the market to buy Ford’s factory in Bridgend when it comes on the market in the summer. The Telegraph reports that the property consultant CBRE selling the plant, which closed last September and comments that there is “fevered speculation” that Tesla owner Elon Musk is planning a major […]
Musk “could make Teslas in Britain”
It’s reported the government is hunting for a site for a major new car plant, suggesting Elon Musk is considering building Teslas in Britain. Sources have told the Daily Telegraph that the Government’s new Office for Investment called on regional agencies to urgently submit potential locations for a new factory that the report says would […]
Man arrested for sitting in back seat of driverless moving Tesla
A motorist in the Bay Area of California has been arrested after an policeman observed him in the backseat of a Tesla travelling on a freeway there. The California Highway Patrol says 25 year old Param Sharma was arrested for alleged reckless driving and disobeying a peace officer. ABC7 TV in San Francisco reports that […]
Two dead in “driverless” Tesla crash
Two men are dead after a Tesla crashed into a tree in Texas while nobody was in the driving seat. TV Station KPRC in Houston says that Police believe “no one was driving” the fully-electric 2019 Tesla when the accident happened. The report says there was a person in the passenger seat of the front […]
Tesla accused of “testing unfinished driverless tech on its users”
A federal agency is calling for tougher requirements on testing autonomous driving, and the proposed changes could eventually force Tesla to change how it rolls out features to customers. American website 360APROKO reports that the US National Transportation Safety Board is calling for stronger federal requirements for the design and use of automated driving systems […]
YouTuber publishes video of Tesla driving autonomously through California
A Telsa enthusiast has published a timelapse video of him between Silicon Valley and Los Angeles in a Tesla set to autopilot mode. The YouTuber who goes by the name Whole Mars Catalog says the only human interaction required was when he stopped to charge the vehicle. His description reads, “Tesla Autopilot FSD Beta drives […]
Autonomous vehicles to be ready 2025-2030, says Volkswagen CEO
The Chief Executive of Volkswagen, Herbert Diess has said he expects autonomous vehicles to be ready for market between 2025 and 2030. In an interview with the German weekly Wirtschaftswoche, Mr Diess said the improving performance of technology in self-driving cars and AI is speeding up the process. “It is foreseeable that the systems will […]
Belgian researchers “hack Tesla in a few minutes”
Researchers at a university in the Belgian city of Leuven say they’ve used two vulnerabilities in a Tesla Model X to be able to hack into it. They’ve given Tesla the findings and a patch has been created to prevent thieves being able to take advantage. Wired reports that Lennert Wouters, a security researcher at […]
