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 […]
Tesla further automates its driving
Tesla has removed another forced human interaction from its autodrive product, allowing cars to go through green lights without any further confirmation from the driver. Its latest software update for its models S, X, Y and 3 means that, as the driver approaches a green light at an intersection, in some situations where there is […]
Tesla loses a third of its value in a week
Tesla has seen a huge drop in its market capitalisation after it was left out of America’s S&P 500 list of leading blue-chip companies. In total it has lost almost a fifth of its value, with around US$145 billion (£111 billion) since last Monday. This has personally cost owner Elon Musk around $30 billion. The […]
Musk’s wealth trebles during Covid crisis
Tesla founder Elon Musk’s personal fortune has trebled this year to more than US$90 billion (approx £67 billion). The Telegraph reports that Tesla, share price has risen more than three hundred per cent this year, meaning it has overtaken Toyota as the world’s most valuable car brand. But the industry is asking why. ““The share […]
Musk “hoping to introduce low-cost battery this year”
It’s reported Tesla is planning to launch a new battery solution which will make its electric car prices comparable with traditional internal combustion engined models. Reuters reports that CEO Elon Musk plans to introduce a new low-cost, long-life battery in its Model 3 sedan in China later this year or early next which are designed […]
