Consumers Trust Tesla The Most For Future Autonomy

Regardless of what you believe based on Elon Musk's claims, as well as those from excited Tesla owners, and investors, there won't likely be fully self-driving cars on the roads for some time. At least not those that are 100 percent capable of piloting a car with no attention or potential interventions from drivers. When true autonomy eventually becomes a reality, cars will be able to be produced with no steering wheel or pedals.In its current form, Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Capability technologies require active driver supervisio...[More]

Consumers Trust Tesla The Most For Future Autonomy

Regardless of what you believe based on Elon Musk's claims, as well as those from excited Tesla owners, and investors, there won't likely be fully self-driving cars on the roads for some time. At least not those that are 100 percent capable of piloting a car with no attention or potential interventions from drivers. When true autonomy eventually becomes a reality, cars will be able to be produced with no steering wheel or pedals.In its current form, Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Capability technologies require active driver supervisio...[More]

Master Plan Part 3 By Elon Musk

If you're not yet aware of Tesla's Master Plan, as penned by CEO Elon Musk himself, you likely haven't been following the automaker that closely over the years. Musk's original Master Plan was published way back in August of 2006.In typical Musk fashion, the title of the original plan was a bit of a joke: The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan. We encourage you to check it out at the original source here before reading on.There's a whole lot to take in, and we're not going to summarize it all here, though we have included various links in this a...[More]

Master Plan Part 3 By Elon Musk

If you're not yet aware of Tesla's Master Plan, as penned by CEO Elon Musk himself, you likely haven't been following the automaker that closely over the years. Musk's original Master Plan was published way back in August of 2006.In typical Musk fashion, the title of the original plan was a bit of a joke: The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan. We encourage you to check it out at the original source here before reading on.There's a whole lot to take in, and we're not going to summarize it all here, though we have included various links in this a...[More]

Tesla Fremont Is Working Beyond Capacity

Tesla Fremont is working beyond the capability originally calculated for it. Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas made five key takeaways from his recent Tesla factory tour.On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas visited the Tesla factory in Fremont, California. He had a tour of the facility and also had the opportunity to test Model 3, Model Y, and Model S Plaid. As a result of this visit, Jonas made the following five key findings:1. The Tesla Fremont plant is 'bustling' to say the least.The factory was never designed to pr...[More]

Tesla Fremont Is Working Beyond Capacity

Tesla Fremont is working beyond the capability originally calculated for it. Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas made five key takeaways from his recent Tesla factory tour.On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas visited the Tesla factory in Fremont, California. He had a tour of the facility and also had the opportunity to test Model 3, Model Y, and Model S Plaid. As a result of this visit, Jonas made the following five key findings:1. The Tesla Fremont plant is 'bustling' to say the least.The factory was never designed to pr...[More]

Tesla Giga Berlin Will Receive Water Supply from Strausberg Erkner

Tesla Giga Berlin will receive the required amount of water from the Strausberg-Erkner Water Resources Association. The association is once again allowed to pump about 3.8 million cubic meters of water per year at the Eggersdorf waterworks, W.S.E. spokeswoman Sandra Ponesky confirmed.According to reports from German media, Tesla may start production at Giga Berlin as planned. The water association Strausberg-Erkner (W.S.E.) will not terminate the supply contract. On Wednesday afternoon, a meeting took place between W.S.E. chief André Bähler a...[More]

Tesla Giga Berlin Will Receive Water Supply from Strausberg Erkner

Tesla Giga Berlin will receive the required amount of water from the Strausberg-Erkner Water Resources Association. The association is once again allowed to pump about 3.8 million cubic meters of water per year at the Eggersdorf waterworks, W.S.E. spokeswoman Sandra Ponesky confirmed.According to reports from German media, Tesla may start production at Giga Berlin as planned. The water association Strausberg-Erkner (W.S.E.) will not terminate the supply contract. On Wednesday afternoon, a meeting took place between W.S.E. chief André Bähler a...[More]

Tesla Remains World Leader In Online Car Sales

In a study conducted by the consulting company BearingPoint, online stores of leading car manufacturers were evaluated. All of them were evaluated for all stages through which the consumer passes: purchase initiation, purchase, and car delivery. As in the previous study last year, Tesla once again ranked first in all markets assessed, i.e. China, Europe, and the US.To be and remain competitive, automakers must make huge investments to successfully transition their traditional sales channels to online sales through the adoption of state-of-the-...[More]

Tesla Remains World Leader In Online Car Sales

In a study conducted by the consulting company BearingPoint, online stores of leading car manufacturers were evaluated. All of them were evaluated for all stages through which the consumer passes: purchase initiation, purchase, and car delivery. As in the previous study last year, Tesla once again ranked first in all markets assessed, i.e. China, Europe, and the US.To be and remain competitive, automakers must make huge investments to successfully transition their traditional sales channels to online sales through the adoption of state-of-the-...[More]

Herbert Diess Praises Giga Texas

Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess is an outspoken admirer of Tesla and its boss Elon Musk, praising the EV maker for its achievements and innovation on several occasions.While the German executive's bromance with the USbillionaire entrepreneur has annoyed some members of V.W. Group's board, especially works council boss Daniela Cavallo, Diess has made it clear that Tesla cannot be ignored. In November 2021, he gave this reply to those who criticized him for comparing VWwith Tesla.Even if I no longer talk about Elon Musk: he'll still be ther...[More]

Herbert Diess Praises Giga Texas

Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess is an outspoken admirer of Tesla and its boss Elon Musk, praising the EV maker for its achievements and innovation on several occasions.While the German executive's bromance with the USbillionaire entrepreneur has annoyed some members of V.W. Group's board, especially works council boss Daniela Cavallo, Diess has made it clear that Tesla cannot be ignored. In November 2021, he gave this reply to those who criticized him for comparing VWwith Tesla.Even if I no longer talk about Elon Musk: he'll still be ther...[More]

Elon Musk And Smart Traffic Lights

Derq is a company based in Detroit, Michigan. I had the opportunity to speak briefly with Justin, from public relations about Derq. The importance of this conversation was in relation to a Tweet by Elon Musk saying that Tesla could build a system that could integrate with traffic lights to make traffic more efficient. It turns out, Derq is already tackling this problem.Derq provides cities with an A.I. platform that integrates with existing infrastructure, creating a smart infrastructure for traffic light, pedestrian crossings, and more. Derq t...[More]

Elon Musk And Smart Traffic Lights

Derq is a company based in Detroit, Michigan. I had the opportunity to speak briefly with Justin, from public relations about Derq. The importance of this conversation was in relation to a Tweet by Elon Musk saying that Tesla could build a system that could integrate with traffic lights to make traffic more efficient. It turns out, Derq is already tackling this problem.Derq provides cities with an A.I. platform that integrates with existing infrastructure, creating a smart infrastructure for traffic light, pedestrian crossings, and more. Derq t...[More]

Tesla MobileApp V4.7.0 Release Notes

Tesla released a new version of the mobile app on the i.O.S. App Store last night. The release notes indicated just two new features related to Solar and Powerwalls, but there were a few undocumented additions, as well as a number of changes added to the source code that aren’t active yet but should be coming soon.Undocumented Changes.Perhaps the most interesting undocumented change is the addition of code that references a Vehicle Vault. The code was discovered by @Tesla_App_iOS, a Twitter account that decompiles the latest app updates to ...[More]

Tesla MobileApp V4.7.0 Release Notes

Tesla released a new version of the mobile app on the i.O.S. App Store last night. The release notes indicated just two new features related to Solar and Powerwalls, but there were a few undocumented additions, as well as a number of changes added to the source code that aren’t active yet but should be coming soon.Undocumented Changes.Perhaps the most interesting undocumented change is the addition of code that references a Vehicle Vault. The code was discovered by @Tesla_App_iOS, a Twitter account that decompiles the latest app updates to ...[More]

Tesla Software 2022.8.2 Release Notes

After seemingly skipping a public release of 2022.8 altogether, Tesla has started releasing 2022.8.2, which contains a number of new features.As mentioned in the NHTSA recall notice, this version disables the Boombox feature while in Drive. Transport Canada has not issued the same recall, so Canadian owners will hopefully not see this feature disabled.If you are in Canada and have received 2022.8.2, let us know if you are still able to use Boombox while driving.UPDATE: Unfortunately Boombox while in Drive has been disabled in Canada.According t...[More]

Tesla Software 2022.8.2 Release Notes

After seemingly skipping a public release of 2022.8 altogether, Tesla has started releasing 2022.8.2, which contains a number of new features.As mentioned in the NHTSA recall notice, this version disables the Boombox feature while in Drive. Transport Canada has not issued the same recall, so Canadian owners will hopefully not see this feature disabled.If you are in Canada and have received 2022.8.2, let us know if you are still able to use Boombox while driving.UPDATE: Unfortunately Boombox while in Drive has been disabled in Canada.According t...[More]

HW4 Makes First Appearance In Tesla Source Code

Tesla’s next generation Autopilot and Full Self-Driving computer, referred to as Hardware 4 (HW4) or FSD Computer 2, has made its first appearance in the source code of a recent firmware update.The discovery was made by hacker @greentheonly, who said the additions were part of yesterday’s FSD Beta 10.11 update, which is 2022.4.5.15.Green explained that while there were rumours the hardware upgrade would mostly involve more/faster RAM, what he saw indicated the changes are more substantial than that, and that the changes could launch pretty...[More]

HW4 Makes First Appearance In Tesla Source Code

Tesla’s next generation Autopilot and Full Self-Driving computer, referred to as Hardware 4 (HW4) or FSD Computer 2, has made its first appearance in the source code of a recent firmware update.The discovery was made by hacker @greentheonly, who said the additions were part of yesterday’s FSD Beta 10.11 update, which is 2022.4.5.15.Green explained that while there were rumours the hardware upgrade would mostly involve more/faster RAM, what he saw indicated the changes are more substantial than that, and that the changes could launch pretty...[More]