Tesla has added a new service feature with its latest software update, offering a concise, easy-to-access record of past repairs and maintenance. Over the last few weeks, Tesla has started preparing to deploy its software update 2024.38.4, including a new Service History feature that lets technicians easily view past maintenance Read more
Waymo, the self-driving arm of Google parent company Alphabet, has officially opened its driverless ride-hailing to the public in Los Angeles, after the company expanded to the Southern California city earlier this year. On Tuesday, Waymo announced in a press release that its Waymo One self-driving taxi service is now Read more
SpaceX sent 24 more Starlink high-speed internet satellites into orbit on Monday, launching a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Florida. The launch occurred at 4:23 p.m. ET on Monday, with a Falcon 9 with tail number B1080 taking off from Cape Canaveral. It was the Read more
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast has announced a new funding commitment from its parent company, Vingroup, as it aims to make its EVs profitable in the coming years. VinFast has said it will gain an additional round of funding from Vingroup by 2026, valued at 85 trillion dong (~$3.35 Read more
Tesla battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) is open to building a factory in the United States if President-elect Donald Trump approves of Chinese investments. CATL’s founder and chairman, Robin Zeng, recently said that his company has always wanted to invest in the United States. “Originally, when we Read more
President-elect Donald Trump has announced Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s official role in the White House. Trump made the announcement on X, the social media platform Musk bought over two years ago. President-elect Trump said: “I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with Read more
BYD will be facing Tesla in a new market: South Korea. The Chinese automaker recently announced it would enter South Korea’s passenger car market next year. On Wednesday, November 13, BYD’s Korean sales subsidiary—BYD Korea—announced it “completed review to release passenger car brands in the domestic market.” BYD entered the Read more
Hyundai’s first-ever three-row electric SUV is also its first large EV. It will debut on November 21.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is to officially join Trump’s administration as the co-head of the new US Department of Government Efficiency – a second federal department with the goal of making government spending more efficient. You can’t get more ironic than that. more…