Tesla vehicles that are operating with Hardware 3 (HW3) are getting the new Actually Smart Summon feature on their vehicles with Software Update 2024.27.20. Yesterday, Tesla started rolling out Actually Smart Summon to owners, but it seemed that it was exclusive to those driving vehicles equipped with Hardware 4 (HW4). Read more
The Tesla Cybertruck has yet to get the entire Full Self-Driving (Supervised) suite, but according to one member of the AI and Autopilot team, the all-electric pickup is set to get one piece of it soon. The Full Self-Driving (Supervised) suite has seven distinct functions: Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is questioning Volkswagen’s Rivian investment, asking about the German company’s financials after it committed to funneling up to $5 billion into the EV startup earlier this year. Volkswagen said it would start with a $1 billion investment that could eventually swell into $5 billion as Rivian Read more
SpaceX is planning to launch a Starlink flight on Thursday and its groundbreaking Polaris Dawn mission on Friday, marking two significant launches on consecutive days this week. This particular Starlink mission will be the first since SpaceX experienced an anomaly with its latest Falcon 9 landing as the first-stage toppled. Read more
Volvo followed other automakers in tempering its commitment to go fully electric by 2030 as it completely ditched the goal on Wednesday. Instead of committing to all-electric vehicles and selling only those powertrains by 2030, Volvo is now expecting to offer hybrid models as well, a move that Ford also Read more
Tesla offers 1.99% interest for Model 3 and Model Y units in Australia and New Zealand, respectively. In Australia, Tesla is offering a 1.99% interest rate for existing Model 3 units. The offer applies to Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) and Long Range All-Wheel Drive (AWD) configurations. Tesla has partnered Read more
A new trademark filing, along with some previous hints from a Mazda executive, may have revealed what its next EV will be called.
Volvo claims its the only European car company to have successfully harnessed “core compute” technology.
This time, a new software update will limit the state of charge to 80%. A permanent fix still hasn’t been found, though.
It’s wider, more powerful and has a tastefully recreated digital dash. Oh, and it’s also electric.