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Credit: drive.com.au A landmark study into driver behaviour shows Tesla owners have blind faith in autonomous technology rather than watching the road ahead. Cars that do some of the driving for us – but are not yet completely autonomous – are at risk of turning us into dangerous drivers, a landmark study in the US […]
Credit: us.newschant.com As a part of its investigation into Tesla Autopilot issues of safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday requested knowledge from 12 other huge automakers about their driver help systems. The company plans a comparative evaluation between the systems Tesla and its opponents provide, in addition to the practices they every […]
Credit: auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com Based on the same technology as the company’s semi-autonomous vehicles, the robot will be able to perform basic repetitive tasks with the aim of eliminating the need for people to handle dangerous or boring work, Musk said at an online event on Tesla’s advances in artificial intelligence (AI).3 After dominating the electric vehicle […]
Credit: sportyheroes.com Tesla is looking to expand its public relations and legal teams in China after a run of bad publicity and tighter regulatory scrutiny. The electric-vehicle pioneer is seeking to fill external affairs positions, whose responsibilities include government relations, in several cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Nanjing, according to a post on its […]
Credit: drive.com.au The Tesla Model S sedan and Model X SUV have picked up price hikes in Australia, despite neither vehicle currently being in stock. The entry-level ‘Long Range’ variant of the Model S now starts at $141,990 before on-road costs (up from $134,700 last month, representing an increase of $7290), while the same Model […]
Credit: us.newschant.com Tesla on Monday notified owners of older Model S and Model X electrical automobiles that the corporate will refund them for repairs in the event that they beforehand had to pay out-of-pocket to fix an issue of their main computers. The drawback manifested as a clean touchscreen or different glitches within the system […]
Credit: auto.hindustantimes.com Cybertruck from Tesla is touted as a capable pick-up truck with the performance of a sportscar. Tesla will manufacture Cybertruck at its Gigafactory in Texas. Tesla Cybertruck was first showcased to the world back in November of 2019 and while it generated a massive buzz in the automobile world, numerous delays in starting production […]
Credit: qz.com On July 24, the American electric vehicle firm’s CEO Elon Musk—once again—suggested that Tesla wants to launch its cars in India but is holding back because of the country’s import duties, which are “highest in the world by far for any large country.” Musk was responding to a tweet by a Youtuber who requested him to launch Tesla […]
Credits: www.techcrunch.com Today in an SEC filing, Tesla disclosed that it has acquired $1.5 billion in bitcoin, the popular cryptocurrency. Moreover, the company noted that it may also accept bitcoin in the future as a form of payment for its cars, though it did allow that there is some regulatory uncertainty around that effort. As the […]
Elon Musk expects Tesla to lead the solar market after a ‘better’ integration of two key teams. The company was heavily focused on building and producing Model 3 cars but can now turn more attention to solar, Musk said. Credit: Businessinsider.in Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, believes that the electric automaker will soon be the […]