Tesla

Chinese Tesla owners protest another round of price cuts

Models 3 and Y are up to 24% cheaper than last year, and buyers said to want compensation

Personal Tech09 Jan 2023 | 29

Tributes flow as Creative CEO Sim Wong Hoo - the mind behind Sound Blaster - passes aged 68

Asia In Brief PLUS Tesla China price cuts spark protests; Japan boosts cyber-defences; Google can’t overturn Indian fine

Personal Tech09 Jan 2023 | 33

Tesla fails to push racial discrimination lawsuit into arbitration

Plaintiff was offered direct employment with an arbitration agreement, but never signed the letter

On-Prem05 Jan 2023 | 33

From execs to factory products, Tesla's China unit is gaining prominence

Country boss now second in command, general manager vows to take 'Made in China' overseas... like everything else?

Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 4

Cops chase Tesla driver 'dozing' with Autopilot on

Freeze, Muskhole!

AI + ML04 Jan 2023 | 173

Tesla misses Q4 delivery expectations as stock keeps sliding

How many more straws can you fit on an electric car company's back?

Personal Tech03 Jan 2023 | 30

Tesla driver blames full-self-driving software for eight-car Thanksgiving Day pile up

US investigators probe Bay Bridge multi-car smash

AI + ML23 Dec 2022 | 198

Multi-tasker Musk expects to reduce time at Twitter, seek another leader

Comment comes as CEO testifies in suit questioning $56b Tesla pay

Personal Tech17 Nov 2022 | 133

Tesla reports two more fatal Autopilot accidents to the NHTSA

Not a great look for the electric car company as drivers urged to remain alert

AI + ML16 Nov 2022 | 53

Starlink purchases 'Twitter takeover' ad package, Musk dismisses it as 'tiny'

Well, which one is it, then?

Personal Tech15 Nov 2022 | 33

Tesla rival Rivian posts losses of $1.7b, with worse to come

Taps mic: Elon? Elon are you there? Care to comment?

Personal Tech10 Nov 2022 | 24

Musk sells $3.95 billion in Tesla shares, paid eleven times more for Twitter

Meanwhile, more advertisers pause spending on loss-making social media platform and user base said to be declining

Personal Tech09 Nov 2022 | 62

Tesla recalls 40k cars over patch that broke power steering

Frankly, it's the least of Musk's problems right now

Software08 Nov 2022 | 84

Twitter employees sue over lack of 60-day layoff notice

Musk-owned companies have now faced 3 WARN Act lawsuits alleging the same thing

Personal Tech04 Nov 2022 | 123

Latest layoffs: Lyft, Stripe more than decimate staff

While Elon may just dump half of Twitter and scrap work-from-home

On-Prem03 Nov 2022 | 5

US orders safety recall of Tesla Cyberquad-for-kids ATV

Won't somebody please think of the Cyberquad children?

Personal Tech27 Oct 2022 | 26

'Chief Twit' Musk delivers bathroom furniture to Twitter HQ ... but not Tesla results

Purported real-world Iron Man sinks to lame prank

Offbeat27 Oct 2022 | 74

Tesla reportedly faces criminal probe into self-driving hype

Plus: Robo-car upstart Argo AI shuts down after automakers pull plug on funding

AI + ML27 Oct 2022 | 84

Musk grumbles about 'overpaying' for Twitter but says he's excited

Tick tick tick ... just 8 days to go

Personal Tech20 Oct 2022 | 41

CEO told to die in a car crash after firing engineers who had two full-time jobs

Poll Boss says it was 'stealing' – but what do you think?

Offbeat19 Oct 2022 | 231

GM races after Tesla with battery pack tech and solar deal

Gah, for a few milliseconds there, we were willing a cold, faceless corporation to succeed

Science12 Oct 2022 | 8

Musky scent? Billionaire launches fragrance: Burnt Hair

'The Essence of Repugnant Desire', selling via Boring Company website for $100, will accept Dogecoin

Offbeat12 Oct 2022 | 34

People still seem to think their fancy cars are fully self-driving

This is despite a history of assistive software being involved in crashes

AI + ML11 Oct 2022 | 123

Tesla has a lot of work to do on its Optimus robot

Optimus Sub-Prime? For something meant to revolutionize production lines, reveal wasn't quite there yet

AI + ML03 Oct 2022 | 109

Update your Tesla now before the windows put your fingers in a pinch

Musk fumes at NHTSA 'recall' of a million-plus cars

Personal Tech22 Sep 2022 | 74

Tesla Megapack battery ignites at substation after less than 6 months

It's better to burn out than to fade away

Personal Tech21 Sep 2022 | 219

Tesla faces Autopilot lawsuit alleging phantom braking

Automaker accused of hiding malfunctioning tech from drivers

AI + ML30 Aug 2022 | 77

Tesla owner gets key fob chip implanted in his hand

Embedded electronics workaround for his phone's 'aggressive' power management

Bootnotes24 Aug 2022 | 88

Tesla wants to take machine learning silicon to the Dojo

Just how bad does existing AI hardware have to be to start from scratch?

AI + ML24 Aug 2022 | 10

Tesla expands Powerwall-to-grid program to cover most of California

Utility companies are offering $2 per kWh for power stored in battery tech

Personal Tech18 Aug 2022 | 52

Tesla Full Self-Driving 'fails' to notice child-sized objects in testing

Updated Campaign group's study uses tiny sample size, test done without hands on the wheel

AI + ML09 Aug 2022 | 240

California accuses Tesla of false advertising over Autopilot

DMV goes after manufacturer and dealer licenses

AI + ML08 Aug 2022 | 29

Remember the humanoid Tesla robot? It's ready for September reveal, says Musk

Find it next to the Cybertruck, Boring tunnel maps, Twitter acquisition and my sense of commitment

Personal Tech05 Aug 2022 | 91

Tesla jettisons 75% of Bitcoin holdings, boosting cash balance by $936m

Estimates suggest it could take a $460 million hit on the exchange

Software21 Jul 2022 | 34

Panasonic picks Kansas for $4b EV battery plant

Tesla's biggest battery supplier will reportedly hire 4,000 staff

Science14 Jul 2022 | 10

US EV drivers won't be able to choose vehicle safety alert sounds

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration denies proposal after public consultation

Offbeat13 Jul 2022 | 75

Elon Musk considering 'drastic action' as Twitter takeover in 'jeopardy'

Updated Though it's not clear what tech mogul might do seeing that he has committed to completing the transaction

Networks08 Jul 2022 | 135

Elon Musk had secret twins in 2021 with Neuralink exec

The births bring SpaceX overlord's brood to 9 ... that we know of

AI + ML07 Jul 2022 | 32

Not enough desks and parking spots, wobbly Wi-Fi: Welcome back to the office, Tesla staff

Don't worry, the tweetings will continue until morale improves

On-Prem27 Jun 2022 | 26

Totaled Tesla goes up in flames three weeks after crash

A pit and 4,500 gallons of water were needed to put it out

Personal Tech23 Jun 2022 | 173

Tesla lawsuit alleges unlawful layoffs at Nevada gigafactory

It's the second time a Musk-owned company has been accused of WARN Act violations

Legal21 Jun 2022 | 15

SpaceX staff condemn Musk's behavior in open letter

Well, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see why

Science16 Jun 2022 | 84

Tesla Autopilot accounts for 70% of driver assist crashes, says US traffic safety body

First of its kind report from NHTSA comes with caveats, though – the new tech also saves lives

AI + ML15 Jun 2022 | 58

Toyota battles Tesla, Ford with own residential energy storage battery

Another assault in the battery market as automakers race to translate EV tech to the home

Personal Tech13 Jun 2022 | 9

NHTSA upgrades Tesla Autopilot probe, could lead to recall

Up for debate is whether Autopilot, or humans behaving badly, is the reason for Tesla's iffy safety record

Applications09 Jun 2022 | 20

Twitter shareholders to vote on Elon Musk's acquisition

Mogul's team sprayed with 'firehose' of data as unending saga continues

Networks09 Jun 2022 | 49

Elon Musk orders Tesla execs back to the office

Bosses can always work from home – after they've done a minimum of 40 hours a week on site

Bootnotes01 Jun 2022 | 156

Elon Musk needs more cash for Twitter buy after Tesla margin loan lapses

Entrepreneur now looking at $33.5b bill if he wants to complete $44b purchase

Networks26 May 2022 | 49

Pentester pops open Tesla Model 3 using low-cost Bluetooth module

Anything that uses proximity-based BLE is vulnerable, claim researchers

Research17 May 2022 | 51

Tesla sues former engineer, claims he stole Dojo supercomputer trade secrets

AI is meant to solve tech challenges innate in designing, running complex system

Legal09 May 2022 | 13

European tech businesses cool on China due to coronavirus lockdowns

Oops. Beijing wants zero COVID, not zero foreign investment

Channel06 May 2022 | 13

Elon Musk says he can get $46.5bn to buy Twitter

This speech isn't free

Personal Tech21 Apr 2022 | 63

British motorists will be allowed to watch TV in self-driving vehicles

Meanwhile, Elon Musk says we need to crack real-world AI to get fully autonomous cars to work

AI + ML21 Apr 2022 | 216

'Boombox' function sparks Tesla recall

Pedestrian warning systems in 578,607 cars affected, including model S, X and Y

Bootnotes11 Feb 2022 | 82

Tesla to disable 'self-driving' feature that allowed vehicles to roll past stop signs at junctions

Slowing to a crawl like a human not actually allowed

Software01 Feb 2022 | 220

Tesla disables in-car gaming feature that allowed play while MuskMobiles were in motion

Hey Elon, it's no secret that distracted driving is a major cause of US car fatalities

Personal Tech24 Dec 2021 | 111