Elon Musk says Autopilot will never be perfect but can ‘reduce accidents by a factor of 10’
Earlier today, CBS This Morning aired a new clip from its sit-down interview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The clip below centers on Tesla’s Autopilot …
Cars
$39 device adds a real head-up display (HUD) to any car without using your phone
Plastic mounts that turn your smartphone into a makeshift head-up display (HUD) are very neat, but not everyone wants their iPhone or Android handset tied …
Completely driverless cars will soon be on California streets if Waymo has its way
Waymo, the self-driving car company that was spun off from Google, has applied for a permit to test completely driverless vehicles on public roads in …
Elon Musk talks Model 3 production delays in new interview
CBS earlier today released another snippet from its forthcoming interview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. As expected, much of the interview seems to center on …
Tesla and the NTSB are in a serious fight over the fatal Tesla Autopilot crash
In the space of a week, Tesla and the National Transportation Safety Board have gone from cooperating on the investigation of last month’s fatal Tesla …
Elon Musk says Model 3 production struggles are ‘stressful’ and ‘painful’
Over the past few months, investors have been keeping an incredibly close eye on Tesla’s ability to ramp up Model 3 production. And with good …
Report: Tesla’s ambitious target is to start Model Y production by November 2019
With Tesla still struggling to ramp up Model 3 production, the company is still planning go full steam ahead with its Model Y production plans. …
As family of Tesla driver killed in fiery Model X crash prepares to sue, Tesla blames the driver
Late last month, a Model X cruising along a California highway crashed into a highway divide whereupon the vehicle’s battery pack caught on fire and …
Porsche CEO suggests all Porsche models will be fully electric by 2030
Spurred by the success and accolades Tesla enjoyed with the Model S, Porsche a few years ago realized that it had no choice but to …
Apple patent shows how its self-driving car and AR projects could merge
It’s an open secret that Apple is working hard on both self-driving car and augmented reality technology. CEO Tim Cook has hinted at it heavily …
New video shows a Tesla in Autopilot mode almost crash into a highway barrier
Late last month, a Model X careened into a highway divider whereupon the battery pack on Tesla’s electric SUV caught on fire. Tragically, the driver …
With Model 3 production under the microscope, Elon Musk is back to sleeping at Tesla’s factory
During an earnings conference call last May, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that he sometimes sleeps in Tesla’s Fremont factory in order to keep a …
New video shows Tesla’s Autopilot failing at the site of fatal crash
Late last month, a Tesla owner died when his Model X, with Autopilot engaged, followed a line on the road into a concrete divider and …
Tesla misses Model 3 production goals, but huge progress is being made
Although Tesla shares have been taking a beating recently — having fallen by about 85 points in the last three weeks alone — the electric …
Tesla issues recall for 123,000 Model S vehicles due to rusty bolts
Tesla has issued a voluntary recall on 123,000 Model S cars, those built before April 2016. The recall is due to “excessive corrosion” in the …
Model 3 production may fall short, but Tesla wants to prove the ‘haters wrong’
While investors have never questioned Tesla’s ability to generate demand for its vehicles, the company’s achilles heel has long been its inability to ramp up …
Here’s why Tesla shares are taking a nosedive
To say it’s been a rough week for Tesla would be a gross understatement. In the wake of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announcing …
Tesla says the fatal Model X crash is the worst it’s ever seen
The National Transportation Safety Board is currently investigating a fatal accident that occured last Friday, when a Tesla Model X crashed into a highway divider, …
Tesla shares plummet by nearly 9% in wake of fatal Model X crash
Late last week, a Tesla owner was tragically killed when the Model X he was driving on a California freeway crashed into a divider and …
Waymo’s self-driving cars just got classy
So far, Google’s self-driving car division Waymo has been testing its technology on Chrysler Pacifica minivans. It’s a painfully practical testbed, but not one that …
FedEx is the latest Fortune 100 company to jump on the Tesla Semi bandwagon
FedEx is the latest in a string of Fortune 100 companies to hop on the Tesla Semi bandwagon. The delivery company on Monday announced its …
With the Mission E launch looming, Porsche CEO claims ‘Tesla is not a benchmark for us’
Late last year, Porsche executive Klaus Zellmer conceded that the popularity of Tesla’s Model S likely had an adverse impact on overall Porsche sales. Hardly …
$44 and 15 minutes is all it takes to convert any car to LED headlights
The best thing about the new crop of LED headlights on cars is that they increase visibility so much compared to standard halogen headlight bulbs. …
Ford has made the rarest thing: A dongle you’ll actually want to buy
Dongles are, as a species, bad. They exist to fix design limitations in, say, a $2,000 MacBook that can’t communicate with your $1,000 iPhone, or …
Dashcam video shows Uber driver was looking down moments before self-driving car killed pedestrian
Police in Tempe, Arizona have released two video clips showing the final seconds before an Uber self-driving car hit and killed a pedestrian late Sunday …
Tesla in talks with an AI startup with incredibly advanced self-driving technology
UPDATE: Musk denied Globes’ report in a response posted on Twitter: This is completely false. Never even heard of Cortica. Just taking my kids on …
Apple expands self-driving car initiative, now has more testing vehicles than Uber and Tesla
A few years ago, there were rumors that Apple was interested in developing its own branded car, an idea that made little to no sense …
Volkswagen’s new Pike’s Peak race car prototype looks like it comes from the future
You’ve really got to hand it to Volkswagen. After an embarrassing couple of years as the auto industry’s punching bag following the absolutely shameful “Dieselgate” …
Uber ‘likely’ not at fault in fatal accident involving its self-driving car
Uber’s reputation is still in a downward spiral, especially after the numerous scandals and lawsuits it had to face over the past year alone. The …
Ford is adding 4G LTE to all its vehicles, just in time for 5G to arrive
As part of an overhaul to make its new vehicles smarter, Ford has announced that by the end of 2019, all of its vehicles will …
