Rivian Boosts AI Strategy with Cohere CEO’s Board Appointment

Rivian has strengthened its AI strategy by appointing Aidan Gomez, co-founder and CEO of generative AI startup Cohere, to its board. Gomez’s appointment was announced through a regulatory filing. The move underscores Rivian’s ambition to lead in automotive software and AI-driven autonomy. Gomez is a data scientist and AI expert. He launched Cohere in 2019, … Read more

Tesla (TSLA) Q1 2025 earnings: What to expect

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is expected to release its first quarter 2025 results after markets close today, April 22, 2025. At 4:30 p.m. Central Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time, executives such as CEO Elon Musk will also be holding a Company Update and the Q1 2025 earnings call. Tesla Q1 Deliveries and Production Tesla missed estimates … Read more

Tesla is thriving in Japan and outpacing homegrown EVs

Tesla is seeing robust sales in Japan. This was hinted at in data from the Japan Automobile Importers Association’s “others” category, which indicated a 56% yearly increase to 2,120 units in Q1 2025. Tesla constitutes most of the vehicles in the Japan Automobile Importers Association’s “others” category, as noted in a Nikkei Asia report. Japan’s … Read more

Tesla’s Hollywood Diner is finally getting close to opening

Tesla’s Hollywood Diner is finally getting close to opening

Tesla looks to be getting closer to opening its highly anticipated diner, drive-in movie theater, and Supercharger location in Southern California, after the company began construction on the project in the latter part of 2023. On Sunday, X user BLKMDL3 stopped by the Hollywood Tesla Diner location and shared photos of the site, noting that … Read more

Tesla could face emissions credit tax in Washington

Tesla could face a new tax on the emissions credits it sells to other automakers, as introduced this month by legislators in the state of Washington. As detailed in an op-ed from the Wall Street Journal on Monday, Democrats in Olympia have filed two companion bills proposing a 10 percent tax on the electric vehicle … Read more

Elon Musk dubs lawsuit alleging false Tesla odometer readings “idiotic”

Elon Musk has responded sharply to a lawsuit alleging that Tesla speeds up its vehicles’ odometers to avoid paying for warranty-covered repairs.  Musk’s comment about the lawsuit’s allegations were posted on social media platform X. The Lawsuit’s Allegations The proposed class-action lawsuit claimed that Tesla is speeding up its vehicles’ odometers so that they can … Read more

Trump’s auto tariffs spark concerns in Japan

Japan expressed concern over President Trump’s auto tariffs, citing inconsistencies with a 2019 bilateral trade deal signed with the U.S. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Japan is committed to the 2019 agreement despite current concerns over President Trump’s new tariffs. Trump’s tariffs impose a 25% duty on imported vehicles, effective April 3, 2025, and auto … Read more