As the emerging commercial robotaxi space grows with Tesla and others set to start deploying self-driving ride-hailing services, Waymo, the robotaxi firm owned by Google parent company Alphabet, has officially launched driverless taxis in Texas, with the help of Uber. As of Tuesday, those in Austin can officially take a driverless Waymo robotaxi using the … Read more
Multiple Tesla Supercharger stations were allegedly set on fire in Massachusetts (MA). The preliminary investigation into the Tesla charging station fires concluded they were “intentionally set.” On Monday at approximately 1:10 a.m., the Littleton Police Department in Massachusetts received reports of fires at a Tesla Supercharger station in The Point Shopping Center. “Responding officers observed … Read more
Hyundai seeks to expand its electric vehicle (EV) sales in Europe with a plant in Türkiye. The South Korean automaker’s new Izmit plant in Türkiye is expected to strengthen Hyundai’s production capacity while reducing its carbon footprint. The new plant will produce electric models alongside the internal combustion engine (ICE) cars it is currently building. … Read more
Stella Li, executive vice president of China’s leading electric vehicle maker BYD, noted that the Chinese automaker is willing to work with Tesla to battle combustion-powered cars. The executive’s comments came as BYD and Tesla vie for supremacy in the global EV market, with both companies pushing aggressive innovation to capture consumer demand. BYD exec’s … Read more
Tesla’s sales of China-made electric vehicles dropped sharply in February, with the U.S. automaker selling 30,688 units wholesale, a 51.47% decline from January’s 63,238 and a 49.16% slide from the 60,365 vehicles that were sold wholesale in February 2024. Tesla China’s February 2025 results were reflected in data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). … Read more
The tech world has long speculated about Tesla’s potential forays into new industries beyond electric vehicles, space exploration, and AI. Now, there are mounting rumors that Tesla might soon be entering the smartphone arena—joining the ranks of industry giants like Samsung, Apple, and Google. Could the Tesla PI Phone be a game-changing device, or is … Read more
Navigation warnings referring to adapters for Tesla’s North America Charging Standard (NACS) are set to be added to Apple Maps in a future update, as spotted by one code sleuth this week. On Monday, X user and code sleuth Aaronp613 shared code from a future iOS 18.4 beta update that includes Maps references to NACS … Read more
Elon Musk’s vocal support for U.S. President Donald Trump has driven a partisan divide in Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) appeal, with Democrats souring on the brand and Republicans warming to it, as per Stifel analysts led by Stephen Gengaro. The Stifel analysts’ findings were outlined in a report from Investing.com. Musk’s Trump support: Elon Musk openly supported … Read more
A man described as being in his 40s decided to express his frustration against Elon Musk by attacking one of the CEO’s all-electric vehicles in central Bristol, England. Unfortunately, the man did not seem to be too familiar with Teslas at all, or even how they looked like. As a result, he ended up attacking … Read more
Tesla has finalized a deal for its first showroom in India, leasing a 4,000-square-foot space in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) for Rs 35 lakh ($40,100) monthly. Information about Tesla’s reported first store in the country was initially reported by The Times of India. Tesla India store details: Tesla India’s first store will reportedly be … Read more