Tesla has begun production of the new Model Y trim at Gigafactory Berlin, the company’s production plant in Germany. Tesla announced on Monday that its Model Y Standard configuration was officially being built at Giga Berlin, less than one month after the company officially announced the configuration early last month. On October 7, Tesla announced … Read more
Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund has voted against Elon Musk’s 2025 performance award, which will be ultimately decided at Tesla’s upcoming annual shareholder meeting. The fund is managed by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), and it holds a 1.14% stake in Tesla valued at about $11.6 billion. NBIM’s opposition NBIM confirmed it had already … Read more
Tesla Cybertrucks have taken over at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas, as hundreds of the all-electric pickup trucks were spotted late last week rounding out a massive fleet of vehicles. The Cybertruck fleet is geared toward replacing gas vehicles that are used at Starbase for everyday operations. The only surprise about this is that it … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was asked by Joe Rogan late last week whether the company would ever consider establishing an “AMG division” like Mercedes-Benz has established for powerful, race-inspired vehicles. However, Musk turned down any talk of that, highlighting that the company is laser-focused on autonomous vehicles, seemingly hinting that any distraction from autonomy would … Read more
SpaceX continues to redefine the limits of rocket engineering and spaceflight innovation. With the upcoming Starship V3 and its Raptor 3 engine, the company has taken another massive leap forward toward full reusability and interplanetary travel. This next-generation engine, already hailed as a game-changing propulsion system, demonstrates major gains in thrust, efficiency, and reliability. The … Read more
In a surprising twist that’s shaking the aerospace community, a former NASA administrator who once championed SpaceX’s Starship for the Artemis program has now turned into one of its most vocal critics. This sudden shift has sparked intense debate among space enthusiasts, engineers, and policymakers alike. Meanwhile, SpaceX remains steadfast, continuing to make steady progress … Read more
The ride ahead for SpaceX is not for the faint of heart. As the company tears down part of its launch infrastructure at Starbase, Texas to pave the way for the next generation of spacecraft, we’re witnessing a deep-level transformation—not just of rockets, but of spaceflight itself. What may look like demolition is actually re-engineering … Read more
Tesla will soon offer a gifting program for its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) suite, allowing people to gift a subscription to the semi-autonomous driving software for a variety of timeframes. The idea would allow people to gift Full Self-Driving as a trial, potentially shifting them to subscribe or even buy the software outright if they find … Read more
Elon Musk recently revealed new details about Tesla’s next-generation AI5 chip while hinting at even more advanced iterations of its custom silicon. Based on the CEO’s post, it appears that Tesla is already exploring generations as far ahead as AI8. Elon Musk teases Tesla’s chip development In his X post, Musk stated that he had … Read more
Recent reports have suggested that Tesla and Samsung SDI are in talks over a potential partnership to supply batteries for large-scale energy storage systems (ESS). The update was related by industry sources and initially reported by South Korean news outlets. ESS batteries to be built at Samsung’s Indiana plant As noted in a report from … Read more