A bug in Tesla’s software is being addressed by the company after TMC members found they were unable to engage Launch Mode and Max Battery Power features on their vehicles. Tesla inadvertently removed the features from some Model S vehicles after a UI update. The company said it is working on a fix and apologized…
Speaking at Tesla’s recent Autonomy Day, a showcase of the company’s self-driving technology, Chief Executive Elon Musk seemed to frame the company as a taxi tech enterprise. Musk has been thinking out loud since 2016 about the Tesla Network of autonomous electric vehicles available for service through a ride-hailing app. It’s in the Master Plan…
New over-the-air update concerns Sentry Mode, Driving Visualization, Software Update Preference and Conditional Speed Limits Tesla is just starting another over-the-air update (2019.16) with several additional improvements, which makes the car even better. According to Electrek, more and more popular and effective Sentry Mode will be easier to manage and the owner will be able…
This post is for those who are learning about EVs, and those wondering how an EV will fit into their lives. This post was written when we’d had our Model 3 for seven months and the odometer was at 11,000 miles. Most of our mileage comes from the daily work commute, but we’ve also taken a few…
Tesla has introduced two new safety features designed to help prevent drivers from inadvertently departing their lane. The new features – Lane Departure Avoidance and Emergency Lane Departure Avoidance – leverage Autopilot help drivers stay engaged and in their lane in order to avoid collisions. Lane Departure Avoidance Lane Departure Avoidance lets a driver elect…
Tesla said Thursday it plans to raise up to $2 billion in fresh capital. The filing comes a week after the carmaker said it lost $700 million in the first quarter, and is now down to about $2 billion in cash. A regulatory filing shows a plan to raise $1.35 billion from convertible notes and…
The family of a man who died last year after his Tesla Model X crashed on a California highway while operating on Autopilot, is suing Tesla. The suit alleges wrongful death and negligence stemming from failures and false promises regarding the Autopilot driver-assistance system. The incident took place on March 23 on a busy stretch…
Tesla is on the verge of launching its own insurance product for Tesla owners that Chief Executive Elon Musk says will be “much more compelling than anything else out there.” A study from 2017 suggested that Tesla owners pay higher than average premiums due to higher-than-average claim rates and repair costs. Tesla challenged the study’s…
Tesla has said its newly-launched Model Y will start being delivered in “Fall 2020,” but the automaker has yet to decide where the all-electric crossover SUV will be built. Speaking on Tesla’s Q1 2019 earnings call, Chief Executive Elon Musk said the company is still trying to make a “close call” on “whether Model Y…
