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"Flying Tesla is just another Lie" [TopCars TV] [video](youtube.com)
9 points by Kevin_Flynn | 0 comments
A TopCars TV YouTube video arguing that Tesla's claimed flying Roadster is unrealistic and another overpromise.
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Tesla Unveils 'Flying' Roadster with SpaceX Thrusters [video](youtube.com)
53 points by skadamat | 41 comments
YouTube video from VideoFromSpace showing Tesla's unveiling of a 'flying' Roadster that uses SpaceX thrusters.
Tesla's new Roadster makes a flying debut, hitting 60 MPH in under a second(foxbusiness.com)
54 points by nsoonhui | 50 comments
Fox Business article reporting on the debut of Tesla's new Roadster, claimed to fly and reach 60 mph in under a second.
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Tesla makes cars that fly? [video](youtube.com)
57 points by merinpapz10 | 35 comments
A 45-second Tesla YouTube video titled "The Ramp | Roadster" showing a car on a tall curved ramp structure, teasing the Roadster.
Tesla Roadster(tesla.com)
1578 points by shekhar101 | 2862 comments
Tesla's product page for the Roadster electric sports car; the capture shows an Akamai Access Denied error instead of the page.
Tesla's Robotaxis Blow Through School Zones, NHTSA Petition Alleges(extremetech.com)
121 points by speckx | 80 comments
ExtremeTech article reporting on an NHTSA petition alleging Tesla robotaxis speed through school zones; the agency has three months to decide on an investigation.
Elon Musk Emails(elonmuskmails.com)
26 points by rishikeshs | 3 comments
A searchable archive of 229 Elon Musk emails organized by year and company, including Tesla, SpaceX, OpenAI and Neuralink.
Tesla takes on $30B in credit as it approaches unprofitability(electrek.co)
80 points by ciconia | 93 comments
Electrek article reporting that Tesla is taking on $30 billion in credit as the company nears unprofitability.
I'm being cyberattacked by Tesla, Inc(dreamstation.systems)
389 points by robinpie | 109 comments
Personal blog post describing persistent attack traffic in nginx logs from IPs with Host/Referer headers pointing to pool-ntp.tesla.com.
Tesla's lithium refinery discharges 231,000 gallons of polluted wastewater a day(autonocion.com)
423 points by atombender | 206 comments
autoNotion article reporting that Tesla's Texas lithium refinery discharges about 231,000 gallons of polluted wastewater per day.
Running Tesla Model 3's computer on my desk using parts from crashed cars(bugs.xdavidhu.me)
928 points by driesdep | 321 comments
Blog post describing how the author assembled a Tesla Model 3 car computer and touchscreen on a desk from salvaged parts to do bug bounty security research.
Tesla 'Robotaxi' adds 5 more crashes in Austin in a month – 4x worse than humans(electrek.co)
339 points by Bender | 187 comments
Electrek article reporting that Tesla's Robotaxi service in Austin logged five more crashes in a month, a crash rate it says is about 4x worse than human drivers.
Tesla’s autonomous vehicles are crashing at a rate much higher tha human drivers(electrek.co)
383 points by breve | 183 comments
Electrek article reporting that Tesla's own Robotaxi crash data shows a crash rate about three times worse than human drivers, even with safety monitors onboard.
Tesla ending Models S and X production(cnbc.com)
474 points by keyboardJones | 979 comments
CNBC news article reporting that Tesla will end Model S and X production and convert Fremont factory lines to build Optimus robots, per Musk on the Q4 earnings call.
Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales(electrek.co)
576 points by MBCook | 750 comments
Electrek article reporting that the Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Tesla Cybertruck yet was canceled by Ford for insufficient sales.
Tesla’s 4680 battery supply chain collapses as partner writes down deal by 99%(electrek.co)
627 points by coloneltcb | 702 comments
Electrek article reporting that a Tesla 4680 battery supply partner wrote down its deal by 99%, signaling a collapse in the 4680 supply chain.
Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 horsepower(supercarblondie.com)
547 points by chris_overseas | 518 comments
Supercar Blondie article on UK-based YASA's tiny axial-flux electric motor, claimed to beat the previous power-density record by 40% and rival four Tesla motors.
Tesla changes meaning of 'Full Self-Driving', gives up on promise of autonomy(electrek.co)
365 points by MilnerRoute | 449 comments
Electrek article reporting that Tesla has redefined 'Full Self-Driving' and effectively abandoned its promise of unsupervised autonomy.
Tesla said it didn't have key data in a fatal crash, then a hacker found it(washingtonpost.com)
489 points by clcaev | 278 comments
Washington Post article reporting that Tesla claimed it lacked key data from a fatal Autopilot crash until a hacker recovered it, affecting a wrongful-death case.
Tesla withheld data, lied, misdirected police to avoid blame in Autopilot crash(electrek.co)
454 points by Hamuko | 219 comments
Electrek article reporting that Tesla withheld data, lied, and misdirected police and plaintiffs to avoid blame in a fatal Autopilot crash lawsuit.
Tesla seeks to guard crash data from public disclosure(reuters.com)
439 points by kklisura | 328 comments
Reuters article reporting that Tesla is seeking to keep crash data related to its vehicles from public disclosure.
Only Teslas exempt from new auto tariffs thanks to 85% domestic content rule(fuelarc.com)
544 points by abduhl | 543 comments
FuelArc article reporting that only Tesla vehicles qualify for exemption from new US auto tariffs under an 85% domestic content rule.
Tesla created secret team to suppress driving range complaints (2023)(reuters.com)
439 points by mathgenius | 200 comments
Reuters investigative report on Tesla forming a secret team to suppress driving range complaints; the capture shows a captcha puzzle instead of the article.
To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell(myteslaexperience.com)
340 points by lleims | 391 comments
A personal blog post recounting a buyer's problems with a new Tesla Model 3 bought in October 2024, including onboard computer failures and battery drain.
US probes Tesla's Full Self-Driving software after fatal crash(reuters.com)
401 points by jjulius | 923 comments
News article reporting that US regulators are investigating Tesla's Full Self-Driving system after a pedestrian was killed in low-visibility conditions.
Hertz to sell 20k EVs in shift back to gas-powered cars(bloomberg.com)
334 points by saltysalt | 688 comments
Bloomberg news article reporting that Hertz will sell about 20,000 electric vehicles from its fleet and shift back to gas-powered cars, citing demand and costs.
Breakdown of faults by car brand: Tesla has replaced Dacia at the bottom(tuvsud.com)
341 points by tckr | 407 comments
TÜV SÜD press release on the TÜV-Report 2024 vehicle inspection results, covering defect rates by car brand and the value of regular servicing.
Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi say they will use Tesla's EV charging plug(theverge.com)
377 points by thunderbong | 541 comments
The Verge news article reporting that Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi will adopt Tesla's NACS EV charging plug, leaving Stellantis as the main holdout.
Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features(electrek.co)
760 points by 1970-01-01 | 677 comments
Electrek article reporting that hackers found a way to unlock Tesla's paid software-locked vehicle features worth up to $15,000.
Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints(reuters.com)
630 points by mfiguiere | 539 comments
Reuters special report alleging Tesla formed a secret team to suppress thousands of customer complaints about cars falling short of advertised driving range.
Rivian embraces Tesla's charging standard for EVs(ev-edition.com)
336 points by belltaco | 570 comments
EV Edition article reporting that Rivian will adopt Tesla's North American Charging Standard for its electric vehicles.
Mercedes beats Tesla to autonomous driving in California(theregister.com)
398 points by belter | 599 comments
The Register article reporting that Mercedes-Benz received California approval to sell or lease cars with its Level 3 DRIVE PILOT automated driving system, ahead of Tesla.
Tesla Model Y overtakes Corolla to be world’s best-selling car in 2023(thedriven.io)
323 points by rippercushions | 424 comments
The Driven article reporting that the Tesla Model Y overtook the Toyota Corolla as the world's best-selling car in early 2023.
Whistleblower drops 100 GB of Tesla secrets to German news site(jalopnik.com)
481 points by VagueMag | 470 comments
Jalopnik news article reporting that a whistleblower leaked 100 GB of internal Tesla data to German outlet Handelsblatt.
Tesla workers shared images from car cameras, including “scenes of intimacy”(arstechnica.com)
344 points by barbazoo | 263 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that Tesla employees shared images and videos from customers' car cameras, including intimate scenes, according to ex-staffers speaking to Reuters.
Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictably terrible(carexpert.com.au)
374 points by belter | 426 comments
CarExpert news article reporting on Tesla removing ultrasonic parking sensors to cut costs and the poor performance of its camera-based replacement.