South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa met with Elon Musk in the United States to discuss potential investments in South Africa. President Ramaphosa invited Musk to invest in the country, citing his success and global investments. The meeting took place during the 78th United Nations General Assembly session in New York.
PoliticsSouth Africa | Rating: 46 | 2024-09-24 11:10:59 AM |
Waymo, an Alphabet-owned self-driving company, is in talks with Hyundai to partner on manufacturing self-driving vehicles. The companies have held over three meetings to evaluate plans to use the Hyundai Ioniq 5 for Waymo's next-generation driverless vehicles. Officials are also considering the Ioniq 5 as a potential replacement for electric vehicles from Geely's Zeekr.
AIHyundai | Rating: 37 | 2024-09-23 11:10:46 AM |
The United Automotive Workers (UAW) has been threatening strikes at Stellantis' major plants, with dealerships echoing the union's attacks on CEO Carlos Tavares. The dealers claim Tavares is mismanaging the US arm of the company, leading to increased inventory, job cuts, and broken promises. Stellantis' reckless short-term decision-making has resulted in decreased market share.
BusinessStellantis | Rating: 46 | 2024-09-23 11:10:46 AM |
Elon Musk clarified government subsidies for Tesla and SpaceX in a conversation on X with Vinod Khosla. Khosla questioned Musk about Tesla's survival without electric vehicle subsidies and SpaceX's government funding. Musk did not provide specific numbers, but the conversation focused on the companies' reliance on government support.
BusinessTesla | Rating: 50 | 2024-09-23 11:10:45 AM |
Tesla is rolling out Autopark to a wider group of Cybertruck owners, after initially releasing it to select testers. The feature was spotted being deployed to regular Cybertruck customers for the first time, and it's expected to be available to all Cybertruck owners shortly.
TeslaTesla | Rating: 44 | 2024-09-23 11:10:45 AM |
A Tesla driver in Arizona earned her license after taking the test in her parents' Model Y, but it was revoked the next day when the tester suspected she was using Full Self-Driving (FSD) during the test. The driver and her wife returned to the Department of Transportation to retrieve her physical license, but were pulled out of line and told she would not be getting her license. The DMV computers were down, so they had to return the next day to collect her license.
AutonomousTesla | Rating: 37 | 2024-09-22 11:10:38 AM |
Elon Musk met with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele at Tesla's Gigafactory in Texas, discussing the nature of reality, future of humanity, and the impact of AI and robotics. The two leaders spent several hours talking, with Bukele gifting Musk coffee grown at his personal ranch. Musk called Bukele an 'amazing leader'.
PoliticsTesla | Rating: 51 | 2024-09-22 11:10:37 AM |
Tesla has launched its under-door projection lights on its web stores in the U.S. and Canada, available for the Model 3 and Model Y. The lights, priced at $65 in the U.S. and $90 CAD in Canada, spell out the word 'Tesla' on the ground when the doors are opened. The accessory comes with one light for each side door and is not available for the Cybertruck, Model S, or Model X.
TechTesla | Rating: 51 | 2024-09-22 11:10:37 AM |
Tesla is building a dedicated Semi plant at its Gigafactory Nevada, where a massive amount of concrete is being prepared. The site will use 20,000 yards of concrete for the footings, with a total of one million yards across the project. The concrete will be used for the footings, which will reportedly utilize 55 yards of concrete each.
IndustryTesla | Rating: 51 | 2024-09-22 11:10:37 AM |
Tesla has highlighted a Megapack project in Hawaii, which replaced the state's last coal plant. The Kapolei Energy Storage system features 158 Megapack 2XL units for 185MW / 565 MWh. The project, operated in partnership with Plus Power, has helped stabilize the grid in preparation for Hawaii's climate goals. Tesla Residential Energy Director Colby Hastings compared the system to the retired coal plant.
EnergyTesla | Rating: 53 | 2024-09-22 11:10:37 AM |