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Elon Musk is asking Apple to help in Tesla crash lawsuit- Details

6Apr

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Elon Musk is asking Apple to help in Tesla crash lawsuit- Details

[ad_1] In an effort to strengthen its case in a heated lawsuit over the safety of its Autopilot system, Tesla is looking to Apple for help. The case, which stems from a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model X in 2018, resulted in a legal battle over the circumstances of the accident. The incident happened when the car, running in Autopilot mode, crashed with a safety barrier on US Highway 101 in Mountain View, California, killing Wei "Walter" Huang, a former Apple engineer. Huang's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla, claiming that the Autopilot technology was flawed and contributed to the incident, reported 9to5mac. Also read: Tesla Cybertruck owner takes Apple Vision Pro on a drive! Know what happened On the other side, Tesla claims that Huang was distracted by his iPh...

Tesla updates iPhone app to boost precision tracking and security akin to Apple AirTag tech

11Feb

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Tesla updates iPhone app to boost precision tracking and security akin to Apple AirTag tech

[ad_1] Tesla has rolled out a significant update to its iPhone app, introducing ultra-wideband (UWB) support in version 2024.2.3. This enhancement, highlighted by Not a Tesla App, brings a more robust and secure digital key experience compared to Bluetooth technology. UWB's precision tracking enables the car to pinpoint the exact location of the key, minimising the risk of replay spoofing attacks. What are replay spoofing attacks?Replay spoofing attacks involve cybercriminals intercepting secure network communications, then fraudulently delaying or resending them to misdirect receivers. Spoofing entails pretending to be something else to gain trust or access, steal data, or spread malware. Improved Precision and SecurityThe implementation of UWB extends beyond mere security measures. I...

Elon Musk’s controversial Tesla drive breaks laws, has terrifying moment, but police unmoved

29Aug

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Elon Musk’s controversial Tesla drive breaks laws, has terrifying moment, but police unmoved

[ad_1] When Elon Musk left the Tesla Engineering HQ in Palo Alto on Friday clutching his smartphone and a livestream, he would not have anticipated the controversy it might cause. For 45 minutes, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO drove around the city and demonstrated the capabilities of Tesla's newest Full Self-Driving (FSD) update, FSD v12, thereby breaking several laws of the land in the process. Here's everything that happened during the eventful Musk live stream.Tesla FSD demo: What went downEverything was going fine initially, with Musk's Tesla coursing through roads, corners and roundabouts autonomously with relative ease, but that changed in the 19th minute as the vehicle almost jumped a red light and ran head-on into a busy intersection, causing Musk to intervene. It was a scary moment!...

Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Try Advertising

17May

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Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Try Advertising

[ad_1] Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said the electric-car maker will dabble in advertisements, a major departure for the 20-year-old company. “We'll try a little advertising and see how it goes,” Musk said Tuesday at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting in response to an investor's question. Tesla has long prided itself on word-of-mouth among its fan base to market its vehicles. It has built a formidable brand without paying for traditional advertising on television, radio or in newspapers or magazines. Musk said in a subsequent interview with CNBC that paying for ads could be a way to expand beyond its existing user base as the company grows. “It's worth a try and we'll see how effective it is,” he said. “I only just agreed to it so it's not a fully formed strategy.” Mu...

Tesla to Build New Shanghai Factory for Megapack Battery

10Apr

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Tesla to Build New Shanghai Factory for Megapack Battery

[ad_1] Tesla Inc. will build a new battery factory in Shanghai, increasing investment in China at a time of brewing tensions between Beijing and Washington.Tesla will manufacture its Megapack large-scale energy-storage unit in the new facility, which adds to its factory for electric vehicles in Shanghai. The company led by Elon Musk, who is said to be visiting China this weekend, made the announcement at a signing ceremony for the project in Shanghai. Tom Zhu, Tesla's senior vice president of automotive, and Shanghai government officials including vice mayor Wu Qing attended, with Tesla Vice President Tao Lin signing the contract. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of this year and the plant will commence production in the second quarter of 2024, the company said in...

Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies

19Jan

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Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies

[ad_1] The video, which remains archived on Tesla’s website, was released in October 2016 and promoted on Twitter by Chief Executive Elon Musk. A 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer. The video, which remains archived on Tesla's website, was released in October 2016 and promoted on Twitter by Chief Executive Elon Musk as evidence that “Tesla drives itself.” But the Model X was not driving itself with technology Tesla had deployed, Ashok Elluswamy, director of Autopilot software at Tesla, said in the transcript of a July deposition taken as evidence in a lawsuit against Tesla for a 2018...

Elon Musk Blinks; Tesla China Strategy Revamped Over Fierce Rivalry

22Nov

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Elon Musk Blinks; Tesla China Strategy Revamped Over Fierce Rivalry

[ad_1] Tesla is changing its marketing approach in China as fierce competition from domestic rivals and uneven demand puts its growth plans at risk. Tesla Inc. is changing its marketing approach in China as fierce competition from domestic rivals and uneven demand puts its growth plans in the world's biggest electric-car market at risk. The EV pioneer has extended insurance subsidies of as much as 8,000 yuan ($1,100) for new buyers, according to a post on its Weibo account, reinstated a user referral program and even advertised on a local TV shopping channel -- a rare move for a company that's proudly eschewed traditional advertising avenues. The moves come after Tesla cut prices across its Chinese lineup for the first time in 15 months in October, as it faces a slew of headwinds the...

Tesla safety at centre of South Korean trial over fiery, fatal crash

21Nov

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Tesla safety at centre of South Korean trial over fiery, fatal crash

[ad_1] In an upscale Seoul neighbourhood two years ago, a white Tesla Model X smashed into a parking lot wall. The fiery crash killed a close friend of South Korea's president. In an upscale Seoul neighbourhood two years ago, a white Tesla Model X smashed into a parking lot wall. The fiery crash killed a prominent lawyer - a close friend of South Korea's president.Prosecutors have charged the driver with involuntary manslaughter. He blames Tesla. Choi Woan-jong, who had eked out a living by driving drunk people home in their own cars, says the Model X sped out of control on its own and that the brakes failed in the December 2020 accident. The criminal trial about to begin in South Korea hangs on questions about the safety of Tesla cars, at a time when the EV maker faces a range of law...

New Toyota Prius to be Unveiled as Hybrids Lose Luster to Battery EVs

14Nov

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New Toyota Prius to be Unveiled as Hybrids Lose Luster to Battery EVs

[ad_1] Sales of the pioneering hybrid have fallen from a peak of 500,000 to around 86,000 last year. Toyota Motor Corp. is about to take the wraps off a revamped Toyota Prius, the latest iteration of a car that normalized the idea of owning an environmentally conscious vehicle more than two decades ago.Leonardo de Caprio drove one. Owning a Prius was cool, even a status symbol, and the less-frequent and cheaper trips that owners made to the gas pump were revelatory. Over the years, hybrid drivetrains found their way into other Toyota products. Other carmakers rolled out the technology, making it a routine aspect of driving for millions. Even though the gas-sipping hatchback — with its combined combustion engine, electric motor and battery powertrain — paved the way for Teslas and othe...

Tesla Deliveries Miss Estimates, Slowed by Logistic Snarls

3Oct

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Tesla Deliveries Miss Estimates, Slowed by Logistic Snarls

[ad_1] Tesla Inc. worldwide deliveries missed forecasts in the third quarter and the company warned of challenges. Tesla Inc. worldwide deliveries missed forecasts in the third quarter and the company warned of challenges in getting its cars to customers, suggesting that supply-chain snarls remain a blight. It delivered a record 343,830 cars worldwide in the third quarter. Analysts had expected that nearly 358,000 vehicles would be shipped, based on the average of estimates compiled by Bloomberg. “Historically, our delivery volumes have skewed towards the end of each quarter due to regional batch building of cars,” Austin, Texas-based Tesla said in a statement. “As our production volumes continue to grow, it is becoming ...