Tesla reports record Q1 deliveries thanks to recent price cuts
Tesla delivered more vehicles in Q1 2023 than any other single quarter
Pwn2Own 2023 contestants won more than $1 million by exploiting 27 zero-day flaws in three days
Hackers and security researchers shined during the hack fest
Hackers put the triple whammy on a Tesla Model 3, remotely accessing several features
Tesla called the exploits "annoying" but not serious
The State of Self-Driving Cars: Autonomous Advances
Significant advances have been made in the technology that powers self-driving cars in the last decade, but there's still further to go. We dive into the current state of self-driving cars in 2023.
Tesla hit with right-to-repair class-action lawsuits alleging monopolistic practices
Tesla faces claims of exorbitant wait times and supracompetitive prices
Tesla recalls almost 363,000 cars due to self-driving defects
The latest of many recalls amid longstanding criticism of FSD
Biden administration mandates EV chargers be standardized to be eligible for federal funding
Tesla has already committed to opening 7,500 Superchargers to non-Tesla vehicles
Super Bowl ad shows alleged FSD-enabled Tesla running over child-size mannequins, hitting strollers, and driving erratically
Another critical ad from The Dawn Project
NTSB determines that Autopilot was not engaged at time of fatal Tesla crash
First responders found the driver's seat was empty
Steve Wozniak slams "dishonest" Elon Musk and Tesla, says they robbed him and his family
The Woz sees similarities between Musk and Steve Jobs
What just happened? People's opinion of Elon Musk tends to be split between those who love him and those who hate the billionaire. It appears that Steve Wozniak is closer to the latter camp. The Apple co-founder said Musk and Tesla "robbed" his family of money over false claims about the EV company's self-driving technology. "A lot of honesty disappears when you look at Elon Musk and Tesla," said Wozniak.
Tesla is investing an additional $3.6 billion into Nevada Gigafactory
The investment will fund two new factories and 3,000 more jobs
Tesla's director of software admits 2016 Autopilot demo video was staged
It was supposed to "portray what was possible to build the system"
WTF?! Remember the video Tesla released in 2016 that showed off the Autopilot driver-assist system, including its ability to stop at a red traffic light and move away once it turned green? According to Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla's director of Autopilot software, the video was staged.
Elon Musk becomes the first person in history to lose $200 billion
Mostly due to Tesla's declining share price
Elon Musk sold another $3.58 billion of Tesla shares this week
Musk previously said he was done selling, twice
Tesla is rolling out Steam integration to its Model S and Model X vehicles
Play Cyberpunk 2077 on your EV's infotainment system
Elon Musk is no longer the world's wealthiest person
What just happened? Elon Musk is often referred to as the richest person in the world, but not everyone agrees that he currently holds the title. According to Forbes, the Twitter boss has been overtaken on the rich list by Bernard Arnault, who is now number one with a $187.5 billion fortune.
Tesla said to be prepping a redesigned Model 3
Tesla wants to simplify manufacturing to reduce production costs
Sony and Honda thinking about adding a PlayStation 5 inside autonomous cars
Something to look forward to: Earlier this year, Sony and Honda announced a collaboration to develop various electric vehicles, some of which could be fully autonomous. The companies also heavily focused on the entertainment side of the upcoming cars, emphasizing this by revealing plans to include a PS5 in specific models.
Tesla's third recall of the month affects an additional 320,000 vehicles
The recalls are addressable using over-the-air updates
Tesla not expected to start mass production of the Cybertruck until late 2023
Missing the original target by two years
Many people think driver assistance features make a car fully autonomous
Keep your hands on the wheel
Tesla is dropping ultrasonic sensors from new vehicles as it moves to camera-only Tesla Vision
Some features in new cars will be temporarily unavailable as a result