Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has discussed where it would get some Tesla revenue in exchange for providing the carmaker access to its technology and resources, the latest example of the growing interconnectedness of Musk’s companies, The Wall Street Journal reported. Under a proposed arrangement as described to investors, Tesla would license xAI’s artificial-intelligence models to help power its driver-assisted
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now requiring employees to install and show customers how to use the latest version of the company’s premium driver assistance system, which is marketed as “FSD” or Full Self-Driving, before completing a vehicle delivery in North America, CNBC reported. “Going forward, it is mandatory in North America to install and activate FSD V12.3.1 and take
Tesla has said that insider wrongdoing was to blame for a data breach affecting more than 75,000 company employees, TechCrunch reported. Tesla, the electric car maker owned by Elon Musk, said in a data breach notice filed with Maine’s attorney general that an investigation had found that two former employees leaked more than 75,000 individuals’ personal information to a foreign
Teslarati reported that an increasing number of Tesla owners who purchased the Full Self-Driving suite for their vehicles have reported receiving access to FSD Beta. This was despite some of the owners claiming that their cars have garnered less than 100 Autopilot miles and that their Safety Score was less than 80. According to Teslarati, some Tesla owners remarked that
In March of 2021, Elon Musk announced on Twitter that people could buy a Tesla with Bitcoin. Yesterday, Elon Musk changed his mind about that. Elon Musk tweeted “Tesla & Bitcoin”, and included a screenshot of a statement: Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin. We are concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions,
Elon Musk, the “Technoking of Tesla”, used Twitter to post some information that people who love cryptocurrency will probably enjoy. His tweet said: “You can now buy a Tesla with Bitcoin.” In a second tweet wrote: “Pay by Bitcoin capability available outside US later this year.” CNBC reported that Tesla revealed last month that it had bought $1.5 billion worth
The self-driving car. It's the dream of daily commuters and crosstown drivers alike. What would you do with all of the time you could save by not having to pay attention to the road during your trip to work? Or how about those occasions when you just don't have time to drive the kids to the mall (again)? Self-driving cars have