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Tesla has announced that it is now taking orders for the $35,000 standard Model 3. The electric car will feature 220 miles of range, a top speed of 130 mph and 0-60 mph acceleration of 5.6 seconds. No compromises in safety were made from the longer-range version. A Model 3 Standard Range Plus is...

The Tesla Model X has become the first SUV to receive a perfect safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA.) SUVs are generally safer than cars due to their increased size, but a higher center of gravity causes the vehicles to rollover during tight maneuvering...

In a Twitter post, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that "Tesla Sentry Mode coming soon for all cars with Enhanced Autopilot" (EAP). This was in response to a Tesla owner who found a dent in his car close to the rear facing cameras. He expressed his desire for a 360 dash cam feature while parked...

Late last night, Elon Musk's Boring Company opened their first tunnel, and offered demonstrations to the press. The 1.14-mile-long runs under Hawthorne, California, with one end in a SpaceX parking lot and the other in a local neighborhood. Press members were given rides through the tunnel in a...

Reuters reports that one of the Boring Company's LA Tunnel has been blocked following accusations of "Musk of trying to evade a lengthy environmental review required for such projects." While the 2.7 mile tunnel under LA's west side was canceled, the Boring Company is still going ahead with a...

NASA and SpaceX have enjoyed a very fruitful business relationship, but a controversial interview where Elon Musk smoked weed and drank whiskey is allegedly endangering it. The Washington Post reports that the interview prompted a safety review of SpaceX. While NASA didn't specifically confirm...

SpaceX has won FCC approval to launch 7,518 Starlink low Earth orbit internet satellites into space. These satellites will initially create a blanket of internet coverage for the USA, but the program is expected to expand worldwide as SpaceX seeks to broaden the network to 12,000 units. Kepler...

According to a BBC report, scammers who hacked their way into several high profile Twitter accounts used Musk's likeness to scam people out of some Bitcoin. High profile accounts like Matlan, Pathe UK, and Pantheon Books had their handles and profile images changed to resemble Elon Musk or...

Elon Musk announced on Twitter that Tesla vehicles made within the past 2 years are getting upgraded auto-parking features. The new upgraded 'Summon' feature will allow Tesla vehicles to drive around a parking lot, read parking signs and find a parking spot on its own. Then the owner can...

A U.S. judge approved the settlement between Elon Musk, Tesla and the SEC. The settlement means that Elon Musk will lose his position as chairman at the electric car company for 3 years. He has to pay a $20 million fine and has agreed to have his communications controlled by a board committee...

The Tesla Model 3 has gone where no electric car has gone before. The America's best-selling sedan list has never had an electric car crack into the top 10 ranking before, but against all odds and SEC settlements, Elon Musk has done it. It is noted that the number of Tesla Model 3 cars sold to...

Tesla has made progress ramping up their production lines as the electric car manufacturer has produced ~80,000 vehicles in the third quarter according to sources familiar with the company. Electrek says that Tesla made almost as many cars in 3Q as the last two quarters combined. 53,000 Model...

Social media darling and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been charged with fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a series of tweets in which he announced "Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured." He later said that he was in talks with the Saudis to fund a bid...

Elon Musk is having a rough time of it lately and he has even admitted that his Tesla job is causing him to crack under the pressure. During his interview with the New York Times he alternated between tears and laughter and admitted he has to take Ambien to sleep sometimes. Considering some of...

Elon Musk has revealed that a great deal of the funding to take Tesla private will come from the Saudi Arabia sovereign wealth fund. He backed up his August 7th claim that the funding was secured by revealing that the Managing Director of the fund had contacted him multiple times over the...

It's been all over the financial news regarding Elon Musk's recent tweet about taking Tesla private at $420 a share and now his own board may ask him to put up or shut up. This move follows reports that the SEC is looking into his tweets. Personally, I believe taking the company private might do...

In a letter to employees, Tesla CEO Elon Musk expressed his desire to take Tesla private to avoid the scrutiny of short sellers. He set a target price of $420/share which is a 20% premium on the company's post second quarter earnings and values the company at $71.7 billion. All he needs is a...

Reuters is reporting that several people familiar with the Blue Origin program say Jeff Bezos is throwing big money at the program to get his New Glenn heavy-launch vehicle off the ground. Flight tests for this rocket are at least two years off and this puts him between a rock and space...

Elon Musk announced that Tesla will begin building its own AI chips for self-driving cars during their earnings call yesterday. Until now they've been using Nvidia's Drive Platform, but they say their in-house chips will focus on their specific needs and will run faster than current hardware...

Elon Musk is wanting to keep Tesla in the news as much as possible and his latest stunt is a tweet telling his loyal followers that the next software update will have Easter Eggs in the way of Atari games. The games to be included haven't been identified, but they will be able to be played on...

A group of more than 170 companies and over 2,600 individuals have signed a pledge not to develop killer robots. One of the noteworthy members of this group is Elon Musk and he has long warned of the dangers of AI to humanity. However, while it's a good first step it's just a drop in the bucket...

As of today you will no longer find the $35,000 price listed for the Model 3. Ars Technica contacted Tesla about this change and all they could get out of Tesla is they plan to offer one for that price in the future. That future time frame wasn't provided. I think most of us that have followed...

Fired Tesla employee Martin Tripp has filed a whistleblower complaint with the SEC alleging Tesla misled investors and put its customers at risk. If you recall, Martin Tripp was fired from Tesla for stealing confidential and trade secret information and then sued by Tesla. Is he being vindictive...

Elon Musk thinks some of his SpaceX and Boring Company engineers might be able to help the Thai government rescue the boys that have been stuck in a flooded cave for the last two weeks. Since the Boring Company is all about boring holes underground it makes sense to send them and their ground...

When it rains on Tesla it pours according to internal documents disclosed to Reuters. The documents and seven current and former Tesla employees claim the company is going to cutdown the size of their residential solar business that they purchased for $2.6B just two years ago. This is part of...

SpaceX just received a $130M contract to launch an Air Force satellite with their Falcon Heavy rocket. If you think about this it's pretty amazing they got the contract when only one Falcon Heavy has been launched to date. Either SpaceX made an offer the Air Force couldn't refuse or the Falcon...

Things must be getting desperate at Tesla these days because they have erected giant tents as production facilities in an attempt to speed up production to meet promised production goals. It's not an ideal situation for them, but they have to do something to stop the bleeding. Considering the...

Elon Musk allegedly sent a company wide email that detailed acts of sabotage by a Tesla employee who was angry over not receiving a promotion. The employee is accused of making direct code changes to the Tesla Manufacturing Operating System under false user names and exporting Tesla's sensitive...

Elon Musk and his Boring Company are going to be building tunnels from O'Hare to the Loop in Chicago (WARNING auto play video) if the mayor gets his way. They are hoping the tunnels will hope to reduce gridlock in the city and speed up the commute between the business district and the airport...

SpaceX postponed its planned launch of their Block 5 Falcon 9 rocket yesterday after an automatic launch shutdown occurred. They aren't sure what caused the shutdown, however, they are going to try again today to launch this updated rocket. Further, the latest Falcon 9 is approved for Crewed...

Elon is pretty happy these days because his first tunnel under L.A. is almost complete. He plans to offer free rides in a few months and also plans to give priority to pods carrying pedestrians and cyclists who will pay less than the cost of a bus ticket. This is great and might be a game...

A bunch of Tesla fans decided to crowdfund a campaign to buy Elon Musk a new sofa after he said the one he was using wasn't very comfortable. This really started out as a joke, but it ended up raising $8K to buy the billionaire a new sofa. However, once it was all said and done the sofa was...

In the latest earning call for Tesla, Elon Musk has predicted that once his cars are upgraded for autonomous driving that the owners will be able to share them out for others as 'Robo-Uber' cars. This is an interesting idea, but I don't see someone letting their $100K car just drive off on its...

A recent report from the NASA IG reveals that future ISS cargo costs are going to increase and the amount of cargo delivered is going to decrease. This is the result of SpaceX raising their launch prices by 50 percent and NASA selecting three suppliers instead of two causing each competitor to...

Earlier today Elon Musk tweeted that he is building a cyborg dragon. That is all. Maybe he plans on using it to protect his new couch? An upside is depending on the programming it may be less deadly than using Autopilot mode in a Tesla :D

Los Angeles is looking at putting the 2.7-mile tunnel Elon Musk is going to bore onto the fast track. The plan is to exempt the construction from the California Environmental Quality Act and shave a few years off of the project. Also, early in March Musk tweeted the priority of the project would...

Life can be tough. Even if you're worth $20 billion, apparently you still can't afford a decent sofa, luckily, the internet is here to help. A few days ago Elon Musk gave us a rare look inside the Model 3 factory in an interview with CBS This Morning. During the interview, Musk showed where he...

You can't say Elon Musk and his ventures aren't forward thinking because his SpaceX company is planning to replace long-haul aircraft flights with rocket transportation in the next 10 years. The idea is to use the BFR to launch 100 passengers on a trip to anywhere in the world within half an...

The FCC has approved the deployment of a 4,425 satellite constellation for SpaceX. The satellites will be in support of the Starlink internet service that Elon Musk envisions will provide affordable internet services to remote areas that are currently underserved. However, there is one caveat...

Time is reporting that Elon Musk has deleted the Facebook accounts for SpaceX and Tesla following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Following a call on twitter to delete facebook, Elon Musk was not even aware of the pages existance. Musk shortly after deleted both accounts. While the quote below...