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An Arizona man says he was trapped in his Tesla in the extreme heat after the power died and he didn’t know how to escape. Investigators at Scripps News Phoenix found dozens of drivers have filed complaints with federal auto safety regulators who are urging car owners to learn how to manually get out in …
This is not Apple, Nvidia or even Tesla. It’s Congress members over the age of 70 pic.twitter.com/7wHtffIHlA — Not Jerome Powell (@alifarhat79) July 28, 2023
Leading electric car manufacturer Tesla programmed its dashboards to exaggerate how far the vehicles can drive on a single charge, and canceled service appointments for customers who noticed their cars’ range was shorter than expected, a report by Reuters found Thursday—the latest Tesla feature to face scrutiny. Key Takeaways Tesla programmers rigged the cars’ range-estimating software to …
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/19/tesla-tsla-earnings-q2-2023.html Tesla reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results. Revenue: $24.93 billion. That may not compare with the $24.47 billion expected by Refinitiv. Earnings: 91 cents per share adjusted. That may not compare with the 82 cents per share expected by Refinitiv. During the first quarter of 2023, Tesla reported revenue of $23.33 …
by Chris Black Do Chinese government officials own a large chunk of Tesla stock? Something is fishy with the numbers when all other data points show a drop in overall sales outside Tesla. The cars aren’t that popular in China. Tesla is way behind the Chinese domestic manufacturers. https://twitter.com/zerohedgeupdate/status/1678432848334962688
‘The hidden feature, aptly named “Elon Mode,” was discovered by a Tesla software hacker known online as @greentheonly. The anonymous hacker has dug deep into the vehicle code for years and uncovered things like how Tesla can lock you out of using your power seats or the center camera in the Model 3 before it …
via naturalnews: Teslas in autopilot mode has caused no less than 736 crashes since 2019 – including at least 17 fatal incidents, 11 of them since May 2022, and five serious injuries. This represents over 90 percent of automation-related car crashes. A recent analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data found that the number of crashes attributed to Tesla vehicles …
Shares of the electric vehicle giant run by the oft-erratic billionaire Elon Musk rallied to their highest price since early this year in Friday trading, as Musk’s net worth, battered badly by his controversial purchase and leadership of Twitter, closes in on once again becoming the largest in the world. Tesla shares ticked up 3% …
