Marc UrbanoCar and Driver Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature in its Autopilot system was released as a closed beta this week, and CEO Elon Musk said today he is hopeful there will be a wide release by the end of the year. Tesla recently rewrote most of the software for …
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SpaceX released a simulator that teaches you how to dock with the International Space Station. According to SpaceX, this the actual interface that astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley used during the Demo-2 mission. The magic number: 0.2. Think you have what it takes to be an astronaut? SpaceX has …
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The Washington PostGetty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday afternoon that Tesla will be suing Alameda County and moving the Tesla HQ out of California. The Fremont, California, facility will not be shuttered for now, but its fate will depend on “how Tesla is treated in the future,” …
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Starlink Satellites/picture allianceGetty Images Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, says his Starlink internet service—part of SpaceX, another Musk-helmed company—will begin private beta testing in three months. SpaceX’s Starlink has over 400 satellites in orbit of a planned 40,000. Starlink is designed to improve previous satellite internet access in many more …
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David McNew + AFP/Getty Images Musk sent a companywide email to Space-X employees downplaying the risk of the coronavirus. The CEO told employees that if they’re feeling sick, they ought to stay home, but earlier in the week stated on Twitter that the fatality rate was “greatly overstated.” As of …
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The Washington PostGetty Images Tesla already has factories in the United States (that’s the Model 3 under construction at the Fremont, California, plant shown above), China, and soon Germany. CEO Elon Musk routinely announces news via Twitter, and a new factory could help the company keep up with battery demand …
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