Tesla did not have a good second quarter for 2024, and it could have been a whole lot worse had it not been for the U.S. government. Sure, profits fell 45 percent during the time period, but Tesla benefitted from one very important weapon for improving an income statement: regulatory credits. Tesla Had A Very … Read more
Tesla seems to be prioritizing Texas until the uncertainty fadesPhoto: Tesla Tesla announced it would be building a new factory in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, just across the U.S. border last year. Now, however, those plans seem to have stalled out, all thanks to the potential of a Trump presidency. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no stranger to making bold promises with little follow through, but maybe this time will be different. He just posted on his social media site X that Tesla will have humanoid robots in “low production” for the automaker’s internal use sometime next year. Then, they’ll “hopefully” be rolled out to … Read more
A Tesla sitting at an intersection in Nevada was hit by a Jeep on July 7. Instead of staying on the scene to swap insurance details, however, the Tesla sped away from the crash site and its owner had to fight to stop the car and bring it back under control. Walter Isaacson On Elon … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, July 5, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Elon Musk Loses $5 Billion Every Month At the start of … Read more
Tesla is having a heck of a time right now. The rollout of its flagship Cybertruck has been fraught with issues, sales of its entire lineup are stagnating and investors are getting worried that big boss Elon Musk is distracted by his other ventures, such as SpaceX and his takeover of Twitter. However, that might … Read more
A Tesla driver in California learned the hard way last week not to put too much faith in the company’s Autopilot system after the tech drove their car directly on to a train track, mistaking it for the road. People Are Relying on ADAS to Do Things it Can’t Do The incident happened in Woodland, … Read more
Happy Friday! It’s June 28, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Ram Good, Dodge Bad: JD Power JD Power’s latest Initial Quality Study … Read more
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, June 18, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Reggie Watts Is A Big Porsche Fan | Jalopnik Chats 1st Gear: Fisker Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. … Read more
A Tesla in full self-driving mode slammed into a California Highway Patrol cruiser that was already responding to a fatal crash last week. The electric car was running Tesla’s advanced driver assist feature Full Self-Driving when it smashed into the cop car, forcing officers on the scene to jump out of the way of the … Read more
