Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self Driving technology and nine other assisted-driving systems marketed by major automakers received “poor” ratings from the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in a new study released on Tuesday. The IIHS, a safety research arm of the insurance industry, also said there is no evidence that Autopilot or other assisted-driving systems … Read more
Tesla will aim to ship its Roadster electric sports car next year, the electric vehicle maker’s CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday. “Tonight, we radically increased the design goals for the new Tesla Roadster,” Musk said in a post on X, adding that Roadster’s production design will be completed and unveiled by the end of this year. Tesla CEO Elon Musk … Read more
Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it has sold in the US because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small. The recall of nearly 2.2 million vehicles announced Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is a sign of stepped-up scrutiny of the electric vehicle maker. The agency also … Read more
Throw some shrimp on the grille. An influencer is sparking a stir online by posting a video of herself preparing an elaborate seafood boil with an electric cooker inside her all-white Tesla. “Elon baby we’ve come a long way,” Alyssa Lauren Manaig captioned an Instagram clip of her unusual to-go recipe. Using what appears to … Read more
Tesla on Thursday published prices for its long-delayed Cybertruck electric pickup, starting at $60,990 for the lowest cost variant, over 50% more than what CEO Elon Musk had touted in 2019. Musk drove a Cybertruck onto a stage to cheers from the crowd and later handed keys to about a dozen customers at an event in Austin, Texas. The Cybertruck has a … Read more
Looks like a “Gladiator” sequel could be in the making. An official from Italy’s ministry of culture has reportedly reached out to Twitter and Tesla head Elon Musk and Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg to coordinate a fight at the historic Colosseum in Rome. The Post has asked for confirmation from the ministry. In response, Musk, … Read more
The Meta CEO doesn’t need to Zucker-punch Elon Musk to win their cage match. UFC legend turned Brazilian jiu-jitsu trainer Matt Serra has his proverbial money on Mark Zuckerberg, 39, sending Musk, 51, to Mars should the two actually have an MMA brawl — as recently suggested by Twitter’s owner. “I say Zuckerberg wins by a … Read more
When Seattle-based software engineer William Shimizu bought his white Model Y Tesla last year, the 34-year-old was over the moon. “You sit in it and it feels like you’re in the cockpit of a rocket ship,” Shimizu told The Post of the $55,000 car. He considered the all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E, but the Model Y … Read more
Radio Flyer is recalling all the Tesla Cyberquad for Kids ATVs it built in partnership with the automaker for failing to meet safety standards. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the battery-powered vehicle “fails to comply with the federal mandatory safety standard requirements for youth ATVs, including mechanical suspension and maximum tire pressure.” It … Read more