Tesla ships 25K cars in Q1, beating estimates
Tesla (TSLA) said Sunday it delivered just over 25,000 vehicles in Q1, of which approx 13,450 were Model S and approx 11,550 were Model X. This was a new quarterly record for us and represents […]
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Startups are poaching self-driving engineers
A number of prominent engineers in the self-driving space have left firms such as Uber, Google and Tesla to work for startups or launch their own companies. One example is Peter Rander, who left Uber. […]
Lucid Motors looks to beat Tesla in China
The electric-car company Lucid Motors is looking to take on Tesla and other luxury automobile brands in China, says Chief Technology Officer Peter Rawlinson. The company has developed a prototype of a $100,000-plus car with […]
China’s Tencent makes $1.78B investment in Tesla
China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd has bought a 5 percent stake in U.S. electric car maker Tesla Inc for $1.78 billion. It is the latest investment by a Chinese internet company in the potentially lucrative market […]
Elon Musk has helped to launch a new startup called Neuralink
Elon Musk has helped to launch a new company called Neuralink and may play a “significant” leadership role in the venture, according to The Wall Street Journal. Neuralink is pursuing the opportunities with using brain […]
Tesla to start taking orders for solar roof tiles in April
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) will begin taking orders for its solar roof tiles next month, CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Friday. TSLA introduced the solar-powered roof shingles last October in leading up to the shareholder vote on […]
Tesla begins United Arab Emirates launch
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is set to start accepting online orders for the Model S and Model X in United Arab Emirates, reports Bloomberg. The local service center is expected to be opened in July and deliveries […]
Samsung Electronics to supply chips to Tesla
Jumping further into the auto industry after its $8B acquisition of Harman Industries last month, Samsung Electronics (OTC:SSNLF) has signed a contract to supply semiconductors to Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA). According to South Korea’s Electronic Times, […]
Tesla Motors acquires Grohmann Engineering for an undisclosed figure
The German engineering firm specializes in automated manufacturing processes. Tesla plans to use the company’s location in Germany as a base for Tesla Advanced Automation Germany. “We believe the result will yield exponential improvements in […]