Tesla is reportedly talking to the music industry about how it could offer its own music streaming service to customers. According to Recode, “Music industry sources say the carmaker has had talks with all of the major labels about licensing a proprietary music service that would come bundled with its cars, which already come equipped with…
Tesla has confirmed in a Bloomberg report that it is working with the Shanghai government to potentially produce cars in China. Such a deal would would likely enable Tesla to bring down manufacturing, labor and shipping costs. It would eliminate a 25 percent import tariff that makes Tesla’s vehicles more expensive in China. Bloomberg previously reported…
We’re excited to kick off a great TMC Connect this weekend that includes attendees and speakers spanning six continents. Filmmaker Chris Paine, Tesla alum Zak Edson, EV advocate Chelsea Sexton, and others will be giving talks and attendees will have the opportunity to connect with other Tesla and clean energy enthusiasts. The final schedule and…
Big changes have been made to Tesla’s Autopilot team. VP of Autopilot Software Chris Lattner has left the company, tweeting that Tesla was not a good fit. New to the company is deep learning and computer vision expert Andrej Karpathy, who most recently worked at OpenAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence nonprofit. Karpathy’s title will be…
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigned Tuesday, leaving the helm of the ride-hailing company he founded after reports of sexual harassment, discrimination and unsavory business practices at the company. The New York Times first reported Kalanick’s decision. According to the report, Kalanick’s move came after significant pressure from the company’s investors. He will remain on the…
Tesla is nearing an agreement to produce cars in China, according to a report from Bloomberg. The automaker would build facilities in the Lingang development zone of Shanghai, the report said. A local production effort would allow Tesla to avoid a 25 percent tax on vehicles, significantly lowering the price for consumers and helping Tesla…
The Air Force says weather conditions look questionable for Monday’s planned launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center. Forecasters said Friday that there’s only a 40 percent chance of favorable conditions for the two-hour launch window starting at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday carries a similar forecast. The rocket will launch the BulgariaSat 1 communications satellite….
