Consumer Reports has reinstated the 2021 Tesla Model 3 with pure vision Autopilot as a “Top Pick” after a top safety designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Tesla is no longer equipping Model 3 sedans and Model Y SUVs with radar sensors, instead choosing a camera-based system called Tesla Vision. At the time the… Continue reading IIHS Test Pushes Consumer Reports to Award Top Pick Status to Model 3
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Live: SpaceX Crew Demo-2 Splashdown
UPDATE: SpaceX’s Dragon capsule successfully splashed down, returning NASA astronauts back to earth safely. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are scheduled to splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico after a two-month stay at the International Space Station. The astronauts were carried to ISS aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, marking a return to human spaceflight… Continue reading Live: SpaceX Crew Demo-2 Splashdown
J.D. Power Report Says Tesla Vehicles Prone to Problems
J.D. Power 2020 Initial Quality Study did not favor the quality of Tesla vehicles. As part of its 2020 Initial Quality Study, Tesla owners reported more problems in their first 90 days of ownership than the other 31 U.S. auto brands included in the study. The average for 2020 model-year vehicles was 166 problems per 100… Continue reading J.D. Power Report Says Tesla Vehicles Prone to Problems
Tesla to Start Production of Ventilators at Fremont Factory
Tesla will partner with medical equipment manufacturer Medtronic to begin producing ventilators at the automaker’s Fremont, Calif. factory. Medtronic Chief Executive Omar Ishrak appeared Wednesday on CNBC and confirmed the two companies are combining efforts to build ventilators to meet the expected demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “Tesla is one that I think people… Continue reading Tesla to Start Production of Ventilators at Fremont Factory