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  1. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla, SEC Agree to New Twitter Rules

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has been clear that he does not respect the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, but he has agreed to at least respect their rules for what he can say on Twitter, according to an agreement filed late Friday. The amended filing in the in U.S. District Court...
  2. TMC Staff

    Blog Musk, S.E.C. Granted Extra Week to Settle Twitter Feud

    Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange Commission will get a little more time to work it out. U.S. Judge Alison Nathan is giving both parties a one-week extension to settle an ongoing dispute over Musk’s use of Twitter. The judge initially called for a resolution to be agreed upon by April...
  3. R

    Cost of FSD to start increasing after May 1st

    Elon Tweeted that the cost of FSD will start substantially increase after May 1st. In a reply to the tweet he hinted it could be as much as a $3,000 increase. Elon Musk on Twitter
  4. TMC Staff

    Tesla Autopilot To Eventually Avoid Potholes Too? Videos

    Potholes update requested Potholes are one of the concerns for Tesla Autopilot users, as well as those who drive manually and know how many times it’s needed to avoid the potholes within a lane, or sometimes even by entering other lanes. Whether the computer will be able to address the issue...
  5. TMC Staff

    Judge Orders Musk, Regulators to Meet on Tweets

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange Commission have been ordered by a judge to meet for at least an hour to try to settle the agency’s objections to Musk’s social media posts. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan said on Friday that both sides have until April 18 to...
  6. Ty_McMahan

    Blog Musk's Dispute With SEC Goes to Court Thursday

    The Securities and Exchange Commission told the judge considering its complaint against Elon Musk that there is no reason for the parties to gather in court. There most recent filing essentially declared victory. “The SEC respectfully submits that, because there appears to be no disputed issues...
  7. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Clarifies Return Policy After Conflicting Tweet From CEO

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk sparked some confusion Wednesday when he tweeted information about Tesla’s return policy that conflicted with the policy stated online. Hours later, Tesla updated the policy stated online to match the boss’s interpretation. Under the previous policy, the...
  8. TMC Staff

    Blog Musk Says Criteria for Saving a Tesla Store is ‘Significant Sales’

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk sent a letter to employees Wednesday to offer more clarity around the company’s decision to close stores. The email obtained by CNBC lays out a plan that seems prudent for the company – keep high-traffic, high-sales stores open. Close stores that don’t produce...
  9. TMC Staff

    Biggest Delivery Wave In Tesla History Is Underway, Says Musk

    Let’s all just ride this here wave. Tesla CEO Elon Musk emailed all Tesla employees to detail an unprecedented delivery push. The Tesla delivery wave is higher than ever and this is gonna be epic. Of course, it’s driven largely by the Tesla Model 3. The email, which went out today, states: “What...
  10. TMC Staff

    Blog Musk’s Lawyers Fire Back at SEC’s Call for Contempt

    Tesla says the Securities Exchange Commission is attempting to violate CEO Elon Musk’s First Amendment rights in retaliation for his televised criticism of regulators. Musk agreed in October to settle an SEC fraud complaint related to his tweets touting that he had “funding secured” to take...
  11. Ty_McMahan

    Boring Company Chicago: Can They Dig It?

    When it comes to Elon Musk’s plan to dig an 18-mile high-speed transit tunnel under Chicago, it seems they’re not “digging” it. “They” being former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who will be considered by voters in a mayoral runoff election on...
  12. Ty_McMahan

    Blog 'How Embarrassing' Could Musk's Fight With the SEC Get?

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk continues to brazenly trash talk the Securities and Exchange Commission. He does it right out in the open. He does not respect the SEC. In fact he once said these words to 60 Minutes reporter Leslie Stahl: “I want to be clear. I do not respect the SEC.” So, it...
  13. KarenRei

    What will the Thursday announcement be about?

    Just thought I'd create this poll for fun :) Too bad I couldn't list more choices due to forum technical constraints. ED: I'd classify any news about Buffalo under "a new production facility". Technically it's not "new", but.... ED2: I'd call the establishment of a JV either an "acquisition" or...
  14. TMC Staff

    Blog Writer Stephen King Reviews Tesla Fart Mode: 'Pretty Stupid...Also Quite Amusing'

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk often responds to owners thoughts on Twitter, so it was not surprising to see him thank an owner for feedback and praise about one of Tesla’s features on Sunday. You just don’t expect the interaction to involve famed novelist Stephen King offering that he’s “sort...
  15. TMC Staff

    Blog Bach Away From the Vehicle: Tesla to Deter Thieves With Horror Film Music

    Tesla cars will now provide a soundtrack for car thieves as a new security feature, Chief Executive Elon Musk announced in a tweet. Owners can now elect to blast Bach’s Toccata and Fugue – the famed organ tune used in movies to illustrate horror and villainy – when the car’s sensors and...
  16. BobAbooey

    Stephen King like the “fart app” lol

  17. TMC Staff

    Sentry Mode Coming Soon For Tesla Cars With Enhanced Autopilot

    How about having a way to record the surroundings of your Tesla to catch culprits? Due to Tesla’s Enhanced Autopilot and its multiple cameras, the automaker can provide many upcoming over-the-air updates. Not too long ago, the promised TeslaCam (standard integrated dashcam) feature came...
  18. TMC Staff

    Tesla Referral Program To End As Base Model 3 Comes Online

    There’s been much animosity toward the Tesla Referral Program, and now it will go away. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced via Twitter, that the infamous (or famed depending on your interests and situation) Tesla Referral Program will come to an abrupt end. This is not to say that there won’t...
  19. TMC Staff

    Musk Suggests 2020 Roadster Will Levitate With SpaceX Parts

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Twitter this week that the next version of the company’s Roadster sports car could hover over the ground with the help of thrusters borrowed from his rocket company. Musk was responding to a follower who sent him a GIF of the flying Delorean from...
  20. La Piazza

    Commentary: This isn't a story about a car. This is a story about the future of the human race

    My father found this funny commentary by an Aussie, with little kids, driving them in a Model X. ttps://www.cnet.com/news/driving-a-tesla-model-x-in-the-end-times/
  21. TMC Staff

    Boring Company Shows Off First Completed Tunnel

    The Boring Company’s initial Test Tunnel, located in Hawthorne, Calif., was unveiled Tuesday. The tunnel is being used for the research and development of the Boring Company’s tunneling and public transportation systems. The company also released footage of a Tesla Model X being lowered into...
  22. TMC Staff

    WSJ: Musk Called Out for Using SpaceX Resources for Boring Co.

    A Wall Street Journal report says SpaceX investors called out Chief Executive Elon Musk about using the space exploration company’s resources for his tunnel digging effort the Boring Company. Musk has been known to leverage assets across his various technology company’s. Musk personally...
  23. TMC Staff

    Musk: ‘I Do Not Respect the SEC’

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk continues to beef with the Securities and Exchange Commission. His latest shot at the government agency responsible for enforcing federal securities laws came in a 60 Minutes interview that aired Sunday. “I want to be clear, I do not respect the SEC,” Musk said...
  24. TMC Staff

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk On 60 Minutes: Videos Galore

    Elon Musk talks Twitter, GM, the SEC and more Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sat down with Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes for a lengthy discussion. But rather than simply focusing on production numbers or future products, Lesley’s interview often dives into more personal topics. Namely Elon’s...
  25. TMC Staff

    Musk: Tesla Faced Severe Threat of Death

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company faced a “severe threat of death” due to the Model 3 production ramp. In fact, Tesla was “within single-digit weeks” of dying, he told Axios on HBO. Tesla struggled, but overcame to hit its production targets in June, and turned a profit in October for the...
  26. TMC Staff

    Musk Says Tesla Vehicle Production Is Typically Battery Cell Constrained

    Unsurprisingly, batteries are the culprit holding back large volume expansion by the carmaker. While plenty are ready to bash Tesla on short notice, with such a novelty product, it’s not that simple to make all things work. At once. After all, the initial product market introduction and high...
  27. TMC Staff

    Video: Boring Company Breaks New Ground, Announces Medieval Castle Watchtower

    The first tunnel at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorn, CA is nearing completion The Boring Company (TBC) currently has several high-speed underground transportation projects in the works. Most are still in the preliminary planning stages. However, a 2-mile test tunnel located beneath SpaceX’s...
  28. S

    Think You Know Tesla? Take Bloomberg's 30-Question Quiz

    How well do you know Elon Musk's electric car company? Take the below quiz to test your knowledge.. Quiz I got 17 right out of 30. Whats yours? post your scores here!
  29. TMC Staff

    Musk Personally Pushes Autopilot To The Limit To Improve System

    The Tesla CEO is very hands-on. And off! Tesla CEO Elon Musk takes a very hands-on approach to running the electric vehicle manufacturer. From acting as product architect to spending time on the assembly line torquing bolts, his fingerprints are literally smudged across every part of the...
  30. TMC Staff

    Tesla Filing: SEC Issued Subpoena Over Model 3 Production

    The Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice are investigating projections made last year about Model 3 production rates, according to a regulatory filing. The filing from Tesla admits to investigations regarding Elon Musk’s statement  of “considering taking Tesla...
  31. Ty_McMahan

    Can Musk's 'Cyberpunk' Pickup Deliver a 'Smackdown?'

    Consider Tesla’s incredible all-electric product pipeline – a version of America’s current favorite, the crossover SUV; a top-down, wind-in-your-hair roadster that aims to be the “fastest production car ever;” a semi with a powertrain guaranteed for a million miles that hopes to disrupt the...
  32. TMC Staff

    Elon Musk Buys $10M Worth of Tesla Stock

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has purchased around $10 million worth of additional shares in the company and may grab another $20 million in stock soon, according to a regulatory filing. The filing shows that Musk purchased 29,844 shares of Tesla worth $9.997 million in open market...
  33. TMC Staff

    Blog Judge Approves Settlement Between Musk & SEC

    A U.S. judge on Tuesday approved a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission, Tesla, and Chief Executive Elon Musk related to his tweets about taking the company private. Under the terms of the settlement: Musk will step down as Tesla’s Chairman and be replaced by an...
  34. TMC Staff

    Tesla Files Joint Letter With SEC Asking Court to Approve Settlement

    Tesla, Elon Musk, and the SEC have jointly filed court papers seeking approval for a settlement related to Musk’s “funding secured” tweet. “The parties believe that resolution of these cases consistent with the proposed settlement terms is in the best interest of investors, including Tesla...
  35. TMC Staff

    Blog Musk Tells Employees Company is on Cusp of Profitability

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk sent a note to employees over the weekend saying the company was very close to achieving its goal of profitability, according to a report from Bloomberg. “We are very close to achieving profitability and proving the naysayers wrong, but, to be certain, we must...
  36. TMC Staff

    Blog Musk Settles SEC Fraud Charges, Will Step Down as Tesla’s Chairman

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk will give up his chairman title under the terms of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to fraud charges, according to a release. Musk and Tesla have agreed to settle the charges against them without admitting or denying the SEC’s...
  37. buttershrimp

    FREE ELON MUSK!

    What the hell is going on in America? WTF? Seriously SEC? Seriously? Stupid for Elon to tweet that? Yes. Fine Worthy? Sure. Intentionally lying? Nope. Intentionally misleading? No, the opposite. Intentionally manipulating the stock? Nope. Does he hate short sellers? Yes, and so...
  38. B

    SEC Lawsuit

    Woah. Sort of speaks for itself. S.E.C. Sues Tesla’s Elon Musk, Seeking to Bar Him From Running Any Public Company
  39. Heimdallr

    Elon Musk on The Joe Rogan Experience

    I think this deserves its own thread: Elon Musk on Twitter 09:30pm PT on Thursday What do you expect? 2+ hours, unscripted, broad, lots of time for Elon to talk about what he would like... What about the timing? Does this simply mean that 5000+ weekly production is a done thing? Or is this a...
  40. TMC Staff

    Musk Says Access to V9 Software is Weeks Away

    Tesla’s highly-anticipated Software Version 9 is “not right yet,” according to Chief Executive Elon Musk, who tweeted that he’s been running the update in his own car. Still, “advanced early access users” are expected to receive the new software “in a week or two,” then the release will be...
  41. Lex_MIT

    New podcast on Artificial Intelligence from MIT

    I'm starting a new podcast on AI simply called "Artificial Intelligence". It'll include accessible, big-picture conversations (at MIT and beyond) on the nature of intelligence. Some big names and brilliant minds coming up in the fall. I'm posting it on TMC because there will be some people from...
  42. S

    Elon is still throwing out pedophile accusations. He has learned nothing.

    This is extremely troubling. Does he really have the same lack of self control as the president? Is his brain fried? I never thought I'd say these words, but I really hope that guy is a pedophile. And elon has evidence. Otherwise he's gone nuts.
  43. MelaniainLA

    NIB in West Los Angeles: Elon Musk Signature HWPC Wall Charger $500

    Hi everyone, I am selling my brand new, in box, never opened, Elon Musk Signature HPWC Tesla Wall Charger. I had waited so long that I just bought one. Asking $500 cash (firm), and it's for local pickup -- we live in Brentwood/Los Angeles on Montana Ave at Barrington, near San Vicente. Not...
  44. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla to Bring Calendar Sync to Model 3

    A calendar integration feature available on the Tesla Model S and Model X will soon be available to Model 3 owners, Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a tweet. The feature syncs the user’s phone calendar to show scheduled events for the next 48 hours on the car’s main touchscreen. If the...
  45. buttershrimp

    Do you like Advice? Ariana Huffington is full of it.

    Dear Ariana Huffington, As a recently widowed single mom working 2 jobs while taking care of my aging mother and 4 kids in South Dakota... I long wondered how I could achieve peak efficiency. Then, like a beacon through the night, your advice to Elon Musk came, and just like that, my...
  46. SOULPEDL

    Short-shorts taunting going too far?

    Trust me, I've been laughing the whole time on this topic. But this morning, after reading multiple Elon tweets on Short-shorts, I imagined the tortoise doing a dance before the finish line which didn't feel like the ideal story ending. Something felt wrong. I don't think we've won yet, the...
  47. TMC Staff

    Blog Report: Tesla’s Board to Meet With Advisors About Take-Private Deal

    Tesla’s board of directors plans to meet next week with financial advisors to discuss a plan to take the company private, according to a report from CNBC citing people familiar with the matter. Musk tweeted this week that he would like to take the company private and has secured funding to do...
  48. TexasTeslaRacing

    Tesla going Private @ $420?

    Anyone have thoughts on this? Elon says he has the money to do it. Elon Musk on Twitter
  49. J

    Tesla Q2 2018 earnings thread

    Revenue grew 43% to $4 billion Adjusted net loss of $520.2 million or $3.06 per share Operating cash flow remained in the negative territory at $129.6 billion Total vehicle production rose 55% sequentially to 53,339 units in Q2, while shipments jumped 80% to 40,740 units Expects to produce...
  50. TMC Staff

    Musk Tags Along for Model 3 Home Delivery

    Tesla delivery day is an exciting event in itself, but imagine if Elon Musk showed up to hand over the car. A new Model 3 owner had that experience over the weekend. Musk re-tweeted the owner Devin Scott, who shared photos of the delivery. Tesla is attempting to solve for a backlog of...