TechTechTesla Engineer Explains What a Model S Plaid Does When You Activate 'Drag Strip Mode'The suspension lowers, the battery warms up, and the motors cool down, all in anticipation of doing 0-60 in 1.99…ByBob SorokanichPublishedMarch 23, 2023UpdatedYesterdayComments (39)Save
NewsRead ThisNewsRead ThisTesla’s Self-Driving Ambitions Are Further and Further AwayA new report from The Washington Post uncovered the corners cut by Elon Musk in his race to make Teslas drive…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMarch 21, 2023Comments (38)Save
NewsRead ThisNewsRead ThisCars With Self-Driving Capabilities Are Watching YouHumans aren't great at monitoring assisted-driving systems while they're controlling a car. Will more driver…ByErin MarquisPublishedMarch 16, 2023Comments (3)Save
Car CultureCar CulturePete Buttigieg Isn’t a Fan of Tesla’s AutopilotThe Transportation Secretary said the name Autopilot lacked "common sense."ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedMarch 14, 2023Comments (12)Save
NewsNewsMusk Says Upcoming Small EV Will Operate Mostly Autonomously, And You Can Definitely Believe Him This TimeDon't pay attention to Elon's track record with promises like this. The nearly autonomous $25,000 Tesla is almost…ByCollin WoodardPublishedMarch 8, 2023Comments (55)Save
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsTesla Autopilot May Be Responsible for Another Fatal Crash Into a FiretruckNHTSA investigators suspect that Autopilot is behind a collision between a 2014 Tesla Model S and a firetruck.ByJosé Rodríguez Jr.PublishedMarch 8, 2023Comments (29)Save
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftFord Is Trying Hard to Stop Being FordThe automaker is still working on quality issues that have plagued the company for years. Plus, another fatal Tesla…ByErik ShillingPublishedFebruary 21, 2023Comments (69)Save
NewsNewsCalifornia Cops to Tesla Drivers: No, You Still Can't Sleep at the Wheel of Your CarAfter all these years Tesla owners still aren't getting the message.ByErin MarquisPublishedFebruary 15, 2023Comments (16)Save
NewsNewsConsumer Reports Isn't So Impressed With Tesla's Autopilot AnymoreCR used to rank Tesla second for driver assistance and now ranks it seventh.ByCollin WoodardPublishedJanuary 25, 2023Comments (26)Save
NewsNewsEmails Show Elon Musk Was Directly Involved In Staged Self-Driving Video“I will be telling the world that this is what the car *will* be able to do, not that it can do this upon receipt.”ByCollin WoodardPublishedJanuary 20, 2023Comments (30)Save
NewsNewsTesla Engineer Testifies Self-Driving Video from 2016 Was StagedRecently released testimony reveals Tesla actually crashed while attempting to park in Autopilot.ByErin MarquisPublishedJanuary 17, 2023Comments (26)Save
NewsNewsWatch Tesla FSD Cause an Eight-Car Pile-Up the Same Day Musk Made it Available to EveryoneThe crash on the San Francisco Bay Bridge sent nine people to the hospital just hours after Musk opened the "Full…ByCollin WoodardPublishedJanuary 10, 2023Comments (304)Save
NewsNewsTesla Under Investigation for Tweet Promising to Remove Full Self Driving Beta Safe GuardsAnnouncement of the investigation comes the same day Tesla shortens FSD Beta 'Jail' sentence for improper use.ByErin MarquisPublishedJanuary 9, 2023Comments (12)Save
NewsNews'Probably Drunk' Tesla Owner Let FSD Beta Take the WheelFull-Self Driving Mode is anything but, and extremely dangerous if the driving isn't aware at all times.ByErin MarquisPublishedJanuary 9, 2023Comments (32)Save
NewsNewsTesla in Full-Self Driving Mode Caused 8 Car Pile-Up on Bay Bridge: Report [Updated]Nine people were injured in the Thanksgiving Day crash.ByErin MarquisPublishedDecember 22, 2022Comments (38)Save
NewsNewsTesla's Promise of a Fully Self-Driving Car Merely an 'Aspirational Goal,' Lawyers SayFull Self Driving Capability's $15,000 price tag is for the dream of a real self-driving car, not the actual product.ByErin MarquisPublishedDecember 13, 2022Comments (71)Save
Car BuyingTeslaCar BuyingTeslaTesla Is Adding Radar Back To Cars Next Year: DocsSeems like Tesla Vision hasn't worked out quite how the company hoped.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedDecember 7, 2022Comments (47)Save
TechTechWe Still Don't Know Anything About the Tesla SemiDespite the fact CEO Elon Musk delivered the first Semi to PepsiCo, little is known about the electric truck.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedDecember 2, 2022Comments (97)Save
NewsNewsTeslas Can Now Reportedly Detect Cheat Devices That Allow Hands-Free DrivingConsidering how dangerous those devices are, that's a good thing.ByCollin WoodardPublishedNovember 30, 2022Comments (11)Save
Car CultureCar CultureTesla 'Full Self Driving' Is Now Available to Drivers Who Failed Tesla's Safety TestsThe driver-assistance system was previously only available to drivers who scored high on the company's safety…ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedNovember 28, 2022Comments (101)Save