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Over the weekend, the official Tesla account published information about the upcoming Spring Release software update. While we're still waiting for that to reach customer cars, we've now got our first look at the new update running on a vehicle. X user @The_Alfather has shared a photo of the latest 2024.14 build that shows for the first time, a full-screen visualisation of Autopilot. For...

I recently had the chance to spend a week with the 2024 Tesla Model 3 Highland Refresh and now it's time to detail my thoughts in a full review. The first major update to the Model 3 since its inception more than 5 years ago is a big one, while the car shares the same nameplate, the car features changes to almost every part of...

Tesla has made a major change to their Full Self-Driving price overnight. The monthly cost for their software upgrade in the US and Canada has been slashed to US$99 and CAD$99 respectively, a significant change that has the potential to shake up the way we think about autonomous driving technology. Recently Tesla offered a 1-month free trial to Tesla owners in the US and Canada,...

Elon Musk has just announced on X that Tesla will hold a Robotaxi unveil event on August 8th, 2024. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1776351450542768368 For Tesla's robotaxi (no steering wheel and pedals) to be unveiled and ultimately head to production, the company needs to have the software locked away. We have seen good progress with Version 12 of FSD, but there are still items that need to be addressed...

Right now, version 12.3 of Tesla's Full Self Driving software is rolling out across millions of vehicles from North America to Canada, showing that Tesla has confidence the technology is ready for prime time. In the last week, the company announced that all compatible cars in NA would receive a 1 month free trial of the software. This has never been done before. Over...

In the past 24-48 hours Tesla has been rolling out their latest FSD Beta Software, version 12.3. From the posts and videos shared by FSD Beta testers, the new release has widely been regarded as a significant improvement over previous builds. The software is still in development and still isn't perfect, but is behaving in the most human-link way we've seen so far. Elon...

This week I've had the opportunity to spend time with the refreshed Tesla Model 3. This post focuses on the insane number of differences between the original Model 3 (2019) and the refreshed Model 3 (2024). Tesla is famous for implementing changes on the fly in their production lines and while we've seen some iteration over the years, it's worth reflecting on what all those...

It's been the best part of 5 years since I took delivery of my Model 3 in 2019, and now I have the chance to spend a week behind the wheel of the refreshed Tesla Model 3. In that time, there have been some small changes, but this model is the big refresh many had been waiting for. Having collected the car from Melbourne, I...