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24 hours is a long time at Tesla. Overnight Elon Musk has been on Twitter expressing his dissatisfaction in being told he can’t fire up production at their Freemont facility. As we know with the return to work programs across the globe, the situation differs dramatically based on the...
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The latest time Elon Musk was on Joe Rogan’s podcast was back in 2018 and that created quite a stir. In 2020, he’s back in the hot seat and the two discuss many topics over the course of the 2-hour interview. As always, Rogan’s questioning produces some interesting responses,...
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Today, Tesla hit go on the wide scale rollout of their latest OTA software update, with plenty of users reporting online they’re seeing the update available through their mobile app. Version 2020.12.11.1 delivers FSD Visualization Improvements. These improvements mean that more of the world around your vehicle are displayed...
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Minecraft is a phenomenon, with an estimated 112Â million monthly players. Despite the game launching back in 2011, it’s still evolving and recently added Ray Tracing which looks incredible. If you’ve had kids at home during isolation, chances are you’ve seen lots of Minecraft at your house with support for...
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This week Elon Musk confirmed that Full Self Driving would be available as a subscription, which adds to the current outright purchase option. The current plan is that FSD subscriptions would be available by the end of 2020. Given a lower monthly cost, Tesla clearly expects this will help...
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Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) package currently costs A$8,500 in Australia and for those who stretched financially to afford a Tesla, is a big ask to justify. What FSD really represents is the software unlock to enable the car to drive itself, as the hardware is already present in...
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Today in the US, Tesla owners are receiving a new OTA software update for their cars. Included in this update is not just a visualisation of the traffic lights and stop signs, but the car now responds accordingly. The feature is officially known as ‘Traffic Light and Stop Sign...
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If you own a Tesla, you now have to decide if you want to subscribe to the Premium Connectivity Package. One of Tesla’s biggest strengths is its connectivity, and if you’d like continue enjoying Live traffic visualizations, Satellite view on Maps, Video Streaming (Netflix, YouTube, Twitch), Music Streaming (Spotify...
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The NSW Government has created a new Empowering Homes Program. Under the program, the state will offer financial incentives to 300,000 homes that add home battery storage. Starting with a pilot in the Hunter Region, homeowners around the state will now be able to access solar and battery power like...
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Rolling out today is the latest build of Tesla software, version 2020.12.10. Users in Australia are reporting that the update now features the much awaited FSD visualisations. These changes now show Tesla vehicles are able to recognise traffic lights, stop signs and even garbage bins on the side of...
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Senior Director of AI at Tesla, Andrej Karpathy presented Matroid Scaled Machine Learning Conference 2020 back in Feburary. Yesterday, the recording of that speech was published on YouTube. During the presentation, Karpathy details the difference between their computer vision approach to autonomous driving, versus the lidar and HD maps...
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Tesla is leading the way when it comes to achieving level 4/5 autonomy, but the development isn’t happening fast enough. Using computer vision to achieve autonomous driving is definitely not easy. The basic principle is to use the array of cameras around the vehicle, combined with an insanely powerful...
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Those hanging out for some new Cybertruck news will be happy this morning with Elon Musk sharing an insight into what they’re working on. Cybertruck will come with new dynamic air suspension to enable better off-roading. Remember this vehicle is designed to be basically more capable than anything else,...
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Tesla has joined many companies in offering online chat to their list of support options. When you visit Tesla.com. the chat experience is in the bottom right of the screen and can be used to connect to a Tesla support agent. A quick look under the hood and Tesla...
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Tesla is now actively rolling out the OTA update 2020.12.5 to owners. Users across the world are now reporting the update is reaching their vehicle. The biggest new feature in this release is definitely the Dashcam Viewer which allows you to review Dashcam footage, right within the car. This...
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Some Tesla owners are in the early release program and what is supposed to be under NDA, often leaks online. One of Tesla’s upcoming software releases is being tested right now. According to this Tesla software tracking site, version 2020.12.5 of the software includes the following features: Release Notes...
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Tesla are the masters of the software upgrades and have continued to roll out free OTA updates to their vehicles over a number of years now. As vehicle production is forced to slow (or stop), one potential income stream Tesla can lean on is paid upgrades. The Tesla mobile...
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Handing over the keys to a new vehicle owner is something that typically involves a vehicle introduction, walking the customer through the car’s features, signing of contracts and of course handing of the keys. Servicing a car typically involves a customer dropping off your keys, then with the service...
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One of Tesla’s biggest assets is their Supercharging network. There are now 16,585 Superchargers across 1,870 locations across the world. Australia has great coverage along the east-coast of Australia, where a majority of the population live and travel. In 2020, Tesla are continuing to rollout new Supercharging locations, the...
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Tesla Model Y’s are now being delivered to customers. After unveiling the mid-sized SUV back in March 2019, just 1 year later, the car is on the road. The Model Y builds on the success of the Model 3 and shares between 70-75% of the same parts, but now...