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Today many Australian Tesla owners (with FSD) received a new OTA software update for our Teslas. If you look through the release notes for version 2020.16.2.1, you’ll find a list of refinements, but there’s clearly some other, undocumented improvements to Autopilot. Aussie Tesla owner and YouTuber @TeslaStraya recorded a...
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George Hotz is the founder of Comma.ai which he claims is the number 2 company in autonomous driving behind Tesla. Hotz was recently a guest on the Third Row Tesla podcast. The episode touched on a lot of different topics, including his failed deal with Elon Musk which he...
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If you love driving, then the past few months have been pretty difficult, with your car spending most of its time in the garage. While you may not be able to drive yourself, the next best thing is watching someone else right? Check out this video from a track...
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Cybertruck was the last Tesla vehicle to be unveiled for a while and with that behind us, the next major event is Battery Day. These kinds of large-scale events, really became a focus, after Autonomy Day last April, where Tesla detailed to investors (and the world) just how far...
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Elon Musk has just confirmed that the price of Full Self Driving is going up by around $1,000 worldwide on July 1st. With about a month and a half left before this date, Tesla owners will need to make a decision, fast. The FSD Package is currently A$8,500 in...
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Over the past month, Sandy Munro of Munro & Associates has posted videos of their Tesla Model Y teardown. If you’re not familiar with Munro & Associates, they’re a company that is a world-renowned engineering and manufacturing consulting firm who disassemble vehicles for a living. A vehicle teardown is...
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I often get asked who is Tesla’s biggest competitor. While most people expect the biggest brands at the top of the sales charts to be the answer, it’s not. It’s certainly not Google, absolutely not Apple, not Ford, GM, Toyota or even a brand you’ve ever seen in your...
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Just over a week ago, I purchased the Full Self Driving package for my Tesla Model 3. My car now has some amazing new capabilities that far surpass anything else on the road. While that’s amazing, it is worth talking about the fairly substantial to-do-list on some of the...
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We know Elon Musk is keen on firing up the next Gigafactory in Texas and this morning, we have our best indication of a more precise location. Hidalgo County is located in the south of the state and is around 4,100 km2 in size. The County is home to close...
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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 112 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...
Today many Australian Tesla owners (with FSD) received a new OTA software update for our Teslas. If you look through the release notes for version 2020.16.2.1, you’ll find a list of refinements, but there’s clearly some other, undocumented improvements to Autopilot. Aussie Tesla owner and YouTuber @TeslaStraya recorded a...
George Hotz is the founder of Comma.ai which he claims is the number 2 company in autonomous driving behind Tesla. Hotz was recently a guest on the Third Row Tesla podcast. The episode touched on a lot of different topics, including his failed deal with Elon Musk which he...
If you love driving, then the past few months have been pretty difficult, with your car spending most of its time in the garage. While you may not be able to drive yourself, the next best thing is watching someone else right? Check out this video from a track...
Cybertruck was the last Tesla vehicle to be unveiled for a while and with that behind us, the next major event is Battery Day. These kinds of large-scale events, really became a focus, after Autonomy Day last April, where Tesla detailed to investors (and the world) just how far...
Elon Musk has just confirmed that the price of Full Self Driving is going up by around $1,000 worldwide on July 1st. With about a month and a half left before this date, Tesla owners will need to make a decision, fast. The FSD Package is currently A$8,500 in...
Over the past month, Sandy Munro of Munro & Associates has posted videos of their Tesla Model Y teardown. If you’re not familiar with Munro & Associates, they’re a company that is a world-renowned engineering and manufacturing consulting firm who disassemble vehicles for a living. A vehicle teardown is...
I often get asked who is Tesla’s biggest competitor. While most people expect the biggest brands at the top of the sales charts to be the answer, it’s not. It’s certainly not Google, absolutely not Apple, not Ford, GM, Toyota or even a brand you’ve ever seen in your...
Just over a week ago, I purchased the Full Self Driving package for my Tesla Model 3. My car now has some amazing new capabilities that far surpass anything else on the road. While that’s amazing, it is worth talking about the fairly substantial to-do-list on some of the...
We know Elon Musk is keen on firing up the next Gigafactory in Texas and this morning, we have our best indication of a more precise location. Hidalgo County is located in the south of the state and is around 4,100 km2 in size. The County is home to close...
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...
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,...
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...
Minecraft is a phenomenon, with an estimated 112 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
