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Tesla admits HW3 to HW4 upgrade needed – yet another roadblock on the never-ending path to full self-driving

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We are having a bit of a “Tesla Day” but that’s to be expected since the company has just released its Q4 results, followed by the call with Elon Musk. Tesla’s Full Self-Driving has been a topic of much debate and anticipation, and while the company has made significant progress in autonomous driving technology, the promised end result is not… Read more…

Tesla’s Robotaxi ambitions revealed with Unsupervised FSD launching in Austin this June

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Here we go again. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, announced during the Q4 2024 earnings call that the company will launch an “unsupervised full self-driving” service in Austin, Texas, this June. This is in line with Musk’s previous claims of launching unsupervised self-driving in California and Texas in the second quarter of 2025. But unlike the previous vague claims, the… Read more…

GM achieves profitability on EVs

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General Motors has announced that it is finally making money on its EVs. This means that the automaker is generating a positive gross profit on its EVs for the first time – a huge step toward the industry’s goal of making EVs profitable and at scale. GM’s achievement is notable because EVs have generally been unprofitable for most automakers in… Read more…

Lucid Gravity gets access to Tesla Superchargers on January 31, battery capacity revealed

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Lucid started production of its Gravity SUV back in early December, and deliveries then started at the end of last year. This is the first non-Tesla car to come with the NACS port built-in. And if you’ve been following EV-related news over the past few months, you already know what that means. Indeed, the Gravity is getting access to Tesla’s… Read more…

Volvo introduces a new UX for EX40 and Plug & Charge support for EX30 and EX40

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Volvo has some exciting news today for both future and present owners of its EVs. The company is introducing a “new-generation, new-look user experience” to new EX40 cars, previously seen in the EX30 and EX90. This uses customer feedback as its basis, and it’s “designed to be a safe and enjoyable way to interact with your car’s central infotainment screen,… Read more…

Xiaomi SU7 surpasses 150,000 deliveries, targets double that in 2025

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The Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is making incredible progress in the electric vehicle market. According to official numbers, the company’s first EV, the SU7 sedan, was delivered to over 150,000 customers last year. This is a huge achievement for the company, which underscores Xiaomi’s fast-growing presence in the automotive industry. The achievement comes thanks to a very strong December, where… Read more…