The Tesla Shanghai Megafactory officially started production of the Megapack today. The official launch of the facility was celebrated in a ceremony at the Lingang new area, where the Megafactory is located.  Details about the event were related in a report from local media outlet The Paper. The Shanghai Megafactory: The Shanghai Megafactory is Tesla’s […] The post Tesla Shanghai Megafactory officially launches operations appeared first on TESLARATI ..read more

A group of investors led by Elon Musk has offered $97.4 billion to acquire the nonprofit controlling OpenAI.  The initial report about the Musk-led investors’ initiative was reported by The Wall Street Journal. Key Details: Musk attorney Marc Toberoff submitted the unsolicited offer for all of the nonprofit’s assets to OpenAI’s board on Monday. The […] The post Elon Musk-led investors offer $97.4 billion for nonprofit controlling OpenAI appeared first on TESLARATI ..read more

Tesla is bringing its lightning-quick Performance trim to the new Model Y, something that many expected but were unsure about, considering the automaker had not released any details previously. Tesla launched the newly designed Model Y in the United States in late January, opening orders in America after first launching the vehicle in other parts […] The post Tesla is bringing its fast Performance trim to new Model Y – Here’s when to expect it appeared first on TESLARATI ..read more

Ride-hailing company Lyft is looking to launch fully self-driving robotaxis in one U.S. city by next year, according to a statement from the company’s top executive. On Monday, Lyft CEO David Risher said in a post on X that the company is planning to launch fully autonomous robotaxis in Dallas, Texas “as soon as 2026,” […] The post Lyft aims to launch Mobileye robotaxis in this U.S. city by 2026 appeared first on TESLARATI ..read more

Rivian is launching fleet sales of its once-exclusive van that was only available to Amazon. On Monday, Rivian officially opened up its order books for any company aiming to purchase the van for a fleet. Currently, this is the only way to place an order for the Rivian Commercial Van (RCV), which differs in a […] The post Rivian launches sales of once-exclusive van: price, specs, features appeared first on TESLARATI ..read more

Tesla has filed an official petition with the state of Wisconsin to let the company sell cars directly to consumers, coming as the latest in the company’s attempts to overturn direct sales bans across several U.S. states. After Tesla officially filed the petition with the Outagamie County Circuit Court last month, the court has received […] The post Tesla has filed a petition with Wisconsin to allow direct car sales appeared first on TESLARATI ..read more

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has always been extremely optimistic when talking about his companies, especially their capabilities, and in particular, the automaker’s self-driving project. That continued again today as Musk made a crazy prediction for what he believes will happen with Tesla’s Robotaxi fleet by the end of this year. During Tesla’s Q4 2024 Earnings […] The post Elon Musk makes crazy prediction for Tesla Robotaxi by end of 2025 appeared first on TESLARATI ..read more

Elon Musk is scheduled to take part in a global conference later this week, and the speech is expected to focus on subjects surrounding his tunneling company, artificial intelligence (AI), the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the U.S., and other related topics. On Thursday, Musk is set to make his third appearance […] The post Elon Musk to speak at this global government conference this week appeared first on TESLARATI ..read more

Tesla has confirmed that it will roll out a highly-requested seating option for the new Model Y “Juniper,” which launched across the world over the past month. Initially, Tesla rolled out the “Launch Edition” Model Y, featuring a newly designed interior and exterior, along with various engineering changes, like a stiffer suspension and acoustic-laminated glass […] The post Tesla confirms highly-requested seating option for new Model Y appeared first on TESLARATI ..read more

A previously agreed-upon water supply and wastewater disposal contract between Tesla and the Strausberg-Erkner Water Association (WSE) is now in jeopardy due to last-minute changes made by the WSE. The issue: Tesla and the WSE had reached an agreement about Giga Berlin’s water services in December 2024 after 18 months of negotiations. The WSE later […] The post Tesla shares reservations about Giga Berlin’s revised water contract appeared first on TESLARATI ..read more