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Elon Musk just dropped a tentative launch date for Tesla’s highly anticipated robotaxi service, which will compete with Alphabet’s Waymo in Austin.Musk said on Tuesday evening, in response to a user on X, that Tesla will begin offering rides to the public “Tentatively, June 22.” However, he noted that it’s…
Elon Musk is talking to the media again.After months of largely avoiding sit-down interviews as he devoted time to DOGE, the tech titan suddenly seems to be all over the place.Across five recent and forthcoming interviews, Musk has reflected on the work of DOGE, offered some criticism of President Donald…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mahican Gielen, a radiologist in Hjørring, Denmark, about swapping her Tesla Model 3 for a BYD Sealion 7. It has been edited for length and clarity.We live in Denmark, in the city of Hjørring, but we’re actually from Holland. My husband…
Ahmed Shubber, a 25-year-old founder from Connecticut, wants to compete with the Caterpillars of the construction industry by building the Tesla of bulldozers.Shubber’s company, Lumina, has been operating in stealth since 2021 and has since grown to a team of 26 people and raised an $8 million seed round, according…
Cadillac appears to be eating into Tesla’s customer base.The automaker told Business Insider it’s seen a rise in Tesla owners switching to its EV brand. The company said its EVs have a conquest rate of about 75% — or the percentage of sales coming from customers switching brands — with…
Elon Musk is turning his attention back to Tesla — and apparently for the long haul. The question is whether Musk’s re-dedication to Tesla is what the electric carmaker needs right now.The billionaire said this week he was committed to leading Tesla for the next five years, adding he would…
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Tesla robotaxis are on their way to Austin in June, the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, confirmed — and there could be 1,000 of the vehicles on the streets within just a few months.”We’ll start with probably 10 for a week, then increase it to 20, 30, 40,” he said in…
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Tesla has had a difficult start to the year, leaving some questioning whether Elon Musk is the right person to lead the EV giant.In early May, The Wall Street Journal reported that members of Tesla’s board had reached out to recruitment firms to begin the search for a new CEO.The…
