Ohio Tesla has cut 600 more jobs from California as a part of its plan to cut 10% of its global workforce this year. Multiple departments and both senior-level and entry-level employees have been equally affected. Growing competition from Chinese carmakers is a leading cause of the falling demand for Tesla cars, hence the job...
Cybersecurity Tesla, Elon Musk’s electric car empire, now accepts crypto payments. But unlike other businesses that take the safe route with ‘serious’ tokens like $BTC, Tesla makes a nod to the $DOGE army in Musk’s typical frivolous fashion. Currently, $DOGE can only get you Tesla’s merch like clothes, toys, and lifestyle items. However, it might...
Ohio As Elon Musk steps away, yet again, from the idea of a $25,000 Tesla, let’s take this opportunity to zoom out and appreciate what a truly affordable EV can be. For this we need to ignore the Nissan Leaf—currently the cheapest EV in the US at $29,280—and skip over Europe, home to the adorable...
Cybersecurity Tesla has dismissed the entire EV charging team that helped develop its vast network of charging stations across the country. Other automakers who use its charging technology are worried about the impact of this on their business, but Tesla has assured that business will go on as usual. Cost-cutting and restructuring are believed to...
Ohio It’s only been two weeks since Tesla began reducing its workforce by ten percent, a move that impacted at least 14,000 staffers. Now, even more pink slips are coming. The company let go of two senior executives today and plans to lay off hundreds more employees, as reported by The Information. These layoffs impact...
Cybersecurity Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welp, Tesla earnings happened this week — and yeah that was a lot. A lot of what, you ask?...
Ohio Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The big picture: Tesla vehicles are no stranger to controversy, with the company’s Autopilot system being a major source of negative press. However, a recent report from US regulators renders the scale of Tesla Autopilot failures in hard numbers. The...
Cybersecurity A federal report published today found that Tesla’s Autopilot system was involved in at least 13 fatal crashes in which drivers misused the system in ways the automaker should have foreseen—and done more to prevent. Not only that, but the report called out Tesla as an “industry outlier” because its driver assistance features lacked...
Ohio Tesla is accelerating plans for a lineup of new electric vehicles, including “more affordable models,” the automaker said in a memo to investors Tuesday. New models previously slated to start production in the second half of 2025 will now launch before then, the company said, implying production will start much earlier. It’s unclear whether...
Ohio Tesla has reduced the price of its Full Self-Driving software in the US and Canada. Per a post from the company on X, it now costs $8,000 in the US (or $11,000 for buyers in Canada) to add the so-called Full Self-Driving (FSD) Capability. This is down from $12,000 ($16,000 CAD), according to Electrek,...