All Tesla vehicles with Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in the US are now under NHTSA investigation after a fatal crash raised doubts about the system’s handling of low-visibility situations.
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Fred Lambert is the Editor-in-Chief and one of the founding members of Electrek. He mainly covers electric vehicles and renewable energy.
He is also the co-founder of Combat Edge, a MMA stats website.
Lambert made a name in the EV space through a steady stream of exclusive scoops about Tesla, including being the first journalist to try Tesla’s Autopilot feature back in 2015. Lambert also repeatedly broke stories about new Tesla products like Enhanced Summon, Model S design refresh, Tesla Autopilot 2.5, and more.
In 2020, he was also the first to report that Tesla’s new planned Gigafactory in the US would be located in Austin, Texas months before the official announcement.
His reporting has been used by many mainstream news organizations, like the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and many more.
Lambert has appeared on television (CNBC) and has been featured in national papers for his expertise in electric vehicles.
You can contact him by email at fred@9to5mac.com or on Twitter @fredericLambert
Tesla Supercharger network reaches impressive 60,000-charger milestone
Tesla’s Supercharger network has reached the impressive new milestone of having deployed 60,000 charging stalls around the world.
Expand Expanding CloseElon Musk elevates his chief of staff who was in hot water at Tesla amid leadership shake-up
Elon Musk has elevated Omead Afshar, who worked in his office in what many saw as a “chief of staff” position, to a top executive role at Tesla after the young engineer was reportedly in hot water at the automaker.
This appears to be part of a broader leadership shake-up at Tesla.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla gives an update on Powershare: Cybertruck powering your house
Tesla has given an update on its Powershare product, which allows Cybertrucks to power homes, as some owners have been experiencing significant delays.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla launches Supercharger network in Chile, a first entry South America
Tesla has officially launched its Supercharger network in Chile, which is the automaker’s first entry in South America.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla moves around $600 million worth of Bitcoin, but why?
Tesla has been moving around a lot of Bitcoin to a new wallet, a first for the automaker who first cot into crypto a few years ago before getting cold feet.
What does this mean? Probably not much.
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Elon Musk announced that the Tesla Semi class 8 electric truck will be available worldwide, but they need to bring it to production.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla needs to come clean about HW3 before the word ‘fraud’ comes out
The walls are closing on Tesla’s claim that millions of its vehicles with Hardware 3 (HW3) computers will be capable of unsupervised self-driving.
Tesla needs to come clean before the word “fraud” comes out.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla trademarks ‘Robobus’ and ‘Robotaxi’
Tesla has trademarked ‘Robobus’ and ‘Robotaxi’ – giving us a better idea of the vehicles’ names, which were somehow unclear despite the unveiling event last week.
Expand Expanding CloseDHL tests Tesla Semi and confirms the electric truck’s impressive performance
DHL revealed the result of a Tesla Semi trial it recently did and the company came out impressed by the electric truck’s performance.
Expand Expanding ClosePodcast: Tesla’s Cybercab & Robovan unveiling, Lucid deliveries, Rivian supply issue, and more
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla’s Cybercab and Robovan unveilings, Lucid deliveries, Rivian supply issue, and more
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Expand Expanding CloseElon Musk wants you to believe Tesla is about to deliver self-driving without any data
There was one big thing missing from Tesla’s autonomy event yesterday: data. Elon Musk wants you to believe Tesla is about to deliver self-driving, but you just have to believe him despite the fact that he has been wrong about it every year for the past five years.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla unveils Cybercab: a $30,000 electric robotaxi coming in the next 2 years
Tesla has unveiled a new vehicle called Cybercab; a $30,000 electric robotaxi coming in the next 2 years.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla Robotaxi launch news hub and watch party
Tesla is holding its ‘We, Robot’ event today, which is expected to be the launch of its new Robotaxi, a vehicle dedicated to self-driving.
Here, you will find our news hub for the event, which will contain all the most important information about the event and our watch party.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla Giga Berlin worker council gets a win as 500 temp workers are made permanent
Tesla has announced that it will permanently hire 500 temporary workers at Gigafactory Berlin, a win for the local worker council.
Expand Expanding CloseHalf of Uber’s riders say no to self-driving cars – highlighting trust issues
Uber reports that half its riders in areas where it offers autonomous rides say “no, thank you” to the offer.
It highlights trust issues with self-driving technologies.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla Robotaxi rumors: butterfly doors, two seats, robovan, and more
Several rumors about Tesla’s Robotaxi/Cybercab are emerging ahead of the event tomorrow.
They are talking about butterfly doors, two seats, a robovan, and more.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla (TSLA) goes back to 0% financing but forces you to buy ‘Full Self-Driving
Tesla (TSLA) is already back to offering a big incentive in the US even though we are only in the second week of the new quarter, but there’s a catch.
Expand Expanding CloseIrvine PD wants its new Tesla Cybertruck police vehicle to ‘start conversations’
Irvine PD has unveiled its Tesla Cybertruck police vehicle, but it won’t be used as a patrol vehicle.
The police department is pretty clear that it mainly wants the attention the strange-looking vehicle brings.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla Robotaxi unveiling: expectations are low, could Tesla overdeliver?
Expectations appear to be quite low for Tesla’s Robotaxi unveiling on Thursday. Could Tesla surprise us?
Expand Expanding CloseWaymo hires Tesla’s head of vehicle programs ahead of Robotaxi unveiling
Waymo has hired Tesla’s former head of vehicle programs, responsible for product and program Management of all Tesla vehicles, just ahead of Tesla’s Robotaxi unveiling.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla loses top vehicle program manager behind Model S/X, Cybertruck, and more
Tesla is losing one of its top vehicle program managers who has been behind vehicles like Model S and Model X, Cybertruck, and more.
Expand Expanding ClosePodcast: Tesla Cybertruck gets cheaper, EV delivery results for Tesla, Ford, GM, Rivian, and more
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla Cybertruck getting cheaper, EV delivery results for Tesla, Ford, GM, Rivian, and more.
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla loses one of its top executives in Europe
Tesla has lost one of its top executives in Europe in charge of all business development and public policies.
He is one of two top Tesla executives to leave this week.
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