“Bloomberg has conducted a survey of Tesla Model 3 owners,” writes Slashdot reader Thelasko. “Some of the most interesting data are responses to questions about Autopilot.” Here’s an excerpt from the report: We asked 5,000 Model 3 owners about their experience with the electric sedan that Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk says will lead the world into a new era…
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Tesla Returns To Profitability, Smashes Analyst Estimates
Rei writes: After two profitable quarters last year, Tesla was hit by a perfect storm of filled U.S. backlog, S/X cannibalization by Model 3, a botched international launch, and price cuts due to U.S. tax credit phaseouts, leading to a very poor Q1 showing. While cashflow went positive in Q2, profits remained elusive, and — relying on lower-cost Model 3 variants…
Vandal Who Keyed A Tesla Discovers That It Filmed Him
For the third time, someone who vandalized a Tesla discovered that the car’s “Sentry Mode” had filmed them — and after the video went viral online, decided to turn themselves in. An anonymous reader quotes Electrek:
The 20-year-old said that he was frustrated after a car cut him off and he thought the Model 3 might have been the same car. The…
New Cars’ Pedestrian-Safety Features Fail In Deadliest Situations, Study Finds
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Wall Street Journal: New safety features being rolled out by auto makers to keep drivers from hitting pedestrians don’t work at times in some of the most dangerous situations and frequently fail at night, according to a new study by AAA. Testing performed by the association found that pedestrian-detection technology offered in four…
Jaguar and Audi SUVs Fail To Dent Tesla’s Electric-Car Dominance
Tesla has managed to expand its electric-car marketshare, despite two new battery-powered luxury SUVs that have been in U.S. showrooms for the last 10 months: Jaguar’s I-Pace and Audi’s e-tron. Bloomberg reports: Their starts are the latest indications that legacy automakers aren’t assured instant success when they roll out new plug-in models. Tesla’s Model S and X have largely held its…
Tesla Owner Implants RFID Chip From Her Model 3’s Keycard Into Her Arm
A Tesla driver figured out a way to implant the RFID tag from her Model 3’s keycard into her forearm. Now, all she needs to do to unlock and turn on her car is to hold her forearm near the console — no physical key fob or smartphone required. The Verge reports: Amie DD is a software engineer and self-described “maker…
From Fitbits To Rokus, Hedge Funds Mine Data For Consumer Habits
In an effort to gain an elusive trading edge, some of the world’s biggest hedge funds have been snapping up large swaths of alternative data from Fitbits, Rokus, Teslas and employment websites like Glassdoor. Bloomberg reports: Spotting trends and patterns in consumer habits is big business, part of a global market for big data, that a JPMorgan Chase report said could…
YouTuber Simone Giertz Transformed a Tesla Model 3 Into a Pickup Truck
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Simone Giertz was tired of waiting for Elon Musk to unveil his new Tesla pickup truck, so she decided to make one herself. The popular YouTuber and self-described “queen of shitty robots” transformed a Model 3 into an honest-to-god pickup truck, which she dubs “Truckla” — and naturally you can watch all…
New Registrations For Electric Vehicles Doubled In US Last Year
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Electric vehicles, still a small percentage of the total automotive market in the U.S., are beginning to gain ground, according to analysis by IHS Markit. There were 208,000 new registrations for electric vehicles in the U.S. last year, more than double the number filed in 2017, IHS said Monday. That growth in…