Hacker News with Generative AI: Tesla

Tesla 2025 model 3 on 13.2.8 driving off the road and crashing into a tree (reddit.com)
Tesla 2025 model 3 on 13.2.8 driving off the road and crashing into a tree.

Tesla, Automotive Accidents, Self-Driving Cars

17 points by Jordrok 15 hours ago | 4 comments

Tesla crushed in Europe as BYD outsells; BEV sales surge 28% (arstechnica.com)
Tesla sales fell 49 percent year over year in April.

Electric Vehicles, Tesla, BYD, Europe, Automotive Industry

13 points by rntn 22 hours ago | 1 comments

The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk (theatlantic.com)
The Tesla innovator becomes the latest government employee to lose his job.

Elon Musk, Tesla, Business, Politics, Government

14 points by handfuloflight 1 day ago | 1 comments

Tesla's head of self-driving admits 'lagging a couple years' behind Waymo (electrek.co)
Tesla’s head of self-driving has admitted that the automaker’s autonomous program is lagging “a couple years” behind Waymo, but he believes the cost advantage will enable it to scale faster.

Self-Driving Cars, Tesla, Waymo, Technology, Competition

9 points by NullHypothesist 2 days ago | 2 comments

Elon Musk materially lied to Tesla (TSLA) shareholders – transcript and proof (electrek.co)
Elon Musk just made public and material lies aimed at Tesla shareholders. Here’s the proof with the relevant transcript.

Elon Musk, Tesla, Lawsuits, Business, Finance

24 points by mikestew 3 days ago | 3 comments

Tesla Regret Syndrome (seattletimes.com)
Anti-Elon Musk activists from Seattle’s Troublemakers group this week are airing a satirical pharmaceutical advertisement video on the “Tesla Regret Syndrome.”

Tesla, Elon Musk, Satire, Activism, Seattle

29 points by dxs 4 days ago | 52 comments

Tesla's robotaxi fleet will be powered by 'plenty of teleoperation' (electrek.co)
Tesla’s Austin robotaxi fleet will be powered by ‘plenty of teleoperation’ as it “can’t screw up”, according to a new report from Morgan Stanley after meeting with Tesla.

Tesla, Autonomous Vehicles, Teleoperation

5 points by croes 6 days ago | 1 comments

Tesla has yet to start testing its robotaxi without driver weeks before launch (electrek.co)
Tesla has reportedly yet to start testing its robotaxi service in Austin without a safety driver behind the wheel – just weeks before the planned launch.

Autonomous Vehicles, Tesla, Transportation, Technology

55 points by TheAlchemist 8 days ago | 108 comments

Tesla has yet to start testing Austin robotaxi service weeks before launch (electrek.co)
Tesla has reportedly yet to start testing its robotaxi service in Austin without a safety driver behind the wheel – just weeks before the planned launch.

Tesla, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Texas, Technology

3 points by coloneltcb 8 days ago | 1 comments

The Cybertruck was supposed to be apocalypse-proof (theguardian.com)
The Cybertruck answers a question no one in the auto industry even thought to ask: what if there was a truck that a Chechen warlord couldn’t possibly pass up – a bulletproof, bioweapons-resistant, road rage-inducing street tank that’s illegal to drive in most of the world?

Cybertruck, Tesla, Automotive Industry, Design, Humor

16 points by n1b0m 9 days ago | 16 comments

Tesla Chair Sells $198M Worth of Stock in Just Six Months (techoreon.com)
WASHINGTON, May 13 — Tesla’s chairwoman, Robyn Denholm, sold $198 million worth of the company’s shares over the past six months, even as CEO Elon Musk urged shareholders not to part with their stock, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

Tesla, Finance, Stock Market, Business

8 points by Shaksi09 9 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla Optimus Dancing (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.

Tesla, Robotics, Humor

12 points by redox99 9 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla employees ask Elon Musk to resign, confirm demand problem (electrek.co)
Some Tesla employees officially asked for Elon Musk to resign as they confirmed the automaker is facing a massive demand problem, which they attribute to the CEO.

Tesla, Elon Musk, Business, Automotive, Leadership

43 points by travisgriggs 11 days ago | 21 comments

Custom SIM card in Tesla Model 3 2024, Tesla Model Y 2025 and Cybertruck (olegkutkov.me)
All Tesla vehicles are equipped with eSIM or built-in SIM cards that provide 4G/5G connectivity for the car.

Tesla, Cars, Technology, Mobile Networks

60 points by LorenDB 11 days ago | 33 comments

Even Tesla's Insurance Arm Is Getting Wrecked (insideevs.com)

Electric Vehicles, Insurance, Tesla

77 points by ryan_j_naughton 13 days ago | 108 comments

Tesla Worker Knew His Anti-Musk Website Was a Risk. He Did It Anyway (businessinsider.com)
A Tesla worker knew his anti-Elon Musk website was a risk. He did it anyway.

Tesla, Elon Musk, Workplace Culture, Whistleblower, Risk

10 points by Corrado 13 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla Cybertruck inventory goes through the roof (arenaev.com)
The futuristic-looking Tesla Cybertruck is reportedly facing a monumental challenge as its inventory in the United States has ballooned to over 10,000 units.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Inventory, Supply Chain, Automotive

16 points by mooreds 14 days ago | 10 comments

USPTO refuses Tesla Robotaxi trademark as "merely descriptive" (arstechnica.com)
According to CEO Elon Musk, Tesla's future rests on the two-seat driverless pod.

Legal Issues, Tesla, Autonomous Vehicles, Transportation

98 points by LorenDB 14 days ago | 79 comments

Tesla confirms it has given up on its Cybertruck range extender (electrek.co)
Tesla has confirmed it has given up on plans to make a Cybertruck range extender to achieve the range it originally promised on the electric pickup truck.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Cybertruck, Range Extender

11 points by addaon 14 days ago | 2 comments

Tesla Cybertruck inventory goes through the roof (arenaev.com)
The futuristic-looking Tesla Cybertruck is reportedly facing a monumental challenge as its inventory in the United States has ballooned to over 10,000 units.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Inventory, Supply Chain, Automotive

9 points by donohoe 15 days ago | 6 comments

Cybertruck owners won't get Autosteer feature (electrek.co)
Tesla has confirmed its latest bait-and-switch: Cybertruck owners will not get the Autosteer feature they paid for.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Automobiles, Consumer Issues

34 points by 1970-01-01 15 days ago | 19 comments

BYD Sealion 7 surpass Tesla Model Y to be Australia's best-selling electric car (drive.com.au)
With the Tesla Model Y soon to switch to a new model, it has allowed BYD to top the EV sales charts with its rivalling Sealion 7.

Electric Vehicles, Australia, Tesla, BYD, Competition

22 points by mnming 15 days ago | 4 comments

Tesla confirms it has given up on its Cybertruck range extender (electrek.co)
Tesla has confirmed it has given up on plans to make a Cybertruck range extender to achieve the range it originally promised on the electric pickup truck.

Electric Vehicles, Tesla, Cybertruck

15 points by josephcsible 15 days ago | 6 comments

Elon Musk Threatened to Deport Engineers Who Exposed Flaws in Tesla Cars (techoreon.com)
At Tesla, it’s not all about innovation or the technology of its electric cars. There are also less visible stories that reveal a lot about the work environment at one of the most admired—and feared—companies in the tech sector.

Elon Musk, Tesla, Work Environment, Engineering, Automotive

25 points by Guptos 17 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla's sales figures in Europe tanked even further in April (insideevs.com)

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Sales, Europe, Automotive

22 points by bratao 18 days ago | 3 comments

Tesla (TSLA) sales continue to crash in Europe despite new Model Y (electrek.co)
Tesla’s sales in several key European markets continue to decline sharply in Q2 2025, despite the new Model Y, which was blamed for disappointing sales in the first quarter, now being available.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Europe, Sales, Automotive Industry

11 points by mraniki 21 days ago | 6 comments

Tesla's board reportedly sought a successor while Musk wheeled around Washington (techcrunch.com)
According to a new, brow-raising WSJ report, Tesla’s board quietly began searching for Elon Musk’s potential successor about a month ago, approaching executive search firms as the carmaker faced protests, plummeting sales, and shrinking profits while Musk waded into Washington to slash government spending.

Tesla, Elon Musk, Business, Leadership, Automotive

9 points by jnord 22 days ago | 2 comments

Tesla board denies launching search for Musk's successor (ft.com)

Tesla, Elon Musk, Business, Leadership

11 points by mraniki 22 days ago | 0 comments

The Cybertruck is all tricks and no truck, a musky Tesla fail (hcn.org)
Tesla’s baking sheet on wheels rides fast in the recall lane toward a dead end where dysfunctional men gather.