Elon Musk is now making bold promises about Optimus. Are robotaxis already a thing of the past? Tesla (TSLA 0.98%) CEO Elon Musk spent years hyping the company's robotaxis, leading up to the autonomous electric vehicles' launch in Austin, Texas, in June. Musk's promises around robotics and his recent purchase of $1 billion worth of stock seem to have overcome any doubts (for now) and helped fuel recent gains. Tesla also received permission from Nevada to test its robotaxis in that state. Musk said a robotax ...

Tesla Inc. TSLA is considering a redesign for the electronic door handles on its vehicles amid NHTSA's probe into the door handles' safety risk.Combining Electronic And Manual Door ReleasesTesla's design chief, Franz Von Holzhausen, said that the company is looking to combine manual and electronic door releases in its redesign, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. "The idea of combining the electronic one and the manual one together into one button, I think, makes a lot of sense," Von Holzhausen said in the rep ...

Tesla is looking to combine the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms, which are currently in separate locations, the company's longtime design chief, Franz von Holzhausen, said on a Bloomberg... ...

Core Viewpoint - Tesla is redesigning its door handles to enhance safety and prevent occupants from being trapped inside the vehicles following incidents reported to the NHTSA [1][3]. Group 1: Safety Concerns - The NHTSA has opened an investigation into Tesla's door handles after receiving nine complaints from owners regarding failures [3]. - Issues identified include the reliance on electronic locks that may fail without battery power and the difficulty in accessing manual door releases [3]. Group 2: Design Changes - Tesla's chief designer, Franz von Holzhausen, indicated that the company is working on a solution that combines electronic and manual door releases into a single button [3]. - The decision to rethink door handle design aligns with safety concerns raised in China, although no final regulatory action has been taken there [2].

I got to ask about the handle story that that Bloomberg wrote about. You know, the door handles are flat on Teslas and the interior buttons are electric. I was recently stuck in a Corvette, which has the same kind of thing until I, you know, somebody in the parking garage pointed out that I could find the emergency latch.You have a similar system, NHTSA's, looking into this now. Apparently Beijing is looking into it. Have you considered a redesign or a fix for these issues.We actually have a mechanical rele ...

Electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc. TSLA and CEO Elon Musk had grand ambitions with the launch of the Cybertruck. Expectations have underperformed, but there could be good news with the vehicle expanding to more international markets.What Happened: Tesla officially launched the Cybertruck in November 2023, and for the first two years, the vehicle was only sold in North America.The electric vehicle company is now branching out to other parts of the world with the recent launch of the Cybertruck in South Korea ...

Subscribers to Schaeffer's Vertical Options Trader nabbed an outstanding 424% return with our Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) front-month, out-of-the-money vertical debit spread. Below, we'll dig into the factors that drove our bullish stance on the EV giant, as well as how the options trade unfolded.At the time of our entered recommendation on August 15, founder and CEO Bernie Schaeffer laid out the following TSLA spread: Buying the September 370 call and simultaneously selling the September 400 call. The security ...

Subscribers to Schaeffer's Vertical Options Trader nabbed an outstanding 424% return with our Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) front-month, out-of-the-money vertical debit spread. Below, we'll dig into the factors that drove our bullish stance on the EV giant, as well as how the options trade unfolded.At the time of our entered recommendation on August 15, founder and CEO Bernie Schaeffer laid out the following TSLA spread: Buying the September 370 call and simultaneously selling the September 400 call. The security ...

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Tesla shares are on track to snap their longest stretch of gains since May, but investor sentiment seems to be improving as Musk devotes himself more to the EV maker. ...