Video PUBLISHED: 12:53 07 February 2018 Jacob Massey This image from video provided by SpaceX shows the company's spacesuit in Elon Musk's red Tesla sports car which was launched into space on Tuesday. Picture: SpaceX via AP A car with a strong link to Norfolk is hurtling through space after a high-profile launch from Florida. A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Picture: AP Photo/John Raoux The Falcon Heavy rocket has been launched from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida and a Tesla Roadster was used to test the aircraft’s carrying capacity, or payload. The Roadster is comprised of parts manufactured by companies from across the globe, including Norfolk-based Lotus. The spacecraft is comprised of three Falcon 9 rockets strapped together and is designed to deliver a maximum payload of 64 tonnes in low-Earth orbit. However, as maiden flights are notoriously unpredictable, the Tesla Roadster was used as a lighter dummy … [Read more...] about The Norfolk link to Elon Musk’s amazing SpaceX rocket launch
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Tesla Model 3 production is now under the direction of Elon Musk
Elon Musk likes to keep himself busy. As CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and Hyperloop, he’s overseeing everything from launching a 12,000-satellite broadband network to building a NYC-to-DC hyperloop to installing computers in our brains. But with Tesla struggling to hit its production numbers for the new Tesla Model 3, Musk has stepped in place of his senior vice president of engineering to directly oversee manufacturing at the factory. Musk had previously tweeted that Tesla would hit 20,000 Model 3 cars manufactured per month by December of last year. He later amended his prediction, stating that by the end of 2018’s spring quarter, Tesla would produce 500 Model 3s per day, or 2,500 per week. After Jalopink exposed a company memo from Musk stating that the company could now make 2,000 cars per week, and The Information revealed that Musk had taken control of manufacturing, Musk responded angrily on Twitter, but didn’t contradict the claims. Last … [Read more...] about Tesla Model 3 production is now under the direction of Elon Musk
Elon Musk takes charge of Tesla Model 3 production
Elon Musk announced via Twitter that he'd be taking over Tesla Model 3 production from former Apple exec Doug Field.This news comes as no surprise given Tesla's woes of late, with Model 3 production numbers being lower than anticipated, downgraded credit, slipping stock prices and a recent Autopilot-related fatal Model X crash.Field is being reassigned to the vehicle design team, according to Musk, where Musk says his talents would be better put to use. Field has been instrumental in his work at Tesla since coming on board in 2013. Currently, based on estimates, Model 3 production is around 20 percent below what it should be based on goals outlined during the most recent quarterly earnings call. The hope was that a new manufacturing line at Gigafactory 1 in Nevada would remove one of the production bottlenecks keeping the Model 3 from being produced at scale.In addition to delays in manufacturing, some owners who have received their Model 3s have been less than enthused with the … [Read more...] about Elon Musk takes charge of Tesla Model 3 production
Telsa goes bankrupt in Elon Musk April Fools’ Day gag
On April 1, we're bound to take every news tidbit with several shakes of salt, especially when they're coming from notorious jokester Elon Musk. Musk built up anticipation earlier today with a mysterious tweet promising big news.He then delivered with a series of tweets declaring that Tesla, his electric car company, had gone bankrupt despite "a last-ditch mass sale of Easter Eggs." Musk seems to be playing on recent news reports speculating about a possible bankruptcy in the company's future.Musk's April Fools' Day timing combined with a quip about Tesla having "Chapter 14 and a half" bankruptcy should have your prank alarm bells clanging loudly. And in case you were still wondering if Tesla might actually be trying to slip a bankruptcy announcement out on April 1, then Musk sealed the joke deal with his final tweet. This one comes with a photo of Musk passed out against a Tesla Model 3 with a sign reading "Bankwupt!" on his chest.Despite all this evidence pointing to … [Read more...] about Telsa goes bankrupt in Elon Musk April Fools’ Day gag
Model X by Elon Musk’s Tesla was in Autopilot mode during crash
Tesla's Autopilot feature was on during the recent fatal crash of a Tesla Model X car, the company said late Friday, potentially increasing concerns over the safety of automated-driving technologies.In a post on its website, the electric-car maker said computer logs retrieved from the wrecked SUV show that Tesla's driver-assisting Autopilot technology was engaged and that the driver doesn't appear to have grabbed the steering wheel in the seconds before the crash.The car's 38-year-old driver died after the vehicle hit a concrete lane divider on a Northern California freeway and caught fire. The accident happened March 23.Three days earlier, an Arizona pedestrian was killed by a fully self-driving car being tested by Uber with a ride-along human safety driver, raising questions about whether automated technologies can be trusted. Nearly every carmaker worldwide, including General Motors, BMW, Ford and Toyota, has plans to offer self-driving cars in the next few years. Proponents say … [Read more...] about Model X by Elon Musk’s Tesla was in Autopilot mode during crash