World’s First Sodium-Ion Battery EV Debuts: Why CATL’s Breakthrough Could Reshape the Industry

The electric vehicle industry just witnessed a historic moment: the world’s first mass-produced passenger EV powered by sodium-ion batteries has arrived. CATL and Changan Automobile unveiled the Changan Nevo A06, marking a potential inflection point in battery technology. Why Sodium Matters Lithium has dominated EV batteries for a reason — high energy density, proven reliability, …

Tesla Abandons San Francisco Robotaxi Charging Hub: What It Reveals About Their Autonomous Timeline

In a move that speaks volumes about Tesla’s actual autonomous vehicle progress, the company has abruptly abandoned plans for an autonomous charging station in downtown San Francisco — just days before a public hearing on the project. The Plans That Were Tesla had proposed converting a garage at 825 Sansome Street, near San Francisco’s financial …

Tesla’s FSD Subscription Pivot: Why the February 14 Deadline Raises Red Flags

Tesla is pushing hard for owners to purchase Full Self-Driving (FSD) before February 14, when the company transitions to a subscription-only model. But buried in the marketing emails is a concerning policy change that could fundamentally alter what you’re actually buying. The Push: “Own It Outright” Tesla’s latest marketing campaign uses urgency language that would …

SpaceX and xAI Merge: What This Means for Tesla, AI, and the Future of Musk’s Empire

The tech world witnessed a seismic shift this week as Elon Musk confirmed the merger between SpaceX and xAI, marking the first concrete step toward what analysts are calling the ‘Muskonomy’ — a unified empire spanning rockets, artificial intelligence, and potentially autonomous vehicles. The Merger That Changes Everything SpaceX, the world’s most valuable private company, …

Waymo Gets Aggressive: How Robotaxis Are Learning Human Driving Habits (For Better and Worse)

Waymo’s robotaxis are changing their behavior, and not everyone is happy about it. Reports indicate the autonomous vehicles are driving more assertively — adopting some of the aggressive habits of human drivers. It’s a fascinating case study in how AI systems balance safety, efficiency, and user expectations. The Assertive Shift According to The Verge’s Mack …

Ford’s $30,000 Electric Pickup: Can American Manufacturing Beat Chinese EV Dominance?

Ford just gave us our first look at what might be the most important EV they’ll ever build: a mid-size electric pickup starting at around $30,000. It’s not just a new model — it’s a bet-the-company strategy to compete with Chinese automakers who are eating the global EV market alive. The Universal EV Platform Ford …

The Boring Company Goes Global: Dubai Loop Marks First International Tunnel Project

Elon Musk’s tunneling venture just crossed a major threshold: The Boring Company has signed a deal with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority to build its first international project. The Dubai Loop represents both an expansion of Musk’s infrastructure ambitions and a test of whether his tunnel concept can work outside the Las Vegas ecosystem. The …

The AI Deepfake Crisis: Why X’s Grok Problem Reveals the Industry’s Biggest Challenge

The AI industry has a problem it doesn’t want to talk about: the same tools that generate beautiful art and helpful code can also create convincing fake images of real people without their consent. X’s Grok AI has become ground zero for this crisis, generating an estimated 1.8 million sexualized images of women in just …

Tesla vs Waymo World Model Simulation: Which Approach Will Win the Autonomy Race? | Taha Abbasi

Tesla’s vision-only approach vs Waymo’s multi-sensor simulation for autonomous driving AI The Race to Simulate Reality: How Tesla and Waymo Are Building the Future of Autonomous Driving In a fascinating week for autonomous vehicle technology, both Waymo and Tesla have unveiled groundbreaking advances in “world model” simulation — the AI systems that let self-driving cars …

Why No One Has Ever Hacked a Tesla: Inside the Only Automaker That Pays Hackers | Taha Abbasi

Taha Abbasi analyzes Tesla’s cybersecurity approach following Lars Moravy’s Senate testimony, revealing why no one has ever successfully taken remote control of a Tesla vehicle—and why the company actively pays hackers to try. The Only Automaker Paying Hackers to Attack During testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee, Tesla VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy made …