Elon Takes a Risk: Why Tesla’s Robotaxi Service Struggles to Scale and Validates Critics
‘Elon is gambling’ — How Tesla is proving doubters right on why its robotaxi service cannot scale The very day Elon Musk expanded the boundaries of his three-week-old autonomous ride hailing service in Austin, Joe Tegtmeyer’s Tesla tried to illegally run a railroad crossing just as a locomotive approached. “The robotaxi did not see that, […]
The First Tesla Drives Itself Directly from Factory to Customer
The first Tesla just drove itself from its factory straight to the customer Tesla celebrated a historic first on Friday when a new Model Y left the factory in Austin and—without anyone in the vehicle—drove itself to a waiting customer a half-hour away. Already the second milestone this week after the commercial deployment of his robotaxi service, […]
Expectations of the Oil and Gas Industry from Trump
What the Oil and Gas Industry Expects from Trump The new rules — essentially just a list of items allowed in that five-foot zone — were due two years ago, by January 1, 2023. But the California Natural Resources Agency, which is drafting the rules for the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to […]
Alaska Energy Metals Extends Higher-Grade Core Zone
Alaska Energy Metals announced significant assay results from two drill holes (EZ-24-009 and EZ-24-010) in its 2024 Eureka resource expansion drill program at the Nikolai Project in Alaska. The results confirm a 600-meter extension of the higher-grade core zone. EZ-24-009 intersected 67.3 meters at 0.39% nickel equivalent (NiEq), while EZ-24-010 showed 72.5 meters at the […]
Biden’s $6.6 Billion Loan to Rivian Criticized by Elon Musk’s DOGE Partner Vivek Ramaswamy
Elon Musk’s DOGE partner Vivek Ramaswamy blasts $6.6 billion Biden loan to Tesla rival Rivian Donald Trump’s designated government efficiency co-czar, Vivek Ramaswamy, signaled his intention to scrutinize a loan granted by the Biden administration to EV manufacturer Rivian, a rival of Tesla. Ramaswamy, the founder of several biotech firms collectively known as the “Vants,” […]
Stock of Tesla drops following a lackluster response to Elon Musk’s robotaxi event
Tesla stock plunges after Elon Musk robotaxi event disappoints Investors hoped Tesla’s long-awaited robotaxi demonstration would deliver on substance and not just style. On Thursday, Elon Musk did show off real vehicles and humanoid robots who walked among guests—not just a dancer dressed in a robot bodysuit, like at the company’s “AI Day” three years […]
Broadband surpasses Tesla in the Magnificent 7 ranking
Broadband knocks Tesla out of Magnificent 7 With hardly anyone noticing, a tech titan you’ve probably never heard of has booted Tesla out of the heavily-hyped Magnificent Seven. Can it stay there? The overlooked Magnificent Seventh is Broadcom, a tech company that produces both hardware and software. It’s well known in the infotech world but […]
Tesla stock jumps as optimism grows around Q3 earnings and ‘robotaxi day’
Tesla stock surges amid optimism on Q3 earnings, ‘robotaxi day’ October is set to be a critical month for Tesla[/hotlink]. It’s been a rough year for the EV maker’s stock, but a new optimism related to next week’s Q3 earnings release helped drive shares up 5% on Monday, erasing their previous year-to-date losses. The recent […]
Chechen leader claims Elon Musk disabled his Cybertruck equipped with a machine gun
Chechen leader say Elon Musk disabled his machine gun-wielding Cybertruck Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia’s Chechen Republic, accused Elon Musk on Thursday of disabling a Tesla Cybertruck that he claimed he received from the billionaire last month. Kadyrov, who has ruled Chechnya with an iron fist for over 17 years, shared a video in […]
Alaska Energy Metals Partners with Colorado School of Mines
Alaska Energy Metals Corporation (AEMC) announced a partnership with the Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech to study the carbon sequestration potential of ultramafic rocks at its Eureka Deposit in Alaska. This innovative research, supported by an ARPA-E grant, aims to determine how carbon dioxide can be sequestered through the carbonation of mine tailings. […]