Elon Musk’s ambitious plans to launch Tesla’s robotaxi service in Austin this month have hit political resistance. A group of Democratic lawmakers from the Austin area has formally requested the company to delay the rollout until September, when new autonomous vehicle regulations are set to take effect in Texas. The lawmakers argue that waiting for…
After years of teasing a new line of self-driving vehicles, billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk is finally making good on his promise with the rollout of Tesla’s robotaxi service. When is the robotaxi event? This Sunday, June 22, Tesla will give a select group of people the chance to ride in its Model Y Robotaxis…
Tesla has signed its inaugural agreement to construct a grid-scale battery power plant in China, a report claims. This move comes amidst ongoing trade tensions between the US and China. The Elon Musk-led electric vehicle maker took to the Chinese social media platform Weibo to announce that this project, upon completion, will be the largest…
STORY: SpaceX called it a ‘major anomaly’… One of Elon Musk’s giant Starship rockets has exploded again. This eyewitness video released Thursday shows the moment of the incident, which occurred late at night the day before. SpaceX says the explosion happened during preparations for the rocket’s tenth test flight. It said no personnel were injured,…
SpaceX Starship explodes in Texas, marking fourth failure this year – CBS News Watch CBS News A SpaceX Starship exploded at the company’s Starbase launch site in Texas, bursting into a massive fireball. Jason Allen has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now…
The European Union said on Thursday it was seeking more information from Elon Musk’s X about changes to its corporate structure, months after the social media platform was bought by xAI in a $33 billion deal. “We are following closely changes in the corporate structure of X, as we would changes in any other designated…
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is once again raising concerns regarding the U.S. fiscal outlook, warning of dire consequences as interest on Federal debt balloons to unsustainable levels. What Happened: On Tuesday, in a post on X, Musk warned…
Two weeks after Elon Musk’s extremely public falling out with President Donald Trump, the billionaire Tesla CEO reignited his war of words with the administration — this time going after a “snake” presidential aide who spurred the feud. Musk left his role at the White House in late May, after months of leading the so-called…
A SpaceX Starship prototype exploded on Wednesday during ground testing, according to local authorities, setting off a huge fireball seen in wild livestreamed footage. Ship 36, which was expected to be used for Starship’s upcoming test flight, was undergoing a routine engine static fire test when it suddenly blew up at the Starbase test flight…
A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded in a spectacular conflagration during ramp-up to an expected engine test firing at the company’s Starbase manufacturing facility on the Texas Gulf Coast late Wednesday, destroying the rocket in what appears to be a major setback for the Super Heavy-Starship vehicle Elon Musk says is critical to the company’s…