August 2023

JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials raises $1 billion in funding round

Redwood Materials, a battery recycling startup founded and led by Tesla co-founder, former CTO, and current Board Member JB Straubel, has announced the completion of its most recent equity funding round. The funding round raised over $1 billion in Series D shares, and it was co-led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund, […]

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Tesla receives Special Order from NHTSA regarding Autopilot probe

Tesla received a Special Order from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding its Autopilot investigation launched in June 2022. It was upgraded from a Preliminary Evaluation that was initiated in August 2021. On July 26, the NHTSA wrote a letter to Tesla’s Senior Director of Legal expressing concerns about Autopilot and its ability

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United Launch Alliance readies for first Atlas V launch of the year

The Atlas V launch has been delayed for safety precautions in order to shield the rocket and payload from any effects of Hurricane Idalia. When a new launch date is announced, it will take place from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Atlas V will be launching a secretive payload,

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Tesla Model S Plaid edges previous world record to set new best 1/4-mile time

A new record has been set by the BoosedBoiz YouTube channel in their formerly wrecked Model S Plaid, or what’s left of it. The previous quarter mile record was 8.73 seconds, held by the Tesla Plaid Racing channel and beaten by the BoostedBoiz Plaid, running a quarter mile of 8.714-second quarter mile at 158 mph.

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