Tesla app update debuts new non-Tesla EV charge filtering options

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Tesla’s latest app update has added a new option for filtering charging options for non-Tesla electric vehicles (EVs), as was first noticed this week.

On Monday, Tesla’s mobile app version 4.35.1 was spotted by Not a Tesla App, featuring newly updated filtering options under the “Other EV” charging option. The update combines the availability and distance sort by options into one dropdown arrow, and adds the option to filter charger locations by either 0-70kW or 71-250kW.

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Tesla regularly updates its mobile app software, often adding new features or just making subtle improvements to existing options. The company recently also added a useful feature in 4.35.0 that avoids waking your vehicle when using the mobile app, in order to help save battery.

J.D. Power recently named the Tesla mobile app the best out of any OEM, with the app earning the highest score at 847 on a 1,000-point scale. The rest of the top five was made up by Mercedes me connect (843), My BMW (834), Genesis Intelligent Assistant (833), and My Porsche (800). Apps from Subaru, VinFast, Volkswagen, and Chevy fell at the low-end of the list.

In April, Tesla also launched Powerwall and home energy demos on the mobile app, letting users without the company’s solar and home battery products see how the overall ecosystem looks for owners. Anyone can access the demo, including those without a Tesla or other EV, simply by choosing to “Continue as Guest.”

During the same month, Tesla teased a look at the app for an upcoming Robotaxi ride-sharing platform, featuring a similar design language to what users will find in the app today. Although Tesla previously planned to unveil an upcoming Robotaxi platform in August, Elon Musk recently confirmed reports that the launch event will be delayed.

It’s not yet clear when the postponed event will take place, though many shareholders are expecting to hear more details about the plans during Tesla’s Q2 2024 earnings call on Tuesday.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk discards CrowdStrike after global IT outage

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Elon Musk has stated that he has halted the use of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. Musk’s comment came amidst the fallout of CrowdStrike’s botched software update that caused a global IT outage on Friday. 

Musk’s comment was a response to Silicon Valley angel investor Jason Calacanis, who noted that CrowdStrike probably does not do staged rollouts. “We just deleted CrowdStrike from all our systems, so no rollouts at all,” Musk wrote in his response.

Musk did not clarify if CrowdStrike has been deleted from all his companies or if his comment was specific to only a few of his ventures. Musk, after all, is involved in a number of companies including Tesla, SpaceX, The Boring Company, Neuralink, X, and xAI. Among these companies, Tesla and SpaceX are the largest, with the EV maker having a market cap of $749 billion and the private space firm being estimated to have a valuation of over $200 billion. 

Musk added some additional context in a follow-up post, stating that “Unfortunately, many of our suppliers and logistics companies use it.” Considering that Tesla is involved in the mass production of electric vehicles and battery storage products and SpaceX is producing rockets and Starlink satellites, it seems safe to infer that Tesla and SpaceX are no longer using CrowdStrike.

CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity technology company that specializes in cloud-delivered endpoint protection. Its flagship product, Falcon, is dubbed as a sophisticated cybersecurity platform designed to protect endpoints through a cloud-native architecture, as noted in a TechRadar report. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz explained the IT outage in a post on X. 

“Today was not a security or cyber incident. Our customers remain fully protected. We understand the gravity of the situation and are deeply sorry for the inconvenience and disruption. We are working with all impacted customers to ensure that systems are back up and they can deliver the services their customers are counting on,” the CrowdStrike CEO wrote. 

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Tesla Giga Berlin quickly resolves IT problems from worldwide Windows outage

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Tesla Giga Berlin was affected by a widespread IT outage that affected multiple industries worldwide on Friday. Despite this, the electric vehicle maker’s Model Y factory was able to bounce back quickly within the day. 

As noted in a Politico EU report, global enterprises experienced an outage on Friday due to a technical glitch that was caused by a software update from Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity firm. The outage affected computers running Microsoft Windows, so the issue promptly affected everything from airports to hospitals to media companies and auto factories, to name a few. 

As noted in an rbb24 report, Tesla Germany confirmed around 10:35 a.m. local time that Model Y production at Giga Berlin had been partially affected by the IT outage. This was due to the data on the vehicles that would be produced reportedly being stored in the cloud. At the time, Tesla Germany reportedly informed the publication that it was working on an internal solution and that there were no plans to send workers home for the day. 

Just a few hours later, at around 2:45 pm., Tesla Germany confirmed to rbb24 that the IT issues in Giga Berlin had been resolved. With this, Model Y production was able to resume, and vehicle production was able to return to normal. Tesla, however, did not specify how it was able to resolve its IT issues. 

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz explained the IT outage in a post on X. As per the executive, the IT outage was not caused by a cyberattack. Instead, it was caused by a software update that the firm had rolled out for Windows hosts. 

“CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed. 

We refer customers to the support portal for the latest updates and will continue to provide complete and continuous updates on our website. We further recommend organizations ensure they’re communicating with CrowdStrike representatives through official channels. Our team is fully mobilized to ensure the security and stability of CrowdStrike customers,” Kurtz wrote in his post on X. 

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