Tesla’s new traffic light icons in Autopilot code hints at automatic stopping to come

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 14, 2020 A recent Tesla update appears to be hinting at the potential rollout of features that would allow one of the company’s electric cars to stop automatically when they encounter stoplights and stop signs. These features, provided that they are released soon, would be a valuable step for …

Tesla tops Fast Co’s list for Most Innovative Transportation company

By Randell Suba Posted on March 12, 2020 Tesla ranked third overall in the list of The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. Tesla also topped the list of the Most Innovative Transportation Companies of 2020 by the same publication. The Silicon Valley-based carmaker finished just behind social media platform Snap and tech-giant Microsoft, …

After 1 million misses, Tesla and Elon Musk naysayers are losing the narrative

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 10, 2020 One of the most memorable moments in the documentary Revenge of the Electric Car involved then-Jalopnik Editor-in-Chief Ray Wert bluntly dismissing the Tesla Model S as “vaporware.” During the sequence, it was very evident that the idea of Tesla pulling off a vehicle like the Model S seemed to be …