Siri voice control options added for Tesla Model 3 owners
Owners of the Model 3 — Tesla's first mass-market EV — can now use Siri voice commands for a select range of functions.
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Tesla
Roger Fingas
Tesla begins taking Apple Pay for Model 3 reservations
Tesla has started accepting Apple Pay for the $1,000 deposit on the Model 3 — the automaker's first EV aimed at the mass market, already in a huge production backlog because of demand and slow production.
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Amazon continues to claim top spot in Harris reputation poll, Apple plummets to 29th
In the annual poll that measures the reputations of various major companies, Apple has dropped all the way to 29th, after years in the top five.
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Stephen Silver
Tesla unveils new Semi with a 500 mile range, Roadster that can hit 250 miles per hour
Elon Musk's Tesla has debuted its semi truck that was previously expected with a 500 mile range between charges, and also unveiled a new roadster capable of going 620 miles — with the ability to go zero to 60 miles per hour in 1.9 seconds.
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Mike Wuerthele
Swift creator Chris Lattner moving to Google Brain's artificial intelligence effort
After a six-month stint at Tesla, one-time Apple engineer and Swift champion Chris Lattner has landed at the Google Brain artificial intelligence project.
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Tesla in talks for own music service, skipping likes of Apple Music & Spotify - report
Tesla is allegedly in talks with major record labels, hoping to offer its own streaming music service for owners of vehicles like the Model 3 and Model S — apparently skipping default integration of options like Apple Music, Pandora, or Spotify.
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Steve Wozniak suggests Tesla, not Apple, will create the next successful tech moonshot
Apple may not be the source of the next major technological moonshot, according to Steve Wozniak, with the Apple co-founder suggesting electric car producer Tesla is in the "best direction" to come up with the next big thing in tech, with Apple's potential in doing the same potentially hampered by its large size.
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Malcolm Owen
10 years after Apple axed 'Computer' from its name, Tesla tosses 'Motors'
In a move that carries some parallels to the company formerly known as Apple Computer from a decade ago, Tesla on Wednesday announced it will no longer be known as Tesla Motors, signaling that it is more than just a car company.
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Neil Hughes
NHTSA closes investigation into fatal Tesla Autopilot accident, says no defect to blame
Eliminating a potential obstacle to the development of self-driving technology such as developments from Apple's "Project Titan," the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that there was no evidence a fatal Tesla accident in May was caused by an autonomous driving system defect demanding a recall.
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