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Submission + - Elon Musk signals reaching limit of Tesla's HW3 despite self-driving promise (electrek.co)

Submitted by theweatherelectric
theweatherelectric writes: Elon Musk is signaling that Tesla is close to reaching its limit with its HW3 onboard self-driving computer despite having yet to deliver on its self-driving promise.

In 2016, Musk announced that all Tesla vehicles built going forward have “all the hardware to enable self-driving”. At one point, he even specified “level 5 self-driving”, which is the highest level and means capable of driving anywhere, anytime, under any condition.

Shortly after this claim, the CEO signaled that Tesla was most likely wrong as it could need more computing power onboard the vehicle to run the self-driving system.

Submission + - Tesla's Design Changes Confuse Drivers and Undercut EV Quality (bloomberg.com)

Submitted by theweatherelectric
theweatherelectric writes: Tesla Inc. no longer stands above other electric vehicles in quality because head-scratching design changes on its cars, such as removing turn-signal stalks, have frustrated its owners and lowered its score in a bellwether quality survey. Long the EV quality leader, Tesla now is on par with rivals such as Rivian Automotive Inc. and the battery-powered models of legacy automakers like General Motors Co., according to J.D. Power’s Initial Quality Study for the 2024 model year that was released Thursday. Tesla owners complained about changes made to basic functions, like window controls and the horn, which Tesla moved from the center of the steering wheel to a button on the spoke of the wheel in some models. The EV maker also removed turn-signal stalks on some models and put directional arrow buttons on a spoke of the steering wheel instead.

Submission + - Tesla deliveries set to fall for second straight quarter (reuters.com)

Submitted by theweatherelectric
theweatherelectric writes: Tesla's June-quarter deliveries likely fell 3.7%, the first time the top EV maker is set to post two straight quarters of decline, as it deals with stiff competition in China and slow demand due to a lack of affordable new models.
The company is expected to deliver 438,019 vehicles for the April to June period, according to an average estimate based on forecasts from 12 analysts polled by LSEG, seven of whom slashed their expectations in the past three months. The EV maker is expected to announce the results on Tuesday. Tesla has hit a speed bump after years of rapid growth that helped make it the world's most valuable automaker. It warned in January that deliveries growth in 2024 would be "notably lower" as a boost from months-long price cuts wanes.

Submission + - Tesla must face owners' lawsuit claiming it monopolizes vehicle repairs and part (reuters.com)

Submitted by theweatherelectric
theweatherelectric writes: A U.S. judge said Tesla vehicle owners can pursue a proposed class action accusing billionaire Elon Musk's electric car company of monopolizing markets for repairs and parts, breathing new life into a lawsuit she dismissed last November.
U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco ruled on Monday that owners could try to prove that Tesla coerced them into paying high prices and suffering long waits to have their vehicles fixed, under fear of losing warranty coverage.
Owners said Tesla's alleged coercion violated the federal Sherman antitrust law and California antitrust law.

Evidence of a parts monopoly included restricting original equipment manufacturers from selling "to anyone other than Tesla," and Tesla's selling parts to consumers only on a limited basis, the judge said.

Comment Re:America's behind Europe (Score 1) 131

write him a check for a few billion dollars to pay for it.

No need to. The Supercharger business was already profitable, but Musk threw a tantrum and fired them all. Musk is really bad for Tesla and it's time for him to go. It's remarkable that people still make excuses for him.

In Europe, Tesla is just one charging provider of many. Many businesses have invested in Europe's EV infrastructure because they can all build to a common standard.

Comment Re:Fun with statistics. (Score 1) 196

You mean they will need a software update?

No, they will need a CCS retrofit.

Tesla won the standard war where it counted, in the hardware.

No, Tesla fitted CCS hardware. CCS won. There's no point being emotional about it.

The protocol battle didn't matter

Of course it matters. The car doesn't charge otherwise.

perhaps Tesla will convince other companies to support the Tesla protocol

No, Tesla's protocol is dead. Everything will support CCS.

Comment Re:Fun with statistics. (Score 1) 196

They stayed in long enough to win the standards war.

Tesla lost it. Everyone, Tesla included, has converged on CCS. Tesla's charging protocol is dead.

North America will now be CCS with the J3400 plug. Older Teslas won't be able to charge on other chargers without a CCS upgrade. Tesla chargers will continue to support Tesla's deprecated protocol for the time being.

Comment America's behind Europe (Score 3, Informative) 131

America is quite a ways behind Europe in EV infrastructure. I don't see that Musk firing Tesla's charging infrastructure team is going to improve that situation in the US.

The US needs to start building compatible, interoperable EV infrastructure. All brands of EV charger must be able to charge all brands of EV. That's what Europe has done for a long time. It makes sense and it works.

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