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Tesla Finally Lets Powerwall 2 Owners Add Powerwall 3 in North America and Australia

Tesla has opened a supported upgrade path that lets eligible Powerwall 2 systems add Powerwall 3 hardware, with configurations reaching 108 kWh in North America and Australia.

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UN Proposal Could Lift Tesla Smart Summon’s European Range From 6 Meters to 15

A draft change to UN vehicle rules would let remote-parking systems operate at 10 meters generally and as far as 15 meters with direct line of sight, potentially making Tesla's European Actually Smart Summon far more useful.

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Tesla Turns In-Car Grok Into a Hands-Free Work Assistant With Email, Calendar and File Access

Tesla says Grok in compatible vehicles can now work through connected inboxes, calendars, files, chats and tasks by voice, while early access shows agent-style errands beginning to reach the road.

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Starlink Is Coming to Vietjet’s 120-Aircraft Fleet With Gate-to-Gate Wi-Fi

Starlink says Vietjet passengers and crew will get high-speed, low-latency internet from gate to gate as the carrier prepares a fleetwide rollout.

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Czechia Clears Tesla FSD Supervised After Months of Safety Review

Czechia recognized Tesla FSD Supervised under the Dutch provisional approval after months of review, opening a seventh EU market while drivers remain responsible.

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Tesla Brings Supercharger Site Maps to Its App With Stall-Level Layouts and Live Occupancy

Tesla's latest app adds Supercharger Site Maps with stall-level layouts, live availability, traffic lanes and location details before drivers arrive.

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Elon Musk Says Each Starlink Gen3 Satellite Will Target 10 Tbps and Carry a 250-kW AI Computer

Elon Musk says each Starlink Gen3 satellite will target roughly 10 terabits of connectivity in both directions, draw 250 kW and carry a SpaceX-designed Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 computer.

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SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites as Falcon 9 Logs Its 107th Mission of 2026

SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, landed booster B1093 for the 17th time, and completed Falcon 9's 107th mission of 2026.

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NASA Adds Three SpaceX Crew Flights in $946 Million Deal Through 2030

NASA awarded SpaceX three more Crew Dragon missions to the International Space Station, adding Crew-15 through Crew-17 and extending contract services through 2030.

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Tesla Says FSD Cut Collisions 40% Across 160 Million Kilometers in Australia and New Zealand

Tesla's first full year of FSD Supervised in Australia and New Zealand produced 160 million kilometers of driving and a 40% lower collision rate than manual Tesla driving with active safety features.

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Tesla Shows First-Responder Training Built Around Cybercab’s Steering-Wheel-Free Design

Tesla says feedback from firefighters and other first responders is feeding directly into Cybercab's design and safe operation as the driverless vehicle begins carrying paying riders in Austin.

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Tesla Will Operate Public Megachargers at Three New California Truck Depots

Forum Mobility's four-depot buildout will add 30 MW of heavy-truck charging capacity, while one site has commitments tied to more than 330 Tesla Semis.

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Tesla and SpaceX Take the Terafab Name Fight to Federal Court

Tesla, SpaceX and SpaceXAI want a federal judge to declare that the name of their giant Texas chip project does not infringe TERA-print's TERA-FAB trademark.

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Tesla’s $10.1 Billion Solar Factory Proposal Clears a Key Texas Vote

Lamar CISD has unanimously advanced Tesla's proposed $10.1 billion Project Crystal Sun manufacturing campus, sending the incentive agreement to the Texas governor's office.

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Tesla Plans More Than 100 European Megacharging Points for Semi Launch

Tesla says the Semi's 2027 European rollout will be backed by more than 100 initial Megacharging points as fleet mileage reaches 19 million kilometers.

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SpaceX Targets September 22 for Starship’s First Orbital Flight and 26 V3 Satellites

SpaceX has set September 22 for Starship's first planned orbital mission, a nearly ten-hour flight carrying 26 production Starlink V3 satellites.

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Korean Air and Asiana Switch On Free Starlink Wi-Fi Across 14 Jets

Korean Air and Asiana have activated free Starlink Wi-Fi on 14 widebody jets, giving every cabin class streaming-capable service on selected routes.

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Tesla Registers $3 Million Vietnam Subsidiary With Authority to Sell Cars

Tesla has established a Vietnam subsidiary authorized for vehicle sales, parts, imports and distribution—but it has not announced when local deliveries will begin.

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Tesla Gives Europe a 342-Mile Semi With 800-kW Charging and 2027 Deliveries

Tesla's European Semi is rated for roughly 342 miles at a full 40 tonnes, with up to 800-kW charging, a sub-9,100 kg curb weight and deliveries beginning in 2027.

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SpaceX Falcon Reaches 700 Missions as Final Three O3b mPOWER Satellites Deploy

SpaceX completed Falcon's 700th mission by deploying the final three spacecraft in SES's initial O3b mPOWER constellation after B1080 landed from its 29th flight.

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Elon Musk Backs Call to Slow Frontier AI as Anthropic Commits to Embedded Evaluators

Elon Musk says Dario Amodei is right after Anthropic's CEO called for slower frontier-model gains and permanent employee-level access for outside safety evaluators.

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Tesla Finally Sets October 1 for Its Next-Generation Roadster Reveal

Tesla has placed an October 1 countdown on the Roadster page, giving its long-delayed electric supercar a concrete reveal date after years of shifting promises.

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Tesla Starts Enabling Cybertruck and Powerwall 3 to Back Up a Home Together

Tesla says Cybertruck can now work with Powerwall 3 during an outage, adding more than three days of backup energy while the home battery handles demanding loads.

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SpaceX Will Launch Three O3b mPOWER Satellites at Once to Complete SES’s 13-Spacecraft Network

SpaceX's next Falcon 9 mission will carry the final three O3b mPOWER satellites together, completing the launch manifest for SES's initial 13-spacecraft MEO constellation.

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