9 Best Articles in 2021
Tesla
Taking Tesla Private
Tesla
3 min read · From 2018 · The following email was sent to Tesla employees today: Earlier today, I announced that I’m considering taking Tesla private at a price of $420/share. I wanted to let you know my rationale for this, and why I think this is the best path forward.
WIRED
Dr. Elon & Mr. Musk: Life Inside Tesla's Production Hell
WIRED
20+ min read · From 2018 · Unfettered genius. Unpredictable rages. Here's what it was like to work at Tesla as Model 3 manufacturing ramped up and the company's leader melted down.
Benedict Evans
Tesla, software and disruption
Benedict Evans
~16 min read · From 2018 · When Nokia people looked at the first iPhone, they saw a not-great phone with some cool features that they were going to build too, being produced at a small fraction of the volumes they were selling. They shrugged. “No 3G, and just look at the camera!” When many car company people look at a Tesla
asia.nikkei.com
Tesla teardown finds electronics 6 years ahead of Toyota and VW
asia.nikkei.com
2 min read · 2020-02-17 · TOKYO -- Toyota Motor and Volkswagen each sell 10 million cars, give or take, every year. Tesla delivered about 367,500 in 2019. But when it comes to electronics technology, Elon Musk's scrappy…
The Oatmeal
teslamotors.com
All Our Patent Are Belong To You
teslamotors.com
2 min read · From 2015 · Yesterday, there was a wall of Tesla patents in the lobby of our Palo Alto headquarters. That is no longer the case. They have been removed, in the spirit of the open source movement, for the advancement of electric vehicle technology.
Entrepreneur
Elon Musk's 'Productivity' Email to Tesla Employees Is Required Reading for Every Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
6 min read · From 2018 · Musk sets very ambitious goals, but the problems plaguing Tesla are familiar to anyone trying to get a company running right.
The New York Times
Elon Musk Confronts a Fateful Tweet and an ‘Excruciating’ Year
The New York Times
9 min read · From 2018 · After setting off a furor that unsettled the markets and his own board, the Tesla chief talks about the pressure he is under and his struggle to cope.
Seeking Alpha
Tesla Approaches Terminal Decline
Seeking Alpha
20+ min read · From 2017 · Financial performance deteriorates - structural unprofitability likely. Most cash raised recently is already burnt - next equity sale looms. Institutional owner
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Electrek.Co
Tesla announces transition to 'Tesla Vision' without radar, warns of limitations at first
Electrek.Co
2 min read · May 25th · Tesla today announced the official transition to “Tesla Vision” without radar on Model 3 and Model Y. In the process, the automaker warns of some limitations on Autopilot features at first. Over the…
Entrepreneur
Tesla aspires to become a robotics firm in Artificial Intelligence
Entrepreneur
3 min read · May 26th · Getting people to see Tesla as a robotics company in Artificial Intelligence is Elon Musk's new goal.
The New York Times
Tesla Says Autopilot Makes Its Cars Safer. Crash Victims Say It Kills.
The New York Times
8 min read · Jul 5th · A California family that lost a 15-year-old boy when a Tesla hit its pickup truck is suing the company, claiming its Autopilot system was partly responsible.
Guardian Tech
Tesla will resume accepting bitcoin when it uses more clean energy, says Musk
Guardian Tech
1 min read · Jun 14th · Musk announced in May that Tesla would no longer accept the cryptocurrency for car purchases, citing environmental concerns
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whereisroadster.com
Where is Starman? Track Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster's Current Location.
whereisroadster.com
1 min read · From 2018 · Current location of Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla Roadster and Starman launched by SpaceX on the Falcon Heavy maiden flight
Mercury News
Tesla fires hundreds from headquarters, factory
Mercury News
8 min read · From 2017 · Tesla fired hundreds of workers this week, including engineers, sales staff and factory workers. The electric vehicle company, struggling to produce its new Model 3 sedan, said the dismissals came …
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WIRED
This Tesla Mod Turns a Model S Into a Mobile 'Surveillance Station'
WIRED
5 min read · 2019-08-09 · The Surveillance Detection Scout can track license plates and faces near your Tesla—with all the privacy concerns that implies.
motortrend
Exclusive: Tesla Model 3 First Drive Review
motortrend
~20 min read · From 2017 · The Tesla Model 3 is the most important car in the world right now. Motor Trend got an exclusive drive. Is it worth the fanfare and the price?
Ars Technica
Tesla has a self-driving strategy other companies abandoned years ago
Ars Technica
7 min read · From 2019 · Tesla just shifted the goalposts for "full self-driving" technology.
Bloomberg
Elon Musk’s wild ride
Bloomberg
9 min read · From 2016 · Biographer Ashlee Vance examines the troubles at Tesla, SpaceX, and SolarCity.
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