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Tesla's new feature to disable seat controls if 'excessive' changes done
The new seats will track and measure the amount of adjustments users make and will disable the controls if they detect "excessive" changes, The Verge reported. The feature was first identified by @greentheonly, an anonymous hacker and researcher, and subsequently covered by Jalopnik.
Elon Musk offers teen $5K to stop tracking his private jet location
The billionaire reached out to the 19-year-old, Jack Sweeney, last November to express concern about a Twitter account he runs called @ElonJet, which provides regular updates on flights of well-known figures by using publicly available data. Musk offered Jack $5,000 (Rs 3.75 lakhs) to stop tweeting about his jets. However, Jack turned down Musk's offer and instead demanded $50,000 (Rs 37.55 lakhs), saying that the amount would cover his college fees and also help him buy a Tesla car, according to Protocol.
Tesla Cybertruck production delayed to 2023
Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla has delayed production of its much-awaited Cybertruck, aiming to start in 2023. The electric vehicle manufacturer's CEO Elon Musk confirmed during Wednesday's fourth-quarter earnings call that production and first deliveries of the futuristic pickup are not expected this year. "As the Cybertruck, Semi, Roadster optimists, we'll be ready to bring those to production. Hopefully, next year. That is most likely", said Musk.
Musk's brain implant company 'Neuralink' nears human trials
According to dailymail.co.uk, the firm is hiring a clinical trial director, which says the right candidate will "work closely with some of the most innovative doctors and top engineers, as well as working with Neuralink's first Clinical Trial participants". Elon Musk-run brain-machine interface company Neuralink is preparing to launch clinical trials that will implant brain chips in humans.
SpaceX now has 1,469 Starlink satellites active: Musk
The CEO added, "laser links activate soon". In July 2021, Musk said that laser links in orbit can reduce long-distance latency by as much as 50 per cent, due to the higher speed of light in vacuum and shorter path than undersea fiber. A recent report said that the satellite internet division of SpaceX now has more than 1,45,000 users across 25 countries globally.
Tesla to accept dogecoin as payment for merchandise, says Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday said the electric carmaker will accept meme-based digital currency dogecoin for merchandise. "Tesla merch buyable with Dogecoin," Musk said in a tweet. Following the news, Dogecoin raced up to $0.20.
Musk takes dig at General Motors' EV sales in Q4
According to Musk, GM's fourth quarter numbers have "room to improve". As noted by GM, the company sold a total of 26 electric vehicles in the fourth quarter. These comprised 25 Chevy Bolts and one Hummer EV pickup truck, reports Teslarati. This was quite interesting considering that GM made it a point to announce last month that Hummer EV customer deliveries were already starting, the report said.
Starlink internet service has more than 1.45 lakh users globally
Until November 2021, SpaceX had added roughly 11,000 users per month since beginning service in October 2020, reports CNBC. SpaceX has about 1,800 Starlink satellites in orbit. Last year, Musk said at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) conference said Starlink should have roughly 500,000 users within the next 12 months.
Elon Musk opens up on Indian-origin Ashok Elluswamy's selection as Tesla's autopilot head
In an interview, he also revealed that Andrej Karpathy is the director of artificial intelligence and Autopilot Vision in the same team. As per media reports, Ashok Elluswamy completed his undergraduate graduation from the College of Engineering Guindy in Electronics and Communication Engineering. He completed his Master’s in Robotics System Development from Carnegie Mellon University.
World's 10 richest men add $402 bn to their net worth in 2021
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk added $121 billion to his net worth in 2021, becoming the world's richest man who briefly saw his net worth cross $300 billion.
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