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Feb 8, 2018
Elon Musk: In 3–6 months, Tesla cars will be able to drive themselves from coast to coast
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, transportation
But that doesn’t mean the company isn’t working on cool new features. During the earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that within three to six months, he expects Tesla cars to be able to drive autonomously from U.S. coast to coast.
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Feb 8, 2018
SpaceX Successfully Launches The Falcon Heavy With A Tesla Roadster On Board
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: Elon Musk, space travel, sustainability
The Falcon Heavy is finally on its way to mars and this rocket has had its fair share of delays. Elon Musk gave us a first glimpse of the rocket a couple of months ago and then a little later announced the unique cargo that it would be carrying. At the start of this year, he announced that the rocket will be launched within the first month but there were more unexpected delays and things finally got back on track as it completed the static test last week.
The Falcon Heavy Rocket launched its test flight successfully from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Millions of fans from all around the globe watched the launch go off without a hitch. The Falcon Heavy has 27 engines which give a thrust equal to 18 Boeing (BA) 747 jetliners making it the biggest rocket ever made. “It’s the biggest rocket in the world by far,” SpaceX CEO Musk told CNN’s Rachel Crane on Monday.
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Feb 7, 2018
Elon Musk’s Tesla overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to the asteroid belt
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, space, sustainability, transportation
Feb 3, 2018
If Elon Musk is to colonise Mars, he’ll need to recruit a crew of genetically-modified humans
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: Elon Musk, genetics, space
People who live on Mars may need to be genetically altered to be resistant to radiation. And while it might seem a long way off, research is already underway to work out how this can be done.
Jan 31, 2018
Tesla Charges Ahead With Electric Truck and New Roadster
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
Elon Musk just pulled off a Steve Jobs-ian “one more thing” surprise. https://bloom.bg/2zaIMum
Jan 29, 2018
Why Elon Musk is selling flamethrowers
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
Elon Musk’s latest product is the next in a long line of PR stunts for companies like Tesla, The Boring Company and more.
Jan 10, 2018
Tesla Powers Up New York Gigafactory Solar Roof Assembly Line
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
Tesla Inc. has kicked off production of its long-awaited electricity-producing shingles that Elon Musk says will transform the rooftop solar industry.
Dec 30, 2017
To Californians, it looked like a UFO. To Elon Musk, success | Bloomberg | Business Standard
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, Elon Musk, satellites, space
“The mission from California’s central coast was Space Exploration Technologies Corp’s 18th this year.”
Dec 22, 2017
First Image of Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster getting ready to go to Mars on a SpaceX rocket
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: Elon Musk, space travel, sustainability
There have been a lot of doubts and confusion around Elon Musk’s claim that the first payload of SpaceX’s new Falcon Heavy will be his own original Tesla Roadster.
But now it looks more real than ever as we get to see the first image of the electric vehicle being turned into a payload.