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tesla

Twitter logo left on white background Elon Musk silhouette black right

Elon Musk claims his Twitter deal is on hold because of bots—but it could be his plunging Tesla stock

Musk blamed a bot analysis.

On May 13, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech
young woman with background of a tesla moving through cemetary

‘This Tesla is detecting someone that’s not there at the cemetery’: Driver sees ‘ghost’ through collision avoidance sensor

'Totally picking up a spirit.'

On Apr 25, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture
Plane with tesla crashing into its back in parking lot (l) Tesla logo on black background (r)

Tesla owner uses ‘Smart Summon’ feature, crashes it in $3.5 million jet

Neither Tesla or the aircraft manufacturer have commented on the crash.

On Apr 22, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
photo of a sleek car driving on a road

Elon Musk admits he designed Teslas to disobey basic traffic law

'Indeed, there were no safety issues.'

On Feb 2, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
Tesla manufacturing issues.

‘Before TikTok I thought Tesla was a quality buy’: TikToker says his new Tesla was delivered in subpar condition

This is not the first time the company has been criticized for the quality of its cars.

On Jan 9, 2022 by Dan Latu

Tech

‘Her Tesla needs to auto drive her home’: Karen honks at TikToker over parking spot. She wanted an extra

'I always wondered why Tesla cars get keyed so much.'

On Dec 25, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

IRL
man approaches a Tesla vehicle with knife, TikTok caption "Right before we were about to get out"

Viral TikTok shows how Tesla camera revealed man was standing at the car door with a knife

The TikToker said it happened 'right before were were about to get out.'

On Nov 17, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

Tech
Elon Musk looking off camera.

Did Elon Musk sell millions of stocks because Twitter told him to—or was it a PR stunt?

Make an educated guess.

On Nov 11, 2021 by Claire Goforth

Tech

TikToker says a Karen got upset they left Husky in Tesla with ‘dog mode’ on, sparking debate

'That's not a Karen that's a caring citizen.'

On Sep 28, 2021 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture IRL

‘Everybody gangsta till somebody gets run over and killed’: YouTuber drives Tesla into building in viral video, sparking outrage

The driver called the incident a 'wake up call.'

On Sep 4, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

Internet Culture IRL
Tesla bot concept with inset of Elon Musk with microphone

Elon Musk’s new Tesla Bot definitely isn’t a real thing

This overhyped humanoid robot is basically just a piece of concept art.

On Aug 20, 2021 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture
A Tesla model 3

YouTuber fixes Tesla for $700 after automaker said repair would cost $16,000

The issue is being used to highlight the importance of right to repair.

On Jul 13, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
tiktok video featuring tesla driver with autopilot engaged

Tesla driver who died in crash praised ‘full self-driving’ in TikTok videos (updated)

'What would I do without my full self-driving Tesla after a long day at work.'

On May 16, 2021 by Eilish O'Sullivan

IRL Tech
A TikTok video of a Tesla being upgraded

Tesla compared to predatory video games after TikToker reveals you can pay for an ‘acceleration boost

'Did you just pay for something the car was already capable of?'

On Apr 30, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
A man in front of digital noise.

A Silicon Valley surveillance start-up was hacked—its cameras are everywhere

Hackers were able to access live video feeds inside of jails and even a Tesla plant.

On Mar 11, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech

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