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Tesla Cybertruck makes rounds in Mexico

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The Governor of Nuevo León, Samuel García Sepúlveda, took the Tesla Cybertruck out for a spin in Mexico while attending various events. Last week, Governor Sepúlveda drove the Tesla Cybertruck to his public event, surprising attendees and attracting attention, reported Milenio.

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Tesla sidesteps New Mexico ban by building service center in tribal land

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Tesla has effectively sidestepped a New Mexico law that was barring the company from operating a service center for EV owners in the state. The company was able to work around NM’s ban by building a service center on Native American tribal land. While speaking to the attendees of Thursday’s event, Nambé Pueblo Gov.

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Tesla’s $25,000 car to be built at Giga Texas, then Giga Mexico: Elon Musk

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On Tuesday, longtime auto industry veteran Sandy Munro shared a new interview with Musk, held following the Cybertruck delivery event. The post Tesla’s $25,000 car to be built at Giga Texas, then Giga Mexico: Elon Musk appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Tesla Mexico factory announcement imminent, Musk to speak with Mexican President: Minister

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In recent comments, Mexico Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard noted that Tesla is poised to confirm that it has selected Mexico as the location of its new factory. For the company to have a chance at achieving this goal, Tesla would have to build and ramp several more gigafactories in the coming years.

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A look at Tesla’s potential new Gigafactory locations: Mexico, Canada, Indonesia or South Korea

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Recent reports indicate that Tesla’s new gigafactory could be located in Mexico. Besides Mexico, there have been a few locations that Tesla has considered for its new gigafactory. Even if Mexico is Tesla’s new gigafactory location, the other places in the running are not completely out of the question.

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Video Friday: Build a Chair

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics.

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Musk says Tesla’s next-gen vehicle will be ‘almost entirely’ autonomous

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Musk appeared in a conference with Morgan Stanley on Tuesday to mostly discuss Twitter, but during the latter half of the event, some questions regarding Tesla and SpaceX were fielded by the CEO. The vehicle, which will be built at Tesla’s newest factory in Mexico , is expected to operate “almost entirely in autonomous mode.”

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