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Watch Tesla’s FSD tackle water cup challenge, dirt roads in China

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Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) started going out for testing in China last month, representing the first market outside of North America to get the software. The drive spans a little more than four minutes, and the system manages to make it through without the water spilling in any substantial quantities.

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Model 3 Battery Pack for Tesla Cobra EV

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We decided to build a 3rd generation battery pack for our Tesla Cobra EV road race car. Despite being water cooled, we found this pack ran hot. Model 3 Battery Pack for Tesla Cobra EV Our 1st pack was from a 2015 Kia Soul EV. We replaced it with 2/3 of a Chevrolet Bolt pack.

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Tesla is building something called ‘Giga Water Loop’

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Tesla is planning to build something called “Giga Water Loop” just outside of Gigafactory Texas in Austin. more… The post Tesla is building something called ‘Giga Water Loop’ appeared first on Electrek. But we are not sure what it is.

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Elon Musk makes crazy prediction for Tesla Robotaxi by end of 2025

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has always been extremely optimistic when talking about his companies, especially their capabilities, and in particular, the automaker’s self-driving project. That continued again today as Musk made a crazy prediction for what he believes will happen with Tesla’s Robotaxi fleet by the end of this year.

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Tesla Cybertruck has a feature to help with driving through water

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Tesla Cybertruck has a new feature called “Wade Mode” that will help the all-electric pickup navigate through water and avoid damage that could come from doing so. Perhaps this feature is more aimed toward standing water that can accumulate on roadways in an effort to protect the vehicle and its battery pack.

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Tesla warns of water ingress potential in Model Y

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Tesla has warned owners of the Model Y that there is the potential for water ingress in the vehicle’s trunk due to an issue with the seal, which will be repaired. “On some Model Y vehicles, water may have leaked inside the rear trunk area through the liftgate assembly,” Tesla writes in the bulletin.

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Tesla to launch unsupervised Full Self-Driving as a service in Austin in June

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed during the company’s Q4 Earnings Call today that it would launch unsupervised Full Self-Driving as a service in Austin, Texas, in June. It will be the first time Tesla will use a driverless service on roads anywhere in the world. Need accessories for your Tesla? We’re not far off.

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