Elon Musk Warns Tesla “Full Self Driving” Goes Up Tomorrow. Do The Numbers Make Sense?

An Elon Musk Tweet on Tuesday confirms past predictions that Tesla will raise the price of the “Full Self Driving” add-on on Nov 1.

This means the price to add it to your car will jump from $6,000 to $7,000. The price of this function has ranged from $2,000 (a short-lived offer to those who paid for the earlier “enhanced autopilot”) to this new price. For a long time, the typical price was around $5,000.

You get very little today if you order this product. It is mostly the promise of future software updates, yet to be released or even yet to be written. read more »

GM recalls 638,000 U.S. SUVs, trucks for unintended braking

General Motors Co is recalling 638,000 U.S. sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks because a wheel-speed sensor could fail and cause unintended braking, it said Thursday.

The recall covers 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and Yukon and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. read more »