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☆ Jim Abbott: The night of that no-hitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Jim Abbott was used to dealing with uncomfortable social situations; in some ways, they were all he’d ever known. Abbott was about to pull off a no-hitter, one of the rarest feats in Major League Baseball. Baseball insiders will tell you that nobody ever sees a no-hitter coming, and that was certainly true for Jim Abbott. “I had some pretty serious anxiety about that game,” Abbott said in 2013. The Detroit Tigers scoreboard posting YANKEES JIM ABBOTT HAS THROWN A NO HITTER VS CLEVELAND INDIANS during Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox at Tiger Stadium.

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☆ Tesla shows off restyled Model 3 sedan at Beijing trade fair
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Tesla's new Model 3 sedan is seen displayed at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O) showed off its restyled, China-made Model 3 sedan for the first time to the public at a trade fair in Beijing, after launching it a day before in several countries. The U.S. automaker displayed a flame red version of the car - marking the first change to its mass-market car line-up since it launched its global best-seller, the Model Y, in 2020 - at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS). At the fair, Tesla sales staff answered questions from interested buyers. Tesla has also said it will show the new model at the Munich auto show, which opens on Tuesday.

Persons: Florence Lo, Guo, Tesla, Hu, Xiaoyu Yin, Jing Xu, Brenda Goh, Ros Russell Organizations: Fair for Trade, Services, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Rights BEIJING, United States, Shanghai, Asia, Europe, Munich

☆ Cybertruck buyers still don't know what they're buying or how much it costs, and they are just weeks from delivery
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Nora Naughton | Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Would-be Tesla Cybertruck buyers still don't know how much they're spending. Apart from the few remaining details listed and the occasional cryptic tweet from Musk, there isn't much information to tell Cybertruck buyers what they're getting into. Tesla Cybertruck. That makes it even more important to give loyal truck buyers some details to work with. "If you're looking to convert average pickup truck buyers to something different, that's a little harder," Fiorani said.

Persons: Tesla, Elon, Musk, It's, Cybertruck, William Huston, he's, Ed Kim, AutoPacific, Sam Fiorani, Fiorani Organizations: Morning, Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, AutoForecast Locations: San Francisco

☆ Tesla ordered by auto regulators to provide data on 'Elon mode' Autopilot configuration
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla has received a special order from federal automotive safety regulators requiring the company to provide extensive data about its driver assistance and driver monitoring systems, and a once secret configuration for these known as "Elon mode." If the driver leaves the steering wheel unattended for too long, the "nag" escalates to a beeping noise. As CNBC previously reported, with the "Elon mode" configuration enabled, Tesla can allow a driver to use the company's Autopilot, FSD or FSD Beta systems without the so-called "nag." Tesla CEO Elon Musk who also owns and runs the social network X, formerly Twitter, often implies Tesla vehicles are self-driving. His use of Tesla's systems would likely comprise a violation of the company's own terms of use for Autopilot, FSD and FSD Beta, according to Greg Lindsay, an Urban Tech fellow at Cornell.

Persons: Elon Musk, Porte, Tesla, Elon, John Donaldson, Philip Koopman, Koopman, Ann Carlson, Ashok Elluswamy, Greg Lindsay, Grep, Bruno Bowden, Musk Organizations: SpaceX, Twitter, Porte de, CNBC, Traffic Safety Administration, Bloomberg, NHTSA, Automotive, Carnegie Mellon University, California DMV, FSD, Urban Tech, Cornell Locations: Paris, California

☆ A hidden Tesla feature nicknamed 'Elon mode' is under scrutiny from regulators after a hacker discovered a way to get rid of a prompt to drivers to keep their hands on the wheel
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Auto regulators ordered Tesla to hand over data about a hidden Autopilot mode that lets drivers stay hands-free. It reportedly removes a prompt telling drivers to put their hands on the wheel, and was discovered by a software hacker. Typically, if a driver using Tesla's Autopilot or Full Self-Driving feature takes their hands off the wheel, a visual symbol blinks on the car's touch screen. Tesla's manual says that, when using Autopilot, drivers should "keep your hands on the steering wheel at all times." AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk said last December that a software update would let some Tesla drivers disable the "nag," but that hasn't yet been implemented.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk livestreamed, there's, they'd, inattention, Elon Musk, Musk livestreamed Organizations: Auto, Elon, Traffic, Administration, Bloomberg, NHTSA Locations: Palo Alto , California, California

☆ A Tesla owner said his Model 3 in Full Self-Driving mode didn't slow down before it hit water on the road and crashed into a pond
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Tesla owner said his Model 3 didn't slow down before it hit water on a road in California. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Tesla owner using his Model 3 in Full Self-Driving mode says the car didn't slow down when it encountered water across on a road, causing it to crash into a pond. AdvertisementAdvertisementRyan claimed that his Model 3 didn't slow down as it approached the water lying on the road. A Tesla Model S crashed on a bridge in San Francisco on Thanksgiving in 2022 with seven other vehicles, the Guardian reported. Tesla didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, made outside normal working hours.

Persons: Ryan, Tesla, Tesla's Organizations: YouTube, Morning, Tesla, Guardian, Washington Post, Yorker Locations: California, Mono City, Mono City , California, San Francisco

☆ Tesla Autopilot safety probe by federal vehicle regulators nears completion
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A multiyear investigation into the safety of Tesla's driver assistance systems by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, is drawing to a close. Tesla cars cannot function as robotaxis like those operated by General Motors -owned Cruise or Alphabet 's Waymo. Tesla CEO Elon Musk — who also owns and runs the social network X (formerly Twitter) — often implies Tesla cars are autonomous. But it's not clear that this is a strong enough system to ensure safe use of Tesla's driver assistance features. In 23 of these incidents, the agency report says, Tesla's driver assistance features were in use within 30 seconds of the collision.

Persons: David Shepardson, Ann Carlson, Elon Musk —, —, Musk, Tesla, Elon Organizations: National, Traffic Safety Administration, Reuters, CNBC, NHTSA, General Motors, FSD Beta, SAE International, Ford Locations: U.S

☆ Stampede at Madagascar's national stadium kills 12, injures around 80, prime minister says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Lova Rabary | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ANTANANARIVO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A stampede of sports fans trying to enter Madagascar's national stadium for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games has killed 12 and injured around 80, the prime minister said on Friday. Videos shared on social media showed Red Cross workers caring for dozens of injured people next to the athletics track. Prime Minister Christian Ntsay said 11 of the injured were in a critical condition. It was not immediately clear what caused the stampede, but at least 15 people were killed in a similar incident at the Mahamasina stadium in 2019. The Indian Ocean Island Games were created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1977, and include athletes from Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, Reunion and the Maldives.

Persons: Christian Ntsay, Andry Rajoelina, Lova, Hereward Holland, Chris Reese, Alistair Bell, Sandra Maler Organizations: Madagascar's, Games, Red Cross, International Olympic Committee, Thomson Locations: ANTANANARIVO, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, Reunion, Maldives, Antananarivo

☆ Here's what it would take to restore the rusted remains of a 1954 Ferrari purchased for $2 million to its glory days
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Scraps of a rare 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Series I were just sold for about $1.9 million. The buyer could end up investing another $2 million just to restore the car, a Ferrari expert said. In "very good condition," the model can be worth up to $4 million to $5.5 million, the expert said. The remnants of a Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Series I were recently sold at RM Sotheby's auction for about $1.9 million, and it may take another $2 million just to restore the car to its glory racing days, a Ferrari historian told Insider. "A Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Pinin Farina in restored or at least very good condition is currently in the wide range between $4M and $5.5M," Birner wrote.

Persons: Pinin Farina, Franco Cortese, Cortese, Walter Medlin, Sotheby's, What's, Andreas Birner, Birner, Ferrari's, Ferrari, … Organizations: Morning, RM, Pininfarina, Ferrari, Mondial, Mille, Sotheby's, Ferraris, New York Times, The Times Locations: Italian, Italy, Maranello

☆ A rare, bright-red Ferrari 250 GTO that initially sold for $6,000 in 1964 could soon be auctioned for $60 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Nidhi Pandurangi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

RM Sotheby's has put up a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO for auction for around $60 million. Car collectors love the GTO model Ferraris because of their championship history, Gord Duff, RM Sotheby's global head of auctions, told the Journal. In fact, another 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO was auctioned by RM Sotheby's for more than $48 million back in 2018, CNBC reported. A 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO was reportedly bought by David MacNeil, the founder, and CEO of WeatherTech, for $70 million in 2018, per various media reports at the time. RM Sotheby's sold a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe for the equivalent price of $142 million last year.

Persons: Jim Jaeger, Jaeger, Ferrari, Gord Duff, That's, David MacNeil, Sotheby's, Duff Organizations: Sotheby's, Ferrari, Service, Street, Scuderia Ferrari, CNBC, CNN, Benz Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ohio, Detroit, New York, Monterey , California, it's

☆ Acura is late to the EV party — but its first electric SUV looks like a winner
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

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☆ Numerous Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power. Here's how to manually open a Tesla door if you get stuck inside.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Numerous Tesla owners say they have been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power. Teslas come with manual door releases, but they can be hard to find without the owner's manual. Numerous Tesla owners have said they've been stuck inside their EVs after the cars suddenly lost power. The manual door release can be tricky to find unless you've combed through your car's owner's manual. TeslaThe Model 3 owner's manual states that "only the front doors are equipped with a manual door release."

Persons: Tom Exton, Exton, Rick Meggison, Meggison, Tesla, Teslas Organizations: Tesla, ABC Locations: Arizona

☆ A Tesla owner took his Model S camping on a 19-day road trip and slept in it nearly every night
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

David Craig said he took his Tesla Model S on a 19-day road trip and slept in it almost every night. The Tesla owner said Camp Mode made his trip much easier and stress-free. A Tesla road trip? David Craig has been on a number of bucket list road trips over the years, but he told Insider he found a new perk when he took his Tesla Model S on a 8,500-mile road trip — Camp Mode. "I always know what I'm getting into when I camp in my Tesla," Craig said.

Persons: David Craig, Craig, I've, Tesla, they've Organizations: Camp, EV, Kia EV Locations: Southern California, Arizona , Texas , Arkansas, Kentucky, Tesla, California, Colorado, Kansas

☆ How Van Leeuwen turned a $60,000 investment into a $300,000-a-day ice cream empire
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

An introduction to ice creamBen Van Leeuwen earned money in college by driving a Good Humor ice cream truck. From left: Ben Van Leeuwen, Pete Van Leeuwen and Laura O'Neill. Van Leeuwen Ice CreamDespite their best efforts, they were only able to raise a total of $60,000 from 15 friends and family members. Van Leeuwen Ice CreamVan Leeuwen Ice Cream was a hit from day one. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream CEO and co-founder Ben Van Leeuwen at a Williamsburg, Brooklyn scoop shop.

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☆ I took 2 500-mile drives in electric SUVs and experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly of EV road tripping
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I took two 500-mile mini road trips this year in two different electric SUVs. Here's what I learned during my adventures in the Toyota BZ4X and Genesis GV60. At their worst, EV road trips can be frustratingly long and stressful ordeals. Charging can take a frustratingly long time in the wrong carThe 2023 Toyota bZ4X AWD Limited charging. I learned charging slowly while you're parked can make EV road trips more seamless.

Persons: Tim Levin, — Organizations: Toyota, Morning, EV, Toyota bZ4X AWD, DC, Consumer Locations: New York City, Washington, Cape Cod, Washington ,, New York

☆ Researchers say they found a way to tap into Tesla's most advanced features — without paying for them
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Researchers in Berlin say they found a way to circumvent that, and get new features for free. The doctoral researchers used a hack to "attack" Tesla's systems. Tesla owners use in-car purchases to unlock all sorts of vehicle features and upgrades. The researchers say they "attacked" Tesla's embedded car computer — known as "jailbreaking" — giving them the ability to run arbitrary software on the infotainment system, activate or disable features, and circumvent payment. Using a voltage-glitching vulnerability in the electronic control unit, the researchers bypassed Tesla's MCU-Z processor.

Persons: Tesla, Tesla's Organizations: Technical University Berlin, Tesla, TU Berlin Locations: Berlin

☆ A Google Street View car driver led police on a 100 mph chase then crashed into a ditch after refusing to stop, officers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Google Street View car driver led police on a 100 mph chase through a small town in Indiana. The driver of a Google Street View car led police on a 100 miles-per-hour chase and then crashed into a ditch after refusing to stop, officers said. Street View uses cars use to take pictures of neighborhoods around the world. According to the Middletown Police Department's press release, Chief Landon J. But the Google driver kept going, running a red light before coming to a closed-off bridge, the press release said.

Persons: Landon J, Dean, we're Organizations: Police, Middletown Police Department, Google, View, Middletown Police Locations: Indiana, Henry

☆ A Tesla owner says she made a 9-day rural road trip through a town without an EV charger by trickle charging from an outlet at an abandoned gas station
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kathleen Goforth went on a 9-day road trip to the Carrizo Plain National Monument, California. Kathleen Goforth said she took her Tesla Model Y on a 9-day road trip through a rural area and had to get creative at one point when it came to charging. "There are no services within or anywhere near the Monument – no food, water, gas stations, and, certainly, no EV charging stations. Earlier this year, another Tesla owner said he faced some "hiccups" on a 6,392-mile road trip but that he ultimately found the carmaker's Autopilot driver assist feature to be a "lifesaver." A Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV owner previously told Insider that successful EV road trips needed to be properly plotted out.

Persons: Kathleen Goforth, Goforth Organizations: Morning, Tesla, EV, Department of Transportation, Kia EV Locations: Carrizo, , California, San Luis Obispo County , California, California

☆ Texas police held a Black family at gunpoint and handcuffed their son after an officer mistyped while running their license plate
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Texas officers pulled over a Black family after mistyping while running their license plate. The officers pointed their guns at the couple as they commanded them to leave the car and even handcuffed their son. While running the car's license plate, officers mistakenly told their system the plate was from Arizona. The woman repeatedly told officers the car belonged to her and even clarified she's from Arkansas, not Arizona, body cam footage from another office shows. "We made a mistake," Frisco Police Chief David Shilson said in the department's later statement.

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☆ Verstappen wins Belgian Sprint with Piastri second
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

SummaryCompanies Verstappen wins sprint from pole, Piastri secondChampion now 118 points clear of team mate PerezPerez retires after clash with HamiltonGasly third for AlpineSPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, July 29 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a rain-delayed and shortened sprint race from pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday to stretch his Formula One lead to 118 points. Australian rookie Oscar Piastri started and finished second for McLaren, after leading briefly during a safety car period, with Frenchman Pierre Gasly a morale-boosting third for misfiring Alpine. Half the field followed Piastri straight into the pits at the start to change to intermediate tyres while Verstappen stayed out on full wets. I could come in first but then I might be blocked by other cars, there might be a safety car and then you lose out massively. "This is a sprint race, we want to see them racing," he said.

Persons: Perez Perez, Hamilton Gasly, Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri, Frenchman Pierre Gasly, Sergio Perez, Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc, McLaren's Lando Norris, George Russell, Mercedes, Gasly, Anthoine Hubert, Verstappen, Bull, Aston Martin's, Fernando Alonso, Max, we've, Perez, Hamilton, Ferraris, Norris, Red, Christian Horner, Toto Wolff, Leclerc, Alan Baldwin, Hugh Lawson, Clare Fallon Organizations: Belgian, Prix, McLaren, Spa, Briton, Red Bull, Thomson Locations: Belgium, Verstappen's, Pouhon, Eau Rouge, Stavelot

☆ Elon Musk's politics haven't earned him any brownie points with customers — but they're still fiercely loyal to Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla owners are growing weary of Musk's antics and think he's damaging the brand. Despite the Twitter debacle and Musk's polarizing way of doing things, they love the Model 3. Elon Musk's politics haven't earned him any brownie points with his customers — but Tesla buyers are mostly still loyal to his cars, especially the Model 3. Bloomberg just reconducted a survey of 7,000 verified Tesla owners in 2019 about the automaker itself, the Tesla EV ownership experience, and opinions of Musk. Some Tesla owners voiced concerns about the CEO that echoed what others told Insider, including: "Dude is a clown," "Obviously he's both brilliant and a very loose cannon," "Brilliant industrialist.

Persons: they'll, Elon, haven't, Musk, Elon Musk, Tesla, Tesla's FSD Organizations: Bloomberg, Morning, Drivers Locations: Tesla

☆ Putin is trying to flex his influence in Africa, but countries are giving him the cold shoulder
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Putin is hosting a critical summit with African leaders this week in St. Petersburg, Russia. But only a handful of attending nations are sending their heads of state or leaders. Isolated by the war in Ukraine, Putin seeks to grow influence and support on the African continent. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. On Thursday, Putin will meet with 49 representatives from African nations at the second Russia-Africa summit.

Persons: Putin, Vladimir Putin's, Yuri Ushakov, Dmitry Peskov Organizations: Service, Moscow Times, Reuters, Ukraine, Wagner Group, Central African, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Relations Locations: St . Petersburg, Russia, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Africa, Egypt, South Africa, Uganda, Libya, Mali, Sudan, Central African Republic

☆ Car companies like Honda, BMW, and Hyundai are banding together to build an EV-charging network bigger than Tesla's Supercharger empire
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Seven automakers plan to build an electric-vehicle charging network to take on Tesla. Seven car companies are making their own charging network to take on Elon Musk's Tesla Superchargers. Tesla, by comparison, has spent over a decade building out a vast network of charging stations specifically for its owners. And that network, which historically only allowed Tesla owners to plug in, has been a huge driver of Tesla sales. It sounds like the planned charging network aims to mimic some of the things Tesla got right, and add some extra conveniences.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk's Tesla Organizations: Tesla, Elon, BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Benz, Fiat, Dodge, EV, Volkswagen, CCS Locations: North America, America, North, Superchargers

☆ 28-year-old self-made billionaire started his self-driving car company in his parents' garage—now he's worth $1.6 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

When Austin Russell was a 17-year-old high school student, he founded Luminar Technologies, which makes laser sensors that can help self-driving cars detect nearby objects. Now 28, Russell is the world's youngest self-made billionaire, according to Forbes, as Luminar competes with major companies like Tesla and Alphabet's Waymo. But self-driving cars aren't exactly commonplace on American roads, meaning Russell and Luminar have a lot of work ahead of them, despite their lofty valuations. How it differs from Tesla's approachElon Musk's Tesla also seeks to popularize self-driving cars, and Musk's approach to the technology is entirely different. Lidar could potentially change that, Russell says: Cameras can be helpful "for certain use cases," but lidar is "a huge step forward."

Persons: Austin Russell, Russell, Waymo, —, Luminar, Elon Musk's Tesla, Mario Herger, Herger, Tesla Organizations: Luminar Technologies, CNBC, Forbes, Benz, Volvo, Stanford University, Thiel, Washington Post Locations: Orlando , Florida, U.S

☆ Meet a 64-year-old San Francisco Uber driver who says switching to a Tesla has saved him more than $1,000 a month on gas and maintenance
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

64-year-old Uber driver Wesley Johnson started driving a rented Tesla four months ago. Johnson also offered tips for Uber drivers looking to make the electric-vehicle switch. To compare, Johnson said the Tesla rental from Hertz costs him roughly $50 per week, or $200 a month, to charge. Wesley Johnson, 64, says he's saved roughly $1,400 per month on gas since switching to an electric vehicle. What Uber drivers should know before making the EV switchJohnson has a few tips for any Uber drivers who are considering renting or buying an EV.

Persons: Wesley Johnson, Johnson, San Francisco Uber, Uber, He's, who's, Hertz, Tesla, he's, I'm, — Organizations: Service, Hertz, EVgo, EV Locations: Wall, Silicon, San Francisco

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