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Tesla cars will now officially support third-party apps to control various aspects

Tesla has released documentation for the company’s new application programming interface (API) called Fleet, which gives third-party applications access to Tesla’s vehicles and energy devices. In other words, the Fleet API allows third-party apps to interact with the company’s products. For example, a third-party app could allow you to lock and unlock doors, check battery […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
6 months ago

Tesla Cybertruck deliveries finally starting next month

Tesla has announced that the company will start delivering the Cybertruck on November 30, 2023. To commemorate the commencement of deliveries, the brand will hand over the first set of pickup trucks to customers at the Cybertruck Delivery Event that’s taking place at the company’s Giga factory in Austin, Texas. At this event, Tesla is […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
6 months ago

Samsung leader made Elon Musk an offer he could not refuse

Tesla's dream of creating fully-autonomous electric vehicles might be a few years away, and Samsung Electronics will contribute to making that dream come true. A new report says Samsung will manufacture the Tesla Hardware 5 (HW 5.0) chip, but Samsung will not be the only chipmaker to have this opportunity. Ideally, Tesla's HW 5.0 chip […]

By Mihai Matei
9 months ago

Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets Samsung boss Lee Jae-yong to discuss car chips

Tesla CEO Elon Musk met Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong for the first time during the latter's recent business trip to the US. The two top-level executives discussed ways to collaborate on automotive semiconductor chips. The meeting was held at Samsung Research America Headquarters in Silicon Valley, California, USA. Reports suggest that Elon Musk […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
11 months ago

Samsung loses Tesla’s huge 4nm chip order to TSMC

The latest report provides solid proof that the 4nm chip deal between Elon Musk-led Tesla and Taiwanese silicon giant TSMC has gone through. A few months ago, it was reported that Tesla placed a huge 4nm chip order at TSMC, choosing TSMC over Samsung. The 4nm chips will be used in Tesla cars' self-driving systems […]

By Sagar Naresh
1 year ago

Samsung confirms it is in talks with Tesla to become a camera supplier

Over the past year or so, we came across a few reports suggesting that Samsung is trying to become a camera supplier for the world's largest EV (electric vehicle) manufacturer, Tesla. The Korean tech giant finally put an end to speculations today and confirmed that it is, indeed, in talks with Tesla. Samsung Electro-Mechanics says […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung to bolster production of EV batteries for Tesla, BMW

Samsung SDI has reportedly secured Tesla as a client for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. After prototyping 4680-type batteries for Tesla last year, Samsung went ahead and ran a pilot manufacturing line in Cheonan. The test results are in, and according to reports, Samsung is now ready to move on to the next step. The next […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung is manufacturing Tesla’s next-gen HW4.0 self-driving chip for 2022

Tesla reportedly prefers Samsung's 7nm process over 5nm.

By Mihai Matei
3 years ago

Samsung completes prototyping Tesla’s 4680 battery cells

Apart from mobile devices, computers, home appliances, display panels, and semiconductor chips, Samsung also makes batteries for various products, including electric cars. Samsung SDI, the company's battery-making arm, is eyeing to bag a contract from Tesla for its future electric cars. It is being reported that Samsung SDI has completed creating the first sample cells of […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 years ago

Samsung and Tesla sign a half a billion dollars deal for Cybertruck cameras

Future Tesla Cybertruck owners will reportedly have their rearview ‘mirrors' powered by Samsung Electro-Mechanics. The latter company has apparently struck a deal with Tesla worth $436 million, and as a result, Samsung will reportedly supply the biggest EV manufacturer in the USA with its camera modules. The reports originates from a couple of South Korean publications […]

By Mihai Matei
3 years ago

Samsung reportedly supplying chips for self-driving cars to Tesla

Samsung reiterated recently that it has no intention of actually making a car itself but it's going to supply products and services to power the future of mobility. This is one of the reasons why Samsung decided to acquire Harman for $8 billion. A new report out of South Korea today claims that Samsung has […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Samsung SDI losing ground in the battery market for US electric cars

Recent industry data shows that Samsung SDI – the conglomerate's battery-making arm – is losing ground in the electric car market of the United States. It accounted for 23 percent of this market combined with LG Chem in May this year, that's a 12 percent decline from 35 percent in April. During this time, Japanese […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Tesla may use Samsung SDI batteries in its standalone energy systems

A couple of days ago it was reported that Samsung SDI could start supplying battery cells for the Tesla Model 3. Tesla CEO Elon Musk refuted the reports, saying that the company was working exclusively with Panasonic on battery cells for the upcoming electric car. That single tweet from Musk wiped nearly $600 million from […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

One tweet from Elon Musk was all it took for $580 million to disappear from Samsung SDI’s market cap

You might have read a report recently about Tesla being close to forming a partnership with Samsung SDI to source battery cells for the Model 3 sedan. If this was true, Samsung SDI would have captured a major chunk of Tesla's business as the company ramps up production to meet the very impressive demand for […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

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