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Honda announced a new “Extended Reality Mobility Experience” debuting at this year’s SXSW festival in Austin, where the company will invite attendees to strap on a VR headset and strap into a fancy wheelchair. The future is here, maybe. The stunt uses Honda’s new UNI-ONE, a personal mobility device with self-balancing technology similar to a Segway, which lets riders steer by leaning their bodies in a given direction. The carmaker is promoting the UNI-ONE as a mobility device for people with disabilities, but it seems…

Tesla is targeting 2025 for the launch of a mass-market compact crossover, with speculation growing that it could be the automaker’s best-priced vehicle yet. Following Wednesday’s publication of a Reuters report claiming that Tesla has been informing suppliers of its plan to launch its first new vehicle since the Cybertruck last year, Tesla chief Elon Musk confirmed during a post-earnings call that the company expects to begin production of an all-new electric vehicle at its Texas facility in the second half of 2025.…

Tesla has shared a video of five Cybertrucks performing a synchronized light show. It’s not clear why the automaker has done this, but with the Cybertrucks’ frunks lit up red, and the vehicles front lights shining bright white, there’s a definite nod to the festive season here. During the 100-second show, the lights flash and dim and pulsate in various coordinated patterns to a music track called The Arrival. Don't Miss In a message accompanying the video, the automaker suggests getting…

Four years after unveiling it, Tesla has finally delivered the first Cybertruck pickups to buyers. Led by Tesla chief Elon Musk, the glitzy presentation event took place on Thursday at the automaker’s Gigafactory Texas in Austin. Tesla live streamed the event on X (formerly Twitter), and you can watch it below. While the video lasts for 50 minutes, the event doesn’t actually get underway until 25 minutes in, so push the slider to that point to get started. It kicks off with a new promotional video for the Cybertruck…

Tesla delivered its first Cybertrucks on Thursday afternoon in Austin, Texas, four years after the dystopian electric vehicles were unveiled. Musk kicked off the delivery event by driving a Cybertruck up next to a crowd of people, standing on top of the car, and giving a speech in the dark. The top-end Cybertruck costs roughly $100K (320mi), and ships in 2024 along with an $80k (340mi) model with less features. The entry-level model will cost $61K (250mi), but doesn’t ship until 2025.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by…

Tesla has released the first promotional video for the Cybertruck since delivering the pickup to the first customers at a special event at Gigafactory Texas in Austin, on Thursday. The video (below), shared on YouTube and social media, runs with the tagline: “More utility than a truck, faster than a sports car.” The footage begins with close-ups of the all-electric Cybertruck before showing the vehicle tearing across lots of dramatic-looking terrain, its quirky, angular design clear for all to see. As expected, Elon…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk behind the wheel of a Cybertruck. Tesla It’s been a long time coming, but Tesla is about to deliver its first Cybertrucks to customers. Unveiled in 2019, the unique-looking electric pickup will be presented to the first owners at a special event at Tesla’s Cybertruck Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, November 30. As the vehicle isn’t expected to go into mass production for a couple of years, only a small number of the Cybertrucks are expected to be handed to owners at Thursday’s event. A…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk behind the wheel of a Cybertruck. Tesla We’re just a week away from Tesla delivering the first Cybertrucks to customers, and the automaker has started to put the vehicle on public display ahead of the launch. A Cybertruck was recently spotted outside Lincoln Center in New York City, for example, while another has appeared at Tesla’s store in the Westfield UTC Mall in San Diego. Visitor John W. Davis shot a video of the Cybertruck at the mall and shared it on YouTube: Tesla Cybertruck on Public…

Photo: Nic Coury/Bloomberg (Getty Images)Tesla will charge customers of its new Cybertruck a hefty penalty for reselling their vehicle within the first year of ownership, according to a recently added section of the vehicle’s order agreement.Tesla Investors Not Happy With Mr. Tweet's Tweets“You agree that you will not sell or otherwise attempt to sell the Vehicle within the first year following your Vehicle’s delivery date,” says Tesla in a new “For Cybertruck Only” section of its customer agreement.The clause states that…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk behind the wheel of a Cybertruck in August. Tesla Tesla has finally revealed the delivery date for the Cybertruck: November 30. The automaker led by Elon Musk announced the date in a post on X. The event will take place at Tesla’s Cybertruck Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. The announcement follows Musk’s promise in April that the delivery event would take place in the third quarter, but that came and went without an update. If previous Tesla launches are anything to go by, the long-awaited event at…