One other busy yr is coming to an finish, closing yet one more chapter in Tesla’s journey to advance sustainability. As we put together for what’s anticipated to be an eventful 2024, it’s additionally price trying again on Tesla’s yr in 2023 to focus on among the firm’s many main developments.
A few of Tesla’s necessary accomplishments in 2023 included the launch of the extremely anticipated Cybertruck and the redesigned Mannequin 3 “Highland,” in addition to the widespread adoption of the automaker’s charging {hardware} throughout the North American auto {industry}.
Different necessary developments not highlighted within the record beneath included Tesla’s industry-rocking worth cuts early within the yr, and the corporate’s growing manufacturing of big Megapack batteries.
The yr was a bit quiet in Photo voltaic and Powerwall deployment and Semi manufacturing, although what Tesla lacked in these areas, the corporate arguably made up for with a number of different essential developments.
Under you’ll be able to see an inventory of a few of Tesla’s most notable tales in 2023.
Tesla introduced Gigafactory Mexico
At its Investor Day occasion earlier this yr, Tesla formally introduced plans to construct a brand new Gigafactory in Mexico to assist construct its next-generation EV platform. Set to be constructed within the state of Nuevo León, Tesla not too long ago gained federal land use permits, permitting it to start development on the location.
Tesla detailed its Grasp Plan half three
In April, Tesla shared its Grasp Plan half three, detailing the corporate’s proposal for a path to reaching a sustainable international vitality economic system. The plan adopted the Tesla Grasp Plan components one and two, which had been shared by the corporate in 2006 and 2016, respectively.
Ford adopted North American Charging Commonplace (NACS), others adopted
In a Areas name on X in Might, Ford CEO Jim Farley spoke with Elon Musk and formally introduced the legacy automaker’s plans to undertake Tesla’s charging {hardware}, dubbed the North American Charging Commonplace (NACS). The information meant that Ford EVs would sometime acquire entry to the Supercharger community, marking step one in Tesla’s plans to open the charging community to all EVs.
Since then, each startup and main automaker has adopted go well with, apart from Chrysler-Dodge dad or mum firm, Stellantis.
Tesla started producing Dojo supercomputer
Tesla started manufacturing of the Dojo supercomputer in July, after the undertaking was initially unveiled throughout AI day in 2021. The supercomputing cluster is predicted to have the ability to course of giant streams of information to carry out superior AI and machine studying computations, and it’s projected to turn out to be one of many high supercomputers worldwide within the coming months, providing purposes from the Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta and past.
Elon Musk reside streamed FSD beta v12, later rolling early variations out to workers
Talking of the FSD beta, Musk in August shared a reside stream of the then-upcoming FSD model 12, which the CEO has touted as an necessary key to unlocking full autonomous driving. Extra not too long ago, Musk confirmed that the FSD beta v12 was beginning to roll out to workers, and it has been confirmed to be hitting over 15,000 employee-owned autos forward of a wider launch to the general public.
Tesla’s FSD beta program additionally reached 500 million cumulative miles pushed in October, representing an enormous quantity of real-time knowledge for the automaker’s AI to be taught from.
Tesla launched the redesigned Mannequin 3 “Highland”
After a number of months of hypothesis that Tesla could be releasing a redesigned model of its standard Mannequin 3 sedan, the automaker held a premiere occasion in Norway in late August, formally launching the refreshed “Highland” design. Preliminary buyer deliveries of the redesigned Mannequin 3 have since been rolling out throughout a lot of Europe, Asia, and different markets like Australia and New Zealand.
Whereas the Mannequin 3 Highland isn’t but out there in North American markets, it’s broadly anticipated to be launched in early 2024.
Continued developments to Tesla’s Optimus program
Whereas there weren’t any breakout information tales or an official launch for Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robotic, the corporate did spotlight its continued developments for the product. Tesla has been ramping up hiring for the Optimus group, that includes movies displaying off how the robotic can now type objects autonomously, carry out yoga poses, dance and extra.
Extra not too long ago, Musk predicted that Optimus will be capable of thread a needle in only a yr, and manufacturing knowledgeable Sandy Munro says he expects that the humanoid robotic will start being utilized in Tesla’s factories as quickly as 2024.
Tesla launched BP Supercharger partnership
Within the first deal of its form, Tesla bought $100 million price of Supercharging tools to BP (previously British Petroleum) in October, paving the way in which for future industrial offers that might end in a significant income stream sooner or later — particularly as Tesla’s NACS takes form because the charging customary within the subsequent few years.
Tesla launched Cybertruck with supply occasion
Final however actually not least, Tesla held the Cybertruck supply occasion late final month, after initially unveiling the automobile over 4 years in the past in November 2019. Preliminary deliveries of Tesla’s “Basis Collection” launch version Cybertrucks have been going out to workers all through this month, and lots of reservation holders have been invited to put their very own orders for the automobile.
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