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The first Tesla production plant in Europe

Yesterday, Elon Musk showed a $ 5 billion investment. It is the first Tesla plant on the old continent (Europe), with which Tesla wants to reduce the pressure on plants in Asia and the United States.

“This is a big day for the factory and it is another step towards a sustainable future,” Musk said.

This event was supposed to happen eight months ago, but the opening was delayed due to problems with the issuance of licenses by local authorities. This is an important investment in the German automotive industry, the largest in recent history, but also a good indicator of a bright future.

At full capacity, the factory should produce 500,000 cars a year, significantly more than Volkswagen, which sold 450,000 electric vehicles worldwide last year.

However, the world media mostly write about what the founder of Tesla did at the opening. Musk was seen dancing as he announced the delivery of Tesla’s first German-made cars.

This event did not pass without protest either. Near the factory, environmental organizations have expressed a number of concerns from the amount of water used in production to the number of trees cut down to build it.

Source: Reuters

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Jump with a Tesla car

The unknown driver decided to make a jump with his Tesla car after a gathering of fans of this manufacturer in Los Angeles. It all happened in Echo Park, and a $ 100,000 Tesla car suffered visible damage.

According to YouTube user Alex Choi, who posted the video, the driver of this Tesla decided to go to the place where another YouTube user, David Dobrik, made a jump in Tesla Model X. This crazy jump was not successful, and Tesla’s limousine ended in a parked Subaru Forester. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Police are currently collecting data on this event, and have even announced a reward for information that will lead to the identification of the driver.

“Currently we do not have a description of the driver, and Tesla has been abandoned. A violation has been committed and detectives are working to find the suspect,” a police spokesman told Newsweek.

The video has over a million views on YouTube, and is another proof that people are willing to do anything, even the craziest things, for popularity.

Source: Alex Choi via YouTube

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Tesla security issues

After many problems that have hit Tesla in the past, now Elon Musk’s company could find itself in the biggest security problem so far. A young man from Germany claims that he found a weakness that enabled him to control Tesla’s cars from 13 different countries.

19-year-old David Colombo posted on his twitter profile that he used third-party API keys and software to gain access to the vehicles. He claims that car owners, not Tesla software, are to blame for his success. He said that he did not establish control over steering and acceleration, but what he did is still dangerous for car owners.

“Regarding what I‘m able to do with these Tesla‘s now. This includes disabling Sentry Mode, opening the doors/windows and even starting Keyless Driving. I could also query the exact location, see if a driver is present and so on. The list is pretty long. I think it’s pretty dangerous, if someone is able to remotely blast music on full volume or open the windows / doors while you are on the highway. Even flashing the lights non-stop can potentially have some (dangerous) impact on other drivers, “Colombo said.

He confirmed that Tesla had already contacted him, and that the company was investigating the case. He also said that he never had bad intentions and that his posts confirm that.

Source: Bloomberg News