Now playing Next Tech News Tech this week: El Salvador rejects IMF call to drop Bitcoin use El Salvador became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender and is resisting any pushback on that, while Snap shares surge after a tough week for the tech sector. 06/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Can you put a price on Elon Musk’s freedom? This teen has A 19-year-old tracks Musk’s private jet with a Twitter bot he built - and he’s not giving it up without something in return. 31/01/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Tesla shifts focus from EVs to building a humanoid robot Tesla said the robot will measure 5-foot-8-inch (1.73m), weighs around 56kg and its purpose is to take over dangerous tasks from humans. 27/01/2022
Now playing Next Mobility Users shouldn't be legally responsible in driverless cars - watchdog A UK law commission released a report recommending that carmakers should be responsible for driverless cars, instead of the user. 27/01/2022
Now playing Next Mobility Teslas will get longer-range batteries next year, report says Japan's Panasonic will start production of the higher-capacity 4680 battery at a new plant in 2023, the Nikkei newspaper reported. 25/01/2022
Now playing Next Money You can now buy Tesla merch with Dogecoin The Tesla chief has previously called Doge the "people's crypto". 14/01/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Electric cars overtake Norway's car market and Tesla wins the race Tesla delivered more than 308,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter and saw deliveries surge about 87 per cent. 03/01/2022
Now playing Next Tech News This Swedish company is aiming to beat Tesla by producing EV batteries In a first for the continent, Northvolt has begun operations at their new Swedish mega plant that makes lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. 31/12/2021
Now playing Next Finland Finland's PM Sanna Marin responds to Elon Musk's Twitter joke The Tesla CEO had posted a meme mocking Finland's Prime Minister for her recent nightclub visit after being exposed to COVID-19. 14/12/2021
Now playing Next Money Tesla to test Dogecoin as payment, Elon Musk says The Tesla chief has previously called Doge the "people's crypto". 14/12/2021
Now playing Next Culture news Why Elon Musk was named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' The entrepreneur courted consistent controversy in 2021 but received the ambiguous honour for his public prominence and financial success. 14/12/2021
Now playing Next Mobility Tesla dashboard allows drivers to play video games while driving A Tesla owner is leading a battle against distracting games on the touchscreen dashboard after discovering you can play games and drive. 14/12/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Tech this week: Teen arrested over €32 million crypto heist A multimillion crypto heist by a teenager, Elon Musk continues his Tesla stock sale and a €35 million cryptocurrency bid for a US Constitution. Here's your weekly tech round up. 21/11/2021
Now playing Next Mobility Tesla driver claims self-driving car 'forced itself' into collision A Tesla driver taking part in the beta test of the company's driver assist technology claimed their car 'forced itself' into a different lane, causing an accident earlier this month. 15/11/2021
Now playing Next Mobility Tesla CEO Elon Musk sells off around €600 million in shares The CEO of Tesla has pledged to liquidate 10 per cent of his holdings in the electric car maker. 13/11/2021
Now playing Next Mobility Elon Musk sells $5 billion in Tesla shares after Twitter poll It amounts to roughly 3 per cent of the billionaire’s Tesla holdings. 11/11/2021
Now playing Next Mobility Why Elon Musk could sell 10% of his Tesla stock The Tesla CEO said he would "abide" by the results of a Twitter poll telling him to sell. But a possible tax bill could be the real reason. 08/11/2021
Now playing Next Mobility Uber 'far behind' on its promise for more electric cars Last year the company pledged that half its vehicles in European capitals would be electric by 2025. It's a long way from reaching that goal. 03/11/2021
Now playing Next Mobility Elon Musk: Tesla hasn't signed deal to sell Hertz 100,000 cars Car rental firm Hertz said it had ordered the electric vehicles last week, sending Tesla's stock price to record highs. 02/11/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Tech this week: Tesla and Hertz’ $4bn deal and Facebook under pressure Tesla and Hertz have made a deal that ranks at the top of the list of electric vehicle orders by a single company while Facebook was put in the hotseat by the UK government. 31/10/2021