Tesla’s CEO has said Tesla may make Full Self-Driving technology available to customers in China “very soon.” GM CEO Mary Barra was seen at the Beijing auto show on Friday, reports say.
The UAW’s organizing drive is facing more aggressive opposition in Alabama, but it has momentum after overcoming past failures at VW’s Chattanooga plant.
The United Auto Workers said it reached a tentative agreement with Daimler Truck Holding AG ahead of a contract expiring midnight on April 26 and following a strike threat.
SpaceX sent up one rocket Saturday and has one more set for Sunday from the Space Coast.
First up was a Falcon 9 on the Galileo L12 mission carrying global navigation satellites for the European Commission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 8:34 p.m.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/NolsTPxBBU
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 28, 2024
The first-stage booster flew for a record-tying 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit.
The second launch this weekend is planned for Sunday when a Falcon 9 carrying 23 Starlink satellites aims to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 targeting the opening of a four-hour window from 5:50-9:50 p.m. with a backup Monday during a four-hour window that opens at 5:25 p.m.
The first-stage booster is flying for the 13th time and will attempt a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic.
These mark the 31st and 32nd launches of 2024 from the Space Coast, all but two of which have been by SpaceX.
Tesla has said it will use a current platform and production lines to produce what it called “more affordable” models by early next year.