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Definition: Tesla
(1) For NVIDIA's earlier line of general-purpose GPUs, see NVIDIA Tesla.
(2) For Tesla's energy division, see Tesla Energy.
(3) (Tesla, Inc., Austin, Texas) The company that popularized electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. Tesla was founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. After Elon Musk contributed funding, he became chairman of the board, and since 2008 has been CEO and retroactively designated as a co-founder. Although Tesla is synonymous with EVs, it also makes home battery storage, robots and self-driving taxis. See electric vehicle, Tesla Network, Optimus and Dojo supercomputer.
From the Ground Up
Rather than retrofit an existing car body for the huge battery necessary to power an EV, Tesla designed its vehicles from scratch. Tesla also builds its own batteries and charging stations.
Only Cameras
Teslas use cameras and AI to provide safety features and optional self driving in all vehicles (see Tesla Autopilot). Cameras are less expensive than radar and LIDAR and do not require bulky sensors that make the vehicle less streamlined. Tesla claims cameras provide more precision and can distinguish more detail, such as road hazards.
Greater Range and More Charging Stations
In 2009, the Tesla Roadster was first with a 200-mile range. Since then, the Tesla Model S attained a range of 400+ miles on a single charge, although other high-end EVs have reached similar distances.
An Electrical Empire
Although widely known for electric cars, Tesla also makes home battery storage and solar panels, electric pickups (see Cybertruck) and tractor trailers (see Tesla Semi), humanoid robots (see Optimus) and electric self-driving taxis (see Tesla Network). The company makes its own batteries and chips and has made Elon Musk the first trillionaire. See Digital Optimus.
Nikola Tesla - AC and Radio
The company was named after Serbian-American electrical engineer Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), who contributed to the design of alternating current (AC) in the late 1800s. AC enabled audio signals to travel over radio waves.
Tesla Charging Stations
(2) For Tesla's energy division, see Tesla Energy.
(3) (Tesla, Inc., Austin, Texas) The company that popularized electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. Tesla was founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. After Elon Musk contributed funding, he became chairman of the board, and since 2008 has been CEO and retroactively designated as a co-founder. Although Tesla is synonymous with EVs, it also makes home battery storage, robots and self-driving taxis. See electric vehicle, Tesla Network, Optimus and Dojo supercomputer.
From the Ground Up
Rather than retrofit an existing car body for the huge battery necessary to power an EV, Tesla designed its vehicles from scratch. Tesla also builds its own batteries and charging stations.
Only Cameras
Teslas use cameras and AI to provide safety features and optional self driving in all vehicles (see Tesla Autopilot). Cameras are less expensive than radar and LIDAR and do not require bulky sensors that make the vehicle less streamlined. Tesla claims cameras provide more precision and can distinguish more detail, such as road hazards.
Greater Range and More Charging Stations
In 2009, the Tesla Roadster was first with a 200-mile range. Since then, the Tesla Model S attained a range of 400+ miles on a single charge, although other high-end EVs have reached similar distances.
An Electrical Empire
Although widely known for electric cars, Tesla also makes home battery storage and solar panels, electric pickups (see Cybertruck) and tractor trailers (see Tesla Semi), humanoid robots (see Optimus) and electric self-driving taxis (see Tesla Network). The company makes its own batteries and chips and has made Elon Musk the first trillionaire. See Digital Optimus.
Nikola Tesla - AC and Radio
The company was named after Serbian-American electrical engineer Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), who contributed to the design of alternating current (AC) in the late 1800s. AC enabled audio signals to travel over radio waves.
Tesla has the largest EV charging infrastructure in the U.S. These units are at a Wawa convenience store and gas station in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. See EV charging.