The system update expands Tesla’s carsharing and ride-sharing capability with a window into the functionality of an autonomous carsharing service.
UFODrive allows renters to skip rental lines, using an app on their phone to make the rental and unlock the car.
Watching YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, and Bilibili on the Tesla Theater will only be possible while the car is in park.
A CNET writer chronicles her experience renting from UFODrive, a startup that only rents electric vehicles in European cities.
Partnering with platform provider Ridecell Inc., Tesloop will be starting a one-way Tesla carsharing service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Currently, the company operates its carsharing service between Los Angeles and San Diego.
One user's Tesla was backed into by another car; another user's social media post shows a Tesla narrowly avoiding a collision with a different car in parking lot.
The damages included paint scratches and moisture in one of the headlights. More severe damages involved tire damage, defective charging controllers, and missing emergency call buttons.
The Telsa Model 3, rented through the peer-to-peer platform Getaround, killed a pedestrian and seriously injured another after driving though a red light.
The one-way city-to-city service, which allows consumers to rent a seat in a Tesla, has relaunched with service between Santa Monica and San Diego. The company has also introduced a program to allow Tesla owners to rent them on the Tesloop platform.
Shenma Zhuanche said it took inspiration from the movie Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing Missouri in order to get Tesla's attention.