Tesla self-driving computer failure, Cybertruck issues, Honda/Nissan merger, and more

In the Electrek Podcast (electrek.co/guides/electrek-podcast), we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla's issues self-driving computer failure, Cybertruck is also having some problem, Honda/Nissan merger, and more.

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Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:

• Tesla is having major issue with its self-driving computer inside new cars (electrek.co/2024/12/16/tesla-major-issue-self-…)

• Tesla is buffing Foundation Series badges off Cybertrucks to sell them as regular trucks (electrek.co/2024/12/14/tesla-buffing-foundatio…)

• Tesla finds ‘cell-dent’ issues in Cybertrucks, starts replacing battery packs (electrek.co/2024/12/20/tesla-finds-cell-dent-i…)

• Tesla delivers electric semi trucks to another customer, confirms efficiency (electrek.co/2024/12/19/tesla-delivers-electric…)

• Tesla (TSLA) sales in Europe are down 14% year-to-date and it’s time to worry (electrek.co/2024/12/19/tesla-tsla-sales-in-eur…)

• Tesla Shanghai starts mass production of Model Y refresh in Jan, says local media (electrek.co/2024/12/18/tesla-shanghai-starts-m…)

• Tesla looks for new comms manager, is a PR dept coming back? (electrek.co/2024/12/18/tesla-looks-for-new-com…)

• Rivian (RIVN) made a ‘secret’ deal with the UAW: Here’s what that means for the EV maker (electrek.co/2024/12/20/rivian-rivn-agrees-secr…)

• Cadillac’s new Vistiq electric SUV starts at under $80,000, but higher trims can get pricey (electrek.co/2024/12/18/cadillac-vistiq-prices-…)

• Honda and Nissan close in on an EV merger to survive the industry’s rapid shift to electric (electrek.co/2024/12/17/honda-nissan-close-in-e…)

• NIO’s low-cost Onvo EV will arrive in its first European market in early 2025 (electrek.co/2024/12/19/nios-low-cost-onvo-ev-a…)

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):

youtube.com/watch?v=fgSoluS3bGA