Tesla

Tesla plans to reveal its long-delayed next-generation Roadster at a livestreamed event at a SpaceX test site in Texas. The company is accepting $50,000 deposits from prospective buyers in the U.S., Canada and China, and executives are expected to share pricing, specifications and production targets. The high-end, low-volume car is expected to use SpaceX technology such as cold-gas thrusters; Tesla has missed every delivery target since taking deposits in 2017.

Oct 2026 · CNBC TechNews article

Volvo will use Nvidia technology for a hands-free, point-to-point driving system. The partially automated system is described as similar to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving and will operate on local roads, enabling drivers to travel between destinations without keeping their hands on the wheel.

Oct 2026 · The VergeNews article

Investors sell shares of Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung amid concerns about Chinese competition and a possible memory oversupply by 2029. ChangXin Memory Technologies’ planned server-memory product, based on a new architecture, raises questions about its ability to scale, while analysts say it is unlikely to alter supply and demand. Counterpoint expects DRAM prices to decline in 2028, though long-term agreements may make any downturn less severe than previous cycles.

Oct 2026 · CNBC TechNews article

SpaceXSI releases Grok Voice 3.0, a speech-to-speech model available through its Voice Agent API for customer support and sales applications. Artificial Analysis ranks it first on its Speech-to-Speech Index with a score of 86.9, ahead of OpenAI’s GPT-Live-1 and Google’s Gemini 3.8 Live, while ServiceNow’s EVA-Bench gives it 74% accuracy across more than 200 enterprise scenarios. Tesla vehicles and Starlink already use Grok Voice, with Starlink handling about 20,000 customer calls daily.

Oct 2026 · SiliconANGLENews article