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Mercedes strives to beat Tesla’s infotainment system with 56-inch wide ‘Hyperscreen’
Mercedes-Benz parent company, Daimler, has unveiled a new 56-inch-wide, “Hyperscreen.” The incredibly wide touchscreen will revolutionize the German automaker’s interior vehicle design as it aims to keep up with Tesla’s industry-leading electric vehicle lineup, which has one of the most revolutionary interiors that has changed the way rival car companies are designing vehicle cabins.
The MBUX Hyperscreen spans from the driver’s-side to the passenger’s side of the front of the car, equipping a speedometer, odometer, and other information that the pilot could find useful during navigation. In the center, a large screen shows a detailed and crystal-clear Navigation System, outfitted with touch-sensitive buttons and sleek and modern designs. In front of the passenger lies another screen that will display designs. The passenger screen will have the ability to display television and movies in some markets, depending on legislation, as it could be a distraction to the driver.
The innovative MBUX Hyperscreen offers completely new ways of control, interaction and entertainment. Its “zero-layer principle” automatically brings all apps and functions into a fluid, proactive user interface – powered by an AI. Learn more here:
— Daimler AG (@Daimler) January 7, 2021
Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius notes that there is a “huge customer demand” for the massive Hyperscreen. The 2022 Mercedes EQS, the company’s newest electric vehicle, will have the Hyperscreen available as an optional feature. Still, Kallenius expects plenty of people who buy the sleek, S-Class reminiscent car to take advantage of the largest screen in the industry. “We expect a very high take-up rate,” he said at the screen’s unveiling event on Thursday.
The screen is really a way to welcome in a stream of subscription programs and services that customers will have to buy into and download to experience the full value and potential. Maps, entertainment features, and other applications will be available to use with the Hyperscreen. Still, they will require a separate fee and will help drive revenues into the German car company.
2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS (Credit: Mercedes Benz)
“It is part of our business strategy to increase this profit pool of recurring revenues,” Kallenius added.
With passenger mobility transitioning to electric options due to consumer demand and tougher government regulations, automakers are developing ways to keep up with Tesla. While the Silicon Valley-based electric car maker has dominated EV sales figures globally for several years, legacy automakers who have tasted the wake-up call shift their focus toward entertainment and design features that make their vehicles more appealing. Tesla’s minimalistic interior, which is dominated by a 15-inch, horizontal dash screen in the Model 3 and Model Y and a 17-inch, vertical screen in the S and X, has influenced competing car companies to do away with old-fashioned knobs and dials and try a more modern-contemporary feel within the cabin.
Daimler’s full event to unveil the Hyperscreen is available below.
World premiere of the MBUX Hyperscreen https://t.co/uFDyvAPrzQ
— Daimler AG (@Daimler) January 7, 2021
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Starlink achieves major milestones in 2025 progress report
Starlink wrapped up 2025 with impressive growth, adding more than 4.6 million new active customers and expanding service to 35 additional countries, territories, and markets.
Starlink wrapped up 2025 with impressive growth, adding more than 4.6 million new active customers and expanding service to 35 additional countries, territories, and markets. The company also completed deployment of its first-generation Direct to Cell constellation, launching over 650 satellites in just 18 months to enable cellular connectivity.
SpaceX highlighted Starlink’s impressive 2025 progress in an extensive report.
Key achievements from Starlink’s 2025 Progress
Starlink connected over 4.6 million new customers with high-speed internet while bringing service to 35 more regions worldwide in 2025. Starlink is now connecting 9.2 million people worldwide. The service achieved this just weeks after hitting its 8 million customer milestone.
Starlink is now available in 155 markets, including areas that are unreachable by traditional ISPs. As per SpaceX, Starlink has also provided over 21 million airline passengers and 20 million cruise passengers with reliable high-speed internet connectivity during their travels.
Starlink Direct to Cell
Starlink’s Direct to Cell constellation, more than 650 satellites strong, has already connected over 12 million people at least once, marking a breakthrough in global mobile coverage.
Starlink Direct to Cell is currently rolled out to 22 countries and 6 continents, with over 6 million monthly customers. Starlink Direct to Cell also has 27 MNO partners to date.
“This year, SpaceX completed deployment of the first generation of the Starlink Direct to Cell constellation, with more than 650 satellites launched to low-Earth orbit in just 18 months. Starlink Direct to Cell has connected more than 12 million people, and counting, at least once, providing life-saving connectivity when people need it most,” SpaceX wrote.
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Tesla Giga Nevada celebrates production of 6 millionth drive unit
To celebrate the milestone, the Giga Nevada team gathered for a celebratory group photo.
Tesla’s Giga Nevada has reached an impressive milestone, producing its 6 millionth drive unit as 2925 came to a close.
To celebrate the milestone, the Giga Nevada team gathered for a celebratory group photo.
6 million drive units
The achievement was shared by the official Tesla Manufacturing account on social media platform X. “Congratulations to the Giga Nevada team for producing their 6 millionth Drive Unit!” Tesla wrote.
The photo showed numerous factory workers assembled on the production floor, proudly holding golden balloons that spelled out “6000000″ in front of drive unit assembly stations. Elon Musk gave credit to the Giga Nevada team, writing, “Congrats on 6M drive units!” in a post on X.
Giga Nevada’s essential role
Giga Nevada produces drive units, battery packs, and energy products. The facility has been a cornerstone of Tesla’s scaling since opening, and it was the crucial facility that ultimately enabled Tesla to ramp the Model 3 and Model Y. Even today, it serves as Tesla’s core hub for battery and drivetrain components for vehicles that are produced in the United States.
Giga Nevada is expected to support Tesla’s ambitious 2026 targets, including the launch of vehicles like the Tesla Semi and the Cybercab. Tesla will have a very busy 2026, and based on Giga Nevada’s activities so far, it appears that the facility will be equally busy as well.
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Tesla Supercharger network delivers record 6.7 TWh in 2025
The network now exceeds 75,000 stalls globally, and it supports even non-Tesla vehicles across several key markets.
Tesla’s Supercharger Network had its biggest year ever in 2025, delivering a record 6.7 TWh of electricity to vehicles worldwide.
To celebrate its busy year, the official @TeslaCharging account shared an infographic showing the Supercharger Network’s growth from near-zero in 2012 to this year’s impressive milestone.
Record 6.7 TWh delivered in 2025
The bar chart shows steady Supercharger energy delivery increases since 2012. Based on the graphic, the Supercharger Network started small in the mid-2010s and accelerated sharply after 2019, when the Model 3 was going mainstream.
Each year from 2020 onward showed significantly more energy delivery, with 2025’s four quarters combining for the highest total yet at 6.7 TWh.
This energy powered millions of charging sessions across Tesla’s growing fleet of vehicles worldwide. The network now exceeds 75,000 stalls globally, and it supports even non-Tesla vehicles across several key markets. This makes the Supercharger Network loved not just by Tesla owners but EV drivers as a whole.
Resilience after Supercharger team changes
2025’s record energy delivery comes despite earlier 2024 layoffs on the Supercharger team, which sparked concerns about the system’s expansion pace. Max de Zegher, Tesla Director of Charging North America, also highlighted that “Outside China, Superchargers delivered more energy than all other fast chargers combined.”
Longtime Tesla owner and FSD tester Whole Mars Catalog noted the achievement as proof of continued momentum post-layoffs. At the time of the Supercharger team’s layoffs in 2024, numerous critics were claiming that Elon Musk was halting the network’s expansion altogether, and that the team only remained because the adults in the room convinced the juvenile CEO to relent.
Such a scenario, at least based on the graphic posted by the Tesla Charging team on X, seems highly implausible.
Starlink achieves major milestones in 2025 progress report
Tesla Giga Nevada celebrates production of 6 millionth drive unit
