Taiwan’s first Tesla police cars debut in Kaohsiung City

Police received two Tesla electric cars to be used as police cars at a handover ceremony in Kaohsiung City today, and they are the first Teslas to be used as police vehicles in Taiwan. Ching Chan Optical Technology and the Tianzhen Foundation donated the two Tesla Model 3 cars worth NT$3.3 million to help police with the work of detection and prevention of crime. One car will be used by the criminal investigation team in Hunei District, and the other

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Tesla navigation system bug: crashes if you mention “this” fish soup restaurant in Taiwan

A Tesla owner in Taiwan recently claimed that his car’s navigation system immediately crashed when he input the name and address of a particular fish soup restaurant in Tainan City, and other owners have confirmed the bug. Well-known tech and car bloggers also tested the bug and have uploaded video to social media sites to demonstrate the glitch. The videos show Tesla’s voice-activated navigation system crashing when asked to navigate to the Kaiyuan Road mackerel fish soup restaurant (開元路土魠魚羹) in

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Tesla to Launch in Taiwan

According to media reports, Tesla Motors registered the company “Taiwan Tesla Motors Limited” in Taiwan March 16, 2016 and have started a recruitment drive for employees. Some Chinese language media outlets are calling this a ‘return to Taiwan’ for the company, who originally sourced their electric motors from Taiwan manufacturers until Tesla closed operations in Taiwan in 2009. The news comes just a few days after Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je visited the Tesla factory in San Francisco where he

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