xAI’s Grok Secures Pentagon Deal for Classified Military AI Systems Amid Anthropic Dispute 
Pentagon Weighs Supply Chain Risk Designation for Anthropic Over Claude AI Use 
FAA Plans Flight Reductions at Chicago O’Hare as Airlines Ramp Up Summer Schedules 
FCC Approves Charter Communications’ $34.5 Billion Acquisition of Cox Communications 
Coupang Reports Q4 Loss After Data Breach, Revenue Misses Estimates 
Flare, Xaman Roll Out One-Click DeFi Vault for XRP Yield via XRPL Wallets 
OpenAI Targets $600B Compute Spend as IPO Valuation Could Reach $1 Trillion 
Nvidia Earnings Preview: AI Chip Demand, Data Center Growth and Blackwell Shipments in Focus 
FedEx Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Tariff Refunds After Supreme Court Ruling 
Meta Signs Multi-Billion Dollar AI Chip Deal With Google to Power Next-Gen AI Models 
Netflix Declines to Raise Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Amid Competing Paramount Skydance Offer 
Amazon’s $50B OpenAI Investment Tied to AGI Milestone and IPO Plans 
Microsoft Gaming Leadership Overhaul: Phil Spencer Retires, Asha Sharma Named New Xbox CEO 
Anthropic Refuses Pentagon Request to Remove AI Safeguards Amid Defense Contract Dispute 
OpenAI Faces Scrutiny After Banning ChatGPT Account of Tumbler Ridge Shooting Suspect 
Nintendo Share Sale: MUFG and Bank of Kyoto to Sell Stakes in Strategic Unwinding 
Tesla's Cybertruck is set to debut in Canada this year after securing a vital exemption from Transport Canada.
Steer-by-Wire System Approved
Teslarati reports that after securing a significant exemption in Canada's market this week, electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla has stated that it intends to debut the Cybertruck there this year.
The Tesla Cybertruck was granted an exemption from the minimum steering angle standards by Transport Canada on Thursday. This means that the electric vehicle can now use its steer-by-wire system instead of a traditional steering column.
Cybertruck's Canadian Debut
In response to the information, on Saturday, the Tesla Cybertruck account announced on X that the business is still planning to debut the electric vehicle in Canada this year. This comes after an official had previously stated his expectation of a launch happening soon.
There is an exemption that allows Tesla to use and sell the Cybertruck until 2029. Normally, for testing, a minimum steering angle of plus or minus 270 degrees is required.
One of the requirements for the exemption is that, starting in 2025, Tesla must submit system-related incident reports every six months. If there are any changes to the electronic stability control system (ESC) or the system's steering angle, Tesla is also required to notify Transport Canada.
Technical Standards Document No. 126, Electronic Stability Control Systems for Light Vehicles, contains the requirement as laid out by Transport Canada in section 7.9.4, whereas the exemption is detailed here.
Ex-Tesla executive Rohan Patel expressed optimism in February that the Cybertruck's Canadian paperwork may be finalized soon, implying that the electric vehicle could be launched in its first non-U.S. market shortly, according to the report.
Despite widespread skepticism regarding the Cybertruck's suitability for regulation in some Asian, European, and other markets, Tesla has been taking the electric vehicle on a global tour. After a successful launch in China, Tesla expanded its Cybertruck tour to Japan, Thailand, and several European and Middle Eastern countries.
Global Expansion and Certification
Last month during Tesla's 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting, Elon Musk said that next year the company would get certification for the Cybertruck in markets outside of North America. He went on to say, "for sure this year, it's just North America," implying that Canada could be among the countries to receive the electric vehicle this year.
