Elon Musk says Tesla cars will connect to Starlink’s new cellular-broadcasting satellites
by Richard Lawler from The Verge - All Posts on (#62XQ7)
Soon with satellite connectivity. | Photo by Loren Grush / The Verge Elon Musk just announced that the upcoming second-generation Starlink internet satellites include cellular antennas for connections with phones from T-Mobile in the US and potentially other operators as well.
Following the event, he responded to tweets asking whether the connections will work with Tesla's electric cars, which currently connect to AT&T's LTE network. According to Musk, the answer is yes.
Yes
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 26, 2022
He didn't go into detail about how it will all work or how much data owners could expect to access from the connections when they're somewhere out of reach by terrestrial cellphone towers. Musk said during the event that the satellite-to-cellular coverage from Starlink will be capable of...