Tesla has been building an old-school Diner in West Hollywood, California. The Diner is a throwback to the old age of drive-in diners.
The Hollywood Diner is supposed to be getting Superchargers, a full classic dining experience, and a drive-in movie theatre. But it is not your stylish old film projectors – Tesla is using two 45ft LED screens in the parking lot, bringing the future to its diner. Up to 77 guests will be able to find outdoor seating to watch the movies playing on either screen or can be seated inside their Teslas, and watch while Supercharging.
We’ve been seeing some cool updates related to the drive-in diner recently.
Construction & Stainless Steel
Construction seems to be progressing well on the diner, with the structure being completed. Most interestingly, the entire two-story diner will be getting stainless steel siding for the outside. Perhaps it’ll be the same material that the Cybertruck is made out of? It’ll have a past brought into the future style with the hallmarks of a 50’s diner, but it will also feature cool tech and style that Tesla brings to it.
Most construction for the exterior has now been completed, and work crews have moved on to working on the interior. We’ll likely see it completed by the end of 2024. Tesla broke ground on the 200-seat diner in September 2022.
Another view of the construction at the diner
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Job Posting
On that same front, Tesla has opened up job postings for a “Diner Experience Specialist”, who will be responsible for “providing an unparalleled and immersive” customer experience for both charging and dining.
That’s a pretty vague job description, but it comes with a salary range of $83,600 to $285,000 USD. It sounds like this will be a management position for the diner, and whoever gets the job will be responsible for both ensuring that Tesla’s vision stays on point with the drive-in theatre, dining, and Supercharging experience, as well as making sure the place functions properly and lives up to its potential.
A rendering of Tesla's upcoming drive-in diner
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Tesla’s recent focus on expanding and vertically integrating its battery production is beginning to take global steps, starting with a battery recycling and service center in South Australia. In Marion, a suburb of Adelaide, the council recently voted in favor of a proposal that would see contaminated public land developed and leased to Tesla.
The move promises local jobs and environmental remediation but has garnered a lot of public debate focused on Elon’s moves outside his role as CEO.
The proposal involves a site that’s currently unusable for recreation due to chemical contamination. A local developer plans to acquire and remediate the land, constructing a new facility specifically for Tesla. This site would reportedly serve two purposes: recycling old lithium-ion batteries and serving as a Tesla Service Center.
Tesla’s Commitment to Recycling
Tesla recently announced its intention to ramp up its battery recycling and repurposing efforts. During the Q1 2025 Earnings Call, Tesla’s executives highlighted substantial progress. Tesla had recycled enough materials in Q1 2025 to build approximately 21,000 Model Y RWD vehicles, representing a 136% year-over-year increase from Q1 2024.
Dedicated regional hubs like this one would be a logical next step in expanding the recycling loop and furthering Tesla’s vertical integration while also reducing its reliance on new materials. In addition, local sources also mentioned that Tesla could be repurposing older lithium-ion batteries for other purposes, including their inclusion in stationary battery storage systems like Powerwall or Megapack.
Of course, the facility also has major benefits for the local community, including creating around 100 local jobs, as well as injecting approximately $56 million into the local economy. Further, developing the contaminated land as a renewable facility is one of the safest ways to use the land that’s been sealed off from the public for nearly a decade.
Elon’s Image
The proposal isn’t without its critics. Local opposition was voiced during community consultations, with most of the negative sentiment directed towards Elon rather than the facility itself. Despite these complaints, the local council elected to proceed, arguing that tangible economic and environmental benefits far outweigh any perceived geopolitical or symbolic harm that shutting down the project could cause.
With the council’s endorsement on record, the proposal now moves to the South Australian state government for approvals regarding the change in land classification.
Tesla’s software updates often hide some undocumented features alongside the official release notes, and software update 2025.20 is no exception. With this update, Tesla has introduced a welcome quality-of-life improvement for the in-vehicle Dashcam Viewer. Users now have the ability to select and delete multiple clips at once (thanks, Max!). However, this addition is limited to the updated Dashcam Viewer for Ryzen-based vehicles.
While it may seem a small change, if you wanted to clear out your Dashcam clips, you’d have to either delete them one by one in the vehicle or remove your Dashcam USB drive and take it to a computer to erase all the clips at once. For those who frequently see Sentry Mode notifications or often record clips with their Dashcam, this is a useful addition.
This feature is currently limited to vehicles that have received the updated Dashcam viewer - which means vehicles equipped with AMD Ryzen processors (how to tell if you have Intel or AMD). This includes all Model 3 and Model Y vehicles with AMD Ryzen, as well as the 2021+ Model S and Model X vehicles.
Unfortunately, since the Cybertruck does not yet have access to the updated Dashcam viewer or support for the additional two cameras in Sentry Mode, it has not received this feature yet either.
This undocumented feature is a very welcomed addition for many users who carefully manage their Dashcam and Sentry Mode videos.
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