Stories by Alex Diaz

[caption id="attachment_72531" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Starlink Router 4. Source: Starlink / X[/caption] Starlink said on September 9, 2026, that its next-generation Router 4 brings faster peak speeds and indoor coverage of up to 3,500 square feet (325 m²), calling it the first Starlink router built around a Wi-Fi 7 chipset for streaming, gaming, and everyday home...

[caption id="attachment_72526" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Tesla Cybercab on display at ELEMENTS in Hong Kong. Source: Tesla Hong Kong / X[/caption] Tesla Hong Kong has opened a public Cybercab display at L1 Metal Zone inside ELEMENTS in Kowloon, giving local fans their first fixed venue to see the steering-wheel-free robotaxi after Tesla Asia listed Hong Kong among...

Elon Musk said on September 9, 2026, that very few people understand how thoroughly Tesla’s Cybercab is optimized for the lowest possible fully loaded cost per mile, answering a thread that laid out the two-seater’s efficiency-focused specs as public rides continue in Austin. “The degree to which Cybercab is optimized for lowest possible cost per...

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Supervised v14.3.9 rollout includes Automatic Collision Evasion, a new safety path that can steer around an imminent frontal crash when braking alone may not be enough, or pull FSD back on if the car decides the driver is not paying attention, according to the feature’s in-car release notes that started shipping with...

[caption id="attachment_72503" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Wes Morrill / Tesla[/caption] Tesla Cybertruck lead engineer Wes Morrill said on September 8, 2026, that the pickup’s side repeater camera has been updated with passive geometry that stirs airflow to keep water off the lens while driving, calling it a pure vision improvement with no cost penalty. https://twitter.com/wmorrill3/status/2097452420733538546 “The side...

Tesla Robotaxi said on September 8, 2026, that its Unboxed manufacturing process for the Cybercab assembles vehicle modules in parallel and frames the car in one step at the end, cutting the production line size in half and unlocking much greater factory capacity. https://twitter.com/robotaxi/status/2097422261624193106 “Our unboxed process for Cybercab assembles vehicle modules in parallel &...

[caption id="attachment_72483" align="alignnone" width="936"] Drone view of Boring Company Prufrock machines tunneling in Nashville. Source: The Boring Company / X[/caption] The Boring Company posted drone footage on September 7, 2026, of Prufrock-MB1 and Prufrock-MB2 tunneling simultaneously in Nashville, showing both machines cutting through hard limestone while spoil rides a continuous conveyor toward a rock pit....

Creator and Elon Chronicle writer S.E. Robinson Jr. said on September 7, 2026, that he has been invited to Tesla’s Semi Rollout on September 24 at the new Semi Factory in Sparks, Nevada, a day the company is framing around factory tours and Semi ride-alongs for potential logistics and fleet customers plus employees. “Big news...

An unconfirmed tip circulating on September 7, 2026, points to Tesla FSD Supervised v14 Lite for Hardware 3 Model S and Model X owners arriving soon, after IGN senior executive editor Ryan McCaffrey said Tesla AI lead Ashok Elluswamy told him at the Cybercab launch that the build was supposed to go out last week....

Tesla is shipping a quieter, lighter Cybertruck aero shield that most owners will never see, Tesla Cybertruck engineer Wes Morrill said on September 7, 2026, while reviewing the latest trucks at Giga Texas and posting underbody photos that compare a new production part with one of the first trucks. “I was surprised by how interested...

[caption id="attachment_72462" align="alignnone" width="800"] Tesla Cybercab. Source: Tesla Japan / X[/caption] Tesla Japan has set the Cybercab Japan Tour for September 2026, putting the steering-wheel-free robotaxi on public display at four venues across Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya after promising a fuller schedule when Tesla Asia first flagged Tokyo among its Asia display cities. In a...

Tesla China’s latest limited inventory posters, shared by a tipster, put fresh September discounts on Model 3 and Model Y for customers who order and take delivery by September 30, 2026. Dollar amounts below are approximate conversions. Model 3 The Model 3 flyer frames a “limited inventory incentive,” then stacks a “Golden Autumn” combo on...

Tesla Robotaxi said on September 5, 2026 that Cybercab seats are built at standard wheelchair height, making ingress and egress easier after quoting a paraplegic rider who gave the Austin robotaxi a 10/10. “Wheelchair user rides in Cybercab,” the official account wrote. “Cybercab seats are built at standard wheelchair height, making ingress & egress easy.”...

Strings in Tesla’s iOS app 4.60.5 point to Robotaxi joining the company’s Service ride-home options, according to @Tesla_App_iOS, an iOS app tracker that digs through Tesla app updates for upcoming feature strings — the same genre as Apple reverse-engineer accounts, not Tesla itself. https://twitter.com/Tesla_App_iOS/status/2095997772210298905 The tracker’s notes highlight a new sv_transport_robotaxi string under Tesla Service’s...

Elon Musk said Cybercab riders will be able to plug in a PlayStation or Xbox, answering Tesla’s own pitch that the purpose-built robotaxi is built for theater, music, and gaming on a 22-inch touchscreen. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2096072197244596690 Musk was replying to an official Tesla post that framed Cybercab as safer transport that also gives passengers time back,...