Stories by Alex Diaz

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,...

Tesla Robotaxi said on September 4, 2026 that Cybercab is trained on more than 16,000 lifetimes of driving, framing the purpose-built robotaxi’s vision system as awake and looking every way at once as public rides open in Austin. https://twitter.com/robotaxi/status/2095981690497962439 “Cybercab is trained on >16,000 lifetimes of driving,” the official account wrote. “Its eyes see in...

Tesla Powerwall 3P. Source: Tesla Energy / X Tesla Energy said on September 4, 2026 that the three-phase Powerwall 3P is now available to order in Portugal, extending the European rollout that started in Germany and later reached the Netherlands. https://twitter.com/teslaenergy/status/2095890603695649088 The Powerwall 3P pairs a 13.5 kWh home battery with a hybrid inverter built...

[caption id="attachment_67134" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Image: Tesla[/caption] Tesla AI said Full Self-Driving Supervised v14.3.9 is starting to roll out shortly with a new active safety feature set that can turn FSD on for the driver when a crash looks imminent. https://twitter.com/Tesla_AI/status/2095767350070890688 Under the update, FSD Supervised can activate on the driver's behalf when an imminent collision...

[caption id="attachment_72295" align="alignnone" width="768"]Tesla Cybercab drive unit[/caption] Elon Musk said the Cybercab motor uses no rare earth metals while maintaining the same range, calling the result extremely hard to achieve as Tesla opens the purpose-built robotaxi to public rides in Austin. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2095720611695759704 That claim matters beyond a technical flex. Rare earth magnets are a choke...

Tesla AI lead Ashok Elluswamy said Robotaxi could run around the clock in about a month, tying 24/7 Cybercab availability to the next piece of tech on Tesla's v15 plan.https://twitter.com/aelluswamy/status/2095761727828762689Elluswamy was answering a rider who wanted Cybercab trips all night. "Next month or so," he wrote. "The next tech to merge on the v15 plan...

Tesla Cybercab. Source: Tesla Asia / X Tesla Asia said Cybercab will go on display this month in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Beijing, and Shanghai, inviting fans to “come experience the future of autonomy” across those four cities days after the purpose-built robotaxi’s Austin launch. https://twitter.com/Tesla_Asia/status/2095693211906036069 The official regional account posted the four-city lineup on September...

Philippe Tabarot and Elon Musk discuss Tesla FSD. Source: Philippe Tabarot / X French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said on September 2 that Tesla has provided two Full Self-Driving Supervised cars for on-road testing in France after a constructive video call with Elon Musk, marking what he called a new phase ahead of a possible...

[caption id="attachment_72280" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Tesla Cybercab[/caption] Tesla has published an official Cybercab Rider Guide that explains how passengers will use its purpose-built robotaxi, from boarding and cabin controls to emergency stops and support. The North America guide, dated September 3, 2026 on Tesla's Robotaxi rider-guide pages, confirms Cybercab has two seats and is not equipped...

Tesla has posted an official interest form at tesla.com/robotaxi/interest asking companies and partners to help build its Robotaxi network, with options for future Cybercab fleet vehicle purchasing, mobility hubs and infrastructure, event collaboration, or Other, plus a Deployment Region field. The page is titled Help Us Build Our Robotaxi Network. It collects a first and...