Stories by Alex Diaz

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...

[caption id="attachment_71553" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Tesla Model Y[/caption] Tesla Australia and New Zealand said August was the first month electric vehicles outsold ICE cars in Australia, with the Model Y the country's No. 1 vehicle and Tesla the No. 3 brand overall. https://twitter.com/TeslaAUNZ/status/2095364947845013941 The official account pointed to Drive's write-up of Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries...

[caption id="attachment_72254" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Tesla Model Y[/caption] Tesla North America said the 2026 Model Y has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick+ award, the highest IIHS trophy, and followed up by pointing to the Institute's fresh ratings page for the redesigned four-door SUV. https://twitter.com/tesla_na/status/2095361643118989594 https://twitter.com/tesla_na/status/2095382010772484346 The IIHS scorecard for the 2026...

Tesla's Robotaxi app has updated its Terms of Service so a Robotaxi now means both Model Y Robotaxis and Cybercabs, a wording change that landed in the rider agreement the same week Tesla listed 420 vehicles on Texas's automated-vehicle registry, including 45 Cybercabs. https://twitter.com/XanderSky/status/2095385388705608082 Robotaxi Terms of Service Robotaxi Terms of Service Screenshots of the...

Tesla is cutting the monthly price of its Cybertruck Windshield Protection Plan from $35 to $25, with the lower rate applying to the first payment on or after October 1, 2026, according to notices the company has begun sending U.S. subscribers. Coverage itself is unchanged. The plan still covers unlimited chip and minor crack repairs...

Tesla battery cells. Tesla published a new Learn page on engineering vehicle batteries for safety, durability, and longevity, and the line that will travel is this: from more than 265 billion miles of operation through the end of 2025, the company says it has no evidence of even a single spontaneous battery failure leading to...

SpaceX Super Heavy booster preparing for Flight 14. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX has asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for backup ship radios on Starship Flight 14 that explicitly cover an orbital second stage from Starbase, Texas, with a requested operating window starting September 15, 2026. The experimental STA, signed August 21, 2026 by Launch Regulatory […]