Stories by Nehal Malik

Tesla’s next major Full Self-Driving (Supervised) update is almost here. According to CEO Elon Musk, FSD version 14 will begin rolling out in early wide release starting next week. Musk added that FSD 14.1 should follow about two weeks later, with FSD 14.2 also on deck shortly after. The Tesla chief went as far as […]

Waymo on Wednesday announced the launch of Waymo for Business, a new program designed to bring its fully autonomous ride-hailing service directly to organizations. After piloting with a range of companies, schools, and event organizers, Waymo is now expanding its offering to help more groups streamline their transportation needs. Waymo for Business is available in […]

Lucid Motors has announced the delivery of its first engineering vehicle for what will eventually become an Uber-exclusive robotaxi network. The company shared the update on X, confirming that the vehicle has been delivered to autonomous driving technology company Nuro for integration with its Nuro Driver system. Introducing our Robotaxi Engineering Fleet.​​Lucid has delivered the […]

Tesla is gearing up for a major end-of-quarter direct customer delivery event at Gigafactory Texas. Longtime factory watcher Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer) shared images this week showing outbound lots packed with reads-to-deliver vehicles and new setups being put in place ahead of the push. The event will be hosted at Tesla’s new customer delivery center at […]

Tesla has started offering new winter wheel and tire packages for the Model S, Model X, and Model Y through its official online shop. The announcement was made by Tesla North America (@tesla_na) on X, alongside a video comparing stopping distances between summer and winter tires on snow. Unsurprisingly, the Tesla on summer tires took […]

Tesla has quietly improved its use of Live Activities on iPhone, this time expanding the feature to cover mobile service appointments. As spotted by Not a Tesla App, the latest update to the Tesla app now shows a Live Activity on the iOS Lock Screen or Dynamic Island while your vehicle is being serviced by […]

Tesla has just secured a new U.S. patent tied to its ambitious “Unboxed” manufacturing process, which will be partly used to build the upcoming Cybercab. As noted by Seoul-based patent researcher and Tesla fan @seti_park, the “True Unboxed Process 2.0” patent (US 12,420,879 B1) was officially granted and published this week, 16 months after its […]

Nissan has taken the wraps off its next-generation ProPILOT driver-assist technology, with ambitions to rival Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. Demonstrated on prototype Ariya vehicles in downtown Tokyo this month, the new ProPILOT leverages 11 cameras, five radar sensors, and a next-generation LiDAR unit to navigate complex city streets. At the heart of the system […]

SpaceX is gearing up for the eleventh test flight of its Starship rocket, potentially set for early October. A Local Notice to Mariners (LNM) indicates that Flight 11 could launch no earlier than October 6 at 6:15 p.m. CT (4:15 p.m. PT/7:15 p.m. ET). This preliminary filing, first spotted by @SERobinsonJr, signals that preparations are […]

Tesla is giving Canadian buyers a big incentive to grab a new Model 3 this month. Customers who take delivery of a new Model 3 by September 30, 2025, can now choose between a $5,000 CAD discount off the purchase price or unlimited free Supercharging for life. This new offer expands on Tesla’s previous promotion […]

Piper Sandler analyst Alex Potter has raised his Tesla price target to $500 (up from $400), following a recent trip to China where he met with several local electric vehicle makers. “After meeting with Chinese EV makers, we can see why Elon Musk respects these ‘fast followers’ so much. Indeed, vertically-integrated Chinese OEMs may be […]

SpaceX successfully launched the NROL-48 mission on Monday morning, sending a new batch of reconnaissance satellites into orbit for the U.S. government’s National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 10:38 a.m. PT/1:38 p.m. ET from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission […]

SpaceX already dominates the global rocket launch market, and Elon Musk says the company’s share is only going to grow. According to a recent market share report, SpaceX launched 88.5% of all satellites in Q2 2025, while handling 86% of the total weight delivered to orbit worldwide. China’s CASC came in a distant second, managing […]

Tesla’s next-generation Supercharging hardware is finally making its way to the U.S., and it’s debuting in California. According to longtime Supercharger watcher @MarcoRPi1 on X, the world’s first “real” V4 Supercharger station is now under construction in Campbell, California, located at 1600 W Campbell Avenue. While Tesla first debuted V4 Supercharger stalls with longer cables […]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) has already impressed reviewers in Australia and New Zealand, but it has now also achieved a world first. Australian Tesla owner Harald Murphy (@harald_murphy) has become the first person to circumnavigate an entire continent using FSD (Supervised). Murphy drove a refreshed Tesla Model Y around Australia, covering 13,577 km (8,436 miles) […]