Tesla Robotaxi App 26.10 Code Hints Owners Could Add Their Own Cars
[caption id="attachment_74782" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Credit: Tesla[/caption] Tesla's Robotaxi app now has code that would let owners enroll their own cars in the Robotaxi network, according to a teardown of Robotaxi app version 26.10.0 shared by X account @tesla_app_ios. The find lines up with what Tesla told investors on its Q3 2026 earnings call, where the...
Giga Berlin Hits 7,000 Model Y in One Week as Tesla Ramps Up Output
[caption id="attachment_74778" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Credit: Tesla/X[/caption]Tesla says Giga Berlin built 7,000 Model Y in a single week, calling it the next production milestone for its German factory. "Ramp-up is in full swing at Giga Berlin. This week we hit the next production milestone: 7,000 Model Y built in one week," the company's Tesla Manufacturing account...
Tesla Semi’s Canada Page Lists 750 km of Range and 1.2 MW Megachargers
[caption id="attachment_74774" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Credit: Tesla[/caption] Tesla's Canadian Semi page lists the electric truck's specs in metric, with up to 750 km of estimated range for the Long Range version and charging at up to 1.2 MW on Tesla's Megachargers. The Tesla Canada Semi page also carries the line "Deliveries Start in 2026" and a...
Tesla Video Shows Roadster Track Mode With 5,500 PSI Thruster Gauge
[caption id="attachment_74769" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Credit: Tesla/X[/caption] Tesla has shared its first official video of the next-generation Roadster's interface, posting a 34-second clip on X Friday afternoon with the caption "Inspired by fighter jet cockpits, Roadster's interface was designed around the pilot." The video walks through the car's red-and-black touchscreen, from the home screen to a...
NASA Shows First Look Inside Starship Moon Cabin Ahead of 2027 Tests
[caption id="attachment_74763" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Credit: NASA/SpaceX[/caption] NASA gave the public its first look at the crew cabin SpaceX is building for its Starship moon lander on Friday, during an Artemis Acceleration briefing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The images show Cabin 1, which is under construction inside SpaceX's Starfactory at Starbase, Texas, and they...
NHTSA Wants Up to 8 Cyan Lights on Robotaxis Like Tesla’s Cybercab
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to rewrite parts of the federal lighting standard for cars with no steering wheel or pedals, and it would let self-driving vehicles carry optional cyan lights that tell everyone nearby the car is driving itself. NHTSA laid out the plan in a proposed rule set for publication...
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile Lobby FCC as Starlink Mobile Closes In
Credit: SpaceX AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile are pressing the Federal Communications Commission to keep two key 5G bands out of its plan to expand satellite-to-phone service, according to a letter filed with the FCC by their trade group, CTIA. The push lands as SpaceX turns Starlink Mobile into a would-be fourth US carrier and hunts...
US Senator Gives Musk 2 Weeks to Explain Starlink’s Ukraine Slowdown
Credit: Architect of the Capitol Senator Richard Blumenthal has opened a congressional inquiry into how Ukraine lost full access to SpaceX's Starshield service, and he wants Elon Musk to answer in writing by November 5. The Connecticut Democrat, who is the ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, announced the probe on Wednesday,...
Tesla Footage Clears Driver Cuffed 33 Minutes, and the Officer Resigns
Credit: Tesla A Winter Springs, Florida police officer who held a Tesla owner at gunpoint in his own driveway has resigned, after footage from the driver's car helped clear him in court. Winter Springs Police Chief Matthew Tracht said in a statement on Tuesday, October 20, that the officer is no longer employed by the...
Carney Says Starlink’s Ukraine Slowdown Cost Lives, Warns Canada
Credit: Mark Carney/X Prime Minister Mark Carney says the slowdown of SpaceX's military satellite service in Ukraine had real human costs, and that Canada doesn't want to be left depending on a single provider that could do the same to Canadians. Carney made the comments at a press conference in Istanbul on Friday, October 23,...
Tesla’s Next-Gen Roadster Goes on Public Display in LA for 4 Days
Credit: Petersen Automotive Museum Tesla's next-generation Roadster is heading to Los Angeles, where the Petersen Automotive Museum will show it in its main lobby from Saturday, October 24, to Tuesday, October 27, according to the museum's listing for the car. The Petersen says it's the same Roadster that shared the stage with Elon Musk and...
Tesla’s First Cybercab Crash Was a 5 mph Hit on a Flooded Pothole
Credit: Tesla Robotaxi/X Tesla's first reported Cybercab crash happened at about 5 mph in an Austin parking lot, when the two-seat robotaxi drove into a large pothole filled with water, according to crash data published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). A safety monitor was inside the car, there were no passengers, and...
Tesla Robotaxi Runs Until 1 AM in Austin, Adds COTA Before F1 Weekend
Credit: Tesla Robotaxi/X Tesla's Robotaxi service in Austin is now taking ride requests until 1 AM, and its service area has grown to take in Circuit of the Americas right as Formula 1 rolls into town for the United States Grand Prix, according to David Moss on X. The new cutoff is one hour later...
Tesla Pushes US Model Y Financing Up to 2.49% APR a Day After Earnings
Credit: Tesla Tesla has raised the interest rate on most new Model Y loans in the US, a day after reporting its third-quarter results. According to Tesla's Current Offers page, the Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive, All-Wheel Drive, Premium Rear-Wheel Drive and Premium All-Wheel Drive now come with a 2.49% APR for well-qualified buyers who order...
Trump Says Elon ‘Put It Back’ on Starlink in Ukraine, but Kyiv Disagrees
Credit: Support Forces of Ukraine Command President Donald Trump says Elon Musk has restored Ukraine's satellite connectivity, but officials in Kyiv say the speed limits on their terminals are still in place. Asked on Thursday whether he had called Musk about Starlink in Ukraine, Trump wouldn't say. "I don't want to comment on it, whether...