Autonomy
Autonomy
Cybercab Riders Can Finally See Behind Them, and a Tesla Engineer Says Grok Tuned the Camera
Tesla now lets Cybercab passengers pull up a live rear camera view mid-ride, tap for more cameras, and black out the screen with a new quiet mode. A Tesla AI engineer says the camera tuning was optimized with Grok. Update 2026.38.5.11 is also rolling out.
Japan
Japan & China EV Week: A Smaller Subsidy, a Five-Seat Seagull and ¥762,000
Japan's EV subsidy shrinks from January, Tesla Japan adds V2L, Toyota's Arene gets a guardrail, BYD's Seagull seats five, and NIO's Firefly goes 560 km. The week on EVX News in five stories and one number.
Autonomy
Tesla’s Texas Robotaxi Roster Hits 927 Vehicles, and 420 of Them Are Cybercabs
Texas DMV records now list 927 Tesla Robotaxi vehicles, 420 Cybercabs and 507 Model Ys, up 124 in a week. Austin's service area now reaches Circuit of the Americas for F1 weekend, with rides until 1 AM.
Autonomy
Pedestrian Killed on I-80 in Vallejo by a Tesla Its Driver Says Was in Full Self-Driving
A 71-year-old Vallejo man was killed crossing I-80 early on Oct. 22 after being hit by a Tesla whose driver told the CHP it was in Full Self-Driving, then by at least one vehicle that didn't stop. Here's what the CHP has said and what's still unknown.
Autonomy
NHTSA Wants Robotaxis to Glow Cyan, and It’s Ditching the Turn-Signal Stalk Rule for Cars Like Cybercab
NHTSA filed a proposed rewrite of FMVSS No. 108 on Oct. 23 that would drop manual turn-signal, hazard and beam-switch requirements for cars with no driving controls, like Tesla's Cybercab, and allow optional cyan lamps that show a car is driving itself.
Japan
Tesla Maps Is Coming, and Japan’s Lost Tesla Owners Would Like a Word
On Tesla's Q3 call, Ashok Elluswamy said Tesla is building its own AI-based maps fed by fleet data, starting with FSD V15. Japan's owners have been waiting.
Autonomy
Tesla Cybercab Heads to Dallas Next Month, and Customer Cars Could Join the Robotaxi Fleet Around Q2 2027
On Tesla's Q3 call, Ashok Elluswamy said Cybercab launches in Dallas next month, Lars Moravy said customers should get Cybercabs by the end of 2026, and the first customer cars could join the Robotaxi fleet around Q2 2027.
Japan
Toyota’s FSD Rival Will Run on Arene, With a Rule-Based ‘Guardrail’ Watching the AI
Toyota's end-to-end Level 2++ driving system, due from 2028, will be built on its Arene software platform, with a rule-based guardrail that checks the AI's route. Car Watch also rode in the prototype in Europe.
Autonomy
Tesla’s New Robotaxi Scoreboard: 3.1 Million Driverless Miles, Zero Injuries, and Four New Cities
Tesla's new Robotaxi Safety Report shows 3.1 million fully autonomous miles from January 22 to October 18 with zero injuries, zero airbag deployments and zero pedestrians or cyclists hit. Next up: Las Vegas, Jacksonville, Phoenix and San Antonio.
Autonomy
Tesla FSD v14.3.13 Rolls Out in 2026.38.5.10: Same Notes, Quiet Changes, and Grok Leaves Beta
Tesla is rolling out FSD (Supervised) v14.3.13 in update 2026.38.5.10. The notes match v14.3.12, but FSD Streaks reach legacy Model S and X and Grok drops its beta label.
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Ship 42 Aces Its Static Fires: Starship Flight 15 Is Cleared on the Stand as Florida Goes Quiet for Starship
SpaceX says Ship 42 finished a full six-engine static fire and a single-engine deorbit-burn test, so both Flight 15 stages are done on the stand ahead of a two-stage catch attempt. Florida, meanwhile, pauses Falcon 9 for six weeks to get Pad 39A ready for Starship.
Tesla
Tesla Is ‘Officially Coming’ to Vietnam, and Its First Five Job Ads Include One Very Busy Charging Hire
Tesla's Asia Pacific recruiter says the company is "officially coming to Vietnam" and has posted five local jobs: sales, service, HR, purchasing and a charging developer expected to juggle 20-plus sites. No launch date, models or prices yet.
Stock Watch
Stock Watch: Enphase Craters 16%, Tesla Slips Off $407, Tokyo Chips Keep Climbing
Enphase plunged 16.03% after its miss and soft guide hit the regular session, Tesla gave back 0.80% to $404.22, and Renesas led Tokyo with a 7.47% jump as the Nikkei added 686 points.
EV Industry
China’s NEV Retail Sales Fall 13% in Oct. 1-25 as Factories Keep Shipping
CPCA data shows China's NEV retail sales at 753,000 for Oct. 1-25, down 13% year over year, while wholesale rose 3% to 1.008 million. Overall car retail fell 26%, keeping the NEV share at 65.7%, and inventory pressure is building.
Energy
Xpeng’s Iron Humanoid Gets Its Solid-State Batteries Before It Gets a Production Start
Xpeng VP Gu Jie says solid-state batteries designed for the Iron humanoid robot have entered small-batch production, while Iron itself is still pre-SOP. Mass production is targeted for the end of 2026, with Xpeng stores first in 2027.