Tag: Software Update
Japan
Tesla’s Halloween Mode Reaches Japan Early: Skeleton Pedestrians, Owl Turn Signals and a Very Loud Lock
Tesla Japan has officially announced Halloween Mode, and update 2026.38.3.1 has been reaching Japanese cars since Oct. 22: a ghost-costume car, skeleton pedestrians, an owl-hoot turn signal, a roaring lock sound and Set Arrival Energy. It arrived about two weeks after the U.S., not the usual one to two months.
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.
Tesla
The Tesla App Finally Gets a Big-Screen Layout for iPad and Foldables, and the Code Hints at FSD Referrals
Tesla app 4.62 brings a two-column layout to the iPad, the iPhone Duo and Android tablets and foldables, with a large 3D view of your car. The update's code also points to FSD referral rewards, X Money payments and Wall Connector sharing.
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.
Japan
Hyundai Inster Gets a Solar-Charging Fix in Japan: V2H Software Update Arrives October 19 (Kona Still Waiting)
Hyundai Mobility Japan starts a service-center software update for the Inster on Oct. 19, fixing solar charging through certain Nichicon and Denso V2H units. Kona's fix is still coming.
EV Industry
VW Is Capping Some ID.4 Batteries at 80% by Remote Control: Opt Out by Oct. 21 or Your Battery Gets a Curfew
About 22,500 recalled U.S. Volkswagen ID.4s get a remote 80% charge cap on or about Oct. 27 unless owners opt out by Oct. 21. Here's why, and what it means for winter range.
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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.