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German regulators support approving FSD for use throughout Europe. But they want Tesla to drop the "Full Self Driving" name.

Elon Musk and his online army of fans said delayed FSD approval in Europe will cost lives. Scientists say they have no evidence to back those claims.

A Tesla Cybercab was involved in a crash in Philadelphia this week, and it came out of it missing the entire outer panel of its driver-side door. We don’t know who was at fault or whether Tesla’s software was driving. But Tesla has no permit to run automated vehicles in Pennsylvania, and that narrows down what this car was doing on Broad Street. more…

Tesla shares dashcam footage of FSD Supervised stopping mid intersection to avoid a T-bone crash. The post Tesla FSD changed its mind mid-intersection, and it may have saved a life appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla delivered just 8,295 “Other Models” in Q3 2026, down 48% from a year ago and the lowest total for the category since 2021. With the Model S and Model X out of production, almost all of them were Cybertrucks. That gives us the cleanest look yet at Cybertruck sales. We estimate Tesla delivered 7,000 to 8,000 of the trucks last quarter, a pace of about 30,000 a year from a line it planned for 250,000. more…

Plus, Porsche's plans to raise prices, Honda shuffling its U.S. production, and Nissan's terrible horrible no good very bad sales year.

What are Elon Musk's companies planning next? Get a breakdown of what we know about the enormous proposed facility and what it will produce.

Germany will push for fast EU-wide approval of Tesla’s advanced driver-assistance system, transport minister Steffen Bilger said on Tuesday. Elon Musk thanked him in German on X a day later, as Tesla tries to win over a bloc where it is so far cleared only country by country. Speaking at a Tagesspiegel Background conference in […] This story continues at The Next Web

Tesla Model 3 and Model Y can power your home with Powerwall 3 during outages. The post Tesla Model 3 and Model Y can now do what only Cybertruck could appeared first on TESLARATI.

Before this, Tesla's Powershare feature was only available on the Cybertruck.

Tesla announced today that AC bidirectional charging capabilities are now available for new Model 3 and Model Y electrical vehicles paired with the Powerwall 3 home battery. The Powershare Home Backup program was previously only available to Cybertruck owners. With Powershare Home Backup, customers can draw power directly from their vehicles to power their homes,… The post Tesla’s full EV lineup can now also provide home backup energy appeared first on Solar Power World.

Some Tesla Model 3 and Model Y owners can use their EV battery to keep the lights on longer during a power outage, now that Tesla's expanding the Powershare Home Backup feature. It was previously only available on the Cybertruck, and also requires owning Tesla's Powerwall 3. However, support for the Powerwall 2 and Powerwall Plus is "coming soon." Tesla's EVs aren't the first or only ones with bidirectional charging; companies like Kia and GM also offer vehicle-to-home power on their vehicles, while Nissan's Leaf offered power-to-grid charging years ago. Tesla says the Model 3 and Model Y can extend home backup power to over two days for Pr … Read the full story at The Verge.

Tesla is now starting to ship a “Halloween Mode” that is filled with some creepy and fun features; the company says, “This spooky update turns your Tesla into a haunted house on wheels.” The update is just the latest in a series of updates that Tesla typically ships out in a seasonal fashion. The Spring […] The post Tesla ships ‘spooky’ Halloween Mode with creepy and fun features appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla Full Self-Driving is really good. I have used it for over 76 percent of my driving since FSD v14 launched around this time last year, equating to about 76 percent of my miles using the suite. It’s truly the only way I prefer to travel, but admittedly I save some of the more fun […] The post Tesla Full Self-Driving: five things that are keeping FSD supervised appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla has turned on Powershare Home Backup for the Model 3 and Model Y, which means its two volume cars can now send power back into a house during an outage. Until today, the Cybertruck was the only Tesla that could do it. There are limits. You need a Powerwall 3, and Tesla only guarantees the feature on cars ordered since October 1. Ford and GM have been selling EVs that can back up a home for years. more…

Tesla has registered just 993 vehicles in India since it started deliveries there in September 2025, according to registration data compiled by Indian EV publication ElecTree. But 294 of those came in September 2026 alone. That’s a record month for Tesla in India, and it comes right after the automaker cut prices and launched the six-seat Model Y L. more…

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Between increasingly extreme weather, rising electricity demands, and the rapid expansion of data centers, energy independence is starting to look less like a talking point for doomsday preppers and more like sound planning. That shift in thinking is driving more homeowners than ever towards solar-plus-battery energy solutions like the industry-leading Tesla Powerwall – but Powerwall isn’t the only game in town, anymore. UPDATE 05OCT26: added the EcoFlow DELTA Pro. more…

Emergency Drive Away is a new safety feature that lets Tesla EVs shift into drive and disconnect from their charging port.

The planned 24/7 venue will offer dozens of tokenized U.S. stocks, with trades conducted against stablecoins through blockchain-based liquidity pools rather than a traditional order book.

Tesla’s early strategy for charging units operating within its Robotaxi fleet reveals that the company surely has not lost any of that scrappy DNA that took it from an unlikely success story to the most valuable carmaker in the world. An observer at a Tesla Supercharger in Austin spotted ten total Robotaxi vehicles arrive: one […] The post Tesla reveals early Robotaxi charging strategy, showing scrappy DNA appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla is expanding its Robotaxi service hours by pushing the time back by one hour, keeping the ride-hailing service operational until 11 p.m., one hour later than previously. CEO Elon Musk confirmed the change and offered a specific reason the expansion has been gradual: the system still needs to reliably avoid small pets that are […] The post Tesla Robotaxi expands hours, Musk explains why it’s been a challenge appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla has snagged a deal with IMC Logistics to supply the company with 50 Semi units for its logistics operations. IMC handles drayage and landside logistics and has over 2,700 asset trucks in its fleet. In its over forty years of service, it has established more than 50 locations across the United States and spans […] The post Tesla snags Semi supply deal with major logistics firm appeared first on TESLARATI.

Selling Sunset's Jason Oppenheim swapped his Bentley for a Tesla and promised ten for employees. The post Tesla wins over Netflix’s Selling Sunset star, who’s now ditching his Bentley appeared first on TESLARATI.

Elon Musk said Tesla’s robotaxis are still working on spotting animals that blend into the road at night, describing the problem as grey kittens on grey tarmac, as Austin’s hours moved to 11pm from 10pm. The EU’s Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles votes on bloc-wide approval of the same camera-only sensor suite on 6 October. […] This story continues at The Next Web

Tesla just upgraded its headlights through a software update, making them even better without any physical or hardware upgrade. Tesla’s latest software update is quietly improving nighttime driving for a small number of owners. Version 2026.38 includes a new capability called Dynamic Headlight Leveling. The feature automatically adjusts the aim of the low beams in […] The post Tesla just made its headlights even better through a software update appeared first on TESLARATI.

Elon Musk says the main thing holding back Tesla Robotaxi’s night hours is that the cars have a hard time seeing pets in the dark. His example was “grey kittens on grey tarmac.” That’s a low-light, low-contrast detection problem, which is the textbook weakness of cameras and the exact thing lidar and radar handle. Musk has spent years calling those sensors a “crutch” and a “fool’s errand.” more…

Elon Musk's effort to move beyond auto sales largely relies on the success of his company's Cybercab, which launched in Austin a month ago.

Tesla's Halloween teaser hides a covered vehicle and an Optimus hand rising from the ground. The post Tesla teases “Halloween Mode” update with Optimus rising from a graveyard appeared first on TESLARATI.

Several incremental changes arrive on the Model 3, from a new screen to an extra 18 horsepower for the Performance model.

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the Tesla Roadster delay, EV deliveries in the US, battery swap coming back, and more. more…

Tesla met analysts expectations as it sold fewer cars in Q3 2026 than Q3 2025.

Tesla Full Self-Driving is set to receive improvements to address its two biggest issues, according to a company engineer. Director of Engineering at Tesla AI, Phil Duan, revealed in a post on X that improvements to both pothole avoidance and navigation “are coming,’ something we have heard many times in the past. However, there are […] The post Tesla says fixes on Full Self-Driving’s two biggest issues are on the way appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla says misuse of the feature could result in "additional penalties," since each use can cause up to $25,000 in damages.

Tesla sales fell slightly in the third quarter. But it could be a lot, lot worse.

Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter, down 2% year on year but well above the 461,000 analysts expected, with American electric sales down 47% in August after the federal credit expired. Its European registrations rose 43.3% between January and August, outpacing the wider battery-electric market. Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles last quarter, 2% fewer […] This story continues at The Next Web

Tesla says its new “Emergency Drive Away” feature can do up to $25,000 in damage to a Supercharger every time someone uses it, and the car needs a mandatory service visit too. Tesla has since released more details about the feature in response to owner questions. But Tesla hasn’t said who gets that bill. more…

Tesla introduced a new feature to enable drivers to escape quickly while charging their vehicles in response to a mass shooting at a Supercharger location in Idaho in August that left seven people wounded and four dead. When a Tesla vehicle is charging, the plug is locked to the charging port and driving is disabled. To put the car in drive, a charging cable has to be manually released from the vehicle's charging port. Since the shooting in Twin Falls, Idaho, Tesla owners have been requesting a quick release mechanism that would allow them to escape in the event of an emergency. This week, Tesla responded with a software update that respon … Read the full story at The Verge.

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported strong delivery figures that beat Wall Street guesses, and they were revealed alongside the company’s second-best quarter in terms of energy deployments ever. Tesla announced this morning that it delivered 486,532 cars in Q3, while producing 464,391, exceeding analyst consensus, which sat around 462,000 units. Meanwhile, Tesla reported 13.7 GWh of […] The post Tesla deliveries best Wall Street guesses alongside second-best energy quarter appeared first on TESLARATI.

American Model 3s still don’t have vehicle-to-load (V2L) functionality, despite the feature being introduced in China.

The company delivered more than 486,000 EVs in the third quarter, down from last year's record but moving in a positive direction.

Tesla sold fewer vehicles in the third quarter than it did a year ago, when consumers rushed to cash in on expiring federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases. As a result, the company's third-quarter delivery and production report, released today, represents a speed bump on Tesla's road to recovery. Tesla said that it produced a total of 464,391 vehicles between July and September of this year, including 457,387Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, as well as 7,004 "other vehicles" like the Cybertruck, Cybercab, and Tesla Semi. (The company discontinued the Model S and X earlier this year.) That represents about a 3.8 percent increase com … Read the full story at The Verge.

Tesla (TSLA) delivered 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, down 2.1% from the record 497,099 it delivered in the same quarter last year. That’s still about 25,000 more than Wall Street expected, with the consensus at 461,974 deliveries. Tesla also delivered about 22,000 more vehicles than it built. more…

Tesla's core autos business is under pressure as Chinese and European carmakers roll out affordable and innovative EVs.

Tesla has reduced memory capacity in its AI5 and AI6 chips to increase production volumes for Optimus robots, while Elon Musk says performance should be largely unaffected.

Tesla's new Emergency Drive Away feature lets owners flee a Supercharger while still plugged in. The post Tesla’s newest feature lets you floor it out of a Supercharger while plugged in appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla is now putting its larger 16-inch center touchscreen in every Model 3 sold in the US, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, a day after it rolled out the same upgrade in China. The Model 3 Performance also gets a black headliner, 316 miles of range, and 528 hp, while the Premium AWD now does 0 to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds. But there’s still no word on the US Model 3 getting vehicle-to-load. more…

Tesla launched a new feature called “Emergency Drive Away” that lets drivers shift into Drive and leave while still plugged into a Supercharger. The update comes two months after a gunman shot three people in Teslas at a Supercharger station in Twin Falls, Idaho. And Tesla is limiting it to the US. more…

Tesla announced on Monday that the Roadster event scheduled for today would be postponed due to the need for it to be held outside. Less than 24 hours later, CEO Elon Musk broadened that by stating it was due to high winds, immediately sending everyone into a frenzy over the Roadster’s potential ability to fly. […] The post Why Tesla Roadster unveiling delay might have nothing to do with it flying appeared first on TESLARATI.

SpaceX launched Crew-13 astronauts to the ISS Thursday, setting up a record fast Dragon docking. The post SpaceX nails “Lucky 13” astronaut launch, leaning into Tesla tradition and superstition appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla has moved its Wireless Charging efforts for its electric vehicles forward, as it had a new patent published today, one that it submitted back in March. The patent describes a system for detecting foreign objects on the wireless charging pad under varying temperatures, aiming to mitigate any undesired results that could come from something […] The post Tesla moves forward on Wireless Charging for vehicles appeared first on TESLARATI.

The CEO promised to get more specific about his vision. But the details are still absent.

Tesla has launched its newest iteration of the Model 3 in China with a slew of new features, including the highly requested V2L (vehicle-to-load) feature and a new interior option. The Model 3 now has a 16″ front touchscreen with improved resolution, a black headliner, V2L capabilities, Zen Grey interior in the Premium and Performance […] The post Tesla launches improved Model 3 in China with V2L, new interior option appeared first on TESLARATI.

The electric sedan is finally getting vehicle-to-load (V2L) functionality, but you’ll need to move out of the country to get one.

Tesla China is upgrading every Model 3 it sells with a larger 16-inch touchscreen and a new light gray interior option, and it’s turning on up to 2.2 kW of AC power export across its entire Model 3 and Model Y lineup in the country. The US Model 3 gets none of it. Tesla’s American Model 3 still has a 15.4-inch display, and it’s shut out of the vehicle-to-load feature Tesla launched stateside in August. more…

Although the two vehicles are built for completely different use cases, Tesla utilized engineering expertise while developing both the Cybercab and Semi to build a thermal architecture that would fit both vehicles. Of course, with some slight revisions. The development was noted by Lars Moravy and Dan Priestley last week at Tesla’s Semi Handover event […] The post Tesla Cybercab and Semi have more in common than you might think appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla’s planned solar factory in Texas has landed in the middle of a US patent lawsuit between two Chinese solar equipment makers, both chasing the ingot-growing furnaces Tesla needs to hit its 100 GW goal. Linton Crystal Technologies, a Rochester, New York company wholly owned by China’s Dalian Linton, sued Zhejiang Jingsheng in a Texas federal court last week. Chinese industry reports say Jingsheng won a roughly 3 billion yuan (about $420 million) Tesla order for crystal pullers earlier this year. more…

The i3 promises up to 468 miles on the EPA test cycle on a charge, putting Tesla on notice.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk certainly tipped off some details of the Tesla Roadster event with a broadening of information regarding the company’s decision to delay the unveiling for two weeks. For years, people have speculated about what the Roadster will be capable of. While there have been plenty of things said about what it *could* […] The post Elon Musk weather update tips Tesla Roadster speculation into Plaid Mode appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla has secured $30 billion in fresh credit lines from Citibank and Wells Fargo in an effort to scale its biggest current projects. Tesla agreed to a $20 billion three-year delayed-draw term loan facility from Citibank, it announced on Tuesday. Additionally, it signed a five-year, $8 billion revolving credit facility and a $2 billion, 364-day […] The post Tesla snags $30B in fresh credit lines for expanding its biggest projects appeared first on TESLARATI.

A Nasdaq-listed company worth about $2.4 million says it wants to buy 500 Tesla Robotaxis. KIDZ AI, formerly an online coding school for kids, announced today that it sent Tesla a “procurement inquiry” for the vehicles and plans an “Autonomous Fleet Operations Strategy.” If the name doesn’t ring a bell, the playbook should. Tesla’s Robotaxi is turning into what bitcoin treasuries were for failing micro-caps in 2025: a buzzword you bolt onto a dying business to get the stock moving. more…

Elon Musk sat beside Trump as AI leaders signed a voluntary White House safety accord. The post Elon Musk and Trump are closer than ever, and Tesla could be the big winner appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Coincidence? Maybe. The fan system could help the Roadster fulfill some of its wildest promises. 

Tesla opened $30 billion in lines of credit according to a regulatory filing today. The loans come as company profits have dropped in recent years, and as Tesla guides for more spending in upcoming quarters. more…

The company says it won't draw on the new debt facilities this year, as it has already planned at least $25 billion in capital expenditures.

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Tesla (TSLA) got the SEC’s blessing today to let retail shareholders sign up for a standing instruction that automatically votes their shares the way Tesla’s board recommends, at every meeting, until they cancel it. The timing is hard to ignore. Tesla still hasn’t scheduled its 2026 annual meeting, and Elon Musk keeps teasing a SpaceX merger that could hand him a big chunk of his $1 trillion pay package without hitting a single operational goal. more…

Ahead of its highly anticipated unveiling, Tesla’s upcoming Roadster received a new patent that aims to keep it grounded while enabling white-knuckle speeds. The patent, which was granted on September 29, is titled “Electric Car Fan,” bluntly stating its design but not its purpose, which is further detailed in the text of the application. Interestingly, […] The post Tesla Roadster’s new patent preps white-knuckle speeds, keeping it grounded appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla was just granted a patent for an “Electric Fan Car,” a system that uses four electric ducted fans in the rear diffuser to suck the car down to the road at any speed. The car in the drawings is a Model S, which Tesla stopped building in April. It’s Tesla’s second fan car patent in just over a year, and it arrives two weeks before the company’s latest attempt at a Roadster demo. more…

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) showrooms have been picked clean ahead of the end of the third quarter of the year, as demand looks to be strong and delivery estimates for new vehicles are pushed into late 2026 and early 2027. Tesla appears to have sold out of many of its Model 3 and Model Y trim […] The post Tesla showrooms picked clean ahead of Q3 end as demand looks strong appeared first on TESLARATI.

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On today’s completely predictable episode of Quick Charge, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the weather looks like it’ll be too rough to show off his new “flying” Roadster 2.0 on October 1st, so he’s pushing the reveal back another two weeks – but after 9 years of moving goal posts and broken promises, what’s a few more weeks? more…

Tesla’s Automatic Collision Evasion feature can be seen in one of the first owner videos of it in action. Tesla owner Spencer (@scotsrule08) posted on Monday that the feature “worked flawlessly,” saying FSD reengaged itself just as he was about to hit a curb. Ashok Elluswamy, who leads Tesla’s AI team, shared the clip and wrote, […] The post Watch Tesla’s “guardian angel” FSD feature take over for collision evasion appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla is delaying its event for the Roadster, moving it from this Thursday, October 1, to Thursday, October 15, due to unfavorable weather. The company has said it has been tracking the weather for this Thursday closely with local meteorologists, and because the event can only be held outside, Tesla is making the call to […] The post Tesla Roadster event gets delayed due to unfavorable weather appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla has "made the difficult decision" to postpone the Roadster reveal by two weeks, citing weather concerns.

Tesla says the event "can only be held outdoors," as it's expected to show the car flying in some form using SpaceX thrusters.

Tesla has officially pushed its Roadster demo from October 1 to October 15, blaming “severe conditions” in the forecast for central Texas. It’s the latest in a long line of delays for the next-gen Roadster, and this one moves the event back two full weeks for what Tesla describes as a weather problem. more…

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Tesla quietly doubled the size of its Cybercab fleet within the Robotaxi program in Austin, Texas, over the weekend to well over 100 units. The move not only establishes more of the steering-wheel-less and pedal-less vehicles within the ride-sharing fleet Tesla has been operating for a year, but it also solidifies a more robust Robotaxi […] The post Tesla Cybercab fleet doubles to well over 100 units appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Wall Street can’t agree on how many cars Tesla (TSLA) sold in Q3 2026. Estimates from major banks range from 421,758 to 482,000 deliveries ahead of Friday’s report. That’s a 60,000-unit spread. And after the Street missed Tesla’s Q2 deliveries by 74,000 units, nobody has much credibility on this one. more…

Tesla is advancing a fully automated pipeline for the 4680 battery cells used in its all-electric Semi, spanning production from Giga Texas through shipment and direct consumption on the line at the new dedicated Semi Factory in Sparks, Nevada. The approach was outlined by Tesla at its September 24 Semi Handover event, which launched high-volume […] The post Tesla has a ‘no human contact’ approach for Semi production appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Tesla is warning guests invited to its October 1 Roadster event that the long-delayed demo could get pushed back again, and this time it’s the weather. In an email to invitees, Tesla says the event “must be held outdoors” and may need to be rescheduled. And the forecast for central Texas on Thursday calls for an 82% chance of rain, with thunderstorms. more…

Tesla has increased Optimus production about tenfold in recent months. It is still struggling to build the humanoid robots reliably at scale. Qianer Liu and Grace Kay reported for The Information on Friday, citing people familiar with the project, that the hands, factory equipment and suppliers are holding it back. Tesla made several hundred robots […] This story continues at The Next Web

Elon Musk says Grok Bot can manage your finances through linked bank and investment accounts. The post Elon Musk’s AI Grok Bot can now handle banking while your Tesla FSD handles the road appeared first on TESLARATI.

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The 500-mile Semi arrives as charging gaps still limit electric trucking.

Tesla ended its Semi event with a Roadster teaser revealing a new front light bar. The post Tesla’s surprise Roadster video hints the 2017 design is gone appeared first on TESLARATI.

Despite challenges, Tesla aims for 1,000 Optimus robots per week by end of 2026.

Volume production of the Tesla Semi has started a decade after it was revealed. And yet, the timing feels ripe.

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Tesla has begun volume production of the Semi at Gigafactory Nevada with first deliveries this week, nine years after showing the truck, and rates it at 500 miles of range and 1.2 megawatts of charging. It has already installed more than 100 megawatt-capable stalls at 21 European sites, although the truck is not due in […] This story continues at The Next Web

Tesla Full Self-Driving’s release in Europe is set to be delayed by at least a few months. The European Union will not vote on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) on October 6. The draft agenda for the 119th meeting of the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles lists only a 25-minute “continuation of discussions” on the Netherlands’ […] The post Tesla Full Self-Driving release in the EU gets delayed appeared first on TESLARATI.