Tesla driver charged with manslaughter in Katy crash was Googling ‘FSD too timid’
Tesla driver charged with manslaughter in Katy crash was Googling ‘FSD too timid’

Harris County prosecutors have charged the Tesla driver who crashed into a Katy, Texas, home and killed a 76-year-old woman with manslaughter, alleging he overrode Full Self-Driving to floor the car to 73 mph in a residential cul-de-sac.
The charging d…

New Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ class action hilariously cites Electrek
New Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ class action hilariously cites Electrek

A new proposed class action accuses Tesla of selling “Full Self-Driving” on millions of vehicles that are physically incapable of delivering it — and to make its case, the 51-page complaint repeatedly cites Electrek’s own reporting.
The suit, Waller v….

Tesla starts FSD v14 ‘Lite’ rollout to HW3 cars
Tesla starts FSD v14 ‘Lite’ rollout to HW3 cars

Tesla has started rolling out FSD v14 “Lite” to its Hardware 3 (HW3) cars, the company’s AI chief Ashok Elluswamy confirmed today. The build, firmware version 2026.20.5.1, is going out first to early-access drivers.
It’s the first major Full Self-Drivi…

Tesla settles lawsuit over fatal ‘Full Self-Driving’ pedestrian crash
Tesla settles lawsuit over fatal ‘Full Self-Driving’ pedestrian crash

Tesla has quietly settled the lawsuit brought by the family of a pedestrian killed by a Model Y running “Full Self-Driving,” according to Bloomberg. The terms were not disclosed.
It’s the first known pedestrian death tied to FSD — and the same crash th…

NTSB launches probe into fatal Texas Tesla crash

The safety board, known for its thorough investigations, is probing the crash alongside the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

NHTSA probes fatal Tesla crash into Texas home that killed woman
NHTSA probes fatal Tesla crash into Texas home that killed woman

Federal safety regulators are now investigating the fatal Tesla crash in Katy, Texas, where a Model 3 left a residential road, tore through a brick home, and killed a 76-year-old woman inside.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Mon…

Tesla HW3 claim grows to 7,000 owners, gets law firm backing for collective action
Tesla HW3 claim grows to 7,000 owners, gets law firm backing for collective action

The Dutch collective claim against Tesla over broken “Full Self-Driving” promises on Hardware 3 vehicles has reached nearly 7,000 verified participants and secured backing from law firm Kennedy Van der Laan for a formal legal action.
The initiative, wh…

Sweden tells EU to reject Tesla ‘FSD’ unless speeding is removed
Sweden tells EU to reject Tesla ‘FSD’ unless speeding is removed

Sweden’s transport authority has told the European Union it should vote against approving Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” across the bloc unless the system’s ability to exceed posted speed limits is removed.
The recommendation, in a previously…

Tesla teases new FSD features — but it’s still not the self-driving promised
Tesla teases new FSD features — but it’s still not the self-driving promised

Elon Musk says Tesla’s Full Self-Driving will soon remember your parking preferences and let you talk to it through Grok, like giving directions to an Uber driver.
The features sound useful, and they reflect how genuinely impressive FSD has become — bu…

Rivian CEO signals self-driving prices, like Tesla’s, will fall
Rivian CEO signals self-driving prices, like Tesla’s, will fall

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe says the money automakers charge for self-driving software won’t last, comparing autonomy to airbags: a paid option today, baked into the price of every car tomorrow.
The comments, made in a new interview with WIRED, amount to a …