Tesla launches robotaxi rides in Austin with no human safety driver

Not all of Tesla’s fleet in Austin will be fully driverless. Per Tesla’s AI lead Ashok Elluswamy, the company will be “starting with a few unsupervised vehicles mixed in with the broader robotaxi fleet with safety monitors, and the ratio will increase …

Waymo founder trashes Tesla safety as Waymos illegally pass school buses
Waymo founder trashes Tesla safety as Waymos illegally pass school buses

Waymo founder John Krafcik made headlines this week with claims that Tesla’s cameras-only approach to Full Self Driving was “myopic,” but the self-driving taxis from the company he helped found keep illegally passing school buses – and putting kids at …

Waymo founder: Tesla FSD would FAIL a DMV eye test, plus all-new Volvo EX60
Waymo founder: Tesla FSD would FAIL a DMV eye test, plus all-new Volvo EX60

On today’s highly observant episode of Quick Charge, Waymo founder John Krafcik takes aim at Tesla’s Full Self Driving hardware limitations and Volvo Cars rolls out their most important new product of the 2020s: the all-new EX60 electric SUV!

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Lemonade launches an insurance product for Tesla Full Self-Driving customers

Lemonade says it worked with Tesla to gain access to previously-restricted vehicle telemetry data, but declined to offer specifics.

Tesla AI5 is late, Canada gets Chinese cars, and EV beats diesel in extreme cold
Tesla AI5 is late, Canada gets Chinese cars, and EV beats diesel in extreme cold

On today’s bitterly cold episode of Quick Charge, Elon says the chip he said was ready six months ago isn’t actually ready, Chinese carmakers make a deal with Canada, and a series of new, real-world studies prove that EVs will save your fleet money ove…

Elon Musk says Tesla’s restarted Dojo3 will be for ‘space-based AI compute’

Tesla aims to restart work on Dojo3, its previously abandoned third-generation AI chip. Only this time, Dojo3 won’t be aimed at training self-driving models on Earth. Instead, Musk says it will be dedicated to “space-based AI compute.”

Tesla STOPS selling Full Self Driving, a sexy electric road bike, and Transformers
Tesla STOPS selling Full Self Driving, a sexy electric road bike, and Transformers

On today’s subscriber-focused episode of Quick Charge, Tesla stops selling Full Self Driving as the promise of a Tesla as an appreciating asset dies. Plus, someone’s getting a $200 million bonus and Komatsu introduces its own, IRL take on a transformin…

Elon Musk confirms major shake-up for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving package

A new monthly subscription will come into play for FSD from February 14, 2026.
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Tesla will only offer subscriptions for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) going forward

It’s a huge change to Tesla’s approach with FSD, and it could impact Musk’s $1T pay package and the company’s myriad legal troubles.

Tesla to stop selling FSD as a standalone package and switch to subscription only
Tesla to stop selling FSD as a standalone package and switch to subscription only

As its sales continue to slip and its robotaxi strategy seems to falter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said today that the company would stop selling its Full Self-Driving feature as a standalone package. Instead, starting on February 14th, the Level 2 driver-assist system would be offered as a monthly subscription only. The news marks a […]