No matter what anyone thinks about Tesla’s Cybercab program (good or bad), it’s extremely interesting to see a company seemingly produce the first true compact affordable US EV, and the most efficient EV ever, only to lock it to autonomy and wireless charging.
500,000 fully driverless Waymo rides happened last week, doubled in under a year, now spanning 10 U.S. cities. Great progress! https://t.co/wHxF1uY9jV
#Waymo#Tesla#Robotaxi
For the first time in 21 years, every single category at the World Car Awards went to an EV. BMW iX3 took car of the year, Lucid Gravity won luxury, Ioniq 6 N won performance, and one in four cars sold globally is now electric! https://t.co/gJwhsjqYqd
#EV#WorldCarAwards #ElectricVehicles
80,000 Supercharger stalls worldwide. Tesla doubled from 40K to 80K in under four years. 53 million charging sessions in Q1 alone, up 26% YoY.
#Tesla#Supercharger#EV
New Francis Energy Supercharger: Oklahoma City, OK - North Lincoln Boulevard (4 stalls)
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Learn more about Supercharger for Business: https://t.co/sWpIJRrJTy
California just confirmed Tesla's "robotaxi" service is legally a limo company. The CPUC says Tesla holds a charter party permit, not an autonomous vehicle permit, and is exempt from all AV reporting requirements. They haven't applied yet. Hmm?
#Tesla#Robotaxi#FSD
After 20 years, the Mac Pro is dead. Apple confirmed no future models are planned. Mac Studio is now the flagship pro desktop.
And separately, Bloomberg reports Apple will open Siri to third-party AI (Gemini, Claude, others) in iOS 27. Two massive shifts in one day.
#Apple #MacPro #AI #TechNews
Tesla just published a patent for a modular FSD computer. Instead of replacing the entire unit, Tesla could swap just the AI compute module. This could mean easier hardware upgrades for existing owners and more flexibility as they scale toward HW5.
#Tesla#FSD#EV#TechNews
TRULY 🚨BREAKING🚨:
Tesla Files a Patent Sept. 26, 2024 and just published it today (Mar. 26, 2026).
This Patent outlines a change to Tesla’s MCU/FSD Computers. The biggest difference is that the FSD/MCU would be MODULAR!
What does this mean for Tesla?
1. Tesla will be able to swap MCU/FSD Hardware out quickly due to not needing to unplug the hoses and cables that connect the other computer or the cooling plate.
2. Allows for ease of access and ability to upgrade FSD Hardware without replacing the entire car computer.
What does this mean for us? (Speculation)
1. This could point to a future HW4 revision, or an interim platform, that gives Tesla more flexibility while scaling toward HW5.
2. It opens the door to more practical hardware upgrades, where Tesla could swap the FSD side of the computer without replacing the full unit.
3. It may support Elon’s broader distributed compute vision, where Tesla could eventually offer different hardware tiers, such as AI5 Pro, depending on how much onboard AI capability a vehicle is meant to handle.
4. It could also improve long-term serviceability. If higher-cycle AI workloads wear out specific compute components, Tesla may be able to replace only the stressed module instead of the entire computer.
It also seems the picture of the car computer is the HW4/AI4 computer. I will be looking more into this in the coming days.
@NotATeslaApp I got it on mine, did some testing...can't hear the difference haha. I had the same with the Model S Plaid a couple years ago. Is there a frequency where it's particularly noticeable?
@DirtyTesLa@cybrtrkguy I remember reviewing one of the first 10 deliveries in Utah. It had a screen issue, so we took it to service and they had one there hidden in the corner, but employees weren't allowed to touch it. So the one we had was the first any of them had actually looked inside of 😂
@Figure_robot I know it's how this technology works and scales in time, but that lackluster scrub, and 2.5 minutes to do something that would take a human 20 seconds is pretty funny 😂
@SawyerMerritt It'll (probably) drop a few weeks after when sales are lower. Happens almost every time they do this haha. Or they'll keep the higher price but offer 0% APR.