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Waymo begins autonomous taxi service to SFO airport
Waymo has started providing rides with its autonomous taxi service to San Francisco International airport, starting today for select riders.
Tesla is committing automotive suicide
Tesla’s Q4 2025 earnings call made one thing painfully clear: the company is no longer interested in being an automaker.
In a single call, Tesla announced it’s killing the Model S and Model X, has no plans for new mass-market models, and is pivoting entirely to “transportation as a service.” The company that revolutionized the auto industry is walking away from it, not because it failed, but because Elon Musk got bored and found new toys.
Hyundai and Kia reveal ‘world first’ advanced sensing tech
The Lucid Air proves it’s the ‘king of range’ again, crushing Norway’s EV Winter Test
The Lucid Air Grand Touring outlasted the competition during Norway’s NAF Winter Test, driving more than 320 miles (519 km) in the frigid cold.
Tesla panic-files ‘Cybercar’ and ‘Cybervehicle’ trademarks moments after Musk says them
Tesla filed two new trademark applications within 37 seconds of each other last night, moments after Elon Musk used the terms on the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call. It follows Tesla having issues securing the ‘Cybercab’ trademark because of its own tardiness again.
Welcome to Tesla’s new trademark strategy: panic-filing in real time.
Musk says Tesla could have 2 million robotaxis in a year, more than it can build
On Tesla’s Q4/FY2025 earnings call yesterday, Musk mused about the growth rate of its paid robotaxi service, which it launched in Austin this year.
But there’s little evidence that the network is working at the level he claims it is today, and it seems extremely unlikely that it will scale at the rate he claimed either.
How fake UL-certifications lead to Amazon’s major Chinese e-bike lawsuit
Years ago, UL certification was a niche detail in the e-bike industry, often buried deep in spec sheets if it was there at all. But today, it’s one of the most important labels in the entire e-bike industry – and now, it’s at the center of a major lawsuit involving counterfeit safety marks, Chinese manufacturers, and the world’s largest online retailer.
Musk admits no Optimus robots are doing ‘useful work’ at Tesla — after claiming otherwise
Elon Musk admitted on Tesla’s Q4 2025 earnings call today that the company doesn’t have any Optimus robots doing useful work in its factories right now.
This is a striking admission, given that Musk has spent the past two years claiming the opposite.
Musk says unsold Cybertrucks could be used for cargo delivery: why it won’t work
On today’s Tesla Q4 earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to a question about Cybertruck’s failed design by stating that Cybertrucks could be used for intra-city autonomous deliveries.
But that betrays a simple misunderstanding of how shapes work – and why the Cybertruck has not become accepted as the hyper-utility vehicle that it was originally marketed as.
BYD’s new flagship EV spotted in public for the first time
Elon Musk kills Tesla Model S and Model X because of ‘autonomy’
Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X by the end of Q2 2026, CEO Elon Musk announced during the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call today.
The decision marks the end of an era for Tesla’s flagship vehicles, the Model S launched in 2012 and the Model X in 2015.
Musk’s reason: “Autonomy.”
Tesla is (still) trying to deceive investors into thinking it has SF robotaxis
Tesla has once again suggested that it has Robotaxis operating in the San Francisco Bay Area, despite the company cannot legally operate autonomous vehicles in the state of California.
Tesla puts 4680 battery cells back in Model Y; Here’s why
Tesla has started building Model Y battery packs with its in-house 4680 cells again, more than two years after pulling the plug on the original 4680-equipped Model Y to prioritize Cybertruck production.
But this time, the motivation isn’t revolutionary battery tech. It’s tariffs. And also, Cybertruck’s poor sales mean the program doesn’t consume many batteries.
The new Kia Niro popped up in public and there’s a look inside [Images]
Tesla discloses ‘FSD subscriber’ count for the first time: 1.1 million
For the first time ever, Tesla has revealed how many people are actually paying for Full Self-Driving. The answer: 1.1 million, roughly 12% of its cumulative vehicle sales.
The disclosure came in Tesla’s Q4 2025 earnings report, where the company revealed “Active FSD Subscriptions” as a new metric. The number includes both upfront purchases and monthly subscribers, but excludes free trials.
Update: Tesla has since added a critical piece of information: 1.1 million “subscribers” actually includes people who bought the FSD package outright, which accounts for 70% of that number.
EIA: 99%+ of new US capacity in 2026 will be solar, wind + storage
Tesla invests $2 billion in Elon Musk’s xAI cash furnace
Tesla disclosed in its Q4 2025 earnings report that it has invested $2 billion in xAI, Elon Musk’s private AI company. The investment comes while Tesla shareholders are actively suing Musk for breach of fiduciary duty over his founding of xAI in the first place.
You can’t make this up.
Tesla (TSLA) releases Q4 2025 financial results: slight beat on earnings
Tesla (TSLA) released its financial results and shareholders’ letter for the fourth quarter (Q4) 2025 and full-year 2025 after market close today.
We are updating this post with all the details from the financial results, shareholders’ letter, and the conference call later tonight. Refresh for the latest information.
Elon Musk is about to be on the hook for more than $150 million in SEC case
The SEC is not letting up on Elon Musk. In a new legal reply filed today, the regulator is asking a federal judge to grant summary judgment and find the Tesla CEO liable for violating securities laws during his 2022 acquisition of Twitter (now X).
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