First of all, compared to taxis and app-based ride-hailing vehicles (Uber and Lyft vehicles), robotaxis may end up competing very well and driving those human-driven options out of the market. However, there’s a huge difference between that limited market and the normal passenger car market. Many robotaxi enthusiasts expect robotaxis … [continued]
Tesla Cybercab specs have been revealed via an EPA filing. It’s a 15-page document, but here are some of the key facts and figures: Battery Capacity: 326-volt system, 146 Ah — probably around 50 kWh energy storage capacity Electric Motor: 163 kW (219 hp), front-mounted AC permanent magnet motor Curb … [continued]
There’s been a little debate going on lately about whether Tesla Full Self-Driving is “effectively” Level 4 autonomous driving or is still just a Level 2 driver-assist system. Yesterday, I shared a comment from a reader explaining that it’s actually Level 2++ now. I’ll come back to that in a … [continued]
2026 Tesla Model Y with HW4 and FSD V14. As suggested in the upper left: Tap the brake and then push the blue Start Self-Driving button or push the right scroll wheel and off you go. In this case, the car then automatically left my garage. June 11, 2026. Photo by Fritz Hasler.
I lived through almost 7 years of numerous releases of Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) as it progressed in my 2019 Model 3 using “Hardware 3” (HW3), finally reaching FSD V12. Elon Musk promised every year that all of us Tesla owners with HW3 would see Level 4 self-driving in … [continued]
Tesla has gotten “Full Self Driving (Supervised)” approved in another European country. Following the Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, and Denmark, the driver-assist system is now allowed to be deployed in Belgium. Well, Tesla still has to pass some tests with it, and then it can be rolled out to customers, but … [continued]
ICE model sales crash 39% in May High gas prices and a never ending wave of new models has allowed May to reach record EV market share, with plugins reaching a record 63%! However, while record market share was achieved in the past thanks to strong EV sales, this time, … [continued]
In an article a couple of days ago about AI and the government’s role in its ownership and profits, Steve Hanley shared that Elon Musk recently wrote the following: “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI.” … [continued]
There’s no doubt about it — Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD), still “Supervised,” is much better today than it was a year or two ago. It has gotten much better over time, even if it did take several years longer than Elon Musk expected. But whether it is now “Level … [continued]
Part 1: The New Establishment The Philippine automotive market has moved beyond asking whether electrification will arrive. At the tenth edition of the Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS), the question was no longer if alternative powertrains would become mainstream, but which technologies, brands, and business models would define the transition. … [continued]
I was invited to a GM event in San Francisco on June 9th where GM made three big announcements: GM is activating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability for existing customers, with no new hardware required. GM is expanding grid-scale battery storage with a big bet on sodium-ion technology. GM’s new “Energy Pass” … [continued]
