German Media Praises Tesla FSD Approval, Boost
what am I seeing a positive article on Tesla FSD approval, from large German media? Welt gets 90 million monthly visits on their site. what is happening (also, you can't really overtake someone that's behind you anyway, but OK we get it) https://t.co/0IgvfN3eBV
Cybercab Purchase Will Include FSD, No Subscription Needed
This assumes that buying a Cybercab means you need to subscribe to FSD I say it'll be bundled in the purchase price
Europe's First Robotaxi Debuts on Uber, Waymo Delays NYC
The latest episode of #AutonomyMarkets has dropped. Watch or listen on your favorite podcast player. Europe’s First Robotaxi Launches on @Uber as NYC Stalls @Waymo https://t.co/IvNM5ajLR0
WholeMars Joins Ride AI Robotaxi Event Lineup
great to notice @wholemars on the agenda of the Ride AI industry event on April 15th 👏 The event is one of *the* gatherings for robotaxi industry in the US this year. https://t.co/UD8yUbmyF1
Tesla Owners Demand Mandatory First-Time FSD Activation Quiz
'@elonmusk, a lot of Tesla owners are actually calling for this - mandatory first-time FSD activation video quiz - to be a requirement everywhere, including the US. It is not often that customers ask to introduce friction by themselves. Might be...
Tesla FSD Mileage Resets on Chrome Window Resize
Tesla FSD Safety page bugs out and returns to 6,226,277,786 miles driven (and equal city miles), if resizing the window on desktop Chrome. I have no clue who should know this, but thought I'd share it regardless https://t.co/rzmMgMtfnY
Netherlands' Fleet Now Has More EVs than Diesel Cars
Congratulations, Dutch people, on waking up to significantly safer streets pending. But here's another cool fact. There are now more EVs than diesel cars on the Netherlands' roads. Not in new car sales... in the full fleet registered. https://t.co/13Ilxu5MmJ
IONITY Offers Weekend Electric Cayenne Turbo Test Drives
A year later: IONITY Parsdorf offering Cayenne Turbo test drives all weekend (east of Munich 🇩🇪) ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #alwaysbecharging #porsche #bev https://t.co/tTwPKsdSU3
Japan Stalls EVs; China Accelerates Ahead
Defending the Empire of the Sun while the boundaries erode According to Japanese brands, EVs can’t be affordable or profitable until 2030 Meanwhile, China says hold my beer https://t.co/JF9N1irJJi
Waymo's Scattered Rollout May Avoid Rapid
Why does Waymo spread their cars across dozens of cities? They should completely saturate one city til they match Uber’s pick up times. I assume they’re trying to lose because winning in self-driving means putting too many people out of work,...
Tesla Could Bring Driverless Robotaxis to Europe
Europe doesn’t have driverless car services like we do here in the U.S. They have never seen anything close to FSD before on their local roads Hopefully Tesla can follow this up with a Robotaxi service in the Netherlands
RDW Claims Tesla’s Driver Monitoring Makes It Safest System
“Due to the continuous strict monitoring of the driver in the vehicle, the system is safer than other driver assistance systems. We have thoroughly researched and checked this system, more than a year and a half” — RDW on Tesla...
EU FSD Goes Hands‑Free, Drivers Must Stay Ready
“The hands do not have to be on the steering wheel but should be able to take over the steering wheel immediately if necessary” — RDW, confirming FSD Europe will be hands free
Proper Use of Driver System Boosts Road Safety
“The proper use of this driver's system makes a positive contribution to road safety” — RDW on FSD
Driver Assistance System Cleared for Netherlands, EU Expansion Pending
“Due to the type approval, the driver's assistance system can now be used in the Netherlands, with possible later expansion for all member states of the European Union” — RDW
Tesla Robotaxi Arrives in Europe Sooner than Expected
The Tesla robotaxi service will also be coming to Europe far faster than people imagine.
FSD Supervised Approved by RDW, Launching in Netherlands
IT. IS. DONE. FSD Supervised was approved by RDW and will start rolling out in the Netherlands shortly.
Questioning Proven AV Safety Is Irresponsible, Like Vaccine Skepticism
The data on AV traffic safety improvements is so clear and overwhelming that I think it's a bit unethical to run stuff like this. It's basically the transportation planning equivalent of vaccine skepticism.
Tesla Plaid X’s FSD Surpasses Expectations, Drives Itself
Traded in my 2020 Model S for a brand new plaid X before they discontinue it. Car is amazing, but the FSD hype is real. It blew away my expectations coming from the 2020 hardware. 95% of my miles are...
Waymo Car Witnesses Chaotic
MyPOV - Just saw a @Waymo Engineering car in #SanDiego. Existing. And why we need them - deicer turned without turn signal - in the wrong lane.
Top Beta Testers Drive Exceptional FSD 14.3 Results
David and Scott have been doing some of the best FSD 14.3 testing We really have an amazing group of early access beta testers
Top Ten Users Near Perfect Self-Driving Scores
Highest self-driving percentage on @fsd_database this week 1. @VangeloMedia — 100% 2. @GregMcFarland16 — 100% 3. @drewinnovations — 100% 4. @MstrHappyJustin — 99.9% 5. @A_pad91 — 99.9% 6. @LandonoftheWest — 99.8% 7. Brandon P — 99.8% 8. Tom Kelly — 99.8% 9. @4JimLee — 99.8% 10. @wholemars — 99.7%
China Subsidizes Auto Sector to Crush Foreign Competition
China's government has been providing incentives for Chinese manufacturers and suppliers to sharply undercut foreign auto manufacturers at home and abroad. This has been the goal of the CCP - rule the auto supply chain sector and wipe all global...
New Framework Boosts Safety for Robot and Car Networks
US-led team introduces framework to make networks of #Robots, self-driving cars safer by Prabhat Ranjan Mishra @IntEngineering Learn more: https://t.co/CkNDgK0qUj #Robotics #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/8bIsp9UrPr
US EV Sales Plunge 27% in Q1 2026
"New first-quarter 2026 EV sales estimates from Cox Automotive show the US electric-vehicle market shrinking sharply, with total sales down 27% year over year to about 216,000 units." https://t.co/GWpFnebh5l https://t.co/HC6rhLpUBT
New EV Newsletter Launches for 14K Enthusiasts
Just dropped a newsletter for the 14,032 EV geeks I've gathered. An industry roundup for yours truly, give it a read https://t.co/uY3r1QEbq7
Tesla Leads with Compute-Defined Vehicles, Rivals Lag
Other automakers are catching up on software-defined vehicles while @elonmusk here is already launching compute-defined vehicles.
Transit Unions Resist AVs to Protect Jobs, Not Safety
The reason all the "new urbanist" and "transit" accounts are anti-AV is thanks to their historical alliance with public transit, and by extension, the unions of those agencies. Transit people should be overjoyed about a safer transit technology in the...
USTR Calls Chinese Vehicle Data Ban Short‑sighted, Unnecessary
USTR's Greer sees no changes in data rules that bar Chinese vehicles from US A short-sighted policy not driven by actual data security concerns, all of which are manageable... https://t.co/wyITSMvYtq
Ferrari's Low Volume Yields 3‑plus× Higher Per‑car Revenue
Ferrari produces ~13k vehicles annually whereas Porsche produces nearly 50k 911 models (their iconic sports car) and another 20k 718s (their lower end sports car). Porsche also produces a lot of SUVs and Sedans, bringing their total annual volume around...
France Offers Ultra‑Cheap 360kW Charging via Lidl App
France = Winning 360kW charging from € 0,29/kWh Caution: this is not an adhoc price, you need the LIDL app to unlock this, which makes the sign, illegal perhaps?! :D #AFIR #alwaysbecharging #fairadhoc #now 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #alwaysbecharging photographer: @weelyke https://t.co/EuDNxvBvld
China’s Luxury Market Shrinks, Even Porsche Loses Status
Bloomberg: "🇨🇳 Luxury spending remains subdued" What if Porsche is not considered luxury like it once was? See these examples by @leixing77: "Hangzhou Bay Cullinan", "Greater Bay Area Range Rover", "Anhui Escalade" 🤣🤣🤣 #alwaysbecharging #alwaysbeluxury https://t.co/pQ6BX9C36g
Tesla's Exploded Model Y Draws Global Exhibition Buzz
Tesla has started showcasing its "exploded" Model Y across their EV exhibitions, I've seen it in several countries now. This is from Sweden, at Custom Motorshow. Absolutely love this approach, and catches a lot of attention. https://t.co/Wfsp1l0iZX
Netherlands Now Has More EVs than Diesel Cars
"There are now more battery-electric cars in the Dutch fleet than diesel cars." 🔋🔋🔋 #alwaysbecharging https://t.co/2K8cJcqEAP
Spain's Unexpected Top 5 BEV Brands Revealed
BYD Mercedes Toyota Kia Deepal ⚡️⚡️⚡️ a top 5 you didn't expect? I'm so so excited to see full year BEV numbers (AND BRANDS) for Spain this year 🇪🇸🇪🇸 #alwaysbecharging https://t.co/LgtkVbqE38
Waymo Crashes Far Less and Causes Fewer Serious Injuries
The opening here is very confusing. Waymos do not crash as often per mile as cars driven by humans, and are 92% less likely, when they do crash, for this to result in a serious injury. That's the whole argument....
China Q1 Car Sales Plunge Over 17%, NEVs Down 21%
1/2 Yicai: "China's retail sales of passenger cars declined more than 17 percent in the first quarter of the year, as new energy vehicle sales fell 21 percent following adjustments to the NEV purchase tax breaks." https://t.co/sWTFDBWjLi
Excited to Join Everything Electric Podcast Live with Renault
Delighted to be appearing here...... "Everything Electric Podcast LIVE in partnership with Renault" https://t.co/HfWOhU1MmX @eventbritehelp
US Administration Still Undecided on Novelis Tariff Relief
.@USTradeRep Greer told my colleague @NoraEckert the administration has been in contact with the Detroit 3 on the Novelis aluminum issue and tariff relief sought: "There hasn't been any decision made by the US government. With the tariff program...
Tesla's Self-Driving 14.3 Silences AI Skeptics
After Tesla Self-Driving 14.3, if you're still doubting the @Tesla_AI team I question your intelligence https://t.co/l5oIee1O0L
High-Power Chargers Target Heavy Trucks Outside China
Correct take. Outside of China, anyway. We will build chargers at this power output, but they'll be used primarily for heavy trucks.
Make Your System Render the Old Way Obsolete
Electric cars existed for 100 years before Tesla. Nobody wanted them. Then Tesla made one faster, sleeker, and more desirable than anything with a gas tank. Your content, your framework, and your system shouldn't compete. It should make the old way look...
Regulation Crucial: EV Adoption Skyrockets, Otherwise Stagnates
There are only two certainties in life: death and Lomborg spinning anything into anti renewables propaganda. But the EIA has a track record of ridiculously underestimating EVs (which Lomborg knows and which is why he retweets them and not others). Let...
FSD 14.3 Beats Humans; Regulation, Not Tech, Limits Deployment
Unsupervised is purely a legal / regulatory issue at this point. FSD 14.3 is already above human performance in most major metros
Tesla Went From Zero to Fully Driverless in a Year
And one year ago Tesla had 0 driverless cars. 9 months ago they had 11 cars in Austin driverless with a supervisor in the front seat Now they’re fully driverless. Guess what happens next?
BMW Targets 2028 for iX5 Hydrogen, Viability Still Unclear
BMW says its iX5 Hydrogen will go into production in 2028, but is there really still life in hydrogen cars? https://t.co/5AFoYPMuyO
EV Sales Surge: 12.7M in 2025, China Leads
12.7 million battery electric vehicles were sold globally in 2025. In 2010, the number was barely 10,000. In China, 1 in 2 new cars sold last year was electric. The transition is happening faster than almost anyone predicted. https://t.co/KW4OCjedid
NYC Must Regulate AV Supply Before Deployment
Supply creates demand. We saw this with uber 1.0. NYC cannot thrive - and won’t be safer - with a goal that makes it cheaper or easier to be in a private car. The city must set these parameters before,...
Tesla's Unconfirmed Entry‑Level Model Likely 2028 Debut
Reuters reports $TSLA is in early development for a new entry-level vehicle, roughly 5% smaller than the Cybercab. It reportedly has NOT received a green light yet, and no timing was given. My first reaction was click bait. My take: We’ve...
Tesla FSD Anticipates Pedestrian, Prevents Near Miss
I got thanked for nothing. Tesla's FSD did a good job anticipating this pedestrian's movements and desire to cross the street. I might not have seen them in time and the pedestrian even hesitates slightly to make sure it was...