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The same update changed the passenger UI font and silenced the turn-signal clicks, and the poster followed up praising the refreshed rider interface.","also":["https://x.com/butala_aryan/status/2114200463264690355"],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T04:22:21Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","rank":1},{"id":"38efd1fe9b397489","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Ford’s 2027 Mustang Mach-E gets more standard range, a $42,040 start, and a Trail trim","url":"https://x.com/CARandDRIVER/status/2114190301887680933","synopsis":"Car and Driver reports the 2027 Mach-E raises standard range and starts at $42,040. Ford is also adding a new Trail trim aimed at light off-road buyers.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T04:22:21Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","rank":2},{"id":"48fb50dcb749dcc4","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Owner drives Guadalajara to Houston almost entirely on FSD","url":"https://x.com/Sullivan433_/status/2114202427150749861","synopsis":"A Model Y owner logged 1,170 km from Guadalajara, Mexico to Houston, with 1,118 km on FSD and a still-running longest streak of 392.6 km. One of two incidents was a toll-booth gate arm in Monterrey dropping onto the car, which the owner blames on themselves. Separately, a Boston tester showed v14.3.9 calmly picking the right lane through a wide intersection with a cyclist and a truck nearby.","also":["https://x.com/BostonFSD/status/2114197407600947228"],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T04:22:21Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","rank":3},{"id":"c928c16cfbd0f05d","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Cybercab rider flags a geofence pickup problem","url":"https://x.com/MinaGawargious/status/2114201791394934928","synopsis":"A rider says the Cybercab app told them they were inside the service geofence even though the assigned pickup was about an hour’s walk away. It’s a small but real rider-experience gap as the Texas fleet grows.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T04:22:21Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","rank":4},{"id":"c654ee09340745cb","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Model YL spotted in Pittsburgh","url":"https://x.com/RuffBuffet/status/2114199843669184949","synopsis":"A list member posted a Model YL, the longer three-row Model Y variant, sighted in Pittsburgh. The post gives no details on whether it’s a test car or a sign of a U.S. launch.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T04:22:21Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","rank":5},{"id":"9b45e3c53126d046","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Tesla’s official Model Y trunk tent: $125 or $165","url":"https://x.com/sherwinmdev/status/2114192222274847230","synopsis":"Tesla’s own trunk tent costs $125 for 2020–2024 Model Ys and $165 for the Juniper refresh. It clips onto the trunk struts and straps to the rear wheel fairing.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T04:22:21Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","rank":6},{"id":"088f82e8b78e5041","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Wall Street sentiment on Robotaxi (up): BofA calls it an “inflection point”","url":"https://x.com/TSLAFanMtl/status/2114194897020330151","synopsis":"In an Oct. 22 note reported by TheStreet, Bank of America analyst Alexander Perry said Tesla’s Robotaxi service “has hit an inflection point.” He kept a Buy rating and a $460 price objective, about 19% above the $386.47 reference price.","also":[],"section":"Trends & Metrics","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T04:22:21Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","rank":7},{"id":"0898ffa628aec8a2","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Robotaxi fleet ramp (up, but not exponential): one projection says 105k by end of 2027","url":"https://x.com/ambreesh7/status/2114192603583525005","synopsis":"A list member posted a ramp curve projecting about 105,000 Tesla Robotaxis by the end of 2027. They argue growth will be steady rather than the exponential curve many fans expect.","also":[],"section":"Trends & Metrics","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T04:22:21Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:00Z","rank":8},{"id":"82d554a47e14a06b","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Waymo is heading to Toronto","url":"https://x.com/TSLAFanMtl/status/2114174325636960484","synopsis":"A list member reports Waymo is launching in Toronto, Canada’s largest city. They point to Ontario rules that already allow Level 4 and 5 autonomous vehicles to run without a driver, and argue it clears the regulatory path for Tesla’s Robotaxi to follow.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T03:26:59Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","rank":1},{"id":"e01012fff78d4a84","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"FSD v14.3.12 keeps reaching owners, with speed-limit gaps in some Texas towns","url":"https://x.com/WhiteBoxAV/status/2114179147174179034","synopsis":"One owner found FSD jumped straight from v14.3.5 to v14.3.12 overnight, and an Australian tester says the new build handles turn signals, speed zones, roundabouts, and parking noticeably better. A Texas tester, though, says v14.3.12 ignores every posted limit through Taylor on Hwy 79, holding about 55 mph even in a 30 zone while still showing the signs, and a Melbourne driver flagged a hard-to-see turn arrow that FSD kept trying to go on.","also":["https://x.com/Mike_the_Elder/status/2114185545085555069","https://x.com/DataGod0404/status/2114182406441984447","https://x.com/CARN0N/status/2114174201137607156"],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T03:26:59Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","rank":2},{"id":"b33c1e3baa9a5e47","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"FSD now warns about speed cameras, and the screen shows live stall availability","url":"https://x.com/TeslaJoy/status/2114180037612343682","synopsis":"An LA owner says FSD detected a speed camera, muted the music, and played an alert chime. Pulling into the Tesla Diner, the car’s screen also showed a stall-by-stall Supercharger availability map.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T03:26:59Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","rank":3},{"id":"bbf0f532d6d87b31","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Musk wants 10,000 to 20,000 early Optimus bots training in an “Optimus Academy”","url":"https://x.com/LeeMatt17631/status/2114184538863939707","synopsis":"Following up on the Q3 call, a list member notes that the first production Optimus robots won’t go to customers. Musk said Tesla needs on the order of 10,000 to 20,000 bots doing self-play on a wide range of tasks so the data keeps improving the AI.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T03:26:59Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","rank":4},{"id":"417d5e09c5560f78","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"BYD Semiconductor ships 50 million isolated gate-driver chips","url":"https://x.com/tphuang/status/2114182947393908794","synopsis":"BYD Semiconductor says it has delivered 50 million of its BF1190 and BF1186 isolated gate-driver chips, which sit between the motor controller and the power devices. The chips support BYD’s move from 400V to 1,000V EV platforms, part of its push to make more of the drivetrain in-house.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T03:26:59Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","rank":5},{"id":"f94f593dbdfdc8dc","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Powerwall 3 offered for $9,980 installed in Australia","url":"https://x.com/techAU/status/2114186389214613903","synopsis":"An Australian installer, Solar Battery Group, is advertising a Powerwall 3 install for $9,980 with price matching. The poster says that’s well below the roughly $13,000 they’ve usually seen.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T03:26:59Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","rank":6},{"id":"4853fde30376d4a3","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Owner reports BMW iX3 is strong on long trips","url":"https://x.com/AlejandroEV66/status/2114182712676294713","synopsis":"An EV reviewer on a long road trip says the new BMW iX3’s range has beaten expectations even with half the miles at 75+ mph, and BMW undersells its driver-assist system. The only hiccups so far were a couple of charging sessions.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T03:26:59Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","rank":7},{"id":"571947d18db0ee8c","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Cybercabs approved for driverless use in Texas (up sharply)","url":"https://x.com/FutureThesisX/status/2114181018840088770","synopsis":"431 Cybercabs are now on Tesla’s approved driverless vehicle list in Texas after 11 more were added in a day. That’s up from 45 on Sep 4, when Cybercab started taking public paid rides.","also":[],"section":"Trends & Metrics","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T03:26:59Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","rank":8},{"id":"bd144f3cc8a0ceb8","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Cybercab vs. Model Y revenue math (bullish case for skipping a cheap car)","url":"https://x.com/TSLAFanMtl/status/2114182141785641061","synopsis":"A list member estimates a Model Y brings Tesla about $40,000 once, while a Cybercab brings $30,000 up front plus roughly $85,000 a year in ride revenue. They say that’s why Tesla isn’t building a cheap compact with a steering wheel, with the risk being that FSD doesn’t pan out.","also":[],"section":"Trends & Metrics","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T03:26:59Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","rank":9},{"id":"e5dc5384675c401d","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"High-mileage Teslas (durability holding up, 286,006 miles)","url":"https://x.com/BLKMDL3/status/2114179228971503777","synopsis":"A list member posted their Tesla “back at the mothership” with 286,006 miles on it, another data point that the cars and batteries keep going at very high mileage.","also":[],"section":"Trends & Metrics","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T03:26:59Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T03:00:00Z","rank":10},{"id":"afcc83d3f28c3aaa","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Australian Teslas get 2026.38.5.6 two days after FSD v14.3.12 arrived","url":"https://x.com/EVStraya/status/2114165263579156690","synopsis":"Software update 2026.38.5.6 started landing on Australian Teslas this morning local time, barely two days after 2026.38.5.5 brought FSD v14.3.12 there. The release notes look identical, so owners read it as a quiet bug-fix patch, and another Australian account highlights the in-car Grok assistant that can handle calls, messages, calendar, and climate.","also":["https://x.com/DataGod0404/status/2114162508298850534"],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T02:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T02:21:23Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T02:00:00Z","rank":1},{"id":"c6a38f7086a118cc","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Cybercab riders can now see the rearview camera and use a quiet mode","url":"https://x.com/R4yt3d/status/2114163981287874859","synopsis":"A list member says Cybercab passengers can now pull up the rearview camera during a ride, and a new quiet mode darkens the screen. Separately, a Dallas rider confirmed that Grok wasn’t available in the Model Y Robotaxi they rode today.","also":["https://x.com/AmineTX/status/2114159538211561488"],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T02:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T02:21:23Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T02:00:00Z","rank":2},{"id":"0e08691eb480b0fd","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Tesla says early Optimus production is underway in Fremont","url":"https://x.com/XMANLIVE/status/2114159009246880217","synopsis":"Recapping the Q3 call, a list member notes Elon Musk said early Optimus production has started in Fremont, with most of a line built for 1 million units a year already installed. He expects about a year to ramp to 20,000 robots a week.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T02:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T02:21:23Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T02:00:00Z","rank":3},{"id":"5df5efa003ff279e","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Supercharger site spotted for Springdale, Arkansas","url":"https://x.com/TheArkeTraveler/status/2114167296792858700","synopsis":"An owner spotted a planned Supercharger pin at the Cracker Barrel just off I-49 and US-412 in Springdale, Arkansas. Tesla hasn’t announced the site, and the poster says they haven’t seen it reported elsewhere.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T02:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T02:21:23Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T02:00:00Z","rank":4},{"id":"835e7dfba8254eb3","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Robotaxi vs. Waymo wait times and fares (Tesla cheaper again)","url":"https://x.com/TampaTerpy/status/2114166368140489080","synopsis":"A Saturday-night check by a list member shows Waymo at 17 minutes to pickup for $24.55 versus Tesla Robotaxi at 3 minutes for $12.95, about half the price. It extends the pattern from the last edition, where Robotaxi undercut both Uber and Waymo on a Dallas ride.","also":[],"section":"Trends & Metrics","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T02:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T02:21:23Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T02:00:00Z","rank":5},{"id":"b75c07ed82212209","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Tesla purchase incentives (generous, a demand-support signal)","url":"https://x.com/DennisCW_/status/2114160676239495494","synopsis":"A widely liked post lists this year’s best Tesla deals: a $299-a-month Model 3 lease with a year of free Supercharging, a $59,000 Cybertruck, and 0% financing on Model Y. The poster expects none of them to come back, a sign Tesla has been leaning on incentives to keep demand up.","also":[],"section":"Trends & Metrics","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T02:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T02:21:23Z","editionAt":"2026-10-25T02:00:00Z","rank":6},{"id":"3c52037b5db3af85","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Australia’s Transport Workers Union wants 95% of robotaxi rides kept for human drivers","url":"https://x.com/CARN0N/status/2114158220646494375","synopsis":"Australia’s Transport Workers Union is proposing that robotaxi operators be required to hand 95% of rides to human drivers during the initial rollout. The list member who flagged it argues the money should go into helping drivers move to other work instead of restricting the service.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":null,"editionAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","rank":1},{"id":"1519f7944e16f79c","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"California’s CPUC takes up robotaxi rules on Oct 29","url":"https://x.com/rschimka/status/2114146897158086883","synopsis":"Agenda item 8 at the California Public Utilities Commission’s Oct 29 meeting covers robotaxi rules in the state. If it’s held over, the next meeting dates are Nov 19, Dec 3, and Dec 17.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":null,"editionAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","rank":2},{"id":"8672eb78acd30645","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Dallas Cybercabs still carry safety monitors","url":"https://x.com/AmineTX/status/2114145048786849934","synopsis":"A rider walked Uptown, downtown, the Design District, and Oak Lawn looking for an unsupervised Cybercab and found a safety monitor in every one, while passing plenty of Waymo Ojai vans. Their read is that the Dallas launch looks close but isn’t here yet.","also":[],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":null,"editionAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","rank":3},{"id":"0f5d5c6f4ffd41aa","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Owner reports 125 km in Mad Max mode with no interventions after Friday’s update","url":"https://x.com/CARN0N/status/2114151858008908133","synopsis":"An owner says the software update downloaded Friday drove 125 km on Saturday in Mad Max mode without a single intervention, and they arrived far less tired. Other clips this hour show FSD dodging a truck crowding a car toward a concrete divider and driving all the way to Starbase, while one owner is still waiting on promised pothole avoidance two months later.","also":["https://x.com/TeslaZoa/status/2114152912385605722","https://x.com/thekrishna/status/2114158934004994545","https://x.com/SDembraski/status/2114159298263617810"],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":null,"editionAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","rank":4},{"id":"ddc3a121f79866e0","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"BYD and Geely EVs dominate streets in South America","url":"https://x.com/mrkylefield/status/2114148497910005842","synopsis":"A list member traveling through Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay says BYD is the clear leader in electrified vehicles there and also runs its own fast-charging network. In Uruguay, Geely EVs are everywhere and are replacing older European EVs because electricity is much cheaper per kilometer than gas.","also":["https://x.com/mrkylefield/status/2114155334076182552"],"section":"News","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":null,"editionAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","rank":5},{"id":"a897f153b031dbe8","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Cybercab registrations (up, mostly Austin)","url":"https://x.com/WorldlyReviewer/status/2114149738983362636","synopsis":"A fleet tracker counts 80 new Cybercab registrations since yesterday, 11 of them today, with 71 going to Austin and 9 still unassigned. Another list member notes Texas Robotaxis have grown from 314 to 927 since September, nearly 12 a day.","also":["https://x.com/MstrHappyJustin/status/2114154305142018542"],"section":"Trends & Metrics","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":null,"editionAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","rank":6},{"id":"eb2cd02be053fd02","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"FSD take rate and Q3 scorecard (steady, over 75%)","url":"https://x.com/teslaownersSV/status/2114151469201141871","synopsis":"A recap of Tesla’s Q3 call lists FSD Supervised on over 75% of new North American deliveries, nearly 2 million unsupervised Robotaxi miles with 8x growth in Q3, and an Austin Cybercab fleet up 10x since launch. It also cites Semi in volume production, Megapack 3 production starting in Texas, and the largest passenger-car backlog in four years.","also":[],"section":"Trends & Metrics","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":null,"editionAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","rank":7},{"id":"2da1d7cb2d474cbf","pulse":"tesla-ev","pulseName":"Tesla & EV Pulse","title":"Robotaxi pricing in Dallas (cheaper than Uber and Waymo)","url":"https://x.com/WorldlyReviewer/status/2114147932475949058","synopsis":"A side-by-side quote for a 4-mile Saturday-evening ride in Dallas shows Tesla Robotaxi undercutting Uber, with Waymo the most expensive. The poster notes that’s different from Austin, where Robotaxi isn’t the cheapest.","also":[],"section":"Trends & Metrics","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","firstSeenAt":null,"editionAt":"2026-10-25T01:00:00Z","rank":8}]}