The creator of Tesla Android is making progress on a native Apple CarPlay port: ✅ Now working wirelessly ✅ Multiple layout options available ✅ Siri can access the microphone ✅ Lossless audio playback works in Apple Music

Elon Musk believes the Tesla Cybercab will eventually account for the majority of passenger miles traveled wherever it’s legally allowed to operate. It’s not a question of if, but when.

🇪🇺 Tesla’s 2026.39.100 software update introduces FSD (Supervised) / Tesla Assisted Driving v14.2.2.7. This is the third version released in Europe, following v14.2.2.5 (Netherlands only) and v14.2.2.6. No official release notes detailing the changes are available yet, but we can expect the following features recently approved by the RDW (Dutch vehicle authority): ✅ Speed margin reduced from +50% to a maximum of +10%. ✅ Speed margin now defaults to 0% every time the vehicle starts, with other speed-related functions also disabled by default.

📐🇺🇸 Tesla has discontinued Cybertruck Premium AWD orders! The Cyberbeast is now the only version available to order, and its price has just increased again: ✅ $109,990 [+$7,500 / +7.3%] Tesla will likely prioritize Cyberbeast production through mid-2027, as the higher-end version delivers better margins.

In the latest Jay Leno’s Garage episode, Lars Moravy and Franz von Holzhausen explain why Tesla removed the opening sunroof from the Model Y L. Jay specifically asks: “There’s no sunroof anymore, right?” Lars/Franz confirm it has been omitted. Why they dropped it (per Lars): ✅ Tesla is data-driven: people tend to open the sunroof a lot in the first week or so after buying the car, then almost never use it again. ✅ It’s a complex, heavy assembly with many parts that shows up frequently in service. ✅ Not worth the cost and complexity if owners stop using it. What they did instead: ✅ Kept (and improved) the fixed panoramic glass roof. ✅ Added triple silver coating on the roof to better reflect heat and keep the cabin cooler. ✅ Major upgrades to the laminated glass layers so it rejects heat/sunlight and blocks UVB + UVA “like the best sunscreen in the world.” ✅ Brought the rear glass all the way to the spoiler (more square rear glass) for better visibility. ✅ Used thicker/insulated glass overall to cut cabin noise. ✅ Antennas are embedded in the glass so there’s no external roof antenna.

A new episode of Jay Leno’s Garage featuring the Tesla Model Y L is out! Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen and VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy showcase a Launch Series Model Y L in Cosmic Silver with a Zen Gray interior. Key highlights: ✅ Long wheelbase: +6 inches (150 mm) wheelbase, +7 inches overall length ✅ Real 6-seat layout: second-row captain’s chairs + usable third row ✅ Third row: +5.5” legroom and +3.5” headroom vs standard Model Y (more room than the discontinued Model X) ✅ Dual motor: 496 hp / 405 lb-ft, 0–60 mph in 4.4 seconds ✅ EPA range: up to 332 miles ✅ Drag coefficient: 0.216 (better than standard Model Y) thanks to a spoiler that “virtually lengthens” the car ✅ Regenerative braking handles >95% of stopping — brake pads may last the life of the vehicle ✅ 10 airbags total ✅ Launch Series on 20-inch wheels Jay experiences hands-free FSD from the garage onto the road, with the car automatically pulling over for an oncoming ambulance.

🇺🇸 U.S. insurer Lemonade has launched its 50% rate cut for Tesla FSD users and 30% rate cut for FSD Lite in Ohio (the 7th state after Arizona, Oregon, Indiana, Colorado, Tennessee and Missouri). Insurance premiums are also expected to decrease further as FSD becomes safer in the future.

Tesla has started earthworks for Project Crystal Sun near Houston, Texas! The ~$10.1 billion solar cell and panel factory, planned for a roughly 3,000-acre site, appears to be moving forward. ✅ Will manufacture everything from silicon ingots to finished solar panels ✅ Expected to create ~9,712 permanent jobs ✅ Production targeted for early 2029 Massive site clearings, equipment staging, and grading work have already been spotted on-site.

🔥 Some Cybertruck customers won’t receive their vehicles and will instead get refunds. Elon Musk provides an update on the end of Cybertruck production: ✅ The order backlog far exceeds what Tesla can produce before the production line is repurposed for Cybercab. ✅ Many customers will unfortunately have to receive refunds because Tesla won’t be able to fulfill all orders in time, even with the additional shift. ✅ This is not about the Cybertruck being unprofitable, despite claims by legacy media. ✅ Rather, the opportunity cost of the Cybertruck’s manufacturing complexity is now far greater than the value of keeping its production line running, given the potential to ramp up Cybercab production.