Tesla’s California “Robotaxi” Is a Limo Service, State Regulator Confirms
California’s top ride-hailing regulator confirmed Tesla’s “Robotaxi” service holds only a limousine permit and is exempt from all autonomous vehicle reporting requirements.
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40% of U.S. Consumers Want Chinese EVs. The Government Won’t Let Them Buy One.
A Reuters report published today describes the widening gap between what American EV shoppers want and what U.S. trade policy allows them to buy. With the average new car now costing $49,191 according to Kelley Blue Book — and hitting…
Tesla Semi Wins Over Fleet Operators as WSJ Reports the Electric Class 8 Truck Is Already a Hit
The Tesla Semi has cleared its toughest audience yet: the fleet operators who put it in daily commercial freight duty. The Wall Street Journal reports (paywalled) that Tesla’s first Class 8 electric truck is winning over the people running it…
Tesla Supercharger Now Open to Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, and Maserati EVs in North America
Owners of Stellantis electric vehicles, spanning the Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, and Maserati brands, can now charge at Tesla‘s Supercharger network across North America, according to a post on X by Sawyer Merritt. Tesla has not issued a separate press…
Alpharetta Deploys First City-Owned Tesla Supercharger To Charge Its Electric Police Fleet
Four V3.5 Supercharger stalls are now live at the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety in Georgia, and the city owns them. Installed through Tesla’s Supercharger for Business program, this is believed to be the first time a municipality has deployed…
Tesla Director Thomas Dmytryk, Who Built OTA Infrastructure and the Robotaxi Platform, Departs After 11 Years
Every time a Tesla owner taps “Send Command” in the app and the car responds in seconds, that experience traces back to a five-person team Thomas Dmytryk assembled in early 2015. Dmytryk, a director at Tesla who most recently held…
NHTSA Puts Waymo, Zoox, and Aurora in the Hot Seat — Tesla Gets a Side Door
Three robotaxi CEOs will sit across from federal regulators on Tuesday. One conspicuously prominent company will not be at that table. According to Reuters, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration holds its National AV Safety Forum on March 10 in…
Tesla Megapack Is the Real Business Holding the Company Together While Cybercab and Optimus Chase Headlines
The Cybercab gets the stage time. The Optimus robot gets the press releases. But a shipping-container-sized battery called the Tesla Megapack is quietly generating the cash flow that keeps the rest of Musk’s ambitions alive. That’s the core argument in…
Scout Motors Faces Dealer Lawsuit as Volkswagen’s Direct-Sales Gambit Threatens the Franchise Model
The vacant lot next to Fred Ippolito’s Volkswagen dealership in West Islip, New York, says more about the current state of auto retail than any industry report. According to the Wall Street Journal, Ippolito bought it four years ago, convinced…
Giga Texas Under Fire: Lawsuit Claims Tesla Ignored Shooter’s Violent History
The Austin mass shooting that killed three people and wounded more than a dozen on March 1 has now drawn Tesla into a civil lawsuit — one that alleges the company ignored warning signs about the gunman’s behavior long before…
Tesla’s February Europe Rebound Looks Strong Until You See the January It’s Being Compared To
February registration numbers from across Europe show Tesla posting some of its best year-on-year gains in months. Norway was up 75.6%, France up 55%, Spain up 74%, according to registration data published by Automotive World. On paper, that reads like…
Rivian Forms ‘RAD’ Skunkworks Team to Stay Ahead of Scout, Land Rover, and the Electric Off-Road Wave
The most revealing thing about the Rivian Adventure Department (RAD) is not what it builds. It is that Rivian felt the need to formalize it at all. Rivian announced RAD on March 1, 2026, as first reported by Gizmodo. The…