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NHTSA · Robotaxi

Zoox Wins NHTSA Approval for Paid Robotaxi Rides

NHTSA approved Zoox to deploy up to 2,500 purpose-built robotaxis annually for two years, with paid Las Vegas rides planned for August.

Haye KestelooJul 304 min read

Regulation

NHTSA Chief Says Agency Will 'Absolutely' Consider Dropping Steering Wheel Rule for Driverless Cars

NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison said the agency will consider ending steering wheel requirements for fully driverless vehicles, a potential regulatory opening for Tesla's steering-wheel-free Cybercab.

Haye KestelooJul 10

Nevada

Tesla Semi’s First Fatal Crash Kills Nevada Couple While The Truck’s Automatic Braking Remains A Black Box

A Tesla Semi slammed into two passenger vehicles stopped at a red light on U.S. 50 in Dayton, Nevada, on Sunday morning, June 28, killing a married couple and leaving a third person with life-threatening injuries. Preliminary statements gathered at the scene suggest the truck driver may have fallen asleep, according to the Lyon County…

Haye KestelooJul 1

Model Y

Tesla Model Y Tops Consumer Reports For Reliability, But The Headline Score Rests On A Car Nobody Has Owned Yet

The Tesla Model Y is now the most reliable electric vehicle Consumer Reports tracks, the same outlet that named it the only pure EV on its 2026 Top Picks list. For a model that spent its first three years scoring in the 30s on CR’s reliability scale, that is a real turnaround, and it lines…

Haye KestelooJun 26

Tesla

Tesla FSD Safety Math Draws Senate Demand for NHTSA Review and a July 7 Deadline

Two U.S. senators want federal regulators to pull apart the statistics Tesla uses to claim its driver-assistance software is far safer than a human behind the wheel. Senators Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter on June 16, 2026 to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Jonathan Morrison, calling…

Haye KestelooJun 16

Cybercab

Tesla Cybercab Clears EPA Certification With 219 HP, Front-Wheel Drive, And A Range Number That Needs A Caveat

Tesla's Cybercab cleared EPA certification: front-wheel drive, 219 hp, 326V pack. The 418-mile calculated range needs a caveat before the window sticker.

Haye KestelooJun 15

Texas

Tesla Cybercab Outbound Lot Hits Its Fullest Yet at Giga Texas

The outbound lot at Gigafactory Texas held its largest visible batch of production Cybercab units yet on Sunday, June 14, 2026, with the gold-finished robotaxis staged in tight rows along the factory’s west side. A widely shared count from a Tesla observer on X put the tally at a record 102 cars, a figure that…

Haye KestelooJun 14

Tesla

Tesla Stretches Its Austin Robotaxi Map Across the Metro While the Driverless Fleet Shrinks to 20 Cars

Tesla widened its unsupervised robotaxi service to cover the entire Austin metropolitan area on Wednesday, more than doubling the operating zone and opening up highway driving on Interstate 35 along with suburbs like Pflugerville and Manor. The company’s official Robotaxi account announced the change on X, and Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s vice president of AI software,…

Haye KestelooJun 3

NHTSA

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