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Tesla Q3 2026 Earnings: What Owners Should Know
Tesla reported $28.0 billion in Q3 2026 revenue and $0.22 GAAP EPS, and says Semi, Optimus and Cybercab programs have started production or deployment.
Tesla Software Update 2026.38.5: Halloween Mode, FSD v14.3.12 & More
Tesla's 2026.38.5 update adds Halloween Mode, Emergency Drive Away, Set Arrival Energy and new FSD (Supervised) builds. Here is who gets it and how the rollout looks.
Tesla Software Update 2026.38.5.10: FSD v14.3.13 and What Owners Should Know
Update 2026.38.5.10 started rolling out on October 20 with FSD (Supervised) v14.3.13 for HW4 and v14.3 Lite for HW3. Rollout is at the very start.
Tesla’s FSD v14.3 Lite reaches older Model S and Model X for the first time
Intel-powered Model S and Model X cars are getting FSD (Supervised) v14.3 Lite with update 2026.38.5.1, minus a few features that Model 3 and Model Y owners have.
Tesla renames Full Self-Driving to “Tesla Assisted Driving” in Europe. Nothing changes in the US yet.
After pressure from Germany’s transport ministry, Tesla dropped the “Full Self-Driving” name in Europe. Its US product name is unchanged as of October 12, 2026.
What Tesla’s 2026.38 update changes for older cars
Tesla’s 2026.38 rollout adds auto-leveling headlights for legacy Hardware 3 cars and a new emergency way to leave a Supercharger. Here’s what’s actually in it and what it doesn’t do.
The EU delays its vote on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system until December.
The EU’s Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles won’t vote on Tesla’s FSD approval in October as expected. The earliest possible date is now December.
Tesla says FSD cut collisions 40% in its first year in Australia and New Zealand.
A year of Tesla’s own fleet data from Australia and New Zealand shows fewer collisions with FSD engaged. Here’s what the numbers actually say, and don’t say.
Tesla confirms a false “clean your cameras” alert in FSD v14.3.9. Don’t book that service visit.
A bug in FSD v14.3.9 is flagging clean cameras as dirty and pushing owners toward unnecessary service appointments. Tesla says it’s fixing it.
Tesla’s Grok Bot can now check your email and place orders while you drive.
Tesla switched on Grok Bot and Connectors this week, letting the in-car assistant handle email, calendars and orders by voice — for owners with the right subscription.
Cybercab event guest rules and fleet registrations, two days out
Ahead of Thursday’s Cybercab event, Tesla has confirmed guest and age rules, registered 45 production Cybercabs in Texas, and grown its robotaxi fleet — while pricing remains an unconfirmed target Musk has floated, not an official number.
Tesla’s Robotaxi service now runs 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. across six cities.
Tesla standardized Robotaxi hours to 6 a.m.–10 p.m. in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando, and Tampa, saying its unsupervised fleet is bigger and routing is smarter.
Tesla ships FSD v14.3.7 with a rewritten AI compiler for faster reaction time.
Tesla’s 2026.21.5 update brings FSD (Supervised) v14.3.7 to eligible vehicles, with a rebuilt AI compiler, better traffic light handling, and Actually Smart Summon on Cybertruck.
Tesla’s robotaxi service reaches seven cities. Its driverless fleet still isn’t growing.
Tesla added Tampa and Orlando to its robotaxi map in July, but the flagship Austin fleet has stalled well below its spring peak.
Tesla’s FSD v14 Lite is moving toward wide release for older-hardware cars.
A new build of FSD v14 Lite is rolling out to early testers with Hardware 3 computers, and Tesla’s AI chief says it’s likely the version that goes wide.
Tesla’s new FSD update adds a live camera preview and a faster Smart Summon
Tesla’s July software update lets FSD-equipped cars show live camera feeds while driving and raises Smart Summon’s top speed to 8 mph, though the widely cited AI compiler rewrite in its release notes actually shipped back in April.
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