Sawyer Merritt

NEWS: The City of Starbase, Texas is teaming up with @SpaceX to help protect more than 1,000 acres of South Texas coastal plains through the Rockhands Mitigation Bank. "A conservation committee will care for this land and ensure its wildlife and habitats are preserved for [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Is it me, or does this Cybercab that was spotted in Palo Alto today not have a steering wheel? Hard to tell. Two things are for sure: there are no exterior mirrors, and Tesla put larger gold wheel covers on this Cybercab. You can also see the person in the car briefly shuffling [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

X has added a new like animation that shows a SpaceX Starship featuring the xAI and X logos whenever you like a post that contains the letter "X" [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

NEWS: Tesla has announced that it is scaling up its Giga New York factory to an initial solar module capacity of 300MW per year. Tesla has historically relied on third-party solar panels, but now the company is assembling them in-house in the United States. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

My Mom just picked up her brand new 2026 Model Y Premium AWD today! • Ultra Red • New all-black headliner & exterior badging • Larger 16" display • Updated front camera housing • Free FSD transfer (from her 2022 Model Y) The new black headliner looks even better in person. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

It would be cool to see Tesla create a “Final Edition” of sorts for the Model S and Model X, with special badging, trim pieces, or similar touches. Just something to commemorate the send-off of these two special vehicles. Maybe even bring back Signature Red paint for the last [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Snowy Tesla FSD V14.2.2.4 drive today (with commentary). We got 18" of fresh snow yesterday through last night, with it still coming down. I continue to be really impressed with how V14 handles tough conditions. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Tesla FSD v14.2.2.4 counter-steers after sliding. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Tesla’s Unsupervised Model Y Robotaxis have a strong spray nozzle for the side repeater cameras. The Cybercab also has a rear camera washer. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Elon Musk on Tesla's new mission: [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Tesla Cybercab spotted highway testing for the first time in Austin, Texas. (video in slow motion) [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

NEWS: Elon Musk spotted having dinner with Trump tonight at Mar-a-Lago. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

NEWS: Nvidia has released a new video of its next-generation Rubin chips, which are 5X more powerful than their predecessor, Blackwell. The new Rubin chips are already in production. CEO Jensen Huang: "This is a Rubin pod. 1,152 GPUs and 16 racks. Each rack has 72 Rubins." [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

NEWS: NVIDIA just announced Alpamayo, what CEO Jensen Huang calls the world’s first thinking, reasoning autonomous vehicle AI, launching on U.S. roads later this year, starting with the Mercedes CLA. Jensen: "It's trained end-to-end. Literally from camera in to actuation out; It [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

NEWS: The world's first production ready all-solid-state battery vehicle has been unveiled, a fully electric motorcycle. • Starting price: $30,900 ($44,900 for top trim) • Range: Up to 370 miles (top trim) • 80% charge in 10 minutes • Native NACS port • Peak charging speed: [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

NEWS: Neoen Australia says it has begun construction of a new $220 million big battery project, which will also be the first project in the world to deploy @Tesla's new Megablock product, its next generation grid-scale battery tech. Megablock combines four Megapack 3 units into [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

More Tesla FSD Unsupervised footage from Austin, Texas. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Here’s a new video showing what looks to be @Tesla’s production-ready version of the Cybercab. What's different/new compared to what we saw previously: • Redesigned trunk with slightly less wide opening. Side humps are gone. More rugged lining material (no longer fabric). [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

The IIHS has released a new list of the top 5 safest large pickup trucks you can currently buy. 1) Tesla Cybertruck (electric) 2) Toyota Tundra (gas) 3) Rivian R1T (electric) 4) Ford F-150 (gas) 5) Ram 1500 (gas) The @Tesla Cybertruck just received a Top Safety Pick+ rating [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

BREAKING: Tesla Model Y Robotaxi with literally no one in the car spotted driving itself on public roads in Austin, Texas! A new age has begun 🤖 [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Jason Cammisa on trying @Tesla FSD V14 during an hour long trip after being critical of FSD in the past: "I had to eat my shit and my words; This f**king car drove us the entire way, expertly, making lane changes whenever it wanted, with nothing dangerous. No jerks, no [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

One thing I'm really interested to see when Cybercab hits the streets is how it changes travel habits. If you don’t have to drive or even pay attention, and you’re relaxing in a lounge-like cabin, how much farther will people choose to go? Mobility will increase dramatically. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Tesla’s Optimus robot demonstrating its new running ability at 50% speed and 25% speed. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Tesla showing off Optimus version 2.5 at NeurIPS 2025 today. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]