Self-Driving · September 2026Gaffe level: Typo
Tesla Cybercab Turns 10-Minute Austin Trip Into 70-Minute Detour
Tesla's steering-wheel-free Cybercab turned a 10-minute Austin trip into a 70-minute detour because its software avoids freeways, sticking to slow surface streets where mistakes happen at 35 mph instead of 65. The future of autonomous transport is here, and it charges you $20 to avoid the highway.
Source: Electrek
85,000 California Home Batteries Team Up for a Record 745 MW Grid Save
During an October heat wave, more than 85,000 Tesla Powerwalls plus Sunrun home batteries discharged together for a record 745 MW virtual power plant event, bigger than most gas peaker plants in the state. Homeowners got paid for helping the grid through the evening peak.
Source: Electrek