In late 2003, Tesla cofounder Martin Eberhard borrowed AC Propulsion's tZero electric roadster from Alan Cocconi to demonstrate its performance to Silicon Valley investors, including a staged event at Buck's restaurant in Woodside. Eberhard would have VCs try to touch the dashboard as he floored the accelerator, showcasing acceleration so forceful that riders were pinned back in their seats, leaving some doubting the car was truly electric.
spectrum.ieee.org
· 2026-09-15
Tesla quietly opened its two-seater Cybercab robotaxi rides to the public in Austin on September 4, announcing it via a post on X rather than a livestreamed event. Analysts and investors said the low-key rollout offered scant detail, with the fleet still small and confined to a geofenced zone, while separate tests in New York required human drivers and steering wheels.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-15
Director Alex Gibney's latest documentary traces Elon Musk's trajectory from dot-com millionaire to a figure wielding outsized influence over US government departments. Spanning nearly four hours, the film chronologically documents Musk's mythmaking around PayPal and Tesla, juxtaposed with footage of an autopilot fatality and interviews including Ashley St Clair calling Musk 'a nuke.' Gibney frames the film around two questions: how Musk amassed such power, and why society allowed it.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-14
Tesla announced via its official X account that the next Roadster will finally be unveiled on October 10, nearly a decade after the original 2017 prototype debut. The company's website now shows a countdown teasing possible SpaceX-derived thruster hardware, following earlier reports that the car could include flight-like capabilities.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-13
A volunteer running an NTP pool server discovered persistent attack traffic, including Log4Shell-style payloads, arriving from AWS-hosted IPs tied to the security firm Assetnote. The traffic carried Host headers referencing pool-ntp.tesla.com, a domain Tesla points via CNAME to the public NTP Pool, causing Assetnote's scanners to treat the volunteer's server as a Tesla-owned asset. The issue was reported and resolved after Assetnote's team responded.
dreamstation.systems
· 2026-09-13
Tesla posted a teaser on X reading "Go for launch" with a graphic pointing to an October 1 date for unveiling its next Roadster. The vehicle, first announced in 2017, has faced repeated delays, and reports indicate the original design has been scrapped for a completely new one set to debut at this event.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-12
Tesla vehicles branded as Cybercabs have appeared on New York City streets equipped with steering wheels and human drivers, a stark contrast to the pedal-free, wheel-free design Elon Musk showcased in 2024. Officials say the cars are running a 'supervised' self-driving system that requires a person ready to take control at any moment, and Tesla has not disclosed how many vehicles are involved or how long the testing will last. The company has also not applied for autonomous vehicle testing permits with New York's DMV, suggesting this is a data-gathering exercise rather than a service launch.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-12
As Tesla's autonomous Cybercab vehicles begin appearing in cities including Austin, New York, Washington DC, and San Diego, several personal injury law firms are already publishing marketing material aimed at potential accident victims. Firms such as Sarofiem and Antoun, Funes Law, and Angel Reyes and Associates are positioning themselves to handle liability claims even though no confirmed Cybercab accidents have occurred yet.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-11
Austin Fire Department Chief Matthew McElearney told NBC that Tesla's Cybercab, which relies on a touchscreen instead of a steering wheel for manual control, could hinder first responders trying to move the vehicle during emergencies. He noted the touchscreen requires power, training, and precision, which may not be feasible if responders are wearing gloves, covered in dust or sweat, or if the car is damaged.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-11
Sydney woman Narghiza Ergashova says her former partner Enrico Pucci used the Tesla app's 'parental control' and 'Valet Mode' features to remotely limit her car's speed, set curfews and manipulate cabin temperatures while she was driving. Police records reviewed by The Guardian describe him tailing her in his own vehicle while boasting he was 'in her car' and 'in her maps,' during what she says was a four-year pattern of abuse.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-11
Elon Musk's tunneling company The Boring Co. announced a $23 billion valuation late Wednesday, alongside plans to expand into the Middle East. The firm, spun out of SpaceX in 2018, currently operates just one public loop in Las Vegas while pursuing roughly a dozen other city projects, including a contested 20-mile tunnel system under construction in Nashville.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-10
Tesla has begun distributing a 'Robotaxi interest form' encouraging entrepreneurs to buy fleets of its two-seat Cybercab and share ride revenue with the company as it expands robotaxi operations in Austin. The push follows Elon Musk's long-standing claims that self-driving Tesla vehicles could become passive income machines for owners.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-10
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