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Original version label: 2026.38.3.1 Samples involved this time: 3 vehicles installed, accounting for 0%; 58 vehicles pending installation. This i…
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Original version label: 2026.38.3.1 Samples involved this time: 3 vehicles installed, accounting for 0%; 58 vehicles pending installation. This is sample data from TeslaFi-participating vehicles and does not represent the global Tesla fleet, official rollout proportions, or release timing.
[Regulatory Filing] Tesla Cybercab's entire door skin falls off after collision in Philadelphia Summary: Electrek reports that a gold Tesla Cyber…
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🔴 [Regulatory Filing] Tesla Cybercab's entire door skin falls off after collision in Philadelphia
Summary: Electrek reports that a gold Tesla Cybercab was involved in a collision this week on Broad Street in Philadelphia, and the outer skin of the driver's-side door fell off entirely; the report also notes that Tesla does not hold a Pennsylvania permit to operate highly automated vehicles, and it remains unclear who was at fault and whether the vehicle was being driven by Tesla software.
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Reddit user ryephila posted photos showing a gold Cybercab parked on South Broad Street in Philadelphia, about one mile south of City Hall, with the left door skin completely missing, exposing the door's inner frame, window regulator, and wiring harness; the poster said they did not witness the collision and only said it looked like a low-speed accident tore off the left door panel.
The photos show the glass intact and no bending visible in the underlying structure, with other damage relatively minor: wrinkles in the trim below the door and scratches on the rear fender; in the second photo, a dark-colored sedan is parked behind it, but the report says it cannot be confirmed whether that car was involved, and there is no information on injuries.
The report says Tesla does not paint the Cybercab, and its body panels are made of mixed-color injection-molded plastic; Tesla engineering head Lars Moravy and design head Franz von Holzhausen told Sandy Munro last year that the colored skin connects to a plastic backing panel, and the entire panel is secured by fasteners accessible from the inside.
Pennsylvania requires operators of highly automated vehicles (SAE Level 3 and above) to obtain a PennDOT compliance certificate, and the report says the list of PennDOT certificate holders has seven names, with Waymo included and approved to operate in Philadelphia with a safety driver, while Tesla is not on the list.
The report says the gold Cybercab has been appearing around Philadelphia since mid-September, and The Philadelphia Inquirer previously reported that several were photographed at a Tesla store in Devon, with Tesla not explaining their purpose; based on this, the report says the vehicle on Broad Street was most likely being driven manually or operating with Level 2 driver assistance, with a human in the car responsible.
The report mentions that Tesla has been putting Cybertruck steering wheels into test Cybercabs for this kind of work, but the photos cannot determine whether this vehicle had a steering wheel; the report also says that under NHTSA's standing general order, crashes involving automated driving systems must be reported even if they cause only property damage above the threshold, while Level 2 crashes are reported only when they involve death, hospitalization, airbag deployment, or hitting a pedestrian or cyclist.
[Media Report] Tesla Halloween Mode Update Full Analysis: Ghost Car, Trick or Treat Mode, and Four Themed Wraps Summary: The professional media o…
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🔴 [Media Report] Tesla Halloween Mode Update Full Analysis: Ghost Car, Trick or Treat Mode, and Four Themed Wraps
Summary: The professional media outlet Not a Tesla App has broken down all the features of Tesla's Halloween Mode, which is released with software update 2026.38.3 and includes content such as the ghost car avatar, graveyard parking scene, Trick or Treat mode, four themed wraps, new lock sound, owl turn signal, and spooky light show.
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Halloween Mode is released with software update 2026.38.3, is located in the Toybox menu, can be enabled year-round, and includes two toggles: Ghost Costume and Trick or Treat; when enabled, the screen plays a short animation with a full moon and Halloween title, and the interior ambient lighting turns orange.
Ghost Costume, while parked, overlays the vehicle avatar with a white bedsheet with eye holes, and the background switches to a graveyard scene including a haunted house, full moon, dead trees, jack-o'-lanterns, and zombie hands reaching out of the dirt; Cybertruck has its own separate parking scene; while driving, the bedsheet flutters with vehicle speed, other vehicles emit green light, pedestrians become skeletons, trash cans become orange pumpkin faces, traffic lights become colorful pumpkins, and FSD and Autopilot paths and lane lines become purple.
Trick or Treat mode plays scary sound effects through the external speaker and flashes interior and exterior lights when visitors approach the parked vehicle; this mode keeps the cameras awake and consumes extra battery, and automatically turns off when the vehicle is shifted into Park or enters low-power mode; when enabled, Sentry Mode, the security alarm, and walk-away door lock will be disabled, and the two cannot be used at the same time.
Four new themed wraps are added: an orange pumpkin carving pattern version, a black base with white ghosts and bats version, a candy-covered "Trick or Treat" jack-o'-lantern version, and a dark textured red stripe version; a Halloween lock sound and owl turn signal chime are also added.
The spooky light show can be scheduled, and video records show Model 3 flashing exterior lights to music, opening and closing the trunk, and cycling interior lights, with better effects when multiple Teslas participate at the same time; Photobooth adds Polaroid-style Halloween frames and stickers; when speaking through the Tesla app's Boombox, the vehicle repeats it in a scary voice.
Halloween Mode is fully featured on vehicles equipped with the AMD infotainment unit; Intel platform vehicles only get the wraps and lock sound, and do not support the parking scene and extra Photobooth features.
[Regulatory Filing] A Tesla Cybercab in Philadelphia was involved in a low-speed collision, and the left door panel fell off, exposing the intern…
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🔴 [Regulatory Filing] A Tesla Cybercab in Philadelphia was involved in a low-speed collision, and the left door panel fell off, exposing the internal structure
Summary: Not a Tesla App reported that a Tesla Cybercab was involved in a low-speed collision in Philadelphia, and the left plastic door panel fell off. Photos show internal structures such as the door frame, window regulator, locks, wiring harness, and side impact beam; the party at fault and the specific circumstances of the accident have not yet been confirmed.
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Tesla observer @TeslaZoa reposted the message on X, saying that this appears to be a relatively low-speed collision that knocked off the Cybercab's left door panel.
Philadelphia is not within Tesla Robotaxi's operating market, and the article says this Cybercab may have been undergoing validation testing.
Photos initially shared by a Reddit user show this gold Cybercab parked on a Philadelphia street, with the outer door skin missing, exposing the black inner frame, window regulator, lock hardware, wiring harness, and the side impact beam extending along the length of the door; the window glass is intact, the rocker panel below the sill is wrinkled, and there are scuff marks on the rear quarter panel.
The article explains that the Cybercab's body panels are manufactured using reaction injection molding, with painting completed inside the mold, without using a traditional paint shop; because the door panel is a plastic part, the article says it is more likely to pop off rather than dent.
The Cybercab is equipped with 10 adaptive airbags, including front, knee, curtain, and unique side airbags on the inner and outer sides of the seats. A roof-mounted radar sensor can detect whether the seat is occupied by an adult, a child seat, or is empty, in order to adjust airbag deployment; the door also has a mechanical latch that works without power, integrated into the regular electronic door release button.
[Media report] Former Tesla Optimus project lead prepares robotics startup Intelligent Machines Summary: Sina Finance, citing reports, says the f…
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🟡 [Media report] Former Tesla Optimus project lead prepares robotics startup Intelligent Machines
Summary: Sina Finance, citing reports, says the former Tesla Optimus project lead is preparing to found the robotics startup Intelligent Machines, and may raise about $100 million.
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Sina Finance Global Express shows that the former Tesla Optimus project lead is preparing to found a robotics startup, and the company is named Intelligent Machines.
The report mentions that the company may raise about $100 million.
[Media report] Former Tesla Optimus AI lead Kumar founded Intelligent Machines to develop non-humanoid robots Summary: Two people familiar with t…
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🟡 [Media report] Former Tesla Optimus AI lead Kumar founded Intelligent Machines to develop non-humanoid robots
Summary: Two people familiar with the matter said that Ashish Kumar, former AI lead for Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot, co-founded the San Francisco-based startup Intelligent Machines to develop non-humanoid robots, and is currently raising a seed round.
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Two people with direct knowledge said that the startup co-founded by Kumar is named Intelligent Machines and is located in San Francisco.
The company develops non-humanoid robots that can take on work in manufacturing, aerospace, and other industries that previously required highly skilled technical workers.
The company has recruited several former members of Tesla's Optimus team and is currently raising a seed round, with the funding amount expected to reach about $100 million.
At this stage the focus is on robot software development, and management is also exploring developing its own hardware.
Two people familiar with the matter said that the company uses reinforcement learning technology to train robots, teaching robots to perform complex tasks by giving rewards for achieving goals and imposing penalties for incorrect actions; Kumar's doctoral research direction at UC Berkeley was precisely reinforcement learning.
The poster @TheNewGrid posted a video yesterday, and it has already gotten over 420,000 views: His Model Y drove up to a four-way stop intersecti…
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The poster @TheNewGrid posted a video yesterday, and it has already gotten over 420,000 views:
His Model Y drove up to a four-way stop intersection, with FSD v14.3.10 enabled at the time, and the speed mode was "Hurry" (aggressive). A car was coming from the cross direction, and it looked like it would stop before the stop sign, so the car drove into the intersection. But the other party did not stop at all, and FSD suddenly braked in the middle of the intersection, while the other car sped past in front.
The poster said: "Thank you Tesla FSD for saving my life. If I had been driving manually at the time, I definitely would have crashed."
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At the time it was in "Hurry" mode, and FSD's driving style is already somewhat aggressive
The poster confirmed this was a four-way stop intersection, but the stop markings on the ground had faded very badly
The comments were almost unanimously praising it, and some also took the opportunity to call for buying more $TSLA
[Media report] South Korean National Assembly audit will summon Tesla and BYD to testify on the 8th Summary: According to media reports, Tesla an…
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🟡 [Media report] South Korean National Assembly audit will summon Tesla and BYD to testify on the 8th
Summary: According to media reports, Tesla and BYD together account for 40% of South Korea's imported car market, and the two companies will attend a South Korean National Assembly audit held on the 8th, with topics involving repair difficulties and incomplete FSD functionality.
Content summary:
Tesla and BYD together account for 40% of South Korea's imported car market, and the two companies will attend a South Korean National Assembly audit held on the 8th.
Topics involved in the audit include "repair hell" and "half-finished FSD".