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Tesla FSD Subscription Pricing: What Owners Are Proposing for the Future | Taha Abbasi
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Autonomy & FSD

Tesla FSD Subscription Pricing: What Owners Are Proposing for the Future | Taha Abbasi

With Tesla's shift to a subscription-only model for Full Self-Driving, Taha Abbasi examines the pricing debate that's consuming the Tesla…

Tesla Avoids California Sales Suspension After Dropping Autopilot Marketing | Taha Abbasi
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Tesla Avoids California Sales Suspension After Dropping Autopilot Marketing | Taha Abbasi

In a move that signals a significant shift in how Taha Abbasi and the broader Tesla community view the company's marketing strategy, Tesla…

Taha Abbasi standing next to Cybertruck Kemosabe - Can It Make It? First autonomous cross-country drive
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A Cybertruck Drove 2,187 Miles on Tesla FSD for a Family Emergency: Taha Abbasi's Unplanned Cross-Country Run | Taha Abbasi

When a family emergency turned a 5-day road trip into a 44-hour cannonball run, Tesla FSD v14.2.2.3 drove nearly every mile.

Tesla Cybercab Production Ramp Strategy: From First Unit to Volume Manufacturing | Taha Abbasi
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Tesla Cybercab Production Ramp Strategy: From First Unit to Volume Manufacturing | Taha Abbasi

Taha Abbasi examines Tesla's Cybercab production ramp strategy — from the first unit off the line to volume manufacturing in April — and…

Robotaxi Safety Data Needs Standardized Reporting: Why We Cannot Compare Tesla and Waymo | Taha Abbasi
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Robotaxi Safety Data Needs Standardized Reporting: Why We Cannot Compare Tesla and Waymo | Taha Abbasi

Taha Abbasi argues that the autonomous vehicle industry desperately needs standardized safety data reporting — because without it,…

Autonomous Driving Edge Cases Are Infinite: Why Real-World Self-Driving Is Harder Than Anyone Predicted | Taha Abbasi
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Autonomous Driving Edge Cases Are Infinite: Why Real-World Self-Driving Is Harder Than Anyone Predicted | Taha Abbasi

Taha Abbasi analyzes how the autonomous vehicle industry is collectively learning a humbling lesson: real-world self-driving is harder than…

Cybercab Production vs Autonomy Readiness: The Hardware-Software Gap Tesla Must Close | Taha Abbasi
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Cybercab Production vs Autonomy Readiness: The Hardware-Software Gap Tesla Must Close | Taha Abbasi

Taha Abbasi analyzes what the Cybercab rolling off the production line while Tesla's robotaxi program shows a 4x crash rate reveals about…

Tesla FSD Adds Keep Hands Ready Steering Warning: What the New Alert Signals | Taha Abbasi
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Tesla FSD Adds Keep Hands Ready Steering Warning: What the New Alert Signals | Taha Abbasi

Taha Abbasi examines the new "Keep Hands Ready" steering warning spotted in Tesla's latest FSD software builds — a subtle but important…

Tesla China Sales Crash 45 Percent as State Media Amplifies FSD Failure Video | Taha Abbasi
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Tesla China Sales Crash 45 Percent as State Media Amplifies FSD Failure Video | Taha Abbasi

Taha Abbasi examines how Chinese state media is amplifying a viral Tesla FSD failure video at a time when Tesla China sales have crashed…

Waymo Plans to Buy 50,000 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robotaxis for 2.5 Billion Dollars | Taha Abbasi
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Waymo Plans to Buy 50,000 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robotaxis for 2.5 Billion Dollars | Taha Abbasi

Taha Abbasi breaks down one of the biggest autonomous vehicle deals in history: Waymo is reportedly in talks to purchase 50,000 Hyundai…

Tesla Robotaxi Crash Rate Is 4x Worse Than Human Drivers: What Austin Data Shows | Taha Abbasi
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Autonomy & FSD

Tesla Robotaxi Crash Rate Is 4x Worse Than Human Drivers: What Austin Data Shows | Taha Abbasi

Taha Abbasi examines new data from Austin showing Tesla's Robotaxi fleet is crashing at nearly four times the rate of human drivers — and…

First Tesla Cybercab Rolls Off Giga Texas Production Line With No Steering Wheel | Taha Abbasi
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First Tesla Cybercab Rolls Off Giga Texas Production Line With No Steering Wheel | Taha Abbasi

Taha Abbasi breaks down the landmark moment as Tesla rolls its first steering-wheel-less Cybercab off the Giga Texas production line — a…