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Tesla Picks Brookshire Texas for First Solar Panel Factory in 100 GW Push
Electrek reported on 19 May 2026 that Tesla is building its first solar panel manufacturing operation at Empire West Business Park in Brookshire, Texas, about 35 miles west of Houston and co-located with its Megapack Megafactory. Tesla already leases Buildings 9 and 10 totalling 1.65 million sq ft and is planning a further 600,000 sq ft. It is the first concrete site tied to Musk's January 2026 Davos target of 100 GW per year of US solar manufacturing capacity at Tesla.
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Hardware
Tesla Semi's Dual-Screen Cockpit Breaks With the Single-Display Tesla Playbook
New cabin footage of the production Tesla Semi reveals a two-display cockpit unlike any other Tesla — a dedicated instrument cluster on the left, and a navigation and media display on the right. The split is a clean break from the single-centre-screen layout Tesla has stuck to since 2012.
The footage surfaced 5 May 2026, two weeks before Tesla kicked off high-volume production at its Sparks, Nevada plant on 18 May 2026.
7h ago
Hardware
Tesla Parental Controls Will Soon Block In-Car Browser, Arcade, and Theater
An app decompile spotted by Not a Tesla App reveals Tesla is preparing per-profile toggles to block the in-car web browser, Arcade games and Tesla Theater. The new flags — a browser flag, an Arcade flag, a Theater flag — sit alongside the existing Parental Controls system and the recently added rule that disables Track Mode whenever Parental Controls are engaged.
16h ago
Hardware
Tesla Revives Laser Windshield Wiper Patent — and Lists FSD Cameras as Cleaning Targets
The USPTO granted Tesla a divisional patent on 31 March 2026 for a pulsed-laser system that vaporises debris off glass. The filing names the FSD camera array — not just the windshield — as a cleaning target, hinting at a future without rubber wipers and with self-cleaning sensors.
Yesterday
Hardware
Tesla Patent: Electromagnetic Suspension Seats Aim at Semi and Roadster
Tesla has won a US patent for a sliding suspension seat that uses electromagnetic springs and a built-in belt retractor, with the Tesla Semi and the next-generation Roadster as the most likely target vehicles.
Yesterday
Fleet Data
Europe's EV Market Tops 1 Million in Q1 2026 With Tesla Second and BYD Surging 155%
Europe registered 1,083,241 plug-in passenger cars in Q1 2026 (+28% YoY), the first time the region has cleared one million in a single quarter. Tesla took second place among EV brands with 78,642 units (+45.4% YoY), trailing Volkswagen's 96,601 but ahead of BYD's 73,535. The Model Y was Europe's best-selling battery EV at 51,395 units. The data, published by Autovista Group on 15 May 2026, also shows BYD growing 154.7% YoY and three Chinese brands — BYD, Leapmotor and Xpeng — capturing measurable share across all five major markets.
Yesterday
FSD & Autopilot
Tesla Launches Europe's First FSD Shuttle Pilot in Germany's Eifel Region
Two Grünheide-built Tesla Model Y vehicles are running Europe's first public FSD (Supervised) shuttle service in Germany's Eifel region, ferrying students and seniors for free between schools, doctors and home. The pilot operates ahead of any German FSD type approval.
Yesterday
Hardware
Tesla Model Y Premium LR RWD: How the 4680 Battery Pulls Range and Charging Speed Down
European reviewers warn that the Model Y Premium Long Range RWD silently switched to in-house 4680 cells in early 2026: WLTP range fell from 661 km to 609 km and DC fast-charging now starts tapering at 31% state of charge, leaving a 10–80% stop noticeably slower than the outgoing supplier-cell pack.
2d ago
Hardware
Kazakhstan's State Guard Service Puts Tesla Cybertruck Into Field Use at Turkic States Summit
Kazakhstan's State Guard Service deployed a Tesla Cybertruck as a mobile command-and-staff vehicle for the Informal Organization of Turkic States summit in Turkistan on 15 May 2026 — one of the first known uses of the electric pickup in an official state security role.
2d ago
Hardware
Tesla Raises US Model Y Prices by Up to $1,000 — First Hike in Two Years
Tesla lifted US Model Y Premium and Performance prices by up to $1,000 — the first US Model Y hike in about two years.
2d ago
Hardware
Tesla Quietly Halts US Cybertruck Deliveries Until Trucks Run Firmware 2026.14.6
Tesla halted US Cybertruck handovers this week until each truck is flashed from 2026.14.3 to mandatory firmware 2026.14.6.
2d ago
RUMOUR FSD & Autopilot
Tesla Patent Explains the Human-Like Driving Behind FSD v14 — and the Compression Tricks Powering v14-Lite
A newly surfaced Tesla patent details a hierarchical nodal-graph decision tree that explains how FSD v14 plans complex manoeuvres like human drivers. The same filing hints at how v14-Lite gets a stripped-down version of the same model to run on the older HW3 computer.
2d ago
FSD & Autopilot
Tesla FSD v14.3 Pulls Over Safely Instead of Stopping in Lane When Drivers Stop Paying Attention
Tesla's latest FSD release changes how the system handles inattentive drivers — instead of slowing to a stop in the live lane, the car now actively looks for a safe place to pull over and park. Tesla also relaxes the strike lockout so drivers can re-engage FSD immediately after the car parks.
2d ago
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Tesla FSD v14.3.3 (firmvér 2026.14.6.6) pridáva živé počítadlo série a inteligentnejší Summon
Tesla začala 17. mája 2026 nasadzovať FSD (Supervised) v14.3.3 v rámci firmvéru 2026.14.6.6. Aktualizácia pridáva v Self-Driving App živé počítadlo jázd bez zásahu, zjednocuje backend funkcie Actually Smart Summon s FSD a Robotaxi, čím zvyšuje maximálnu rýchlosť zo 6 na 8 mph, a obsahuje kompletný balík Spring Update 2026 pre vozidlá s HW3 aj HW4.
17 May 2026
4.57
Tesla App 4.57: animované odznaky Performance, prísnejšie Parental Controls a Grok v aplikácii
Tesla 15. mája 2026 uvoľnila mobilnú aplikáciu vo verzii 4.57.0 s tromi hlavnými novinkami: animované odznaky pre vozidlá Performance a Signature Edition, prísnejší tok Parental Controls, ktorý uzamyká Track Mode, a prvý výskyt asistenta Grok AI vnútri telefónnej aplikácie.
15 May 2026
2026.14.6
Tesla 2026.14.6 prichádza s opravami zabezpečenia a chýb
Tesla začala 12. mája 2026 distribuovať firmvér 2026.14.6. Vydanie sa zameriava na opravy chýb a vylepšenia zabezpečenia, pričom Tesla niektoré inštalácie posiela cez mobilnú sieť, aby urýchlila nasadenie.
13 May 2026
2026.14.6
Tesla 2026.14.6 pridáva aplikáciu Self-Driving, priestorový zvuk a navigáciu na zadnom displeji
Tesla 2026.14.6 prináša aplikáciu Self-Driving na predplatné jedným ťuknutím, Premium Immersive Sound, interaktívnu navigáciu na zadnom displeji pre pasažierov a rozšírené prispôsobenie avatarov nad rámec prevzatej sady funkcií jarnej aktualizácie 2026.14.
12 May 2026
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Tesla Model 3 s 380 000 míľami si zachováva pôvodnú batériu — má to však svoju cenu
Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus z roku 2019 najazdila 380,000 miles (610,000 km) na pôvodnom NCA bateriovom pakete — ide o reálny údaj o životnosti vozov Tesla, nie o test výrobcu. Paket teraz zobrazuje dojazd 158 miles oproti pôvodným 240 miles podľa EPA — to je strata kapacity 34,2 % — no vozidlo stále spĺňa svoje dynamické parametre a zostáva použiteľné ako každodenné auto.
Vehicles
Ako odvzdušniť chladiaci okruh Tesly a zabrániť prehrievaniu Autopilotu
Riadiaca jednotka Autopilotu (Autopilot ECU) sa nachádza takmer v najvyššom bode chladiaceho okruhu vašej Tesly, takže zachytený vzduch sa hromadí priamo okolo nej — diskusie na fórach popisujú nárast teploty na 80–90 °C s následným výpadkom kamier, GPS a tempomatu. Service Mode obsahuje 15-minútovú továrenská procedúru odvzdušnenia; tu je návod, ako ju spustiť sami.
Ownership
Úrovne automatizácie jazdy SAE J3016 — Sprievodca pre majiteľov Tesla
SAE J3016 je medzinárodný štandard, ktorý definuje šesť úrovní automatizácie jazdy — od úrovne 0 (žiadna) po úroveň 5 (úplná). Každá Tesla predávaná dnes, vrátane vozidiel s FSD (Supervised), zodpovedá úrovni 2. Tento sprievodca vysvetľuje, čo jednotlivé úrovne znamenajú, kde ležia právne hranice v Európe a v USA a čo sa v praxi mení pre vás ako vodiča.
Energy
Štyri osvedčené postupy pre dlhú životnosť vašej LFP batérie
Nedávna štúdia z laboratória Jeffa Dahna na Dalhousie University ukazuje, že cyklovanie LFP batérií v hornom pásme nabitia (75–100%) spôsobuje najväčšiu degradáciu, zatiaľ čo nižšie prevádzkové okná kapacitu zachovávajú. Tu sú štyri praktické pravidlá — podložené vedou — ako z LFP batérie vášho elektromobilu získať čo najdlhšiu životnosť.