Tesla’s Referral Program Now Pays for FSD Signups, Not Car Sales
Tesla's new U.S. referral offer rewards paid FSD conversions instead of new-car sales, turning existing owners into a subscription-growth channel.
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Tesla's new U.S. referral offer rewards paid FSD conversions instead of new-car sales, turning existing owners into a subscription-growth channel.
Latvia moved Tesla Assisted Driving from regulatory approval to public Riga test drives, with fresh details on road behavior, driver monitoring, limits and rollout timing.
Tesla says paid FSD signup came with more than 75% of new North American deliveries in Q3 as the active global base reached a record 1.74 million.
NHTSA has contacted Tesla and CHP after a Tesla hit an occupied patrol car at a closed crash scene. The driver says he was asleep with FSD engaged, but investigators have not yet verified that claim or assigned technical fault.
Tesla software 2026.38.5 is expanding with FSD v14.3.12, a unified FSD/Summon/Robotaxi model, new intervention stats, owner tools and Halloween Mode.
Tesla's first full year of FSD Supervised in Australia and New Zealand produced 160 million kilometers of driving and a 40% lower collision rate than manual Tesla driving with active safety features.
Tesla says FSD (Supervised) is approved in Slovenia and will begin rolling out soon, opening a sixth European Union market while drivers remain responsible.
Tesla's new Automatic Collision Evasion feature can activate FSD during manual driving when braking alone may not avoid a crash, adding steering to the emergency response.
France is independently testing Tesla FSD Supervised on local roads with two production cars, targeting results before Europe's next approval decision.
Tesla software 2026.26.6.5 combines FSD v14.3.8 and v14.1 Lite with the 2026 Summer Update, while giving Grok practical control over calls, music, climate and vehicle settings.
Tesla's longer six-seat Model Y L is bringing row-by-row climate controls, stronger hot-weather efficiency and PowerShare capability to North America.
A team says its Model 3 finished 2,886 miles in 47 hours, 15 minutes. The zero-intervention claim is the bigger milestone.
Elon Musk says Tesla's supervised driving software will remember specific driver interventions and match individual preferences, though no release date was named.
Tesla's supervised-driving fleet has passed 12 billion cumulative miles. The scale is enormous, and the milestone matters most when paired with what the system still needs to learn.
Tesla opened official vehicle sales in Uruguay, then announced a five-week Model 3 and Model Y arrival program in Latvia just over nine hours later.
A dog darted into the lane as another vehicle closed from the opposite direction. The Model 3's response is difficult to watch, but the full outcome matters.
A fleet of camera-washer Model Ys with Texas manufacturer plates has turned up in New Orleans, the latest sign Tesla's Robotaxi footprint keeps growing city by city.
Tesla just opened orders on the larger, six-seat Model Y L in the United States, starting with a loaded Launch Series trim that bundles a full year of FSD, Supercharging, and Premium Connectivity.
Lars Moravy says new Teslas roll through end-of-line quality testing on their own, with cabin microphones listening for squeaks and rattles. And Tesla's first Optimus production line has landed on the Model S and Model X line.
A camera suite, washers, and a roof-mounted ground-truth rig point to active FSD validation work on Tesla's Class 8 truck, even without an announced launch date.
Elon Musk says language-prompt control for FSD is about three months out, and upcoming releases will remember your parking preferences for home, work, and school drop-off.
Tesla's 2026.14.6.7 release notes now spotlight smarter driver monitoring with improved eye-gaze tracking, better eyewear handling, and stronger accuracy in changing light.
A Vancouver-to-Halifax run on FSD v14.3.3 finished without a single disengagement, across mountains, weather, construction, and city streets.
Estonia becomes the third European country to clear FSD Supervised, and the way it got there says more than the map dot itself.