“Tesla autonomous driving might spread faster than any technology ever. The hardware foundations have been laid for such a long time that a software update enables self-driving for millions of pre-existing cars in a short period of time. [@SawyerMerritt] Comparison of Tesla's vs Waymo's Robotaxi geofence map in Austin, Texas. Today, @Tesla expanded their geofence area for the first time in two months.”
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15 years of Elon, fully searchable. The production archive uses Supabase as the source of truth, with 94,952 indexed tweets available in development as a full-archive fallback and a curated annotation layer for context, theory, and how major claims aged.
“Pretty soon, there won’t be any companies left in Delaware [@eladgil] Anyone have a list of companies that are planning, or have made the move, from Delaware to either Texas or Nevada? Right now I have: -Texas: Tesla, SpaceX, ... -Nevada: Dropbox, Neuralink, TripAdvisor, Pershing Square, TradeDesk, ... )”
“Tesla’s automatic cabin overheat protection should make a real difference with record heatwaves. Ability to adjust activation temperature coming with next software release.”
“Tesla Semi feels like a sports car to drive [@niccruzpatane] Instead of a two-speed transmission, The Tesla Semi has two rear axles. The forward axle, with two motors, is geared for acceleration, while the rear axle is geared for highway efficiency. The Semi has a tri-motor setup with 800kW of power. At highway speeds, the front axle”
“Please consider joining Tesla AI software or hardware teams! https://t.co/HgigdtenKN”
“@realDonaldTrump @Tesla Thank you on behalf of the Tesla team. We look forward to building Giga Texas!”
“Exactly [@aelluswamy] Not to mention, these chips are heavily co-designed with the @Tesla_AI software teams to achieve incredible performance, while also beating by a large margin on perf per Watt and perf per dollar. For instance, AI4 can process and understand a million pixels of streaming video”
“Cybertruck is awesome [@XFreeze] The Tesla Cybertruck just earned the Top Safety Pick+ award, scoring a perfect “Good” rating in every major crash category in the 2025 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash tests”
“Tesla FSD 10.8 plus holiday fun software release probably Tuesday”
“Tesla keeps you safe [@TeslaAUNZ] Model 3 & Y both receive ANCAP’s Best in Class awards Model 3 is the safest Medium Car Model Y is the safest Medium SUV... and achieved highest overall weighted score of any vehicle assessed”
“Tesla holiday software update has FSD sneak preview, Stardew Valley, Lost Backgammon & a few other things”
“Delaware Supreme is saving the state [@SawyerMerritt] NEWS: The Delaware Supreme Court handed Tesla a victory yesterday, slashing by more than $100 million the legal fees owed to shareholder lawyers who reached a settlement with Tesla in a challenge over four years of compensation for the company's directors. The justices set the… https://x.com/i/web/status/2017629483193323567”
“The point of AI Day is to show the immense depth & breadth of Tesla in AI, compute hardware & robotics”
“Tesla software V10.0 comes with karaoke 🎤”
“Already testing traffic lights, stop signs & roundabouts in development software. Your Tesla will soon be able to go from your garage at home to parking at work with no driver input at all.”
“Get this question a lot, so need to clarify that there’s no such thing as a Tesla “refresh”. Other car companies do this every ~3 years, but Tesla constantly upgrades vehicle hardware every week.”
“True [@HCGNYC] @WR4NYGov The word 'funding' in and of itself is disingenuous. SpaceX bids for service contracts. They typically have offered the most compelling cost and delivery and yet our feckless Gov still awards contracts to SpaceX competitors. Tesla is the most American made autos, will soon also…)”
“@PPathole @Tesla Autopilot prime directive is: don’t crash. What seems fast to humans is slow to a computer. 360 degree low light vision & sonar, plus forward radar enable to be superhuman. Upcoming software upgrades will increasingly show the potential.”
“Love that people are buying a Tesla for the product itself, even if they don’t believe in climate change. Not everyone can be convinced about global warming, but if an electric car is simply the best product, they don’t need to be.”
“@ACTBrigitte Since Gates still has a multi-billion dollar short position against Tesla while claiming to help with global warming, I guess I have some trust issues with him too”
“Tesla is the leader in real-world AI [@teslaownersSV] Elon Musk on Waymo vs Tesla “The Tesla solution, which is a much more difficult path to go but ultimately much more powerful, is a general solution to self-driving. The Tesla software is purely AI and vision. It doesn't rely on any expensive sensors, no lidars, no radars. It… https://x.com/i/web/status/2003964681367724196”
“Sizing for ~130MW of power & cooling this year, but will increase to >500MW over next 18 months or so. Aiming for about half Tesla AI hardware, half Nvidia/other. Play to win or don’t play at all.”
“True [@teslaownersSV] Cybertruck FSD 13.2.7 is absolutely perfect. V13 has been a huge step forward to getting us to autonomy. Can’t believe we live in the future. The world has no idea )”
“Tesla advanced Summon ready in ~6 weeks! Just an over-the-air software upgrade, so will work on all cars made in past 2 years (Autopilot hardware V2+).”
“Download the Grok App and try it out! [@liujiashuo77] We built FutureX, the world’s first live benchmark for real future prediction — politics, economy, culture, sports, etc. Among 23 AI agents, #Grok4 ranked #1 🏆 Elon didn’t lie. @elonmusk your model sees further 🚀🍀 LeaderBoard: https://futurex-ai.github.io/”
“@WholeMarsBlog Most people still have no idea. FSD is the most important software release of any kind in a very long time.”
“The Optimus hardware and @Tesla_AI team are doing incredible work! [@Tesla_Optimus] I’ve been walking around the @Tesla office for weeks and they still haven’t given me a badge”
“Tesla [@mitchdeg] What a shock for the Tesla haters: Auto Plus, the car magazine with the biggest audience in France (by far), awards the reliability crown to Tesla in 2026!”
“Tesla drives itself (no human input at all) thru urban streets to highway to streets, then finds a parking spot https://t.co/V2T7KGMPBo https://www.tesla.com/videos/full-self-driving-hardware-all-teslas”
“@WholeMarsBlog Please advise people to be wary of margin loans. Tesla has always been a high variability stock, often with no obvious rhyme or reason. We are confident about long-term value creation, but cannot control the manic-depressive nature of the stock market.”
“Looking forward to breaking ground on the @Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory today!”
“Well said https://t.co/lDPaIPLLzO https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/29/1767826/-The-War-on-Tesla-Musk-and-the-Fight-for-the-Future”
“@Teslarati Tesla is open to licensing software and supplying powertrains & batteries. We’re just trying to accelerate sustainable energy, not crush competitors!”
“Super fun software Easter eggs coming to all Tesla S/3/X cars before the holidays! Romance mode, toilet humor & more video games.”
“Tesla wins best headlights award 🥇 https://t.co/8yfeJiXd0N”
“When you get the new Tesla software update, go Ho Ho Ho. There’s an Easter egg inside the Easter egg, but it’s not funny.”
“@farzyness Exactly. This will greatly increase public awareness that a Tesla can drive itself (supervised for now).”
“Tesla software V10 is lookin real good! Releasing to early access list soon …”
“Availability varies by region due to regulatory approval delays and/or Tesla internal development & testing. Note: word “Beta” is used to reduce complacency in usage & set expectations appropriately. All software is first tested internally by Tesla simulation & QA drive teams.”
“Excited about the Tesla Autopilot software release rolling out next month. New control algorithm feels as smooth as silk.”
“Powerwall 2 peak & steady power capability is better than advertised. Now that we have lots of operational data, Tesla can unlock higher capabilities for free via software update next month. Depending on production date, power increase power may be >50% at 30C ambient temp.”
“Motor Trend awards Tesla Model S best Car of the Year ever in their 70 year history!! https://t.co/TiMsQ3REvH https://www.motortrend.com/news/2013-tesla-model-s-beats-chevy-toyota-cadillac-ultimate-car-of-the-year/”
“FSD Beta 10.69 started rolling out to Tesla owners last night. This build is a big step forward! 10.69.1 probably end of week with wider release. 1069.2 in a few weeks should be good enough to provide to all FSD Beta participants.”
“Great Q&A @defcon last night. Thanks for helping make Tesla & SpaceX more secure! Planning to open-source Tesla vehicle security software for free use by other car makers. Extremely important to a safe self-driving future for all.”
“Congrats to Tesla team on Model 3 winning best midsize car in Germany! 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 https://t.co/4CDTf4c3eC https://www.axelspringer.com/en/press-releases/mobility-requires-freedom-the-golden-steering-wheel-2019-bild-am-sonntag-and-auto-bild-award-the-best-cars”
“@aikatchu @Tesla Cool, lmk what we can do to improve the product, especially vehicle software/firmware, app & overall interaction with Tesla, as these changes can immediately improve the entire fleet”
“@teslaownersSV Tesla AI, both software & hardware, is far more advanced than even most experts realize”
“@chazman @aelluswamy Just wanted to emphasize again that our awesome Tesla software/AI team is who really deserves the credit. The talent level at Tesla is incredible.”
“@FonsDK @WholeMarsBlog @jasondebolt @SawyerMerritt @teslaownersSV @forwardcap @farzyness @garyblack00 Reaching volume production & achieving positive cash flow is insanely hard”
“Tesla V10.0 just started rolling out to all US Tesla owners with FSD option & “advanced download” selected in vehicle software settings”
