Issue 418 - Tesla Diner 1 year celebration, we were there!
Charging
Model 3 LFP battery leads the brand in Swedish health study
Swedish marketplace Carla analyzed 9,954 EV battery tests from 2022 to 2026 and found the CATL LFP Model 3 retained 93.34% capacity past 100,000 km, ahead of LG Chem NMC and Panasonic NCA variants.
Tesla Diner becomes Tesla’s busiest Supercharger in its first year
The 80-stall Hollywood Diner averaged roughly 1,600 charging sessions per day in its first year, delivering 21.2 GWh and ranking as the highest-utilization Supercharger globally. As part of the celebration, Cybercab and Optimus showed up. Vanessa and the girls stopped by, and they had a blast. More of this, please, Tesla!
First 7-Eleven Japan Supercharger site opens
Tesla opened its 150th Supercharger site in Japan on July 11 at 7-Eleven Kawasaki Shimokodanaka East in Kanagawa Prefecture, the first location under a new 7-Eleven Japan partnership.
Software Updates
Summer Update adds Grok controls and preferred routes
The Summer Update, expected as 2026.26 and rolling out shortly, adds Grok commands for calls, music, climate, and the glovebox, Europe-wide Grok access, preferred navigation routes, app-uploaded wraps, arrival energy controls, and app-based FSD stats.
FSD
FSD v14.3.6 starts rolling out with unchanged notes
Sawyer Merritt said FSD v14.3.6 has begun downloading on his Model Y, with the update showing unchanged release notes and no newly listed feature changes.
FSD will let drivers pick and save a parking spot
Sawyer Merritt said FSD users will soon be able to choose an exact parking space before arrival and save a preferred spot, reducing the need to disengage just to guide the car into a favorite space.
FSD to remember drivers’ lane interventions
Elon Musk said FSD will learn from specific driver interventions and match individual preferences, citing complaints about carpool-lane exits, with HOV controls now offering Auto, Yes, and No choices and parking corrections likely an early focus.
FSD v14.3.5 adds Camera Preview, struggles with parking
Teslarati's first 50 miles on FSD v14.3.5 found more cautious handling around flag crews, semis, and narrow alleys, while speed profiles remained inconsistent, parking attempts were poor, and Camera Preview now works outside Park.
Cybercab
Cybercab shown with integrated Starlink antenna 📷
A Santana Row showroom display identifies Cybercab as having an integrated Starlink antenna for secure, reliable internet during trips, alongside details that the production Robotaxi has no steering wheel, pedals, or side mirrors. Having direct Starlink access on Teslas would be an amazing upgrade!
Cybercabs without steering wheels arrive in California 📷
Sawyer Merritt shared photos of Cybercabs with no steering wheels arriving in California, a concrete sighting of the purpose-built robotaxi design that omits traditional driver controls.
🤓 What the acronym
As a Tesla fan, I find myself sometimes having to remember what are all those acronyms, here is a list of the ones you can find in this issue.
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
EV: Electric Vehicle
FSD: Full Self-Driving
SAC: Society of Automotive Engineers
I have a fully loaded Tesla 3 2018 and my FSD (which previously worked just fine) began swerving inside the lane on the freeway about 2 months ago. I took it in and Tesla service said it was a known issue and would fix soon (2mo ago) but it hasn't. The car is unusable on the freeway in FSD. Anybody have this issue and what do you hear?