Elon Musk Introduces TERAFAB

Elon Musk Introduces TERAFAB

Joby Aviation's Electric Skies...

 Joby Aviation's Electric Skies

Beyond Drones and Helicopters

Bringing Air Taxis to Your Community 

Imagine gliding silently above traffic jams, hearing only wind and distant waves—no rotor roar, no exhaust fumes.

In spring 2026, as America marked its 250th anniversary, Joby Aviation's S4 eVTOL lifted off from Oakland International Airport. Piloted by Andrea Pingitore, the sleek electric air taxi soared over San Francisco Bay, past the Golden Gate Bridge. Its six tilting propellers shifted seamlessly from vertical takeoff to fixed-wing cruise at 200 mph. The 30-minute flight was so quiet that surfers at Steamer's Lane could be heard below—100x quieter than helicopters on takeoff/landing, near-silent in flyover.

Bay Area commutes that once took 2+ hours now shrink to ~30 minutes: clean, emission-free, and efficient.

Just as Tesla redefined electric ground travel with battery innovation and vertical integration, Joby pioneers the electric skies—zero-emission propulsion for urban air mobility.

BTW: This Joby has no relation to the company that makes the cool tripods...

A half decade ago, back in 2021, I published my first article on this Joby VTOL, so I thought it would make sense to see how it's evolved.

Spring 2026. As America marked its 250th anniversary, Joby Aviation's S4 eVTOL—not a drone, but a piloted electric air taxi with 1 pilot + 4 passengers—lifted silently from Oakland International Airport. Pilot Andrea Pingitore guided the craft over San Francisco Bay past the Golden Gate Bridge. Six tilting propellers shifted from vertical takeoff (100x quieter than helicopters) to fixed-wing cruise at 200 mph. The 30-minute flight was so near-silent that surfers at Steamer's Lane could be heard below—unlike noisy, fuel-burning helicopters.

This is no helicopter either: it combines vertical landing with airplane-like efficiency for urban air taxis, slashing Bay Area commutes from hours to minutes. Range: 150 miles. Zero emissions on renewable electricity. Energy use: 0.21–0.23 kWh per passenger-mile—four times better than helicopters, 37% less per trip than a gas car in LA models, though still above ground EVs.

Founded in 2009 by JoeBen Bevirt (unrelated to the separate Joby making GorillaPod tripods and USB flashlights), the company focuses on commercial services via partners like Uber and Delta—not consumer ownership like personal planes or Jetson ONE eVTOLs. Aircraft sell to operators under FAA oversight, with 2026 milestones including the White House eVTOL Integration Pilot Program across 10 states (NY, TX, FL) and first conforming flight tests toward certification.

Tesla parallels are clear: battery-electric propulsion and vertical integration echo Tesla's ground revolution. Elon has teased flying cars; Joby delivers certified reality today, with SuperPilot autonomy advancing. Progress sets up quiet, clean skies.

By 2050, experts expect similar tech evolved to consumer-owned, fully AI-autonomous eVTOLs—personal airborne mobility for all. The future isn't grounded. It's electric and airborne.

Inside CyberCab with Kim Java

 

Inside CyberCab

with 

Kim Java + Kyle

JAKEeWRAP CyberTruck in the Wild

 

Oh, The Places You'll Go

JAKEeWRAP CyberTruck Out in the Wild

If I didn't know any better, I would assume that when I look at my CyberTruck with my JAKEeWRAP, (from an outside-the-fishbowl-perspective) that the person who owns it is a show-off, or exhibitionist of sorts. In other words, somebody who is craving attention in a "Look at ME!!!!" kind of way. The truth is the exact opposite. I don't wish to call attention to my CyberTruck at all, but when it looks this OTHERWORLDY there is no avoiding it. 

In other words, I came up with the JAKEeWRAP with its crazy geometric lines, and wrapped it this way because I LOVE the way it looks, not because I want to show off (for lack of a better metaphor).

Often times my JAKEeWRAP CyberTruck will be parked somewhere, and out of the corner of my eye, it will notice it, and think, or say: "DaaaaaaYuuuuuM". Sometimes when this occurs, I will take a photo of what I am seeing, and that's exactly what I did with the photo pictured above. 

The JAKEeWRAP looks so sharp, like a switch-blade, and it contrasts so much with all other vehicles, including unwrapped CyberTrucks, which is why I say it looks OTHERWORLDLY to me. Like it was designed by aliens, or like somebody traveled 50 years in the future in a Time Machine and brought it back with them, and this photo really captures that notion.

Elon Musk's Real Secret Isn't First Principle's. It's this...

...Connecting The Dots...
Elon Musk's Real Secret Isn't First Principle's. It's this...

Elon Musk's $10 Trillion Blueprint

 

Elon Musk's $10 Trillion Blueprint

From $1.74T Portfolio to Planetary Sensorium

 The Inevitable Rise to History's Largest Enterprise

With Elon Musk's SpaceX-xAI merger igniting talk of broader consolidation—including Tesla—Rajesh Iyer's explosive white paper maps the full Musk portfolio (Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, X, Neuralink, Starlink) as a self-reinforcing 'planetary sensorium' poised to hit $10 trillion and surpass the Dutch East India Company as history's largest enterprise.

This is an exclusive story on a white paper you won't find anywhere else. Rajesh Iyer, a brilliant researcher, analyst, and writer, delivers "The $10 Trillion Blueprint: How the Musk Portfolio Will Eclipse the Dutch East India Company to Become the Largest Enterprise in History."

Iyer's thesis: Elon Musk's companies—Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, X, Neuralink, and Starlink—form a unified "planetary sensorium." This integrated stack captures real-world data across vision, motion, language, and emotion, feeding xAI's Colossus cluster to build the ultimate world model.

Current portfolio value: ~$1.74 trillion (as of early 2026).

Projected ceiling: Over $10 trillion in a decade through massive TAM capture:

• Autonomous vehicles: 15% of $10T = $1.5T
• Robotics: 20% of $5T = $1T
• Energy: 10% of $3T = $0.3T
• AI infrastructure: 25% of $2T = $0.5T
• Satellite broadband: 40% of $1T = $0.4T
• Plus 2–3x platform premium

Tesla leads with 9M vehicles generating petabytes of weekly driving data, creating an uncatchable temporal moat. Optimus robots add proprioceptive "tacit knowledge" from physical interaction. Starlink delivers global connectivity patterns. X supplies real-time human discourse. Neuralink captures raw neural intent.

The flywheel is self-funding: Products generate revenue that funds more data, which improves models, which sell more products. No competitor matches this hardware-data-control integration under one authority.

Iyer compares it to the Dutch East India Company (VOC), history's peak enterprise at ~$8 trillion inflation-adjusted. VOC dominated via trade infrastructure and info asymmetry. Musk's sensorium does the same with data network effects—owning the world model makes markets follow.

Risks exist: Regulatory hurdles, execution delays, over-reliance on Tesla's fleet. But the structure favors open societies where authentic data thrives.

Iyer concludes this isn't hype—it's structural inevitability. The Musk portfolio isn't just companies; it's infrastructure that reshapes competition itself.

I am including the first page of the white paper below, tiled "The $10 Trillion Blueprint." For the full white paper click here: [Link to PDF].

Tesla owners and fans: This is the future we're building.

Elon Musk AI Compute Heads to Space

Elon Musk

AI Compute Heads to Space  

In ~30 Months as xAI Undergoes Major Reorganization

In two must-watch recent videos, Elon Musk delivered fresh insights into the explosive future of AI, robotics, and infrastructure—topics with massive implications for Tesla. From orbital data centers solving Earth's power bottlenecks to xAI's strategic overhaul, these discussions underscore how Musk's companies are aligning to accelerate autonomous driving, humanoid robots, and energy abundance.

The Dwarkesh Patel Podcast: "In 36 Months, the Cheapest Place to Put AI Will Be Space" (Feb 5, 2026)

In a wide-ranging interview with Dwarkesh Patel, Musk zeroed in on the hard limits of terrestrial AI scaling: electricity. While chip production grows exponentially, electrical output outside China remains largely flat, creating an imminent bottleneck.

Amazingly Insightful Video on Tesla's Future

 

Amazingly Insightful Video on Tesla's Future

It's rare, but I love coming across videos from really intelligent people who discuss Tesla's value proposition in a unique way, and this is certainly a video that meets that criteria. I HIGHLY recommend watching this short video if you want to understand Tesla's future. In particular, he discusses Tesla's competitive advantage over Nvidia's "Alpamayo", which is fascinating...

Future Tesla Design Reference CyberVAN by JAKE EHRLICH

The Future of TESLA

"Transportation as a Service"

Earning call changes everything 

I originally published this article several months ago, back on September 19, 2025, and I decided to bring it back up to the top as it seems so perfectly on-point as a response to Elon's remarks on the Tesla Q4 Earnings call, which I posted below:

In the earnings call Elon said something really strange, when he was asked if he would consider making a more traditional looking CyberTruck? He said in the future he could see making an autonomous version of the CyberTruck.

“We will transition the Cybertruck to a fully autonomous line. There is obviously a market there for cargo delivery—localized cargo delivery. An autonomous Cybertruck could be useful for that.” 

 

—Elon Musk (Q4 Earnings Call)

Lars Moravy, who is the Vice President of Vehicle Engineering said that the CyberTruck production line is flexible and could be changed to make other products, and then quipped that the CyberTruck is the best selling EV Truck today.

What exactly did Elon mean when he said "We will transition the CyberTruck to a fully autonomous line"? I believe my article below, originally published last year answers that question. In particular with this image:

The image above which depicts a smaller Tesla RoboVan delivering USPS mail and packages could just as easily by a UPS, FedEx, DHL, or Amazon delivery truck. I made the video below using Grok to show what my CyberVan concept might look like if it came to life:

I have much more to say on this subject, and will update this article as time permits.

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Article below originally published on TeslaMagazine.org on September 10, 2025:

Thoughts On The Future of Autonomous Vehicles

The Shape of Things to Come 

Part 2: 2030 Predictions

CyberVAN

Autonomous Tesla Transport 

Design Concept by JAKE EHRLICH

Five years ago, Back in 2020, here on TeslaMagazine.org, I wrote an article titled "Thoughts On The Future of Autonomous Vehicles: The Shape of Things To Come", where I shared my outlook on where things would go over the next 10 years. This is an updated version of that story, which continues exploring down that same road. Several days ago I published a fascinating story named "When Will Tesla Launch CyberVAN/CyberSUV? A vehicle that can resurrect the Cyber Platform" and I must admit it completely freaked me out, in a remarkably positive way!!! This is a follow up story that takes things much further—arguably to the logical inevitable final perfect design state. 

CyberVAN concept pictured above is identical in height, length, and

 width to the current CyberTruck but has infinitely more cargo space

 as there are is no steering wheel or forward facing front seats.

In my recent article on the Tesla CyberVAN, toward the end, I made a bold declarative statement saying within about 5 years from now, once autonomy is achieved, this memorable event will cause the vehicle form factor the world has lived with for the past 125 years to become largely obsolete. So much so, I believe 100 years from now, the seminal dividing line in automobile history will be referred to as the 2030 demarcation line between people driven vehicles/ and autonomous vehicles. This will have profound implications for our society in many ways.

Specifically, front facing, front row seats, and steering wheels will disappear. In other words, 5-10 years from today, I believe no traditional vehicles with steering wheels will be made any more in the same way the horse and buggy gave way to the automobile in the earlier decades of the twentieth century". It's a fact that by 1917: In one decade (1907–1917), automobiles replaced horses and buggies as the standard U.S. transport, with registrations surging from 140,300 to nearly 5 million cars and 400,000 trucks.

I decided to take the current Tesla CyberTruck design language, and modify it to turn it from a Cybertruck to a CyberVAN, but instead of doing it the way I did in my previous story, I decided to turn it into a form factor that provides the ultimate autonomous people mover, that is kind of like a modern limousine which looks kind of like a pod on wheels. Keep in mind, all my Tesla concept images in this story are identical in size to the current CyberTruck, in length, width, height, and wheelbase. The only thing that changes is the overall form factor, which gets transformed from a truck to a van.

The image above shows my CyberVAN Autonomous vehicle concept with the two sliding doors closed, and the image below shows it with its two door in the open position. This form factor could easily transport a family of four, anywhere, with tons of extra storage space in the front and rear of the vehicle as illustrated below.

CyberVAN concept pictured above with two powered sliding side doors in the open position.

The image below shows my CyberVAN with a high volume roof rack storage system that could hold a ton of items like suitcases, backpacks, sleeping bags, etc. Keep in mind this vehicle would be equipped with wireless charging, so a family could board this vehicle in Los Angeles in the evening, and it could drive them straight to the Grand Canyon, and while the family sleeps in the very comfortable and luxurious zero gravity air cooled and heated seats, could stop and wirelessly charge itself at Tesla Supercharging stations, so they could go to sleep in Los Angeles and wake up the next morning at their next destination, like San Francisco, or The Grand Canyon.

CyberVAN concept pictured above shown with optional roof storage rack system that can hold luggage, or a tent.

Not only could you have a tent on top of the CyberVAN, (not shown), but you could sleep on a full size mattress INSIDE the CyberVAN as seen below. Users can’t camp in the CyberTruck as the truck bed is too small, and most importantly, the truck bed is not heated or cooled like the cabin of every other Tesla. With the CyberVAN, not only would you have HVAC access to fresh, warm, or cool filtered air, but you could fit a much longer mattress in the back for sleeping. Not to mention, sleeping in a CyberVAN in public places would be much safer and quieter than sleeping in a tent on top of a CyberTruck. Also, the owners would not have to climb up a ladder to reach the tent on top of a CyberTruck. 

CyberVAN shown with rear bed with passenger area up front

Optimized Space Utilization

The CyberTruck is limited to 5 passengers, but the CyberVAN could comfortably seat up to 10 adults. The rear seats in the CyberTruck are fixed and cannot recline at all, so for long rides, since they are fixed in a completely upright position, they can get uncomfortable. A CyberVAN could easily allow all seats to recline. There are potentially so many ways this vehicle could be used and configured to completely optimized space utilization. For instance the large roof could be used as an observation deck with foldable portable chairs for watching anything from a Space X launch, to a sunset, to a soccer game. I haven't shown the vehicle with a tent on top, but as you can imagine, it could easily fit a very large tent on top.

CyberVAN shown with modular roof rack being used as an observation deck

The next image below shows an alternative layout that could contain two extra sets of 3 seats each, in the front and back of the vehicle. This would allow my CyberVan concept to comfortably seat 10 people, and with the optional roof storage system pictured below, could hold and transport all their luggage. This vehicle could contain every modern convenience like a built in fridge, and starlink to provide super fast satellite internet. The vehicle could easily have a 1000 mile range, and charge very quickly. Once again, this vehicle is all about optimizing space utilization in the most modular ways possible.

CyberVAN autonomous concept pictured above can comfortably and easily 

transport up to 10 adults, and notice roof rack storage can 

hold their luggage for vacations and long road trips.

The next image below shows two Tesla Optimus Robots standing next to the CyberVAN, and the interesting thing is they could sit in the rear seat behind the mother and father pictured below when the vehicle is driving. In other words, a family 2-7 members could fit in the vehicle, and bring along two or three Optimus Robots on a long vacation or road trip, and it would even be possible to have 10 humans riding in the CyberVAN with two Optimus Robots stored away in the roof rack storage system. This would allow a large family to go on vacation, and bring their robots with them.

CyberVAN concept pictured above with Tesla Optimus Robots that can sit in

 rear seats, or even stow away in cargo roof rack cargo storage system (not shown).

The image below Shows my CyberVAN concept which has RGB LED panels built in to the front and rear panels of the vehicles (not shown) as well as on the side doors in the middle as illustrated below. These contextually sensitive screens could display all kinds of things, including charge state as a percentage at a supercharger, as well as all kinds of other information, including a "HAZZARD" message, when the vehicle has it's hazard lights blinking. This would be potentially invaluable for Tesla CyberVAN vehicles that have opted into the Robotaxi network, which would make them infinitely easier to spot when customers are looking for them in a parking lot, or in line at an airport. These screens could be programmed to display just about anything.

CyberVAN concept has invisibly integrated RGB LED screens built into front, rear and

 side panels that can brilliantly communicate contextual and feedback messages.

In my recently published article titled "When Will Tesla Launch CyberVAN/CyberSUV: A vehicle that can resurrect the Cyber Platform" I argued that a CyberVAN could easily hold 4 x 8 sheets of plywood with the rear tailgate closed, unlike a CyberTruck, as pictured below.

A CyberTruck ONLY has a 4 x 6 foot bed, which can hold sheets of plywood, but is far from ideal. 

As an example, if it rains, that could damage the exposed plywood sheets.

This vehicle could have seats that fold down flat, like in a Tesla Model YL, that would easily allow it to transport 4 x 8 sheets of plywood or sheetrock. Not that it would be typically used for such, but could do so. As we see with my illustration below, a CyberVAN could hold infinitely more 4 x 8 plywood sheets, not only inside the vehicle, but also on top. This vehicle would also be the ultimate work vehicle for companies like Tesla's mobile service center technicians and work trucks.

Semitransparent Image shows CyberVAN with tremendous cargo capacity, 

including large items like 4 x 8 sheets of plywood, lumber of sheetrock with tailgate closed safely.

Ultimate Delivery VAN

The design of my CyberVAN is so easily customizable due to its highly modular nature. For instance if you want to add more cargo space on top of the CyberVAN you could do see as seen below in the example that shows a USPS mail delivery truck, with two Tesla Optimus robots actually delivering the packages and mail. Just like the CyberTruck, the CyberVAN lends itself beautifully to being wrapped as we see with the example below.

The uses for a CyberVAN with Tesla Optimus robots is endless. This could be the ultimate food delivery system with warming ovens inside. Imaging you order food using DoorDash, and a half hour later a Tesla Optiumus robot rings your doorbell, and drops off your fresh cooked food. These vehicles could delver groceries, and just about anything else. Tesla could even start it's own package deliver service to complete with UPS and FEDEX if it wanted to.

Speaking of customizing the roof area, the CyberVAN concept below has a huge built-in long ramp which would allow bikes, or ATVs to be moved up and secured on the roof of the vehicle for transport as pictured below.

Modular Design Approach

One of the great takeaways from this design is that once you get rid of the steering wheel, and pedals, as well as the need for front facing front row seats, it opens up a tremendous amount more space utilization. Also, if Tesla can figure out out a way to put all the seats in the vehicle on rails where they can be easily moved back and forth by the user (as pictured above) it would open up a world of possibilities and options with enhanced modularity. Tesla could even OEM this vehicle to other companies, and let them customize the interior.  Also, the construction of this vehicle would radically compliment the unbox feature, as all interior seating components could be added after the production process.

I am certain this is the future of vehicle transport that will become reality in the not so distant future, and if given the opportunity, I would LOVE to design these vehicles with Tesla, as I am certain I could do an amazing job!!!! Elon, if you read this, I am ready to perfectly design and bring this puppy to life!!!!

ONE MORE THANG

I was contemplating an intriguing concept. Years ago, I recall a Tesla enthusiast expressing his frustration. He reached out to Elon Musk, stating, “I’m a huge Tesla fan, but we have a large family of seven children, and there’s simply no way we can all fit in a Model X.” He expressed his hope that Tesla would soon introduce a larger SUV that could accommodate a significantly larger number of passengers. This thought sparked my curiosity. Imagine if my autonomous Tesla CyberVAN concept became a reality? 

Two CyberVANs show driving and traveling in lockstep unison to

 significantly increase range, and offer a second vehicle on long road trips.

Most American families typically own two vehicles. What if a family with seven children also had my CyberVAN vehicle? Not only could they all fit comfortably in a single vehicle, but if both parents each owned and drove a CyberVAN model, they could easily embark on long or short trips out for dinner by combining two of these vehicles. This arrangement would allow the younger children to drive alongside their parents in the lead vehicle, while the older children could sit in the rear vehicle. 

Since these vehicles are fully autonomous, they could be programmed to drive in perfect lockstep synchronization, as illustrated above. This would significantly reduce energy consumption, as the rear vehicle would constantly benefit from the aerodynamic drag coefficient advantages including a lack of rolling resistance for the rear vehicle. On a long trip, the vehicles could take turns driving in front as the lead vehicle, and as a result could drive further on the same amount of electricity as just one vehicle could travel by itself.

When families embark on road trip vacations, it’s common for the mother to prefer a specific destination on any given day, while the father might have a different preference. With a CyberVAN vehicle like the one featured in this article, it would be incredibly convenient to accommodate both parents’ wishes, ensuring a harmonious blend of their preferences. Having a local vehicle at their disposal would allow each parent to enjoy their preferred destination.

Imagine if you wanted to optimize a CyberVAN as an ultimate commute vehicle. It could be optimized to be the ultimate home-office man-cave on wheels, that could even drop you off when you reach your destination, then go and park itself, and if for some reason it was not able to fine a good parking space, could just drive around while it waits to pick you up.

Years ago, I was at the Coffee Roastery on Chestnut Street in the San Francisco Marina. I was standing in line, and I heard somebody say "Hey Jake!" It turned out, it was a friend of mine who had recently gotten married and moved from Silicon Valley to Belvedere Island in Marin. He showed me his chauffeur-driven vehicle double-parked out front, disguised as a delivery vehicle, and it freaked me out. He had purchased a large Sprinter cargo van, with no side or rear windows, which looked like a big brown UPS delivery truck, and his driver was up front. He had set up a forward-facing office inside with a full-on desktop workstation, and he would drive back and forth from Marin to Palo Alto every day, in his office on wheels. The CyberVAN would be perfect for this, and it would drive itself.

Steampunk Design

Where did this design idea come from? It came from my imagination, meaning I saw it in my mind‘s eye, identically to the way it’s shown in this article. 

That being said, I kept thinking to myself that the overall shape reminded me of the original hard-core Steampunk, Art-Deco trains from the 1930s as pictured above. Just to be clear, it is JUST A COINCIDENCE that my CyberVAN design looks like it was modeled after the Mercury train, but it was not. 

After I designed my CyberVAN concept as you see it in this article, it got me thinking about how trains work and that’s what inspired me to come up with the idea of one CyberVAN, following another, as pictured above, so a family could bring two cars with them on a road trip vacation, instead of just one.

Once again, after designing the CyberVAN depicted in this article, my mind kept telling me it resembled something else. I realized it was similar to the VW Buses from the past (pictured below) and a modern bus or school bus. The reason I named my design CyberVAN is that it indeed resembles the shape of a VAN. However, I could also envision it being referred to as a CyberPOD, CyberTransport, CyberLimo, or CyberMiniBus.

Speaking of Busses: Where I live, it's common to see public double length articulated/accordion commuter busses driving around all day and night with just one or two passengers, if not empty, which are designed to be able to sit 98 people. 

All over the West Coast, you see these accordion style double-length buses that can seat close to 100 passengers, driving around empty, or with 1 or 2 passengers, which is a complete waste of financial resources for municipalities. Replacing these with CyberVANs, would not only save significant financial resources, but would also take passengers door to door, instead of them having to walk to bus stops.

Purchasing and maintaining these busses with drivers and mechanics and fuel cost municipalities a fortune to purchase and maintain. As a matter of fact, these articulated buses cost approximately $1 Million each. A Commuter version of the CyberVAN could easily cost under $100K, thus a municipality, could buy 10 CyberVANs. Most importantly, the 10 CyberVANs could also transport 10 passengers each, thus offering the exact same capacity, but 10 times the flexibility.

It strikes me that any municipality would be way better off replacing those huge inefficient busses with CyberVan's. Not to mention, CyberVAN's could drive door to door instead of require people to have to travel to bus stops. Same thing with school busses, which still typically feature loud diesel engines, that are super loud and highly toxic. You get the idea...

This article is part of my series on the Future of Autonomous Vehicles, and since I have't updated my story from 5 years ago, I thought now would be a good time to do so.

Also, back in 2021 I published an article named "Tesla Cyber Vehicle Family, Design Concept by Jake Ehrlich", which was my first attempt at designing future Tesla vehicles.

FAKE TESLA NEWS!!!! How an AI Fake News Video Almost Fooled Me And Why It’s Getting Dangerous

FAKE TESLA NEWS!!!! 

How an AI Fake News Video Almost Fooled Me 

And Why AI is Getting Dangerous

I have a VERY SCARY story to share with you: AI is getting dangerously scary!!!! I have to let you know, I am beyond embarrassed by this story. In 18 years of blogging, I don't recall EVER having or needing to write a redaction, so this is a first for me.

Two days ago I noticed an interesting YouTube video with a sensational title so I watched it and thought it was convincing. I didn't bother fact-checking it, as it seemed so well researched to me. I published an article titled “How California Tried and Failed to Destroy Tesla’s Fremont Factory.”

It was based almost entirely on a YouTube video narrated by an attractive “reporter” named Sophia Miller claiming Fremont was shutting down.

I fell for this fake news and assumed it was breaking news, that I had not heard about yet, and thus, I wanted to get the story out ASAP. Grok even proofread the piece for me, and didn't bother pointing out it was highly inaccurate FAKE NEWS...

FAKE TESLA NEWS STORY generated by AI

I turns out Sophia Miller doesn’t exist. She’s 100% AI-generated. The channel pumps out synthetic “news” videos daily, many outright false or wildly exaggerated.

Why does YouTube allow this channel to publish FAKE AI News that is so misleading, without making the channel divulge up from that it is AI? What is the motive of the channel to produce such fake news? My best guess is their strategy is to combine real news with fake news that it highly sensationalized and exaggerated as a form of clickbait, so they can make money off of YouTube monetization.

For the record, the Tesla Fremont factory is not closing—it’s running full-tilt, building refreshed Model 3s and starting Optimus robot production.

I deleted the article the moment I realized, I had been fooled.

This isn’t just embarrassing; it’s a warning.

In 2026, AI can now create:

-Photorealistic video faces that never age or blink wrong.

-Perfect American-accent voice clones.

-Convincing scripts laced with just enough truth to pass basic fact-checks.

-One fake video + one careless writer = instant misinformation spread to thousands.

We’re past the era where you can trust a video because “it looks or seems real.”

Lesson I learned the hard way: always search the presenter’s name, reverse-image the thumbnail, and verify claims with primary sources (Tesla.com, SEC filings, local reporting) before hitting publish.

I got played by pixels. Don’t let it happen to you.

Stay skeptical out there.

In case you are interested, the way I figured out it was fake news is from watching this excellent YouTube video from Will @ TeslaJigsaw, which is an excellent Tesla YouTube channel:

Fascinatingly Bizarre CyberTruck Video

 

Fascinatingly Bizarre CyberTruck Video

This is one of the most bizarre video's I have ever watched in my life—in a good way. Instead of spelling it out for your, I just recommend you watch it:

Tesla will stop selling FSD after February 14, 2026

 

Elon Musk Announces 

Tesla will stop selling FSD after February 14, 2026

Elon Musk tweeted today that Tesla will stop selling FSD after February 14, 2026, and will only be available as a monthly subscription thereafer. 

What exactly does this mean and what are the ramifications? The greatest question is "Once FSD goes unsupervised, how will this effect customer vehicles that purchased FSD?"

It's pretty likely that once Tesla solves FSD "Unsupervised", it will offer two tiers of Subscription as follows:

1. FSD (Supervised). I would imagine Tesla will continue offering supervised FSD for $99 a month. I assume this would work similarly to the way supervised FSD works today, but the driver would be required to sit in the front seat of their Tesla, and supervise the vehicle. This might allow drivers to text on their phone while driving, if the car senses it's safe to do so, but if not, the vehicle will naaag the user and tell them to take over.

2. FSD (Unsupervised). This next level would allow users to sleep in the back seat of a Tesla if they want, as it would require no supervision, and I would expect Tesla to charge $299 per month for this service, and if you purchase this as a subcription that is pre-paid 6 months in advance the price would drop down to $249 per month.

There is also some fascinating speculation that Tesla might offer a per mile subscription as well for Unsupervised FSD, which is covered in the video below:

From what I can tell, for users who pre-paid the $8-15K for FSD, which is currently $8K, once Tesla offers Unsupervised FSD, they will get full FSD (Unsupervised) at no additional charge. Thus, if they start charing $3,600 a year for FSD Unsupervised in the not so distant future then vehicles where owners who purchased the $8K FSD package, might end up saving some good money if they keep their cars for many years.

Transportation as a Service

Will Tesla Keep Selling Cars To The Public?

One of the great questions is, "Will Tesla even keep selling cars to the public?" I think the answer to this question has to do with what Tesla feels they can get away with. I think in a vacuum, if Tesla could figure out a way to stop selling vehicles to customers they would take it and only make vehicles that go directly into their RoboTaxi fleet. In other words, why would they want to make a Standard RWD or AWD Tesla Model X they can sell to a customer for $40-50K, when they can build the same car, and rent it out by the mile and in the first 4 years generate 10 times the amount of money?

The only variable that will likely stop Tesla from doing this, ironically, is competitors. If a company like LUCID or Rivian, or even Toyota, can figure out how to make vehicles that can offers a form of unsupervised FSD-like performance, that might force Tesla to compete in that space, but then again, perhaps not. Either way it will be very interesting to see where this all goes.

As I have mentioned before, I strongly believe the following:

1. Tesla has had the entire automotive industry in check mate since 2017, but very few people realized it.

2. Elon directed Franz and his design team in 2023: "I want you to stop all meaningful product development on the Model 3, Y, S, X and CyberTruck, and simply finish up the Roadster. Then I want you to focus 100% of your energy on developing they next generation of Tesla vehicles that lack steering wheels and front facing seats, which include CyberVAN, and new form-factors, including the CyberTaxi which still will have front facing seats, but lack a steering wheel.

I believe that the ONLY new model that will be introduced in the future that will include a steering wheel will be the new Tesla Roadster.

Ferrari Pursangue v.Tesla Model Y Performance

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Ferrari Pursangue v. 

Tesla Model Y Performance 

Ferrari’s Purosangue—translated as “thoroughbred”—from Italian carries a name that promises purebred Italian passion. In reality, it delivers a $524,000, 715-hp, naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 SUV burdened by complexity, weight (over 4,800 lbs), and old-school engineering.

Ferrari Purosangue looks like a cheap mini station wagon

I find the styling of the Ferrari Purosangue to be extremely unappealing, as it looks like modern Toyota Prius (pictured below) copy, with a wagon back and Ferrari badges slapped all over it!?!! I think the Ferrari looks really stupid on both the outside and inside, and is a HORRIBLE investment for people who love wasting money... A CyberTruck destroys this car in every way possible, for 20% or less of the cost...Frankly, I think the lines on the Toyota look better than the Ferrari's lines...

Modern Toyota Prius has better lines than $500K Ferrari

I would say the Ferrari name of "Purosangue", which is not memorable in any way, nor is it even pronounceable as a name, pretty much sums up the vehicle, if you ask me. I think if Ferrari named this vehicle "The Rube Goldberg" model, it would have been more accurate and appealing. The supreme irony—at least in my mind—is the sales tax on the Ferrari is around the same price as the total cost of the Model Y Performance!?!!

Brooks Weisblat from DragTimes put both cars to the test. The Ferrari Purosangue runs 0–60 mph in 3.55 seconds and the quarter-mile in 11.43 seconds at 123 mph. Respectable numbers—until you compare them to the Tesla Model Y Performance.

For just $58,000, the Model Y Performance delivers 510 horsepower, instant torque, and a 0–60 mph in 3.49 seconds, with a quarter-mile in 11.4 seconds at 121 mph. In acceleration and real-world usability, the Tesla holds its own or edges ahead, especially considering traction and launch consistency.

Brooks does an amazing job of comparing and contrasting the $500,000 Ferrari to the $60,000 Tesla Model S Performance model, which basically smokes the Ferrari—badly.

This video clearly illustrates why Tesla had the entire automotive industry in check mate. For instance, the $60K Tesla has FSD built-in, and the Ferrari has none. The Ferrari Purosangue has an interior that looks like the Goodwill blew up, and the Tesla has a zen-like ultra simple interior. The Ferrari has 18 cubic feet of cargo area in the back, and the Model Y has 72 cubic feet of cargo space. I rest my case, your honor...

JAKEeWRAP 3D Rear Pyramid Window Sail Panel

 

Real World

JAKEeWRAP

3D Rear Pyramid Window Sail Panel

If you are a regular reader of Jake's Tesla World you are likely aware of the long saga on how I finally brought my JAKEeWRAP CyberTruck to reality. One of the latest details I experimented with was trying to figure out how to make the pyramid rear sail panel actually look like a glass window. My original spec called for simply using STEK glossy PPF, which looked great, and I coupled this by having Jay's Tint Shop in Kirkland, Washington tint my windows, as well as black out my window sills.

I typically refer to the trifecta of dark tinted windows as SUNGLASSES for my CyberTruck, with the black PPF strips on the window sills as MASCARA, and the rear pyramid sail panel, which completes the pyramid window shape, as EYE LINER, but I wasn't happy with just having the glossy rear pyramid PPF panel be glossy. 

My design mind told me there was something missing, so I kept experimenting and had Jay's Tint Shop ad a think STEK PPF in matte black top and bottom edge to the rear panel to significantly enhance it to make it look way more 3-Dimensional, and as we see with the close up below, it worked out pretty well, as it creates the optical illusion of continuing the shadow cast by the cantrail down onto the top of the side windows.

New JAKEeERAP rear pyramid sail panel detail ads upper and lower window shadow using matte PPF strips

I still have more experimenting to do with the JAKEeWRAP, so stay tuned, and if you own a CyberTruck, or are thinking about purchasing one, be sure to check out my "Must-Have CyberTruck Accessories: Hand Picked & Tested by Jake" guide.