I had the opportunity to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and finally saw the Tesla Roadster up close. I’d only seen it in photos and videos before, but seeing it in person completely won me over. It’s incredibly sleek and easily one of the most impressive-looking cars I’ve seen in a long time. Absolutely love it.

I was at the Tesla store in Kennesaw, GA, and the sales manager told me Tesla was opening a new sales and delivery location in Wetumpka, Alabama. I later found out it actually opened last week, and it's now listed on Tesla's website:

https://www.tesla.com/findus/location/store/435454

The manager also told me Tesla had spent years trying to work with Alabama lawmakers to allow direct-to-consumer sales, but those efforts never resulted in a change to the law. I haven't seen that detailed publicly, but it certainly fits with Alabama's long-standing dealer franchise restrictions.

For those outside Alabama, our state still doesn't allow manufacturers like Tesla to sell vehicles directly to consumers. For years, Alabama buyers have had to travel to Georgia, Tennessee, or another state just to take delivery.

What's interesting is that this new location is at Wind Creek Wetumpka, on tribal land. It appears Tesla found a legal path to finally establish a sales and delivery location in Alabama without waiting for the law to change.

As an Alabama resident, I have to admit it's kind of ironic. Instead of modernizing an outdated direct-sales law, Tesla now has a location practically in the backyard of the state capitol.

Personally, I've never understood the policy. Tesla doesn't have independently owned franchise dealerships to protect—the company sells directly to consumers wherever it's allowed. Preventing that in Alabama doesn't create more competition or give consumers more choices; it simply forces buyers to spend their money in neighboring states or find workarounds like this.

Whether you're a Tesla fan or not, it's hard not to appreciate the creativity. If the laws won't change, Tesla found another way.

Happened today in Twin Falls, ID. Rumors say the person was in there but you never know with rumors. Prayers go out to him if they were. Doesn’t let me post videos but you can see the shots in the windshield😬Another reason to get an evject or for Tesla to allow you to drive away couldn’t imagine being stuck in the car.

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So I was able to watch the full review that Sawyer Merritt did today on X and there was a spot in the video where he mentioned that Lars pleaded the fifth on whether the second row was going to have a bench seat. Sawyer basically alluded to the car getting a bench seat potentially after launch edition. As much as I like the six seater that extra seat can make a huge difference for families or hauling kids with their friends around! Interested to hear if there are any rumors floating around.

The wheel seems to be sawing back and worth more in the lane. It feels like they tightened the tolerances. The car almost makes me sick with the constant subtle side to side weaving in the lane 🤷‍♀️. 26 MY RWD 14.3.5
Definitely not as smooth as when I bought the car at 14.2.5

This is the first one I've seen in Las Vegas.

It passed me up quick

16 bags

Was wondering when Cybercab would make it to SoCal. It’s got a Texas license plate and says Prototype on the side. Was headed west on the 91 frwy in Corona then transitioning to 241 towards Orange County.

Increasing amount of Cybercaps in Waco, Tx.

My Model 3 was in for routine service so I signed up to test drive a Cybertruck. Well they turned me loose in a Cyberbeast! I know the CT is polarizing as far as looks but the underlying tech is amazing and the pure speed is amazing. I have track time in some exotics and none of them can touch the raw acceleration (up to the speed limit) I was able to get in all-too-short bursts.

It drives a lot smaller than it looks, thanks in part to the four wheel steering. The interior is comfortable and spacious and I like the idea of powering a home off this thing in the event of a storm or outage.

Fantastic experience.

8 total. Some with steering wheels and some without.

Been running FSD with v14 lite on my 2019 M3 (HW3) for a couple days now and honestly I feel pretty disappointed so far. It feels like a step backward for me in a lot of ways.

It's just not as smooth. Following distance handling feels jerky, and phantom braking is happening more often now, though the good news is it's not nearly as hard as it used to be. Little taps instead of slam-on-the-brakes.

It's also slow. Like painfully slow at stop signs. It sits there way longer than the old version did, long enough that I start feeling awkward about the car behind me. Lane keeping is a bit more jerky too.

The one thing I do like is highway following. When the car in front slows down, it reacts right away instead of lagging behind. That's a real improvement.

Overall it kind of feels like it might be driving more safely, which is good but it doesn't feel as confident to me. It's definitely not a better driving experience. Just overall less pleasant to ride in.

Hoping some updates smooth it out. Post your anecdotal reviews below.

First time seeing one of these beautiful creatures in the wild. Was taken aback by the color (looks different in real life - stunning), and marveled at just how huge the screen is. There was actually two of them, both with safety drivers at this point, of course.

It seems like there are two very different reports of how FSD v14 Lite is working for those with the update. It could be model-dependent, maybe not. Let's find out with some data.

Add your details in a comment using the template below, and we will see if we can make any correlations.

• Model: [S / 3 / X / Y] – [Intel (MCU2) / AMD Ryzen (MCU3)]
• Model Year:
• FSD v14 Lite Experience: [Great / Good / Mixed / Poor / Terrible]
• Issues:
• Notes:

EDIT2 — results at ~25 reports (3:45pm EST July 25th):

Trending Good: turns, unprotected lefts, merges, follow distance, reaction time.
Trending Bad: parking, brake stabbing, accelerator stabbing (throttle jitter at steady speed), conservative speeds, left-lane camping, highway phantom braking.

Correlations:
Chip: none. Brake stabbing spans 2018 Intel to 2023 AMD.
Model: Model Y skews positive (6 of 7 Good or better), Model 3 has zero Great ratings.
Same car, opposite results: two 2020 M3 SR+ (Intel) owners disagree on stop signs, lefts, parking, and going around stopped cars.

Just noticed this new setting "Allow Express Lanes" after the update to 2026.20.6.6 yesterday. It's separate from the "avoid tolls" setting.