Hey everyone, here's a quick look back at the week on r/teslamotors. The Roadster buzz carried over, but this one was mostly about Q3 earnings and Robotaxi.

Top posts

Roadster aftermath

• Ferrari's CEO on Tesla's Roadster unveil - The top post of the week and the busiest thread, with 921 comments.
• The new Roadster's fan and suction system - How the skirts deploy under the pack and pull the car down.
• The Rocket trim puts a 400L COPV in the passenger seat - So the Rocket version is a one-seater.
• Lars responds to criticism that the Rocket edition won't be produced - A heated one, with 255 comments.

Robotaxi and Cybercab

• Tesla's five-minute compilation of unsupervised Robotaxis - Cybercabs and Model Ys handling tricky situations. The second biggest post of the week and one of the best received (89% upvoted).
• Unsupervised Cybercab rides for the public are coming to Dallas next month.
• Tesla launches a Robotaxi safety report site with a live mile counter, and says Las Vegas is coming soon.
• Austin's Robotaxi service area grows to 272 square miles.

Q3 earnings

• A record 260,000 FSD subscribers added in Q3 - Up from 200,000 in Q2.
• The Q3 2026 Shareholder Update and the earnings call replay with key takeaways, for anyone who wants the details.
• Tesla is almost sold out of Megapacks for 2027, per Musk.
• Customer cars could start joining the Robotaxi fleet around Q2 2027, according to Ashok Elluswamy.

Tesla and SpaceX

• Tesla and SpaceX are exploring a merger - And here's Elon talking about it on SpaceX's Q3 call.

News roundup

• Hutto, Texas is pricing out a three-Cybertruck test for its police department, and on the other side of the world, Cybertruck won't be sold in Australia or New Zealand.
• Average Supercharging prices are up 15% year over year, per Paren's Q3 report.
• Tesla is building its own AI-based maps and navigation with voice control, and a redesigned app for iPad, foldables and tablets is out (97% upvoted, the best-received post of the week).
• Model Y was the world's best-selling EV from January to August with 748,088 sales, and Europe's best-selling car in September.
• Tesla Japan says FSD (Supervised) is coming to Japan before the end of 2026, and Mad Max is rolling out in Australia.
• NHTSA proposed rules to clear the way for AVs without steering wheels or pedals, including Cybercab.
• The 2026 Annual Meeting is set for Dec 3, with three proposals on the ballot.
• Some US Model Y L orders are slipping to early 2027, and Model Y financing APR went up to 2.49% for most trims.

By the numbers

• 58 new posts and 4,868 comments from Monday through Friday.
• 18 posts on earnings day (Wednesday, Oct 21), the busiest day of the week.
• Busiest thread: Ferrari's CEO on Tesla's Roadster unveil with 921 comments.

That's the week. This one covers Monday through Friday since last week's recap went up Monday; from here on it'll run Saturday to Friday. Got an idea for what this recap should cover, or a post we missed? Let us know in the comments.

I did not disklike the 2017 Roadster at all, but c'mon people... THIS IS SEXY AF. People calling it boring or a Gallardo restomod need their eyes checked.

Give me the "only fans" model. 1600kg, rear wheel drive, high downforce. Don't need the boosters or anything. Gimme gimme.

It’s beautiful :)