Tesla Daily: Tesla News & Analysis · Rob Maurer

FSD v12 Progress, Q4 Records, Upgrades, Public Relations (12.28.23)

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Rob Maurer opens with the day’s market context, noting Tesla’s decline and the mostly flat Nasdaq before widening into a broader news catch-up. He points first to the most important update: reports that FSD Beta v12.1 has started reaching a larger employee wave, which Teslascope says includes 15,000-plus personally owned Teslas. Elon Musk’s comments are part of the picture too, with the explanation that version 12 is already on many cars but still needs extra testing because the architecture is new. The focus stays on practical limits, especially the idea that the system seems to work well in California but still needs more training in heavy precipitation. From there, the episode turns to the coming Q4 delivery and production report. Maurer keeps the outlook grounded by separating what is expected from what is confirmed. He then moves into the familiar set of production rumors around Shanghai. The reported timing for a Model Y update is discussed as something many observers have expected for some time, even as Tesla publicly denies parts of the latest report from China. He treats that denial carefully, suggesting it may only address one piece of the claim rather than the whole story. The India segment follows a similar pattern. A report says Tesla is poised to enter its car manufacturing plant in Gujarat, with an official announcement possible at the Vibrant Gujarat summit in January 2024. Maurer places that against the recent back-and-forth on tariff policy and market entry strategy, where a more supportive import setup would have made early expansion easier. He also reads a minister’s comments as suggestive but not definitive, since the language stays more hopeful than declarative. Throughout the episode, he keeps returning to the line between verified movement and plausible next steps. The tone stays steady and technical rather than dramatic. Near the end, he looks ahead to the coming week’s market calendar and the expected Q4 delivery and production report. He says that will likely be the next major checkpoint. The episode closes with holiday scheduling notes, a reminder that he will be back for the January 2 follow-up, and a brief signoff to listeners.

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Tesla Daily spends its time separating signal from rumor and putting the day’s moves in context. Rob Maurer walks through Tesla’s 3.2% drop to $253.18, then the wider FSD Beta 12.1 employee rollout, including Teslascope’s claim that wave one reaches 15,000-plus personally-owned…

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