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Tesla has started to release its (Supervised) Full Self-Driving (FSD) v14 update, its first significant update in a year, to customers.

Here are the full release notes:

In late 2024, Tesla began rolling out FSD v13 to owners with the latest HW4 computers installed in their vehicles.

It has been the last significant update to Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” program despite CEO Elon Musk again claiming that the automaker was on the verge of solving “unsupervised self-driving.”

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Tesla’s excuse for not releasing any significant update for almost a year was that the team was instead working on its “Robotaxi” service in Austin, Texas.

FSD v14 has been described as Tesla using what it learned from the Robotaxi program and rolling it into software for its consumer vehicles.

Musk has been hyping the update for the last few months. He first said it would come in September, but he revealed that Tesla found a “bug”, which delayed the release to late Monday night.

Tesla HW4 owners are now starting to download the update.

Here are the full release notes for FSD v14:

Tesla FSD v14 release notes

  • Added Arrival Options for you to select where FSD should park: in a Parking Lot, on the Street, in a Driveway, in a Parking Garage, or at the Curbside.
  • Added handling to pull over or yield for emergency vehicles (e.g. police cars, fire trucks, ambulances).
  • Added navigation and routing into the vision-based neural network for real-time handling of blocked roads and detours.
  • Added additional Speed Profile to further customize driving style preference.
  • Improved handling for static and dynamic gates.
  • Improved offsetting for road debris (e.g. tires, tree branches, boxes).
  • Improve handling of several scenarios, including unprotected turns, lane changes, vehicle cut-ins, and school buses.
  • Improved FSD’s ability to manage system faults and recover smoothly from degraded operation for enhanced reliability.
  • Added automatic narrow field washing to provide rapid and efficient front camera self-cleaning, and optimize aerodynamic wash at higher vehicle speeds.
  • Added alerting for residue build-up on the interior windshield that may impact front camera visibility. If affected, visit Service for cleaning!

Upcoming Improvements:

  • Overall smoothness and sentience
  • Parking spot selection and parking quality

Full Self-Driving (Supervised)

Under your supervision, Full Self-Driving (Supervised) can drive your Tesla almost anywhere. It will start from a parked position, make lane changes, select forks to follow your navigation route, navigate around other vehicles and objects, make left and right turns and park at your destination. You and anyone you authorize must use additional caution and remain attentive. It does not make your vehicle autonomous. Do not become complacent.

Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is enabled on your vehicle. To use the feature, press the Start Self-Driving button on the UI, or press the right scroll wheel button once. You can disable Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Autopilot Settings.

UI Improvements

  • Start Self-Driving with a tap of the touchscreen from Park, or any time during your drive.
  • Adjust settings like the Speed Profile and Arrival Options directly from the Autopilot visualization on the center display.

Speed Profiles

FSD (Supervised) will now determine the appropriate speed based on a mix of driver profile, speed limit, and surrounding traffic.

  • Introduced new Speed Profile SLOTH, which comes with lower speeds & more conservative lane selection than CHILL.
  • Driver profile now has a stronger impact on behavior. The more assertive the profile, the higher the max speed.
  • Right scroll-wheel up/down now adjusts Speed Profile setting rather than your precise max speed offset selection in mph/kph.

Arrival Options

  • You can now select an arrival option such as Parking Lot, Street, Driveway, Parking Garage and Curbside for Robotaxi-style drop offs.
  • Your preferences for arrival options and preferred parking positions are persisted for each destination.
  • Our reasoning model will assess the suitable options for your destination and pick an intuitive default.

Brake Confirm

Brake Confirm for the Start Self-Driving button is now defaulted off. When disabled, Start Self-Driving will not require you to press and release the brake to confirm engagement.

You can enable Brake Confirm in Autopilot > Brake Confirm.

Electrek’s Take

This is exactly what we expected. Tesla is adding some of the features of Robotaxi, such as improved parking capabilities at your destination, and much-needed performance upgrades after a year of regression based on crowdsourced data.

As I previously stated, I expect at best a 2 to 3x improvement in miles between critical disengagement, which sounds great until you realize that that brings Tesla to a max 1,200 miles between critical disengagement and the automaker needs to be closer to 10,000 miles for a limited unsupervised ride-hailing service, and then 700,000 miles to be level 5 safer than humans as promised.

We will have to wait a few days, and ideally a few weeks, to gather enough data to gauge the significance of those improvements.

As usual, I like to point out that FSD would be truly impressive and likely a praised product if it were sold and marketed for what it is: a level 2 driver assistance system.

However, we have to compare it against what Tesla is selling and claims it will become: a level 4 fully autonomous driving system – something it is not.

FSD still requires driver attention at all times and can make very dumb and dangerous mistakes.

Furthermore, Tesla is clearly starting to reach the limits of HW4, even though it will likely need to ~10x performance from FSD v14. It means that, as Tesla already admitted with HW3, the automaker has sold “Full Self-Driving” on cars that don’t have the hardware to make it a reality.


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Prime Day-1 Green Deals: Save hundreds on Segway EVs, Exclusive EcoFlow low, Anker SOLIX, Navimow, Greenworks, and much more

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Prime Day-1 Green Deals: Save hundreds on Segway EVs, Exclusive EcoFlow low, Anker SOLIX, Navimow, Greenworks, and much more

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event is in full swing now and we’ve got an excitingly packed edition of Green Deals today with some of the first day’s best savings opportunities, with the many others having been rounded together in our Prime Day Green Deals hub, which we will continue updating through the rest of the week. Leading today’s bunch is Segway’s Fall Prime Day Sale that is taking hundreds off its EVs – including the premium Max G3 Smart Electric Scooter for $1,100, as well as the Xafari and Xyber e-bikes hitting return and new low prices, among others. We also have an exclusive $2,000 savings on EcoFlow’s DELTA Pro Ultra with a FREE 400W solar panel at its $3,799 low, Anker’s latest SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station dropping to a new $379 low, and much more waiting for you below.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

Save up to 46% on Segway EVs for Prime Day, like the premium Max G3 smart e-scooter at $1,100 (Reg. $1,200), more

Segway has launched its Fall Prime Day Sale, with up to 46% discounts on a selection of its EVs directly from its website, as well as through Amazon. One notable price cut that’s been a long time coming is the Segway Max G3 Electric Scooter dropping to $1,099.99 shipped, with the price matched at Amazon too. It carries a $1,500 MSRP, though we’ve seen it keep down at $1,200 for the majority of the year since releasing in March, save for the $900 and $1,000 pre-sale and launch deals. Aside from those first-time discounts, you’re otherwise getting the best price since during this event, giving you $100 off the going rate for the third-best price we have tracked. Head below for more on this advanced cruiser and the other models benefiting from discounts.

The latest generation in the series, Segway’s Max G3 e-scooter, picks up the mantle from its beloved second-generation predecessor and takes things further with upgrades, like the 800W motor that can peak as high as 2,000W to tackle up to 30% inclines and hit top speeds of 20/28 MPH. Featuring a boost mode, acceleration can be ramped up getting you from 0 to 15.5 MPH in 2.4 seconds before increasing further up to its higher speeds. There’s also the 597Wh battery that allows for up to 50 miles of travel after only 3.5 hours of charging – which can be cut down to 2.5 hours by using the alternate DC charging cable simultaneously with the AC cable.

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Some of the Segway Max G3’s upgraded features include the Stability Enhancement System, as well as the Apple Find My inclusion, so you’ll always know where it is, especially if unfortunately stolen – plus, proximity locking and unlocking for even more bolstered security. You’ll also be getting dual suspension, 11-inch self-sealing tires, the automatic 6W headlight, underglow deck lighting, and a 2.4-inch smart TFT display, which provides navigation, caller ID, and smart charge management through your phone.

Segway’s full Prime Day EV deals:

  • C2 Lite eKickScooter for kids: $150 (Reg. $200) | matched at Amazon
    • 9.9 MPH for up to 5.9 miles
  • C2 eKickScooter for kids: $160 (Reg. $250) | $20 less at Amazon
    • 9.9 MPH for up to 6.8 miles
  • C2 Pro eKickScooter for kids: $230 (Reg. $300) | matched at Amazon
    • 12.4 MPH for up to 9.3 miles
  • E2 Plus II Electric Scooter: $296 (Reg. $400) | matched at Amazon
    • 15.5 MPH for up to 16 miles
  • E2 Pro Electric Scooter: $400 (Reg. $600) | matched at Amazon
    • 15.5 MPH for up to 21.7 miles
    • Apple Find My, more
  • S2 Self-Balancing Scooter: $530 (Reg. $600) | matched at Amazon
    • 11.2 MPH for up to 21.7 miles
  • Max G2 Electric Scooter: $750 (Reg. $1,400) | matched at Amazon
    • 22 MPH for up to 43 miles
    • Traction Control System, Apple Find My, more
  • F3 Electric Scooter: $750 (Reg. $1,000) | matched at Amazon
    • 20 MPH for up to 44 miles
    • Traction Control System, Apple Find My, auto proximity locking, more
  • ZT3 Pro All-Terrain Electric Scooter: $850 (Reg. $1,300) | matched at Amazon
    • 24.9 MPH for up to 43.5 miles
    • Traction Control System, Apple Find My, auto proximity locking, more
  • MAX G3 Electric Scooter: $1,100 (Reg. $1,500) | matched at Amazon
    • 28 MPH for up to 50 miles
    • Traction Control System, Apple Find My, auto proximity locking, more
  • Xafari Electric Bike: $2,000 (Reg. $2,400)
    • 20 MPH for up to 88 miles
    • Traction Control System, Apple Find My, auto proximity locking, and much more
  • Xyber Electric Bike: $2,900 (Reg. $3,300)
    • 35 MPH for up to 112 miles
    • Traction Control System, Apple Find My, auto proximity locking, and much more

You can browse Segway’s full Fall Prime Day Sale lineup on the landing page here.

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Score $2,000 in exclusive savings on EcoFlow’s DELTA Pro Ultra power station with a FREE 400W solar panel at $3,799 low

Folks looking for significantly more backup power support to cover home systems will find an ample opportunity in the exclusive savings we’ve got for our readers from Wellbots, where you can now pick up the EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra Portable Power Station with a FREE 400W solar panel for $3,799 shipped, after using the code 9TODPU5 at checkout for an additional 5% off. Dropping down from its $5,799 MSRP to $3,999, the extra savings takes the cost back down to the best rate we have tracked, though in the past those deals never included the free solar panel. Not only are you getting $2,000 in exclusive savings for a return all-time low on the initial inverter + battery combo that makes up the base power station, but you’re getting FREE solar gear added on for expanded capabilities.

If you want to learn more about this solar generator bundle, be sure to check out our original coverage of this exclusive deal here.

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You can now score Anker’s latest SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 power station at Amazon for a new $379 Prime Day low

Anker’s official Amazon storefront is undercutting its Prime Day Sale on the pricing of its new SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station that has fallen down to $379 shipped, which beats out the direct sale pricing by $50. This is the latest model from the brand, which has been carrying a $799 MSRP since hitting the market in August, with the discounts we’ve seen up until now dropping costs as low as $429. Now, during the Prime Day event, you can pick it up with $420 slashed from the MSRP for the best new price we have tracked.

If you want to learn more about this station, be sure to either check out our original coverage of this deal here, or read through our hands-on tested review here.

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Best Fall EV deals!

Best new Green Deals landing this week

The savings this week are also continuing to a collection of other markdowns. To the same tune as the offers above, these all help you take a more energy-conscious approach to your routine. Winter means you can lock in even better off-season price cuts on electric tools for the lawn while saving on EVs and tons of other gear.


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The cheaper Volvo EX30 Single Motor is finally here, and it starts at under $40,000

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The Volvo EX30 is now even more affordable. Volvo launched the EX30 Single Motor in the US, with prices starting under $40,000, but that’s not all.

Volvo adds cheaper EX30 trim for the 2026 model year

Volvo promised it was coming. Although the cheaper EX30 trim was scheduled to arrive in the US by the end of 2024, Volvo ultimately pushed back its arrival as it ramped up production.

Almost a year later, the Volvo EX30 Single Motor is finally available on Volvo’s US website. Prices for the 2026 Volvo EX30 start at just $38,950. That’s a nearly $6,000 price reduction from the 2025 model, which started at $44,600.

The outgoing model was exclusively available in the 422-hp Twin Motor Performance variant, while the 2026 EX30 gains a new Single Motor version.

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The new EX30 model features a single rear-mounted motor with 268-hp. It’s powered by the same 69 kWh battery pack as the Twin Motor version, but offers an EPA-estimated driving range of up to 261 miles. Upgrading to the Twin Motor Performance, with 253 miles range, costs an additional $6,000.

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The Volvo EX30 (source: Volvo)

Volvo offers the Plus package as standard, but you can upgrade to the Ultra grade, which adds Park Pilot Assist, a 360-degree camera with 3D view, and more, for $46,650.

With charging speeds of up to 175 kW, Volvo said the EX30 Single Motor can recharge from 10% to 80% in 28 minutes.

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Volvo EX30 interior (Source: Volvo)

Volvo introduced another EX30 variant for the 2026 model year, the more rugged Cross Country version. The 2026 Volvo EX30 Cross Country starts at $48,150 and is only available as an AWD model.

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Volvo EX30 Cross Country (Source: Volvo)

The EX30 Cross Country is “engineered to move effortlessly from city streets to snowy trails and rugged backroads,” Volvo said. It offers higher ground clearance, a blacked-out grille, skid plates, wide wheel arches, and more, perfect for both on- and off-road adventures. It offers a driving range of 227 miles.

2026 Volvo EX30 trim Starting Price Driving Range
Volvo EX30 Single Motor, Plus $38,950 261 miles
Volvo EX30 Twin Motor Performance, Plus $44,900 253 miles
Volvo EX30 Twin Motor Performance, Ultra $46,600 253 miles
Volvo EX30 Cross Country $48,150 227 miles
2026 Volvo EX30 prices and range by trim in the US

The new EX30 is part of Volvo’s revamped 2026 lineup, which also includes significant improvements to the larger EX90. Volvo’s three-row electric SUV now has faster charging times and more computing power than ever.

Volvo’s popular Black Edition package is now available on the EX40, its first EV to receive the blacked-out design upgrade.

Interested in trying one out for yourself? You can use our links below to find Volvo EX30, EX40, and EX90 models available in your area.


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Hyundai is discounting EVs by over $34,000 as price cuts expand beyond the US

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After cutting prices on its top-selling electric vehicle by nearly $10,000 in the US, Hyundai is now bringing the savings to new markets. Hyundai is offering discounts of over $34,000 on some of its EVs overseas.

Hyundai is discounting EVs in the US and overseas

Last week, Hyundai announced it was reducing prices on the 2026 IONIQ 5 by up to $9,800 in the US. The 2026 IONIQ 5 starts at just $35,000, making it one of the most affordable EVs available alongside the Chevy Equinox EV and the Nissan LEAF.

Hyundai said the generous EV discounts reflected its “commitment to affordability” as part of its long-term strategy.

Record vehicle sales and higher output at its new EV plant in Georgia are helping reduce costs, which the company said it’s now passing on to buyers.

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The massive EV discounts are starting to pile up after Hyundai cut prices in another market on Tuesday. After launching a series of special offers in Australia on Tuesday, Hyundai is discounting some of its EVs by more than $34,000.

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The Hyundai Kona Electric (Source: Hyundai Australia)

According to TheDriven, Hyundai reduced prices on select IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, Inster EV, and Kona Electric models by up to $34,142.

Hyundai’s most affordable electric car, the Inster (which is sadly not sold in the US), received a $3,925 price reduction, and now starts at under $40,000 for the first time.

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The Hyundai Inster EV (Source: Hyundai)

The IONIQ 6 is heavily discounted, with up to $34,142 off the driveway price on 2023 model year inventory. Hyundai has also reduced the prices of the IONIQ 5 by nearly $10,000. As the report points out, the savings are based on the driveway prices in NSW, which are available nationally.

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2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 (Source: Hyundai)

Although Hyundai’s price cuts in the US were in response to the $7,500 federal EV tax credit expiring, the discounts in Australia come as demand for electric cars is at an all-time high. In September, electric vehicles accounted for 11.3% of new car sales.

In the US, Hyundai is still offering a $7,500 cash incentive for 2025 IONIQ 5 models until at least the end of October.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 Trim Driving Range (miles) 2025 Starting Price 2026 Starting Price* Price Reduction Monthly lease cost (October 2025)
IONIQ 5 SE RWD Standard Range 245 $42,600 $35,000 ($7,600) $249
IONIQ 5 SE RWD 318 $46,650 $37,500 ($9,150) $259
IONIQ 5 SEL RWD 318 $49,600 $39,800 ($9,800) $299
IONIQ 5 Limited RWD 318 $54,300 $45,075 ($9,225) $369
IONIQ 5 SE Dual Motor AWD 290 $50,150 $41,000 ($9,150) $309
IONIQ 5 SEL Dual Motor AWD 290 $53,100 $43,300 ($9,800) $349
IONIQ 5 XRT Dual Motor AWD 259 $55,500 $46,275 ($9,225) $379
IONIQ 5 Limited Dual Motor AWD 269 $58,200 $48,975 ($9,225) $419
2025 vs 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 5 prices and range by trim

The 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 Standard Range starts at $42,600, while the 2026 model year is priced from just $35,000.

Although it was already one of the most affordable EVs on the market, the IONIQ 5 is hard to pass up with leases starting at just $249 per month in the US. For $10 more per month ($259), you can upgrade to the long-range SE RWD trim, which offers a range of up to 318 miles.

Curious what Hyundai’s electric SUV feels like to drive? You can find available IONIQ 5 models near you through our trusted partner.


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