<h3>Episode Summary</h3><p>In this episode of Kilowatt, Elon Musk stirs excitement with claims that Tesla would remove the Robotaxi safety monitors within three weeks. Tesla Shanghai hits a major milestone by producing its 4 millionth vehicle. We also break down Tesla’s 2025 Holiday Update, featuring Grok voice commands, a new Santa Mode, and an FSD dashcam overlay, but still no CarPlay. A new "Eyes-Off" feature allows texting while driving under FSD supervision, but you shouldn't use it. VW's Scout brand is shifting focus to range-extended EVs due to consumer preferences. Lastly, Waymo is expanding its autonomous vehicle service to four new cities.</p><p><br></p><h3>Support the Show</h3><p><a href="https://www.supportkilowatt.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support Kilowatt</a></p><p><br></p><h3>Other Podcasts</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@beyondthepostfm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyond the Post YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.beyondthepost.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyond the Post Podcast</a></li><li><a href="https://shows.acast.com/shuffle-playlist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shuffle Playlist</a></li><li><a href="https://www.918digital.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">918Digital Website</a></li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3>News Links</h3><ul><li><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/09/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-claims-driverless-robotaxis-coming-to-austin-in-3-weeks/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tesla CEO Elon Musk Claims Driverless Robotaxis Coming to Austin in 3 Weeks</a></li><li><a href="https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-announces-major-milestone-gigafactory-shanghai-4-million/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tesla Announces Major Milestone at Gigafactory Shanghai</a></li><li><a href="https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/3388/tesla-announces-2025-holiday-update-grok-commands-new-santa-mode-dashcam-fsd-overlay-but-lacks-carplay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tesla Announces 2025 Holiday Update: Grok Commands, New Santa Mode, Dashcam FSD Overlay, But Lacks CarPlay</a></li><li><a href="https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/3383/tesla-introduces-early-eyes-off-feature-allows-to-text-and-drive" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tesla Introduces Early Eyes-Off Feature; Allows to Text and Drive</a></li><li><a href="https://www.autoblog.com/news/scout-making-hard-pivot-towards-range-extended-ev" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">VW’s Scout is Making a Hard Pivot Towards Range-Extended EVs Amid Consumer Demand</a></li><li><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/12/05/waymo-speeds-into-more-cities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Waymo Speeds Into More Cities!</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>*ART PROVIDED BY DALL-e</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/kilowatt">http://supporter.acast.com/kilowatt</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>