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In this episode of Kilowatt, host Bodie clears out a massive news queue before heading into a well-deserved family break. We dive deep into Tesla’s self-certification of Level 4 autonomous vehicles in Texas, its dedicated new Robotaxi hub, and the real data behind its actual fleet size. Meanwhile, BYD announces a groundbreaking policy to accept full crash liability when its "God's Eye" driver-assist system is active, and Waymo officially begins testing its next-gen, purpose-built Ojai robotaxis in the US. 

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• InsideEVs: Lucid Is Recalling Its Cheapest EV Because It May Lose Power While Driving
• Electrek: Texas adds another huge solar farm as ERCOT grid demand soars
• CleanTechnica: BYD Takes On Crash Liability When Its Driver-Assist System Is Active!
• Electrek: BYD will pay for crashes on its FSD competitor, something Tesla never has
• Not a Tesla App: Tesla Launches Official Retractable Sunshade for the Model Y
• Teslarati: Tesla teases going Plaid Mode with the Model 3
• Teslarati: Tesla Full Self-Driving expansion in Europe continues with new addition
• Electrek: Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ fraud lawsuit gets first hearing in China — 10 owners seek $583K
• Electrek: This Tesla owner won $10k in court for Tesla’s FSD lies
• CleanTechnica: Oracle Exec Sues Tesla Over Full Self Driving Promises And Wins $10,600
• InsideEVs: Rivian Says Fight Over Apple CarPlay Is 'Completely Obsolete' Thanks To AI
• The Verge: Rivian’s software chief thinks you don’t need CarPlay or buttons
• Teslarati: Tesla’s Robotaxi dreams just took a massive step toward reality
• Not a Tesla App: Tesla Self-Certifies Level 4 Autonomous Vehicles in Texas
• InsideEVs: Elon Musk Promised 1,000 Texas Robotaxis Last Year. It’s Nowhere Near That
• Electrek: Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ fleet is actually shrinking, not growing, new data shows
• Not a Tesla App: Tesla is Planning a Dedicated Robotaxi Hub in Texas
• Electrek: Rivian R2 matches Tesla Model Y efficiency despite bigger, heavier body
• Not a Tesla App: Tesla Model Y Competitor, the Rivian R2 Launches on June 9th
• InsideEVs: It's Official: Rivian Will Start Delivering R2s In Two Weeks
• Electrek: Rivian R2 officially launches June 9 – order invites, first deliveries, demo drives
• InsideEVs: Orders For Slate’s Sub-$30K Bare-Bones EV Truck Finally Open On June 24—But There’s A Catch
• Electrek: Revel and Voltera are building a big EV charging network for robotaxis
• InsideEVs: Waymo Says Its Next-Gen Ojai Robotaxis Are Ready For Prime Time
• The Verge: Waymo to begin passenger rides in its new Ojai robotaxi
• Electrek: Waymo starts offering rides in new Ojai robotaxi with 6th-gen Driver
• InsideEVs: Tesla Was Supposed To Be Losing Europe. The Data Says Otherwise
• Electrek: One of North America’s largest solar farms just came online in Texas
• Ars Technica Cars: Volvo gets US government approval to bypass Chinese connected-car ban
• InsideEVs: Jeep’s Parent Company Is Considering Building Chinese EVs In North America
• CleanTechnica: XPENG Starts Producing Robotaxis
• Not a Tesla App: Tesla Relaxes Driver Monitoring With FSD v14.3.3
• Electrek: Tesla (TSLA) officially abandons India factory after years of broken promises

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