frozen snapshot — 2026-09-04 · see today →

What's on Elon Musk's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6

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the steering-wheel-free taxi and the probe that followed 29% · newpointing the money machine at the midterms 26% · newxAI in court over Minnesota's nudify ban 14% · newback to $2 trillion, and $70 billion richer 9% · neweverything else 22%

Cybercabs Hit Austin. Federal Investigators Hit Back Within a Day.

He put riders in cars with no steering wheel; regulators opened a probe roughly 24 hours later.

Tesla’s Cybercab robotaxi has hit the streets. Regulators have questions.

The Washington Post · 2026-09-04

our translation

launch first, get permission later — the fleet on the street is the argument. every day the cars keep running is a day the rules bend around them instead of the other way round.

new — NHTSA probe opened day after launchvery sure · 4 sources

America PAC Restarts, and Ken Paxton Gets the First Check

new — First disclosed midterm spending, 20+ outletsvery sure · 3 sources

Judge to xAI: Minnesota's Deepfake Ban Stands While You Sue

new — Second injunction denial, wide wire pickupvery sure · 3 sources

SpaceX Retakes $2 Trillion; His Paper Wealth Jumps About $70B

new — Valuation round number, retail exposure storypretty sure · 3 sources

friday, september 4

Watch the Austin Cybercab feed for the first viral rider video(reported)

Have someone draft the reply to federal investigators' questions(reported)

Approve the next America PAC buy in a battleground district(reported)

Post about chess at an hour no reasonable person is awake(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Musk launches steering-wheel-free taxi service in bet riders lose 'no control' fears and hop inside

news.google.com · 2026-09-04

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