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Tesla Floor Mats by Lloyd Review
Driving barefoot has never been so fun until Lloyd’s custom Tesla floor mats came along.
The Tesla floor mats are often an overlooked necessity of the vehicle despite being key barriers of protection between dirt and grime (from your feet) to the interior floor of the vehicle. However, the factory mats are also known to be notoriously cheap in quality, flimsy, and overall does not fit the level of luxury that Model S owners have come to expect from such a high-end vehicle. The custom Luxe Tesla Model S floor mats by Lloyd looks to address these deficiencies through impeccable quality and world class luxury.
Initial Impressions
The entire 6-piece Luxe set arrives rolled-up in a large (and quite heavy) box with the Lloyd insignia clearly displayed across the packaging. The mats are noticeably thicker than the flimsy and lightweight factory floor mats. The luxurious deep pile of the carpet instantly channels your insatiable inner-appetite to step on it. Unlike the factory mats which utilizes cheap plastic studs for grip, Lloyd mats are backed by a rubberized sole that provides skid-free traction while also acting as a moisture barrier. I opted for the Luxe mat in black which appeared noticeably richer and darker in color than the factory mat. Some of this might be due to the fact that the factory mats have dulled from use over time. That, combined with increased yarn density of the Luxe mat, over the factory’s, compounds the color distinction. 
Durability and Comfort
The notorious Tesla factory ‘mat flop’
The Tesla Model S factory floor mats are notorious for exhibiting ‘mat flop’ given its thin and flimsy construction. The complaints from Model S owners, myself included, were so abundant that some Tesla Service Centers allegedly provided owners with a revised, and less floppy mat. Nevertheless, the quality of the factory mat was still subpar relative to the overall elegance of the car itself. The Lloyd Luxe mat doesn’t shy away from being luxurious with its rich 2-ply continuous filament fibers, but more importantly it’s durable and gives you a true sense of elegance. The Luxe line of mats come in at nearly 1/2″ thick.
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In fact, so thick that the marketing material used by Lloyd showcases a copper penny being buried within the deep pile. It might even be too plush for some, but in my opinion you can’t beat the comfort. Your feet will thank you for it especially during a long Tesla road trip. You may even find yourself driving barefoot at times.
Those that live in snowier and rainier climates may want to go with the less dense Lloyd ULTIMATS alternative which may be easier to maintain and clean.
Appearance
The Lloyd Luxe mats are available in black, parchmant and grey to suit the interior of the Model S. The set of black that I received matched relatively well with the color of the frunk and trunk, however I found the interior floor mats to be slightly darker in color than the factory set. The difference in shade is not enough to actually bother me nor something I would have even noticed if it weren’t for this review, but nevertheless it’s worth noting. 
It’s also worth noting that the front mats have two anchor holes that allow you to secure the mat using plastic anchors (included). I didn’t find a need for this due to the non-slip rubberized backing, but also because the mat itself is very solid in feel and does not slide around even during very spirited driving.
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Each precision cut mat fits flawlessly within its designated area. The size of each mat is slightly larger than its factory counterpart, presumably by design, which I found to be even better fitting than the stock mats.
Summary
Tesla announced its Spring 2026 software update, and it’s the most feature-dense seasonal release the company has put out. The update covers twelve named changes spanning FSD, voice AI, safety lighting, dashcam storage, and pet display customization, among other things.
The centerpiece for owners with AI4 hardware is a redesigned Self-Driving app. The new interface lets owners subscribe to Full Self-Driving with a single tap and view ongoing FSD usage stats directly in the vehicle.
Grok gets its biggest in-car upgrade yet. The update adds a “Hey Grok” hands-free wake word along with location-based reminders, so a driver can now say “remind me to pick up groceries when I get home” without touching the screen. Grok first arrived in vehicles in July 2025, but each update has pushed it closer to genuine daily utility. Musk framed the broader vision clearly at Davos in January, saying Tesla is “really moving into a future that is based on autonomy.”
On safety, the update introduces enhanced blind spot warning lights that integrate directly with the cabin’s ambient lighting, building on the blind spot door warning that arrived in update 2026.8.
Dog Mode has been renamed Pet Mode and now lets owners choose a dog, cat, or hedgehog icon and add their pet’s name to the display.
Dashcam retention now extends up to 24 hours, up from the previous one-hour rolling loop, with a permanent save option for any clip. Weather maps now show rain and snow with better color differentiation and include the past hour of precipitation data along the route.
Tesla has now established a clear rhythm of two major OTA pushes per year. As with last year’s Spring update, that cycle started taking shape in 2025 with adaptive headlights and trunk customization. The 2025 Holiday Update then added Grok to the vehicle for the first time. This Spring follows that structure: the Holiday update introduces new architecture, and the Spring update broadens it across the fleet.
Two notable features still did not make it. IFTTT automations, which launched in China earlier this year, were held back from this North American release for unknown reasons, and Apple CarPlay remains absent, reportedly still delayed by iOS 26 and Apple Maps compatibility issues.
Below is the full list of feature updates released by Tesla.
— Tesla (@Tesla) April 13, 2026
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Tesla hit by Iranian missile debris in Israel
A Tesla in Israel absorbed a direct hit from missile debris, and the glassroof held.
On March 30, 2026, Lara Shusterman was in Netanya, Israel when Iranian ballistic missiles triggered air raid sirens across the city. While she remained in safety, her 2024 Tesla Model Y did not escape untouched. A heavy piece of missile debris struck the car’s massive glass roof, leaving a deep crater but without shattering. In a Facebook post to the Tesla Israel community the following morning, Shusterman described what happened: “The glass did not shatter into dangerous shards. She stopped the damage and pushed the metal part to the ground.” She closed by thanking Elon Musk and the Tesla team for building what she called “security and a sense of trust even in extreme situations.”
Netanya is a coastal city in central Israel, roughly 18 miles north of Tel Aviv and has been among the areas most frequently struck during Iran’s ongoing missile campaign, following coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian military infrastructure. Falling shrapnel from intercepted missiles is a common occurrence.
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- Tesla Model Y glass roof shattered from a piece of falling Iranian missile debris
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- A piece of Iranian missile debris that struck Lara Shusterman’s Tesla Model Y in Netanya, Israel on March 30, 2026, after being intercepted by Israeli air defenses.
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- Tesla Model Y glass roof shattered from a piece of falling Iranian missile debris
Source: Tesla Israel Facebook Group
The incident is a testament to Tesla’s structural engineering. Tesla’s glass roof is designed to support over four times the vehicle’s own weight. That strength has shown up in real-world accidents too. In 2021, a Model Y in California was struck by a falling tree during a storm, with the glass roof holding firm and the cabin remaining intact. In another widely reported incident, a Tesla Model Y plunged 250 feet off the cliff at Devil’s Slide in California in January 2023, with all four occupants, including two young children, surviving.
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Tesla officially launched sales in Israel in early 2021 and captured over 60 percent of Israel’s EV market in the first year. The brand’s foothold in Israel remains significant. Tens of thousands of Teslas are now on Israeli roads, making incidents like Shusterman’s easy to corroborate. On the same week her Model Y took the hit, the U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $178.5 million contract to launch missile tracking satellites, a separate but fitting reminder of how intertwined the Musk ecosystem has become with the realities of modern conflict.
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NASA sends humans to the Moon for the first time since 1972 – Here’s what’s next
NASA’s Artemis II launched four astronauts toward the Moon on the first crewed lunar mission since 1972.
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket launches carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist on NASA’s Artemis II mission, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Operations and Support Building II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft launched at 6:35pm EDT from Launch Complex 39B. (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA launched four astronauts toward the Moon on April 1, 2026, marking the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in December 1972. The Artemis II mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center aboard the Space Launch System rocket at 6:35 p.m. EDT, sending commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a 10-day journey around the far side of the Moon and back.
The mission does not include a lunar landing. It is a test flight designed to validate the Orion spacecraft’s life support systems, navigation, and communications in deep space with a crew aboard for the first time. If the crew reaches the planned distance of 252,000 miles from Earth, they will set a new record for the farthest any human has ever traveled, surpassing even the Apollo 13 distance record.
As Teslarati reported, SpaceX holds a central role in what comes next. The Starship Human Landing System is under contract to carry astronauts to the lunar surface for Artemis IV, now targeting 2028, after NASA restructured its mission sequence due to delays in Starship’s orbital refueling demonstration. Before any Moon landing happens, SpaceX must prove it can transfer propellant between two Starships in orbit, something no rocket program has done at this scale.
The last time humans left Earth’s orbit was 53 years ago. Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17 were the final people to walk on the Moon, a record that stands to this day. Elon Musk has long argued that returning is not optional. “It’s been now almost half a century since humans were last on the Moon,” Musk said. “That’s too long, we need to get back there and have a permanent base on the Moon.”
The Artemis program involves 60 countries signed onto the Artemis Accords, and this mission sets several firsts beyond distance. Glover becomes the first person of color to travel beyond low Earth orbit, Koch the first woman, and Hansen the first non-American astronaut to reach the Moon’s vicinity. According to NASA’s live mission updates, the spacecraft’s solar arrays deployed successfully after liftoff and the crew completed a proximity operations demonstration within the first hours of flight.
Artemis II is step one. The Moon landing and the permanent lunar base come later. But after more than five decades, humans are heading back.
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