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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
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Tesla Cybercab just rolled through Miami inside a glass box
Tesla paraded a Cybercab in a glass display at Miami’s F1 Grand Prix event this week.
Tesla set up an “Autonomy Pop-Up” at Lummus Park in Miami Beach from April 29 through May 3, 2026, embedded within the official F1 Miami Grand Prix Fan Fest. The centerpiece was a Cybertruck towing the Cybercab inside a glass display case marked “Future is Autonomous,” rolling through the beachfront crowd.
Miami is on Tesla’s confirmed list of cities for robotaxi expansion in the first half of 2026, making the promotion a strategic promotion that lays groundwork in a target market.
This was not Tesla’s first time using Miami as a showcase city. In December 2025, Tesla hosted “The Future of Autonomy Visualized” at its Miami Design District showroom, coinciding with Art Basel Miami Beach. That event featured the Cybercab prototype and Optimus robots interacting with attendees. The F1 pop-up this week marks Tesla’s return to Miami and follows a pattern Tesla has been running since early 2026. Just two weeks before Miami, Tesla stationed Optimus at the Tesla Boston Boylston Street showroom on April 19 and 20, directly on the final stretch of the Boston Marathon, letting tens of thousands of runners and spectators meet the robot for free, generating massive earned media at zero advertising cost.
Tesla is sending its humanoid Optimus robot to the Boston Marathon
Tesla has confirmed plans to expand its robotaxi service to seven cities in the first half of 2026, including Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Las Vegas, building on the unsupervised service already running in Austin. Musk has said he expects robotaxis to cover between a quarter and half of the United States by end of year. On the production side, Musk told shareholders that the Cybercab manufacturing process could eventually produce up to 5 million vehicles per year, targeting a cycle time of one unit every ten seconds. Scaling robotaxis to 10 million operational units over the next ten years is a key condition of his compensation package, alongside selling 20 million passenger vehicles.
As for the Cybercab’s price, Musk has said buyers will be able to purchase one for under $30,000, with an average operating cost around $0.20 per mile. Whether those numbers hold through full production remains to be seen.
Cybercab at F1 Fan Fest in Miami
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California hits Tesla Cybercab and Robotaxi driverless cars with new law
California just gave police power to ticket driverless cars, including Tesla’s Cybercab fleet.
California DMV formally adopted new rules on April 29, 2026 that allow law enforcement to issue “notices of noncompliance”, or in other words ticket autonomous vehicle companies when their cars commit moving violations. The rules take effect July 1, 2026 and officially closes a regulatory gap that previously let driverless cars operate on public roads with nearly no traffic enforcement consequences.
Until now, state traffic laws only applied to human “drivers,” which meant that when no person was behind the wheel, police had no mechanism to issue a ticket. Officers were limited to citing driverless vehicles for parking violations only. A well-known example came in September 2025, when a San Bruno officer watched a Waymo robotaxi execute an illegal U-turn and could do nothing but notify the company.
Under the new framework, when an officer observes a violation, the autonomous vehicle company is effectively treated as the driver. Companies must report each incident to the DMV within 72 hours, or 24 hours if a collision is involved. Repeated violations can result in fleet size restrictions, operational suspensions, or full permit revocation. Local officials also gained new authority to geofence driverless vehicles out of active emergency zones within two minutes and require a live emergency response line answered within 30 seconds.
Tesla Cybercab ramps Robotaxi public street testing as vehicle enters mass production queue
California’s new enforcement rules arrive at a pivotal moment for Tesla. The company is ramping Cybercab production at Giga Texas toward hundreds of units per week, targeting at least 2 million units annually at full capacity, while simultaneously pushing to expand its Robotaxi service to dozens of U.S. cities by end of 2026. Unsupervised FSD for consumer vehicles is currently targeted for Q4 2026, and when it arrives, Tesla’s fleet may not have a human to absorb legal accountability, under the July 1 rules.
Tesla has confirmed plans to expand its Robotaxi service to seven new cities in the first half of 2026, including Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Las Vegas, with the service already running without safety drivers in Austin. Musk has said he expects robotaxis to cover between a quarter and half of the United States by end of year.
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The FCC just said ‘No’ to SpaceX for now
SpaceX is fighting the FCC for spectrum that could put satellites inside every smartphone.
SpaceX was dealt a new setback on April 23, 2006 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after the U.S. government agency dismissed the company’s petition to access a Mobile Satellite Service spectrum that would allow direct-to-device (D2D) capabilities.
The FCC regulates communications by radio, television, wire, and cable, which also includes regulating D2D technology that lets your existing smartphone connect directly to a satellite orbiting Earth, the same way it would connect to a cell tower.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been building toward this through its Starlink Mobile service, formerly called Direct-to-Cell, in partnership with T-Mobile. The service officially launched on July 23, 2025, starting with messaging and expanding to broadband data in October of that year.
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It’s worth noting that SpaceX is not alone in this race. AT&T and Verizon have their own satellite texting deals with AST SpaceMobile, while Verizon separately offers free satellite texting through Skylo on newer phones.
The regulatory foundation for all of this dates to March 14, 2024, when the FCC adopted the world’s first framework for what it called Supplemental Coverage from Space, allowing satellite operators to lease spectrum from terrestrial carriers and fill gaps in their coverage. On November 26, 2024, the FCC granted SpaceX the first-ever authorization under that framework, approving its partnership with T-Mobile to provide service in specific frequency bands. SpaceX then went further, completing a roughly $17 billion acquisition of wireless spectrum from EchoStar, which gave it the ability to negotiate with global carriers more independently.
Starlink’s EchoStar spectrum deal could bring 5G coverage anywhere
This recent ruling by the FCC blocked SpaceX from going further, protecting incumbent spectrum holders like Globalstar and Iridium. But the market momentum is already in motion. As Teslarati reported, SpaceX is targeting peak speeds of 150 Mbps per user for its next generation Direct-to-Cell service, compared to roughly 4 Mbps today, which would bring satellite connectivity close to standard carrier performance.
With a reported IPO targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation on the horizon, each spectrum fight, carrier deal, and regulatory win or loss now carries weight beyond just connectivity. SpaceX is quietly becoming the infrastructure layer underneath the phones of millions of people, and the FCC’s next move will help determine how much further that reach extends.
FCC Satellite Rule Makings can be found here.
Tesla Robotaxi service in Austin achieves monumental new accomplishment
Tesla Cybercab just rolled through Miami inside a glass box
