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The Original Tesla Model S Leather Key Fob Holder
For the last year and a half I’ve kept my Model S key inside a fabric USB holder. It works just fine in preventing scratches as well as not adding bulk so it fits nicely in my pocket. But the cheapness of the solution does not match the sleekness and quality of the key provided by Tesla.
Yesterday I got a hold of the Rustic Leather FobPocket from Abstract Ocean. The FobPocket is a leather sleeve for your Model S key. As soon as I opened the shipping envelope I knew this would be something different. It comes in a black box which evokes the emotion of jewelry. The product name and company logo are indented on the top in silver; a classic touch. When you open the box the Fob is nestled in red satin, again, as if it was made for a precious stone. Packaging is so often overlooked, but not in this case. A lot of thought went into creating a fitting delivery system for the FobPocket.
Tesla Model S Leather Key Fob Holder
The FobPocket is leather with an even all around tan and finished in rustic, distressed style. It looks like it will age wonderfully and reveal character over time. There is no information about the leather in the package so I visited their web site which states it’s “premium” leather.
As you handle the FobPocket you notice the attention to detail. The stitching is even, quite thread-good and runs fully around the outline of the sleeve. They also stitch in the leather loop that holds the silver key ring. Abstract Ocean says it’s hand-stitched but I couldn’t find any information about where it is made.The ring is flat, not round, which makes it a bit harder to load in keys and adds unnecessary weight to the item. I will replace it will a much smaller, lighter round ring.
The inside of the FobPocket is lined with black satin, which allows your key to easily enter the sleeve. Insert your key with the frunk end (Tesla logo) first. There is a flap that encloses the open end and fastens with a substantial snap. No velcro here.
The top of the FobPocket sports the classic profile of the Model S, heat-embossed into the leather. A subtle reminder that you are holding the key to one of the best cars every manufactured.
I only carry one real world key with me, as all the locks on my home are keyed to the same notches, so I’m adding almost nothing to the overall weight of the FobPocket. It’s definitely heavier and more sizable than the fabric USB holder and the snap adds some bulk, but overall I’m fine with it in my front right pants pocket. I found no issues operating the Model S key switches. Certainly the leather requires a bit more pressure, but that helps prevent accidental activation.
There is also a smartly concealed compartment inside the FobPocket to store an extra battery. This is a very clever feature and one I will definitely use. I change the battery in my Model S keys each time I spring ahead or fall back. I know it’s a bit neurotic, but I’m confident my key will never fail me.
When we think Tesla, we often think high tech, which is normal. The FobPocket is a low tech, classic and genuine accessory that fits directly into the Teslarati lifestyle. You own a car with the coolest key around. Why not give it a fitting home. At $25.99, I would not hesitate to gift it and will likely do so this holiday season. The rustic qualities of the FobPocket makes it best suited as a gift for Model S owners.
Tesla has taken home the “Overall Loyalty to Make” award from S&P Global Mobility for the fourth consecutive year, reinforcing Tesla owners’ willingness to come back. The 2025 awards are based on S&P Global Mobility’s analysis of 13.6 million new retail vehicle registrations in the U.S. from October 2024 through September 2025. The complete list of 2025 winners includes General Motors for Overall Loyalty to Manufacturer, Tesla for Overall Loyalty to Make, Chevrolet Equinox for Overall Loyalty to Model, Mini for Most Improved Make Loyalty, Subaru for Overall Loyalty to Dealer, and Tesla again for both Ethnic Market Loyalty to Make and Highest Conquest Percentage.
Tesla’s streak in this category started in 2022, and the brand has now won the Highest Conquest Percentage award for six straight years, meaning it keeps pulling buyers away from other brands at a rate no competitor has matched. Tesla’s retention among Asian households reached 63.6% and among Hispanic households 61.9%, rates that significantly outpace national averages for those groups. That breadth of appeal across demographics adds a layer of significance to a win that some might dismiss as routine.
The timing matters too. After several consecutive quarters of decline, Tesla’s share of U.S. EV sales jumped to 59% in Q4 2025. That rebound, arriving just as competitors were flooding the market with new models and incentives, suggests Tesla’s loyalty numbers are not simply the result of limited alternatives. Buyers are still choosing it when they have plenty of other options.
What keeps Tesla owners coming back has a lot to do with the and convenience of charging. The Supercharger network is the most straightforward example. With over 65,000 Superchargers globally, it remains the largest and most reliable fast-charging network in the world, and owners who have built their routines around it face a real practical cost when considering a switch. Competitors have made progress, but the consistency, speed, and availability of Tesla’s network is still the benchmark the rest of the industry is chasing. Then there is the software side. Tesla has built a model where the car you own today is functionally different from the car you bought two years ago, through over-the-air updates that add continuous game-changing improvements such as Full Self-Driving that has moved from a driver-assist feature to an increasingly capable autonomous system. For many Tesla owners, leaving the brand means starting over with a car that will not get meaningfully better over time, and that is a trade-off fewer and fewer are willing to make.
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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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Tesla Robotaxi service in Austin achieves monumental new accomplishment
