Tesla confirmed that its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system was engaged when a fatal crash in Texas occurred, saying the driver pressed the accelerator to 100% and the car hit a home at 73 mph. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a Special Crash Investigation and plans to independently retrieve event data recorder (EDR) data. The incident adds to pressure following a 2024 Florida jury verdict that found Tesla 33% responsible in a deadly Autopilot crash, heightening regulatory risk.

A Tesla crashed into a home in a residential neighborhood in Katy, Texas, killing a 76-year-old woman, after the driver said the vehicle was operating on Autopilot. That claim has not been independently verified. The incident comes as NHTSA conducts an engineering analysis into “Full Self-Driving” (Supervised) covering roughly 2.9 million Tesla vehicles, following a probe upgraded in March 2026.

In the first five months of 2026, utility-scale solar in California’s CAISO generated more electricity than natural gas on 82% of days, up from 21% in the same period in 2024 and 2025. Over that span, natural-gas generation fell 60% while gas capacity stayed flat at 29 GW. Battery discharges tripled compared with the same period in 2024, alongside higher hydropower inflows and a doubling of wind imports from New Mexico. The shift points to faster structural replacement across the region, directly weighing on demand for natural-gas fuel.

Ford has begun mass-producing LFP batteries in the United States for a $30,000 electric pickup slated for 2027, a mainstream model built on its UEV platform for the mass market. The automaker is using technology licensed from CATL and says the lower-cost chemistry enables more space and a lower cost of ownership than a Tesla Model Y. The move marks the first large-scale use of LFP batteries by a US automaker in a mainstream vehicle, putting pressure on mid-priced EV segments.