Daily EV news · US · 23 October 2026
Electric Vehicles
Porsche, BMW and Liebherr unveil charging innovations as Tesla delays autonomous features
Tesla's Q3 earnings call revealed further delays to unsupervised Full Self Driving, now pushed back at least six months, alongside setbacks to its Optimus humanoid robot programme. Meanwhile, Porsche, BMW and Liebherr have announced genuine charging innovations aimed at speeding up EV charging and eliminating range anxiety, according to the Quick Charge podcast from Electrek.
Why it matters
New charging technology from established OEMs and industrial players could accelerate infrastructure deployment and improve user experience, while Tesla's continued product delays may shift competitive focus to hardware reliability and charging performance over software promises.
United States
23 Oct 2026