Life With Middie, Our Tesla Experiences

It's been years with the old voice commands list, and suddenly, the conversational natural language capabilities we were originally promised are here! Grok can now control many functions in your Tesla! 

Summer Release 2026 is here and it's quite remarkable.

Yet, there are still things Grok can't do (yet), so a new list is in order...

Making, rekindling, and strengthening relationships is very important to me these days. Every Tesla event I go to gives me an opportunity to do just that. And today's Tesla Semi event in Chesterfield MO was no exception.

And, oh yeah, that Semi thing, I got to sit in it!

I admit it, I was WRONG... Today was the day MIDDY 1.0 was given a new lease on life by Tesla's amazing AI team. Thanks team! You really can experience some V14 goodness on potato cameras!

Also, we talk about the future of FSD and some of the trends that tell us what's coming!

Our first experience with MIDDY 2.0 driving us from our house in Saint Peters, MO to Nashville, TN via Jasper IN was so boring and yet so amazing. Not one intervention or disengagement. We tell the tale as well as share our most recent trip to Indy for the 2026 Final Four!

In the first of a three part series, we talk about how we got to this point in our personal multi-year journey as an FSD beta tester

And sure enough, Elon announced last night that 14.3 is in the hands of employees... Told Ya!

I wasn't expecting to hear much about HW3 on the conference call with Optimus, Robotaxi, and Semi being the stars of the show, well, and Energy too.

But what wasn't said spoke volumes on the future of HW3 cars.

See if you agree with me...

It's been 2,000 miles, and it's time to share my impressions after an over 500 mile roadtrip that surprised me to say the least.

In a word, amazing...

And I include an introduction to Sean Rust, the author of our latest Audiobook production for Audible entitled "Technically Tesla".

After waiting almost five years, we finally upgraded to MIDDY 2.0, our 2026 Launch Series Tesla Model Y. We tell the story of our experience and offer suggestions on whether or not you should consider upgrading too.

Delivery of MIDDY 2.0 (2026 Launch Series Tesla Model Y) is just days away! We summarize how to perform the same pre-delivery tasks we did last week, unmask the meaning behind a Tesla VIN #, and provide an update on our 2025 Travel Like Robert Roadtrip Series.

After nearly five years, it's time for MIDDY 2.0!

We'll share the experience of ordering our third Tesla vehicle purchase with you!