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Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast

Episode 538: Tesla's AI5 Chip Delayed

Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast

Ryan McCaffrey

News, Automotive, Business News, Leisure

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Tesla's radically advanced AI5 FSD chip has been delayed, so I'll discuss what that means for prospective Tesla buyers and for the Cybercab. Plus: Tesla fights another US state's direct-sales ban, Porsche unveils an impressive new EV, and more!

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0:00.0

On this week's episode of Ride the Lightning, the Tesla and EV podcast,

0:04.3

Tesla's radically advanced AI5 FSD chip has been delayed,

0:09.5

so I'll discuss what that means for prospective Tesla buyers and for the cybercab.

0:14.4

Plus, Tesla fights another U.S. state's direct sales ban.

0:19.7

Porsche unveils an impressive new EV and more.

0:23.6

... What's happening, friends?

0:44.4

I'm Ryan McCaffrey, joining you for episode 538 of Ride the Lightning, your weekly Tesla and EV podcast.

0:52.2

We've got Daisy the Boxer to my left. Lily is somewhere in the living room.

0:56.6

But anyway, it is another great week of Tesla and EV News. Lots of fun stuff to talk about this week.

1:04.3

And I want to start here. As promised last week, I wanted to follow up on that big story of Apple CarPlay reportedly

1:13.5

coming to Teslas by doing exactly what I said I would, which is making it the subject of this

1:19.2

week's Patreon poll. A reminder that the poll is free to vote from anybody. You don't have to be

1:25.8

supporting me on Patreon. You just swing on by my

1:28.2

Patreon page and vote. And that page is found at patreon.com slash Tesla podcast or just click the link

1:35.9

in the episode description. This might have been a new record for most votes in a poll.

1:43.0

381 of you kindly stop by and cast your vote.

1:46.7

The poll question was,

1:48.1

how excited are you about Apple CarPlay reportedly coming to Tesla's?

1:54.6

41% of you said,

1:56.8

I'm super excited primarily for one or more apps,

2:00.3

like messages with group chat support,

2:03.2

ways, etc.

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