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Riz Akhtar
Riz Akhtar

Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.

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China EV maker Xpeng to launch 3 different Robotaxi models in 2026

  • 6 November 2025
  • One comment
  • Riz Akhtar
Xpeng holds its AI Day, and surprises many by announcing that 3 different Robotaxi models will be launched in 2026.
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  • 2 min
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • EV News

Tesla to add more than 1,000 cars to its Robotaxi fleet

  • 4 November 2025
  • One comment
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla to massively expand its Robotaxi fleet to more than 1,500 operating cars across two states, much faster than many expected.
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  • 2 min
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • EV News

Tesla ramps up Cybercab road testing ahead of production

  • 19 October 2025
  • 4 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla's two door Cybercab - with no steering wheel or pedals - has been spotted undergoing engineering testing ahead of its planned rollout in 2026.
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  • 2 min
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • EV News

Tesla launches FSD Supervised subscriptions in Australia

  • 18 October 2025
  • 9 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla launches the FSD Supervised subscription offer in Australia and New Zealand, making the technology accessible to thousands, if they have the right hardware.
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  • 2 min
  • Autonomous Vehicles

“I just want what I paid for:” Tesla’s first Australian customer not happy with FSD treatment

  • 17 October 2025
  • 12 comments
  • Giles Parkinson
Tesla's first EV customer in Australia is not happy with treatment on FSD, amid reports one law firm has commenced a class action suit against the company.
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  • 2 min
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • EV News

Tesla starts to bundle FSD Supervised, offering almost $5,000 off price

  • 13 October 2025
  • 10 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla bundles FSD into inventory stock, providing nearly $5,000 off the price of FSD enabled cars.
Mind blown while being driven by Tesla FSD Supervised. Source: Tim Eden
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  • 2 min
  • Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla achieves 1 million FSD Supervised km in Australia and NZ

  • 30 September 2025
  • 3 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Within a fortnight of Tesla FSD Supervised landing in Australia and New Zealand, owners have clocked over 1 million kilometres, including one lap of Australia.
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  • 2 min
  • Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla goes all in on FSD, ends Enhanced Auto Pilot option in Australia

  • 28 September 2025
  • 9 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla removes the option of Enhanced Auto Pilot from its configurator, going all in on FSD Supervised drive.
Mind blown while being driven by Tesla FSD Supervised. Source: Tim Eden
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  • 6 min
  • Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla FSD Supervised review: Truly mind blowing, but not flawless

  • 25 September 2025
  • 13 comments
  • Tim Eden
Tesla has raised the bar by a huge margin for driver assistance systems. But impressive as this first Australian FSD release is, it did make several mistakes.
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  • 2 min
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • EV News

Tesla Model Y completes lap of Australia with 13,500 km of FSD Supervised

  • 23 September 2025
  • 12 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla enthusiast and long-distance EV specialist Harald Murphy covers over 13,500 km as he completes an electric lap of Australia using new FSD Supervised system.

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