{"name":"SHADOWMODE change log","description":"Every tracked cell that flips gets a timestamped, sourced entry — including corrections to our own numbers.","count":10,"entries":[{"id":"cl-2026-08-12-safety-panel-retired","date":"2026-08-12","scope":"Terminal","kind":"correction","change":"Safety Signals panel retired and replaced with Fleet Buildout.","detail":"The panel reported a crash count and a crashes-per-mile rate. Three problems, found together: the mileage denominator was modeled from assumed constants (fleet size x 100 mi/day x 180 days) rather than measured; the crash count was a hardcoded figure that had not changed since Dec 2025, so the displayed rate improved automatically as the fleet grew even though no new crash data had arrived; and the cited source was a private individual with no discernible connection to autonomous-vehicle reporting, who never produced the figure attributed to him. That attribution has been removed from this changelog as well. Rather than publish a corrected estimate, the panel has been replaced with Fleet Buildout, which counts vehicles deployed, driverless cities and active states directly from the milestone record — no modeling and no third-party attribution. Tesla does not publish robotaxi production figures, so deployment is what can be counted and is labelled as such.","tier":"sourced","timestamp":"2026-08-12T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"cl-2026-07-03-miami-launch","date":"2026-07-03","scope":"Miami, FL","kind":"milestone","change":"Miami goes live: public robotaxi rides, unsupervised from day one.","detail":"Tesla launched public robotaxi service in Miami on Jul 3, 2026: its first market outside Texas and California and first on the East Coast. No driver or in-car safety monitor from day one. Model Y fleet. Roughly 20 sq mi zone including MIA airport (no terminal pickups yet). Milestones flipped: public_test_program_launched, no_safety_monitor, robotaxi_app_access_opens.","tier":"sourced","source":{"label":"Not a Tesla App, Jul 3 2026","url":"https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/4394/tesla-launches-unsupervised-robotaxi-rides-in-miami"},"timestamp":"2026-07-03T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"cl-2026-07-02-safety-correction","date":"2026-07-02","scope":"Terminal","kind":"correction","change":"Safety panel corrected: \"0 incidents · Excellent\" removed.","detail":"The panel previously hardcoded zero incidents and an \"Excellent\" verdict. It was replaced with reported crash figures attributed to a third-party compilation. The attribution was later found to be incorrect and the whole panel was retired on Aug 12, 2026 — see that entry.","tier":"sourced","timestamp":"2026-07-02T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"cl-2026-07-02-austin-date-correction","date":"2026-07-02","scope":"Terminal","kind":"correction","change":"Austin driverless start date corrected: Dec 14, 2024 → Dec 14, 2025 (internal) / Jan 2026 (public).","detail":"Two panels showed \"Dec 14, 2024\" for the start of Austin driverless operations — a year off from the sourced record. Internal/employee driverless testing began Dec 14, 2025; public driverless rides began Jan 2026.","tier":"sourced","timestamp":"2026-07-02T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"cl-2026-07-02-epistemic-tiers","date":"2026-07-02","scope":"Terminal","kind":"terminal","change":"Epistemic tiering shipped: every number now wears SOURCED, MODELED, or CLAIMED.","detail":"Modeled figures (TAM, projections, readiness scores, mile estimates) no longer carry verdict badges. Verdicts are earned only by sourced data.","tier":"sourced","source":{"label":"This terminal","url":"https://shadowmode.us"},"timestamp":"2026-07-02T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"cl-2026-04-dallas-houston","date":"2026-04","scope":"Dallas & Houston, TX","kind":"milestone","change":"Driverless service began in Dallas and Houston.","tier":"sourced","timestamp":"2026-04-01T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"cl-2026-01-austin-public-driverless","date":"2026-01","scope":"Austin, TX","kind":"milestone","change":"Public driverless rides began (no safety monitor).","tier":"sourced","timestamp":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"cl-2025-12-14-austin-internal","date":"2025-12-14","scope":"Austin, TX","kind":"milestone","change":"Internal/employee driverless testing observed — empty driver seat confirmed on ~2 vehicles.","tier":"sourced","timestamp":"2025-12-14T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"cl-2025-11-17-az-approval","date":"2025-11-17","scope":"Phoenix / Mesa / Tempe, AZ","kind":"milestone","change":"Final regulatory approval granted in Arizona.","tier":"sourced","source":{"label":"AZ DOT","url":"https://azdot.gov"},"timestamp":"2025-11-17T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"cl-2025-09-19-az-permit","date":"2025-09-19","scope":"Arizona","kind":"milestone","change":"AV permit received (applied Jun 26, 2025 — 85 days to grant).","tier":"sourced","source":{"label":"AZ DOT","url":"https://azdot.gov"},"timestamp":"2025-09-19T00:00:00Z"}]}