Nehal Malik
Nehal Malik covers how Tesla’s software-led approach to cars intersects with driver safety, regulation and everyday ownership, with a focus on Full Self-Driving, Autopilot incidents and new digital features for Not a Tesla App. His reporting sits at the junction of automotive hardware and software, explaining what new capabilities mean on the road and how regulators and lawmakers respond. He also writes on broader electric vehicle trends and brand positioning, placing Tesla within the wider automotive and technology landscape.
Full self-driving, Autopilot and regulatory scrutiny
Malik devotes a significant portion of his coverage to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system and driver-assistance features, treating them as both technical products and public policy issues. He reports on software rollouts such as FSD v14 Lite for older Hardware 3 vehicles, detailing version numbers, hardware constraints and Tesla’s own caveats about technical verification, regional adaptation and regulatory approvals. He covers real-world deployments and behavior, including how FSD now hunts for newly opened parking spaces across a lot and how its “Parking at Destination” option chooses where and how a vehicle stops.
Malik also tracks scrutiny from governments and regulators. He covers U.S. lawmakers urging NHTSA to investigate Tesla’s safety claims around FSD, outlining the requested inquiry and situating it against recent investigative reporting on the system. His work extends to European oversight, including coverage of Sweden pressing the European Union to reject Tesla’s FSD on speeding concerns, showing how regional authorities challenge the company’s software and safety narrative. In incident reporting, he chronicles crashes where drivers blame Autopilot, presenting both the driver’s statements and Tesla’s subsequent clarification about whether Autopilot or FSD was active, and reiterating Tesla’s framing of its assistance features as supervised systems that still require full driver attention. Across these stories he connects software behavior, driver expectations and formal oversight, making the implications clear for anyone following automated driving.
Tesla software, apps and in-car experience
Beyond driver-assistance, Malik spends considerable time on Tesla’s software ecosystem, from the mobile app to in-car Easter eggs and infotainment. He covers updates to the Tesla Android app that add interactive, real-time “live update” notifications, explaining how lock-screen notification blocks now show a custom vehicle avatar, charging progress, estimated session cost, time to charge limit and a countdown to sufficient range for a planned route. He highlights how these changes reduce friction for owners by shifting key status information to the notification shade instead of requiring the full app to be opened.
Malik also writes about Tesla’s playful and hidden software touches, such as the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Easter egg, treating them as part of the brand’s identity and owner experience. His feature on Model 3 concepts that never made it from prototype to production walks through scrapped features, giving readers a sense of the design and software ideas considered and abandoned before launch. Taken together, this stream of coverage shows him as a close observer of how Tesla iterates its digital interface and feature set, and how those changes shape the daily experience of driving and charging an electric vehicle.
Manufacturing, quality and vehicle design details
Malik’s reporting also extends inside the factory, where he follows how Tesla uses technology to improve build quality and durability. He covers the introduction of internal microphones in vehicles at the factory to detect squeaks and rattles, explaining how this system helps identify noise issues during production and aims to deliver quieter cars to customers. In his exploration of Model 3 features that never made production, he touches on physical design decisions and hardware trade-offs that define the final vehicle. This mix of quality-control and design stories shows an interest in the nuts and bolts of how Tesla builds cars and the technical measures it adopts to refine them.
EV market rankings and cross-brand comparisons
Malik situates Tesla within the broader electric and automotive market, using data-driven stories to compare brands. He reports on Tesla capturing the top two spots in the 2026 American-Made Index, noting the Model 3 reclaiming the number one position and the Model Y taking second place ahead of models from Jeep, Honda, Lexus and Acura. In other work, he covers survey data showing Apple leading future EV interest despite not yet launching a car, highlighting that Apple ranks behind only Toyota and Honda and ahead of Tesla and other established automakers in consumer intent metrics. These pieces show him using rankings and survey data to frame Tesla’s competitive standing, brand perception and “made in America” narrative within the wider field of automakers and technology companies.
Work across technology and automotive outlets
Malik’s byline appears regularly at Not a Tesla App, where he covers Tesla news, software updates and regulatory developments. His work also runs in other publications focused on technology and electric vehicles, including Tesla North and iPhone in Canada. Across these outlets he maintains a consistent focus on how emerging vehicle technology, especially from Tesla, affects safety, regulation, market dynamics and the everyday experience of owning a connected car.
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