Tesla Completes Its First Cross - America Journey, Grok's Soul Infused, Musk's "Trinity" Empire Emerges

Elon Musk is single - handedly bringing an end to the era of the century - old automotive industry. This time, Tesla not only made a car cross the United States on its own but also infused it with the soul of Grok, an AI that can perceive the world. What's running on the road may no longer be just a car but a robot on four wheels.

Tesla's FSD accomplishes the feat of crossing the United States with zero human intervention!

On the first day of 2026, Musk's FSD set the social media on fire.

Car owner David Moss drove a Model 3 equipped with FSD v14.2.1.25 and AI4 hardware, completing the world's first third - party verified "zero - intervention" cross - country journey across the United States.

A full 2,732.4 miles, spanning two time zones!

From the Tesla restaurant in Los Angeles to the beach in South Carolina.

It took 2 days and 20 hours, with no human takeover and no human intervention at all.

This is not only a victory for AI but also irrefutable evidence that FSD has officially passed the "physical Turing test".

Musk's decade - long dream finally came true at this moment.

Beyond the sensory stimulation brought by the concept of a cross - country journey, the core lies in the stability of FSD.

You know, Tesla cars can now drive directly from the factory to your doorstep without direct human control.

Many people are gradually realizing that FSD is already very powerful;

but many fail to realize that what's even more terrifying behind FSD is:

Under the steel shell of Tesla cars beats an AI soul named Grok.

If FSD v14 endows the machine with "muscles" and "reactions", then Grok endows it with a "brain" and a "personality".

Car owner @spampeg shared how Grok in his Tesla interacts with the real physical world through the car's cameras.

Grok also appeared in the comment section, confirming that Tesla now has a "dual - brain engine", FSD + Grok.

All new Tesla cars delivered on July 12, 2025, come pre - installed with the Grok AI system.

While everyone's attention is focused on FSD, Grok has already started to evolve in the car.

The century - old automotive industry is on the verge of a major transformation!

If FSD makes the steering wheel a thing of the past, then Grok may completely reshape the automobile.

Injecting a soul into the cold steel

In the updates after version 2025.26, Grok is no longer just a chatbot on the screen. It has evolved into an all - around "interpretive layer" and "action - taker" for Tesla vehicles.

The application of Grok within Tesla is no longer limited to voice control but is deeply embedded in the vehicle's logical cycle.

Let's see how Grok is rewriting the driving experience through the following real - life car owner stories.

Dynamic route planning and life decision - making

Car owners no longer need to input addresses.

All you need to do is tell it: "Grok, take me on a route with no tolls, nice scenery, and high - rated vegetarian coffee shops along the way."

Grok can instantly integrate FSD's navigation system, real - time traffic flow, and online reviews to arrange the entire journey.

Instant fault self - diagnosis and self - healing

When the FSD of a Cybertruck owner reported an error, Grok not only explained the reason but also guided the owner to restart the system through simple screen operations.

This "AI mechanic" ability greatly reduces user anxiety.

Anthropomorphic explanation of driving intentions

During FSD driving, Grok will actively say: "Since there is a large puddle on the road ahead, I'm switching to defensive driving mode and slowing down."

This transparency makes passengers feel like they are dealing with an experienced "old driver" rather than cold code.

Cross - platform personality synchronization

By linking to the X account, Grok can automatically play 1980s synthwave music during long - distance drives based on the owner's daily social preferences or summarize the latest technical discussions of the bloggers the owner follows.

Missed out on OpenAI? No, Musk holds the real "game - changer"

In 2025, the outside world mocked Musk for lagging behind in the AI race and missing out on OpenAI.

However, with the maturity of FSD and Optimus in 2026, this view may need to be re - evaluated.

OpenAI's GPT series is still trapped in the "box" of the digital world, while Musk has built an unprecedented physical AI empire through Grok + Tesla + Optimus.

FSD v14 endows the machine with "muscles" and "reactions", Grok gives it a "brain" and a "personality", and Optimus provides it with a "physical body for action".

Under this "trinity" dominance, Tesla has completely transformed from a car company into a pioneer in defining how artificial intelligence moves, communicates, and works on this planet.

And this is Musk's ultimate ambition.

On November 7, 2025, Tesla's shareholders' meeting just approved an unprecedented executive compensation plan:

In the next decade, Musk will have the opportunity to receive nearly $1 trillion in stock rewards.

On - site, Musk excitedly danced with the robot Optimus:

More than 75% of shareholders voted in favor of the compensation plan worth up to $1 trillion.

The whole place erupted in excitement.

Cheers filled the air.

These people, just like David Moss, the car owner who drove a Tesla across the United States, are absolute supporters of Musk.

Cars + robots + AI. This is Musk's trinity empire, and it's already taking shape with its believers.

From the dialog box to the physical carrier

OpenAI lacks a "body".

Although it can write perfect poems, it cannot perceive gravity or understand the complexity of three - dimensional space.

What Musk has is true embodied intelligence:

More than 7 million Tesla cars are collecting real - world visual data in real - time.

These real physical feedbacks are the "truth" that no text corpus can simulate.

Thanks to Musk's first - principles thinking, the knowledge and experience Grok gains from vehicles can be seamlessly transferred to Optimus.

When Grok's "brain" is installed in Optimus' body, the obstacle - avoidance and perception logic originally used for autonomous driving are seamlessly transferred to the robot.

In 2026, Optimus Gen3 has started performing delicate assembly tasks at the Texas factory, and its 50 - actuator hand component is even considered capable of performing surgical operations in the future.

The Apollo moon - landing moment of autonomous driving

Behind this FSD showcase, we can see Musk's greater ambition.

Let's first compare the costs of FSD and other autonomous driving technologies, such as Waymo's.

There are fundamental differences in efficiency and cost between Tesla's pure - vision solution and Waymo's lidar - based solution in cross - regional expansion:

• Lightweight hardware:

The cost of Tesla's hardware suite (AI4 hardware) is estimated to be only about $1,000, while a typical L4 - level multi -