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September 7, 2021 at 11:17 AM UTC

Welcome to the Hyperdrive daily briefing, decoding the revolution reshaping the auto world, from EVs to self-driving cars and beyond.

Nobody likes to wait for something they’ve ordered online; that’s why Amazon introduced Prime. But for Tesla customers in the U.S., there’s no getting around the waitlist for a Model 3, at least until now.