Tesla (TSLA) crashes 12%, sheds $140B as Elon Musk’s ‘just trust me’ doesn’t hold anymore
Tesla (TSLA) crashes 12%, sheds $140B as Elon Musk’s ‘just trust me’ doesn’t hold anymore

Tesla stock is down more than 12% today, wiping out over $140 billion in market value, after the automaker’s Q2 2026 earnings missed on profit and free cash flow turned negative.
The slide got worse during the earnings call, when Elon Musk repeated the…

Tesla says ‘Robotaxi’ is expanding — its own chart shows it’s not
Tesla says ‘Robotaxi’ is expanding — its own chart shows it’s not

Tesla told shareholders this week that its Robotaxi service is expanding. The company’s own chart proves it isn’t.
In its Q2 2026 update, Tesla leaned on a cumulative “paid Robotaxi miles” chart climbing past 2.4 million miles as its headline proof of …

Tesla adds Robotaxi in Tampa and Orlando as Austin stalls at 17 cars
Tesla adds Robotaxi in Tampa and Orlando as Austin stalls at 17 cars

Tesla switched on its “Robotaxi” service in Tampa and Orlando on Monday, adding two Florida cities to a driverless network that still runs on a couple dozen cars. The company’s @robotaxi account announced it in a four-word post: “Robotaxi now in Tampa …

Tesla puts Starlink antenna in Cybercab
Tesla puts Starlink antenna in Cybercab

Tesla and Starlink say SpaceX’s satellite internet is now “directly integrated” into the Cybercab, Tesla’s dedicated robotaxi.
The reveal came through a pair of posts on X on Monday, with a cutaway diagram showing a Starlink antenna sitting in the vehi…

TechCrunch Mobility: A robotaxi ultimatum

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.

Tesla claims Cybercab driving employees at Giga Texas — in a parking lot
Tesla claims Cybercab driving employees at Giga Texas — in a parking lot

Tesla says “Cybercab employee rides at Giga Texas” are “starting soon” — its first stated step toward putting people inside the wheel-less, pedal-less robotaxi.
But the announcement, spread across two Tesla accounts and roughly 2.9 million combined vie…

Waymo goes driverless in Las Vegas, with Denver, San Diego, Tampa next
Waymo goes driverless in Las Vegas, with Denver, San Diego, Tampa next

Waymo has activated fully driverless operations in Las Vegas, its riders will now see vehicles with no human at the wheel, and the Alphabet unit says Denver, San Diego, and Tampa are next in line.
The move adds four new markets to Waymo’s driverless fo…

Tesla maps a tiny Robotaxi zone in Miami while it still can’t scale Texas
Tesla maps a tiny Robotaxi zone in Miami while it still can’t scale Texas

Tesla has mapped out a Robotaxi service area in Miami, publishing a geofence that covers only a small slice of the metro — mostly West Miami and a strip stretching toward Doral and Sweetwater.
It’s the latest city Tesla has drawn a box around, but the …

Tesla begins ‘engineering tests’ of first production Cybercab in Austin
Tesla begins ‘engineering tests’ of first production Cybercab in Austin

Tesla says it has started engineering tests of its first production Cybercab on public roads in Austin, marking the first time a customer-spec unit of the purpose-built robotaxi has been validated outside the factory.
But a video shared by the company …

Zoox upgrades its robotaxi as it prepares for commercial service

The new Zoox robotaxi has more cushioning, lighter colors, and a better microphone and speaker for communicating with Zoox Support.