New Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ class action hilariously cites Electrek
New Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ class action hilariously cites Electrek

A new proposed class action accuses Tesla of selling “Full Self-Driving” on millions of vehicles that are physically incapable of delivering it — and to make its case, the 51-page complaint repeatedly cites Electrek’s own reporting.
The suit, Waller v….

A former Tesla Optimus engineer settled a trade secret lawsuit and raised $11M to build the robot hands his old employer still cannot crack
A former Tesla Optimus engineer settled a trade secret lawsuit and raised $11M to build the robot hands his old employer still cannot crack

Proception, a robotics startup founded by former Tesla Optimus engineer Jay Li, has settled a year-long trade secret lawsuit with Tesla and raised an $11 million seed round led by First Round Capital to build dexterous robotic hands. The company told T…

Tesla starts FSD v14 ‘Lite’ rollout to HW3 cars
Tesla starts FSD v14 ‘Lite’ rollout to HW3 cars

Tesla has started rolling out FSD v14 “Lite” to its Hardware 3 (HW3) cars, the company’s AI chief Ashok Elluswamy confirmed today. The build, firmware version 2026.20.5.1, is going out first to early-access drivers.
It’s the first major Full Self-Drivi…

Tesla batteries stolen from Giga Nevada 11+ times since December
Tesla batteries stolen from Giga Nevada 11+ times since December

Trailers loaded with millions of dollars of Tesla car and home batteries have been stolen straight from loading docks at the company’s Nevada operations at least 11 times since December, according to sheriff’s records.
Nine of the suspected cargo theft…

Tesla settles a fatal Full Self-Driving crash lawsuit
Tesla settles a fatal Full Self-Driving crash lawsuit

A settlement is the sound a lawsuit makes when it stops. For Tesla, one just went quiet. The far louder problem, a federal safety investigation, is still talking. Tesla has settled a lawsuit tied to a fatal 2023 crash involving its Full Self-Driving (S…

Zero emission truck deployments SURGED up 37% in 2025 as momentum builds
Zero emission truck deployments SURGED up 37% in 2025 as momentum builds

CALSTART’s Zeroing in on Zero-Emission Trucks report is out, and the results are in: after getting off to a slow start in the first half of 2025, zero-emission truck deployment in the US picked up steam in the second half, climbing to 4.14% of all new …

Survey Sunday: with nearly a trillion dollars, will Elon try to make things right?
Survey Sunday: with nearly a trillion dollars, will Elon try to make things right?

Last week, we asked Electrek readers a simple whether they believed that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, after becoming the world’s first trillionaire, would finally make good on the ambitious promises he spent years making about accelerating sustainab…

TechCrunch Mobility: All eyes on Tesla FSD

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

Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 delivery consensus: 406,000 vehicles expected
Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 delivery consensus: 406,000 vehicles expected

Tesla released its company-compiled delivery consensus for the second quarter of 2026, and Wall Street analysts now expect the automaker to deliver 406,024 vehicles.
That would be just 5.7% growth over the 384,122 vehicles Tesla delivered in Q2 2025 — …

Tesla settles FSD crash lawsuit as federal investigations continue

The lawsuit was connected to a fatal 2023 crash involving a vehicle using the company’s advanced driver assistance system known as Full Self-Driving.