EU delays Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ vote to December at the earliest
EU delays Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ vote to December at the earliest

The EU won’t vote on Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” on October 6. The draft agenda for the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV) meeting lists only a 25-minute “continuation of discussions” on the Dutch request to extend its FSD approv…

Tesla’s Optimus robot is going through growing pains
Tesla’s Optimus robot is going through growing pains

Hitting its goal of making 20,000 Optimus robots per week is reportedly proving tricky for Tesla. The Information reports that Tesla produced “several hundred robots a week” last month, after it repurposed its Model S and Model X production lines for Optimus earlier this year. However, this strategy is reportedly creating manufacturing snags, like issues […]

Tesla patent shows new Roadster with a hidden 700 kg-downforce rear wing
Tesla patent shows new Roadster with a hidden 700 kg-downforce rear wing

A new Tesla patent application describes a two-piece active rear wing that hides flush in the bodywork and can produce up to 700 kg of downforce once deployed. The car in the drawings looks a lot like the next-generation Tesla Roadster.

The USPTO pu…

Tesla finally moves to electrify trucking after a decade of work and delays

Tesla’s Semi truck, with a 500-mile range, is about to hit the road in big numbers, with the company saying it plans to make 50,000 units a year.

Tesla ramps Optimus to hundreds a week, but the robots can’t generalize
Tesla ramps Optimus to hundreds a week, but the robots can’t generalize

Tesla is now building several hundred Optimus humanoid robots per week at Fremont, roughly 10 times its Q2 output, according to a new report. But the robots coming off the line still can’t handle generalized tasks – limiting their usefulness.

The re…

Tesla Semi finally enters volume production, 7 years behind schedule
Tesla Semi finally enters volume production, 7 years behind schedule

Tesla officially launched high-volume production of the Tesla Semi last night at its new dedicated factory in Nevada, a plant it says can build 50,000 electric trucks per year.

The Class 8 truck was unveiled in 2017 with production promised for 2019…

Here’s the Tesla Semi… again
Here’s the Tesla Semi… again

Remember the Tesla Semi? The long-gestating, heavy-duty truck first introduced in concept form in 2017 is finally in volume production as of April 2026 – nearly a decade after its initial introduction. On Thursday evening, the company held yet another event for the Semi to demonstrate to customers and investors that the long wait was […]

Tesla ‘FSD’ sped in 55% of Brussels 30 km/h zones ahead of EU vote
Tesla ‘FSD’ sped in 55% of Brussels 30 km/h zones ahead of EU vote

Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” broke the speed limit in 55% of the 30 km/h segments a Belgian road safety group tested in Brussels, averaging 44 km/h where the legal limit is 30 km/h.

The results land less than two weeks before EU member s…

Tesla Semi launch sneak peek: several customers are being announced
Tesla Semi launch sneak peek: several customers are being announced

Tesla has lined up at least 11 Semi electric trucks wearing customer logos outside its new Nevada factory, a clear sign that the automaker plans to parade its fleet customers at tonight’s Semi launch event.

A drone flyover of the plant shows trucks …

Tesla’s ‘hardcore lawyers’ went a little too hardcore
Tesla’s ‘hardcore lawyers’ went a little too hardcore

Tesla’s racism trial in California opened Monday with a bad day for the company’s lawyers. The first witness testified that a senior Tesla in-house attorney had called him last week and let him believe he was working for the state, according to Law360 …