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Red second-generation Tesla Roadster prototype driving on a mountain road

Texas · Roadster

Tesla Roadster Demo Slips to October 15 as a Flood Watch Hits Waco

Tesla moved its outdoor Roadster demo from October 1 to October 15, citing severe weather. The forecast backs it up. The nine-year wait is another story.

Damien KestelooSep 303 min read

Roadster

Tesla Sets October 1 Roadster Reveal, 9 Years After $250M Deposits

Tesla put October 1 on the Roadster, nine years after collecting $250 million in Founders Series deposits. At least the fourth date since November.

Haye KestelooSep 14

Aerial view of rows of Tesla Cybertrucks staged in a lot at Gigafactory Texas

Lawsuit

Tesla's Cybertruck Tooling Is Held By A Supplier That Just Lost A $30 Million Appeal

Court records show Angstrom, the supplier holding Tesla's Cybertruck tooling, lost a $30 million appeal in February and put a subsidiary through Chapter 11.

Haye KestelooJul 28

Lawsuit

Tesla Sues Cybertruck Supplier Over Tooling Locked Inside A Plant It Is Closing

Tesla wants an emergency order to pull Cybertruck tooling from Angstrom Automotive's Troy, Texas plant. Replacement tooling would take five to six months to build.

Haye KestelooJul 25

Rows of gold Tesla Cybercab vehicles staged in a parking lot at Gigafactory Texas

Robotaxi

Tesla Stages 245 Cybercabs at Giga Texas, Hitting EVXL's 200-Unit Call Ten Weeks Early

A drone flyover of Gigafactory Texas on July 18, 2026 captured 245 Tesla Cybercab units staged across Austin factory lots, more than double the 102 cars observers counted five weeks earlier.

Haye KestelooJul 19

Robotaxi

Tesla Adds 58 Robotaxis To Texas Fleet In One Day

Tesla's Texas robotaxi tracker jumped by 58 vehicles on July 15, pushing the company's registered fleet in the state to 175 and marking its biggest one-day increase in the public Texas DMV-based tracker yet.

Haye KestelooJul 15

Cybercab

Tesla Cybercab Clears EPA Certification With 219 HP, Front-Wheel Drive, And A Range Number That Needs A Caveat

Tesla's Cybercab cleared EPA certification: front-wheel drive, 219 hp, 326V pack. The 418-mile calculated range needs a caveat before the window sticker.

Haye KestelooJun 15

Texas

Tesla Cybercab Outbound Lot Hits Its Fullest Yet at Giga Texas

The outbound lot at Gigafactory Texas held its largest visible batch of production Cybercab units yet on Sunday, June 14, 2026, with the gold-finished robotaxis staged in tight rows along the factory’s west side. A widely shared count from a Tesla observer on X put the tally at a record 102 cars, a figure that…

Haye KestelooJun 14

Texas

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