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Tesla has settled the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Edgar Monserratt Martinez, an 18-year-old killed in a 2018 crash involving a 2014 Model S whose owner-requested 85 mph (137 kph) speed limiter had been disabled before the fatal high-speed impact, court records show. The automaker was removed as a defendant Sunday, with…
Samsung Electronics will hold an equipment installation ceremony at its Taylor, Texas foundry on April 24, 2026, kicking off the final run-up to mass production of Tesla’s AI5 and AI6 autonomous-driving chips on a 2-nanometer process. Han Jin-man, president of Samsung’s Foundry Business Division, will lead the ceremony alongside executives and representatives from materials, component,…
Tesla is developing an all-new compact electric SUV priced below its current entry-level Model 3 sedan, according to a Reuters report citing four people familiar with the matter. The vehicle would measure 4.28 meters (about 14 feet) in length, roughly 20 inches shorter than the current Model Y, and three sources say it would be…
Austin environmental groups are calling out Tesla for the four-year delay of the Giga Texas "Riverfront Eco-Park." While a new 28-acre site plan has been filed, it falls far short of the 290-acre paradise originally promised.
Tesla faces a $43.9 billion shift in free cash flow expectations, yet its stock remains resilient at 178x forward earnings. We break down the Q1 2026 delivery miss, the $20 billion AI capex cycle, and why the valuation disconnect is reaching a breaking point.
California’s top ride-hailing regulator confirmed Tesla’s “Robotaxi” service holds only a limousine permit and is exempt from all autonomous vehicle reporting requirements.
Elon Musk unveiled Tesla and SpaceX‘s “Terafab” chip manufacturing project on the night of March 21, 2026, at a theatrical event inside Austin’s defunct Seaholm Power Plant — light beams shooting into the sky, Texas Governor Greg Abbott in the audience — and walked away without giving a construction timeline or confirming how the estimated…
Tesla officially launches the Terafab project to manufacture AI5 chips domestically. Elon Musk warns of a critical chip supply shortage by 2029, prompting Tesla to move toward semiconductor independence.
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