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Tesla's Cybercab Program Manager Quit the Day After the First Unit Rolled Off the Line
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Tesla’s Cybercab Program Manager Quit the Day After the First Unit Rolled Off the Line

The man who led the development of Tesla’s Cybercab from concept to first production unit just walked out the door. Victor Nechita, who held the title of Vehicle Program Manager for the Cybercab, announced on LinkedIn that he’s leaving Tesla after nearly six years to move to Boston. The departure was first flagged on X…

Tesla Sues Ex-Supplier for Alleged $1B+ Battery Trade Secret Theft
Elon Musk

Tesla’s 100 GW Solar Bet vs. America’s 3.2 GW Reality: Why Musk’s Biggest Promise Yet Should Worry Investors

The same week Tesla posted its second consecutive year of declining vehicle deliveries, the company started hiring engineers to build something it has never successfully built at scale: solar cells. A job posting on Tesla’s website for a solar manufacturing development engineer states the company’s goal is to “deploy 100GW of solar manufacturing from raw…

Tesla Optimus Scores Major Win as Apple AI Engineer Defects to Humanoid Team - Morgan Stanley Analyst Calls Tesla's xAI Investment Proposal A "Testing Of The Waters" For Deeper Musk Empire Integration
Tesla

Tesla Q4 2025 Earnings: Profits Fell 61% But Wall Street Focuses On What Comes Next

Tesla beat Wall Street expectations on earnings and margins in Q4 2025, even as net income dropped 61% and annual profit fell to less than a third of its 2022 peak. Investors shrugged off the decline and pushed shares higher after hours, betting on CEO Elon Musk’s promises of robotaxis, humanoid robots, and a $20…

Elon Musk's '5x Value' Self-Driving Math Has a Fatal Economic Flaw
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s ‘5x Value’ Self-Driving Math Has a Fatal Economic Flaw

I keep seeing Elon Musk’s 2022 Baron Conference clip resurface on X, where he explains why Tesla is a better investment than Mercedes-Benz using “net present value of future cash flows.” The same argument he made at the March 2025 All-Hands meeting when Tesla stock was down 40%: “It’s very difficult for people in the…

Tesla Robotaxi Mishaps Spark Safety Concerns in Austin Trials
Tesla

Tesla RoboTaxi Impresses Wall Street: TD Cowen Reaffirms $509 Target After 40-Mile Test

TD Cowen has maintained its Buy rating on Tesla stock with a $509 price target after analysts took three RoboTaxi rides covering nearly 40 miles in Austin. We have been tracking Tesla’s autonomous ambitions since the June launch, and this marks one of the first instances of Wall Street analysts conducting hands-on due diligence in…

'Big Short' Investor Michael Burry Calls Tesla Stock 'Ridiculously Overvalued'
Tesla

‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Calls Tesla Stock ‘Ridiculously Overvalued’

Michael Burry, the legendary investor who predicted the 2008 housing crash, has publicly declared war on Tesla’s valuation. In a scathing post on his new Substack newsletter “Cassandra Unchained,” Burry called the electric vehicle maker “ridiculously overvalued” and took direct aim at what he calls the “Elon cult.” The criticism comes at a precarious moment…

Tesla

Tesla Expands Direct Rentals to 5 Cities: $60/Day Includes FSD & Supercharging

Tesla is aggressively expanding its direct rental program beyond California, launching a $60/day service in five major U.S. cities to combat post-subsidy sales slumps. Tesla isn’t just selling cars anymore—it’s renting them directly to you for less than the cost of a standard rental car. Following a quiet pilot in California, the automaker is rapidly…

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Tesla Bets Big On Energy Storage With $200M Houston Megafactory As EV Business Stumbles

Tesla is ramping up hiring for its $200 million Megapack battery factory in Brookshire, Texas, just outside Houston, with 41 positions currently posted and a job fair scheduled for the week of November 10, 2025. The facility represents Tesla’s aggressive push into utility-scale energy storage at a time when its automotive division faces mounting challenges…

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