Tesla’s fledgling “Robotaxi” network drove fewer miles for paying customers in the second quarter than in the first, according to a chart the company released Wednesday. The quarter-over-quarter decline runs counter to Tesla’s rhetoric and actions over the past year. Tesla has staked much of its future on the idea of a massive, low-cost, cash-generating
US regulators will begin developing new requirements for automakers to ensure drivers and passengers can exit their vehicles safely. The new rulemaking process, outlined in a regulatory filing and first reported by Bloomberg, follows a series of incidents, including some fatal, in which people were trapped inside cars with flush, electronically actuated door handles, like
Tesla has some numbers to tout its progress on Robotaxi. CEO Elon Musk and other executives said during Tesla’s second-quarter earnings conference call Wednesday that the company continues to expand its autonomous ride-sharing platform, adding more cities and more unattended rides. Since Tesla first launched Robotaxi in June 2025 with a small fleet of Model
Tesla no longer plans to reach “volume production” of three of its newest products (the Cybercab, the Tesla Semi and its Megapack 3 commercial energy storage solution) in 2026, according to a second-quarter shareholder letter released Wednesday. The company also removed language from its first-quarter letter about its Optimus robot reaching “volume production.” The company
Tesla’s next earnings report will be released after the closing bell, and many of the usual topics are on investors’ collective radar, with one big addition: SpaceX. The second-quarter report, which will be released after the closing bell on Wednesday, is Tesla’s first since Elon Musk’s other big company went public last month. Expect analysts
Elon Musk’s posting habits are putting Tesla under the microscope, again. Regulators investigating Tesla’s full self-driving have asked the company for more information about a series of X posts in which CEO Elon Musk said drivers could text and brew espresso while using automated driving-assist technology. In a request for information sent to Tesla on