Tesla’s First Production-Quality Optimus Bots Roll Off Fremont Line
Tesla says early Optimus production is underway on its high-volume Fremont line, with the first production-quality bots coming off a commercially viable process.
Boring Company’s Tesla-Powered Tunnel Truck Now Fits a 20-Foot Freight Container
The Boring Company has mounted a standard 20-foot shipping container on its Prufrock Liner Truck, a remotely operated underground vehicle built with Tesla Model 3 batteries and drive units.
SpaceX Targets First Starship Catch in 4-6 Weeks, Musk Says
Elon Musk says Flight 15 is hopefully four to six weeks away, with SpaceX planning to catch both Super Heavy and Starship before attempting a reflight on Flight 16.
Elon Musk Confirms TSMC Talks for Terafab as Tesla and SpaceX Chase More Chip Capacity
Elon Musk says Terafab is discussing a possible TSMC collaboration, but no deal is announced—and Intel's 14A role is not yet displaced.
Tesla and SpaceX Take the Terafab Name Fight to Federal Court
Tesla, SpaceX and SpaceXAI want a federal judge to declare that the name of their giant Texas chip project does not infringe TERA-print's TERA-FAB trademark.
Tesla Says Cybercab’s Unboxed Factory Line Is Half the Size as Starlink-Equipped Cars Roll Out
Tesla says Cybercab's Unboxed process cuts its factory-line footprint in half, as same-day Giga Texas footage shows rows of cars leaving with Starlink hardware.
Tesla Builds First Cybertruck With Lithium Refined at Its Own Texas Facility
Tesla has built its first Cybertruck using 4680 cells containing lithium refined at its Gulf Coast facility, connecting another major link in its Texas battery chain.
SpaceX Stock Jumps 6.1% as 912 Million Insider Shares Unlock
SpaceX's first major post-IPO lockup release made roughly 912 million employee and early-holder shares eligible to trade. The stock rose anyway, as volume quadrupled.
SpaceX Picks a Texas Home for Its 100-Million-Square-Foot Terafab
SpaceX and Tesla say Terafab will be built in Grimes County, Texas, with an estimated $16.8 billion initial phase, at least 3,000 jobs, and chip production planned for Cybercab, Optimus, and orbital data centers.
Tesla Warns Cybertruck Production Could Stall Within Days
Tesla says it cannot recover specialized tooling from a supplier and warns Cybertruck parts inventory could run out within days.
Tesla’s Cybercab Moves Into Employee Ride Testing
Tesla says Cybercab employee rides at Giga Texas are starting soon, while an engineer working on the vehicle says he logged 50 rides in recent days.
Tesla’s Optimus Factory Is Rising Fast at Giga Texas
New flyover images show steel climbing four floors, floor decking going in, and a wave of footings poured that should let the Optimus robot factory frame up quickly.
Texas Just Added the Tesla Cybercab to Its Official First Responder Plans
Texas DPS now lists the Cybercab Robotaxi on its Connected Autonomous Vehicles page, and the new first responder guide reveals fresh details about how the steering-wheel-free car behaves in an emergency.
A Bigger Model Y Just Got Spotted on U.S. Roads Again
Another covered Model Y L was caught testing in America, and the reporting now points to a Giga Texas build with U.S. sales before the end of 2026.
Cybercabs Get Their Logos at Giga Texas
Tesla just put Cybercab decals on the cars staged in the outbound lot at Giga Texas, the same move it made with the Robotaxi Model Ys before launch.
Tesla Opens Unsupervised Robotaxi Across the Entire Austin Metro
Tesla just turned a small geofenced test zone into a full Austin Metro footprint for unsupervised Robotaxi, with highways, the airport, and Giga Texas now inside the map.
Tesla Roadster Gets a Factory Home: Giga Texas
The Roadster is still delayed, but Lars Moravy and Franz von Holzhausen just gave fans a concrete new marker. Both said on Ride the Lightning that the next-generation Tesla Roadster will be built at Gigafactory Texas, with Moravy hinting more details should unfold in the coming months. The car was first unveiled in 2017 and has been repeatedly pushed, so this is not a launch date. But it is the kind of specific, real-world detail that turns a long-running dream into an actual product with a planned build location.
Tesla Just Put First Steel in the Ground for Its Optimus Factory
Drone footage from Giga Texas shows the first steel structure erected at Tesla's dedicated Optimus factory site, turning the robot roadmap into real industrial capacity.
Tesla’s Cybercab Drives Itself Out of Giga Texas
Elon Musk shared footage of a production Cybercab leaving the factory on its own, and Tesla's AI chief says Austin is next.
Tesla Drops $250 Million on Giga Berlin Battery Expansion, More Than Doubling 4680 Cell Capacity
Tesla is investing roughly $250 million to scale 4680 cell production at Giga Berlin from 8 GWh to 18 GWh, adding over 1,500 jobs as the factory races toward its millionth Model Y.
Giga Texas Drone Footage Suggests the $59,990 AWD Cybertruck May Have Entered Production
Fresh May 11 footage over Giga Texas shows heavy Cybertruck staging activity, and drone operator Joe Tegtmeyer says the sub-$60K Dual Motor AWD variant may be rolling off the line.
Tesla Begins Building Its First Robotaxi-Only Charging Hubs in Arizona
Tesla files permits for two private V4 Supercharger hubs in Arizona built exclusively for its autonomous robotaxi fleet. 56 stalls in Chandler alone.
Tesla Robotaxi Goes Live in Dallas and Houston, Bringing Unsupervised Rides to Three Texas Cities
Tesla expands its unsupervised Robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, with Austin already live. Phoenix, Miami, and five more cities could be next.
Elon Musk Proposes ‘Universal High Income’ Powered By AI and Robotics — And Yes, He Means Optimus
He’s building toward a future where work itself becomes optional - and on Friday morning, he told 32 million people exactly what that looks like.