Tesla News Summary That Shareholders Can’t Hold Back Now
- Elon Musk’s Full Self-Driving Tesla Starts Operations in Austin in June
Elon Musk has announced that FSD (Full Self-Driving Without Supervision) Tesla vehicles will begin operating in Austin in June, and will be expanded to several cities across the U.S. by the end of the year. - Despite Forbes report protests, Tesla stores are crowded with customers
“There were more customers trying to test drive Model Y than protesters, and I gave up waiting for an hour and a half,” said Forbes contributor Brooke Crothers, who said it was the busiest Tesla store in LA this year. - Lucid New SUV Reservations Surge… I’m half Tesla owner
Lucid’s interim CEO said 75% of Gravity SUV orders are new customers and 50% are former Tesla owners, announcing a surge in orders in the last two months. - Tesla China Model Y offers 3-year interest-free instalments (through April 30)
Tesla China Offers New Model Y Buyers 3-Year Interest-Free Installment Benefit Through April 30. - Giga Berlin Tesla Breaks 500Kth Model Y Production
The 500,000th Model Y was produced at the Giga Berlin plant in Germany, achieving a major production milestone. - Model Y Rent Program for Giga Berlin Employees
Tesla offers Giga Berlin employees a program to rent two new Model Ys for $27 a day. - FSD Experience Story CNBC David Faber “It’s Real”
CNBC’s David Faber emphasized the reality of the technology, saying, “I’ve ridden an FSD mode Tesla myself over the weekend, and I’ve never touched the wheel.” - Rome Fire Destroys 17 Vehicles in Tesla Exhibition Hall Fire
At least 17 vehicles were damaged in a fire at a Tesla showroom in Rome, with no casualties, and police are investigating with all possibilities open. - Samsung SDI 4695 Battery Production Starts… Enters EV Market in earnest
Samsung SDI will start producing 4695 cylindrical batteries and will be supplied to U.S. customers, first expanding to micro-mobility and then electric vehicles. - Stifel Tesla Target Downgrades, Holds Buy Opinion
Stifel analyst slashed Tesla price target to $474 → $455, but maintains buy opinion and says confidence remains in mid- to long-term growth. - Figure Robot BMW Production Line Starts Actual Work
Humanoid robot company Figure released a video of a robot actually working on a BMW production line, emphasizing that it is a “real environment, not a test.” - Neuralink’s vision-recovery brain chip ‘Blindsight’ is expected to be transplanted into humans for the first time in 2025
Elon Musk said he plans to first transplant Neuralink’s new brain chip ‘Blindsight’ to a completely blind person at the end of 2025, “which is initially low-resolution, but will eventually enable superhuman vision.” - Riders Survive In Cybertruck DUI Car Crash
Father and daughter survived despite Cybertruck crashing into a drunk car driving at 60 mph. “If it was another vehicle, it would have been broken in two,” police said. - Australia’s Tesla Big Battery, Including Megapac, Revenues $160M In Power Deal
Australia’s Energy Market Operator (AEMO) said large batteries posted record profits ($165 billion) in 2024 from power arbitrage, including a number of Tesla megapacks. - United Airlines FAA Approves Aircraft With Starlink… First commercial operation in May
United Airlines said the FAA approved the Starlink-equipped aircraft, with the first commercial operation scheduled to begin in May. - OpenAI Attracts $40 Billion In Investment Based On $300 Billion In Enterprise Value
OpenAI succeeded in raising $40 billion based on an enterprise value of $300 billion, marking the largest investment attraction by an unlisted technology company ever. - Porsche 2025 Taycan, with 105kWh battery, 80km of mileage ↑
Porsche said it has a 105kWh battery in the 2025 Taycan, extending its mileage by about 80 kilometers, and applying adaptive cruise and lane-change assistance as standard.