The market itself is strange. Tesla News Summary

The market itself is strange. Tesla News Summary

1. Tesla Succeeds in Fully Self-Driving Delivery of Model Y
   Tesla delivered the Model Y to its customers’ homes today in Austin, Texas, with no people and no remote control. “This is the first fully autonomous drive on a highway to our knowledge,” Elon Musk stressed.
2. Tesla Installs 70,000th Supercharger
   Tesla is installing its 70,000th Supercharger in Texas, accelerating the expansion of its charging infrastructure.
3. xAI to release Grok 4 in early July
   Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI said it plans to launch the Grok 4 in the first or second week of July.
4. Neuralink unveils 2025-2028 roadmap
   Neuralink has unveiled a technology roadmap for the next few years.
   • 2025: Chip implantation into speech cortex, direct voice decoding of brain signals
   • 2026: The number of electrodes → increased to 3,000, recruiting first-time blind participants
   • 2027: Expanded to 10,000 electrodes, multiple transplants (motor, language, visual cortex)
   • 2028: 25,000 Channels, Start AI-Based Mental Illness and Pain Therapy Study
5. Neuralink Announces Next Generation Brain Surgery Robot
   The new surgical robot has shortened the thread insertion speed from 17 seconds to 1.5 seconds, and is compatible with 99 percent of the population. In addition, the insertion depth can be up to 50 mm and the cost of needle cartridges has been reduced by 95 percent.
6. Elon Musk Says Optimus Robot Control Possible With Brain Chip
   “The future is going to be weird and cool,” Musk said, pointing to a future where users control Tesla’s Optimus robot full-body via Neuralink chips.
7. Neuralink Successfully Transplants 7 Brain Chips
   Neuralink has successfully transplanted ‘telepathy’ brain chips into seven humans, and has also received approval for clinical trials in Canada and the United Arab Emirates.
8. Redwood Energy Runs World’s Largest Used Battery Microgrid
   Redwood operates the world’s largest secondary battery-based energy storage system (63 MWh), powering AI infrastructure company Crusoe’s data center.
9. Redwood Builds EV Battery Reuse Ecosystem
   Redwood recycles more than 20 GWh of batteries per year, equivalent to 90% of North America’s lithium-ion battery recycling. It is preparing more than 100 MW of projects and plans to expand to 5 GWh in the future.