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SpaceX's 52-metre Ship 40 became the first Starship upper stage to survive reentry after a soft splashdown on July 24, but recovery crews now face rough seas in the Indian Ocean.

Tesla is scaling closed-loop battery recycling across the US to reclaim critical materials at a volume rivaling North American mining output.

Three automakers still skip CarPlay support entirely. Tesla, Rivian and GM each continue building their own infotainment stacks instead.

Tesla and SpaceX have selected Grimes County, Texas for TERAFAB, the planned semiconductor manufacturing facility they describe as the largest in human history.

Three Teslas ran identical reaction-time tests under successive FSD versions. The results quantify gains from both newer hardware and updated software.

911.5 million SpaceX shares became eligible to trade Thursday after the first major post-IPO lockup expired. The stock rallied instead of selling off.

SpaceX’s Terafab will run on natural gas power plants rather than Tesla solar panels.

Tesla filed plans for a $10.1 billion vertically integrated solar cell plant in Fort Bend County, Texas. Construction is targeted to begin this year and finish in 2028.

Tesla is reportedly pushing a firmware update to its Mobile Connector portable chargers. The change marks a rare software intervention for the hardware units.

Tesla app 4.59.5 adds Pet Mode Live Activity on Android plus two Tesla Assist upgrades. • Pet Mode Live Activity on Android • Tesla Assist now processes photos • Continued conversations supported

SpaceX has restored the free Starlink Mini kit rental for new Residential Max subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. The tier also includes half-off portable Roam plans.

Tesla extended PCS warranty coverage on pre-2026 Cybertrucks to 8 years or 150,000 miles after admitting the component does not meet reliability standards. Owners had previously paid up to $7,200 for replacements.

563 miles of range from a 108.7 kWh battery in the first BMW i3 now entering production in Munich. The sedan targets Tesla's Model 3 with those initial specs.

Emails reportedly show Tesla sought written assurance from Dutch regulators that its FSD safety data would never be released publicly. The request was granted.

Two resorts now have Vegas Loop stations after Sahara Las Vegas opened its own. The Boring Company has a permit in place for another.

Over 100 million square feet is the planned footprint for Tesla and SpaceX's Terafab. That equals 3.6 square miles, or roughly 10% of Miami's total land area.

Tesla drivers keep receiving speeding tickets from Full Self-Driving, with owners left to pay the fines. Waymo's CEO spent over forty minutes detailing why the system will not surpass human drivers.

Elon Musk shared a Terafab video that includes a brief look at the Robovan next to Optimus on the factory grounds.

500 MWh of Tesla Megapack storage just went live in Texas at Ørsted’s Old 300 project. The 250 MW system is now supporting the state grid.

22 Tesla Supercharger sites are now in EVIO's deployment pipeline. The locations will use 325 kW and 500 kW units.

California’s updated EV incentive program offers a $3,500 rebate for qualifying new and used vehicles. Certain Tesla models meet the eligibility rules under the fresh details.

Tesla is pushing a new maps data package to vehicles across North America. It refreshes street layouts, speed limits, and points of interest.

Tesla lists 36 job openings for its Terafab. • Industrial Hygienist • Sr. Process Engineer, Lithography • Sr. Process Engineer, Dry Etch

Over 3,000 metric tons of battery material were recycled by Tesla at its Nevada facility in 2025, the equivalent of 9,000 Model Y RWD vehicles. The company also released video of the process and noted its Texas site is ramping up.

$16.8 billion is the estimated capital requirement for the first phase of Terafab from SpaceX and Tesla combined. The facility is projected to employ at least 3,000 people, with later expansions expected to push total investment higher.

Tesla secured a U.S. design patent for the Robovan, covering the autonomous mass transit vehicle's distinctive styling.

Cybertruck production at Giga Texas has resumed after Tesla secured a court win against a parts supplier. Inventory is building again at the plant.

A Tesla was clocked at 64 mph in a 45 mph zone under Full Self-Driving. The driver told police they bore no responsibility for the speed.

SpaceX confirmed its next Terafab site in Grimes County. Construction is expected to begin within months.

5 MWh Megapack 3 units are now in production at Tesla's Texas site, the company's third Megafactory. • 86,000 lbs weight • 28-foot enclosure for global shipping • Optimized for up to 8-hour duration

Trump's comments on Iran triggered a tech rebound in Dow Jones futures. Apple, Micron, Nvidia, Sandisk and Tesla led the moves.

500 kW Tesla Superchargers will begin appearing at EVgo stations this fall.

SpaceX increased its Tesla Megapack purchases in Q2 to supply backup power for the Colossus AI data centers in Greater Memphis. The batteries address grid constraints at the expanding site.

Some Tesla owners running FSD V14 Lite report their Autopilot computers overheating during use. The issue appears tied to the update's processing demands on the hardware.

Waymo laid out its case for a multimodal autonomy stack that fuses cameras, radar, and LiDAR. The approach stands in contrast to vision-only systems now scaling elsewhere.

$2.3B CAD contract will deliver secure Military Ka-band coverage over Canada's Arctic starting in 2028. SpaceX will launch the satellites under the 15-year deal with Telesat.

Ørsted has commissioned 500 MWh of Tesla BESS at the Old 300 project in Needville, Texas, now operating on the ERCOT grid. Battery storage is supplying power during tight supply margins, the company said.

SpaceX is reportedly partnering with Nvidia to equip its Starmind satellites with orbital datacenters.

EVgo has started constructing licensed V4 Superchargers that appear in the Tesla navigation app and include both NACS and CCS1 plugs.

EVgo will add Tesla Superchargers to its metropolitan network under its own branding. The sites will appear in Tesla in-car navigation for automatic driver routing.

Tesla says Manitoba's EV rebate exclusion has already cost its Canadian customers $560,000. The automaker is suing the province, which is asking the court to dismiss the challenge.

Chamath Palihapitiya warned short sellers against betting against SpaceX, noting the same aggressive pressure once targeted Tesla in its early public years. Reports of elevated short interest in the company prompted the caution.

Tesla and SpaceX earnings both zero in on capital expenditures as the companies expand manufacturing and infrastructure. The pattern shows up across their latest quarterly updates.

39% of Europeans say Elon Musk damages Tesla's image more than China's links do for BYD. The finding comes from a study tracking Musk's sharply negative perception across the continent.

Tesla HW3 computers are overheating on FSD V14 Lite, with owners reporting thermal issues under the dashboard as the software reaches legacy hardware.

SpaceX purchased $295 million of Tesla Megapacks in Q2 2026. Its total spend on the systems for datacenters has now passed $800 million since last year.

Musk issued a second warning to SpaceX short sellers hours before the company's first earnings release as a public firm. He wrote on X: "I try to warn them, but they just double down …

Tesla Semi commercial operations are expanding into France after early sales listings appeared in Germany. The move marks the first official European market beyond initial test deployments.

Tesla has rolled out a lineup of accessories for the Model Y L, with North American availability expected soon.

Tesla is sending free 2-month trials of Full Self-Driving (Supervised) to owners across Europe. The push aims to expand real-world usage of the software on the continent.

Ashok Elluswamy is standing firm on Tesla's Full Self-Driving speed strategy, which no longer lets drivers set a manual max limit. Owners say the shift from earlier versions has left the behavior unclear.

Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov argues that camera-only self-driving systems hit a hard safety ceiling from weak sensing long before reaching full autonomy. The remarks target the core limitation in Tesla's approach without naming the company.

Tesla sold 4,778 vehicles in Australia in July, its strongest July on record and up 404% from a year earlier. More than half were Model Y L six-seaters, the first time Tesla has broken out that variant in its local sales data.

93,579 China-made Teslas sold in July, up 37.8% from a year earlier. The total is the company's best July on record, its strongest month of 2026 so far, and the ninth straight month of growth.

Tesla's China sales fell 19% in the first half of 2026 from the 2023 peak, reaching the lowest level in years. Exports from Giga Shanghai jumped 127% in the same stretch.

A European survey finds Elon Musk's public image hurts Tesla's reputation more than BYD's ties to the Chinese state. The gap shows up across multiple markets in the poll.

A Texas supplier is demanding $250,000 a week from Tesla before releasing Cybertruck tooling the company says it already owns. The dispute centers on equipment the supplier is holding pending payment.

1.2 million Teslas are now under federal probe after more than 150 complaints of front suspension failures. A creaking noise while turning was often the only clue before the component gave out.

649 km of range is the headline spec for Audi's upcoming A2 e-tron, delivered through aerodynamics that match Tesla-level efficiency in the brand's most affordable EV.

Tesla's longer-wheelbase Model Y L introduces the company's most advanced climate controls yet as the variant reaches the U.S. market.