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One of the nation’s largest battery storage facilities opens in Poway
The Nighthawk Energy Storage Project, featuring 300 MW/1,200 MWh of Tesla Megapack batteries, began operations to enhance grid reliability and reduce power costs.
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Recent coverage highlights Tesla's expanding battery storage deployment, strategic AI chip focus, and a major joint investment with SpaceX, portraying growth and innovation.
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/Technology
Tesla to streamline its AI chip design work, Musk says
Tesla will focus its AI chip research on inference chips for real‑time decisions, after announcing the disbanding of its in‑house Dojo supercomputer team, according to a Reuters report.
/Technology
Tesla and SpaceX will invest $16.8B to start building ‘Terafab’ chip factory in Texas
Elon Musk’s companies announce a joint $16.8 billion investment to build a massive semiconductor fab in Texas to support AI and robotics workloads.
/Business
Tesla is suing this Canadian province for cutting it out of its EV incentives
Tesla has filed a lawsuit against Manitoba after the province removed the automaker from its electric‑vehicle rebate program.
/AI
Tesla Releases FSD 14.3.7 Update with New Features
Tesla’s latest Full Self-Driving update adds improved vision, smarter summoning, and a camera preview feature, enhancing autonomous driving capabilities.
/Technology
Federal Probe Targets Possible Defect in 1.2 Million of Tesla’s Most Popular Models
The NHTSA opened an investigation after complaints that a suspension component could detach, potentially causing loss of steering control in Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.
/Technology
Tesla made its 10 millionth EV
Tesla has built its 10 millionth electric vehicle, a milestone that brings it closer to its CEO Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package goals.
/Business
Tesla buys the entire output of a new 140 MW Texas solar farm
Tesla has signed a long‑term power purchase agreement to purchase all of the output from a new 140‑MW solar farm in northeast Texas.
/Startups
Tesla quietly closes mystery AI acquisition, still no details
Tesla finalized a roughly $2 billion AI hardware acquisition, details remain undisclosed in its Q2 2026 filing.
/Technology
Musk Updates Progress of Tesla’s Optimus Humanoid Robot, Warns of Initial ‘Long and Flat’ Production Ramp
Tesla announced a dedicated Optimus production line in Fremont, with initial output expected later this year, but CEO Elon Musk cautioned that scaling the humanoid robot will be harder than any previous manufacturing program.
/Technology
Tesla’s robotaxis are moving in reverse
Tesla’s Robotaxi network drove fewer miles for paying customers in Q2 than in Q1, with the fleet covering only about 700,000 miles compared to 1.1 million in the first quarter.
/Business
Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 earnings report
Tesla reports record revenue but weak earnings, with a sharp decline in operating margin and negative free cash flow.
/Technology
Tesla’s door handles may spur new US safety rules
Regulators are considering new safety rules for electronically operated door handles after incidents involving Tesla vehicles. The potential rulemaking could affect all automakers with similar designs.
/Technology
Tesla’s 2026 Summer Update: auto navigation, Grok phone calls, Caraoke scoring, and more
Tesla rolled out its 2026 Summer software update, adding Grok voice commands for car controls, automatic navigation that learns routines, and a scoring system for Caraoke.
/Technology
Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB confirms
The NTSB report shows the Tesla driver overrode the Full Self‑Driving system and accelerated to 100%, causing a high‑speed crash into a house that killed a 76‑year‑old resident.
/Business
Tesla's Profit Per Vehicle Has Been Dropping Significantly
CleanTechnica reports Tesla’s net profit per vehicle fell 40% from 2025 to 2026, raising concerns about the company’s profitability trajectory.
/AI
Tesla FSD is about to know your specific house and neighborhood better than any map
Tesla announced it is building a feature that lets drivers teach their car where to go, enabling the vehicle to remember spoken instructions for future trips.
/Technology
Tesla rolls out robotaxi service in Miami
Tesla announced the launch of its robotaxi service in Miami, expanding its autonomous vehicle fleet and testing new AI‑driven operational models.
/Technology
The robotaxi law that could ban Tesla
New Jersey’s new legislation would require driverless cars to use lidar and radar in addition to cameras, effectively preventing Tesla’s camera‑only robotaxi system from operating in the state.
/Business
Tesla launches AI‑driven autonomous charging network
Tesla announced a nationwide network of AI‑managed charging stations that automatically schedule and pay for charging sessions, aiming to reduce wait times and improve energy efficiency.
/Technology
Tesla launches startup challenge to scale Giga Berlin battery cells
Tesla is opening its Gigafactory Berlin to outside startups through a new “Cell Giga Challenge,” inviting them to pilot technologies inside its live battery cell production line.
/Technology
Tesla Launches Solar Roof 2.0, Integrating AI‑Optimized Energy Storage
Tesla’s new Solar Roof 2.0 features AI‑driven energy management, allowing homes to predict and optimize power usage in real time. The update also introduces a new battery pack that can store up to 50% more energy than the previous model.
/Infrastructure
Tesla Robotaxi Arrives in Miami: Florida’s Rain Is the Hardest Test Yet for Camera‑Only FSD
Tesla launched its Cybercab robotaxi service in Miami on July 3, 2026, testing the camera‑only Full Self‑Driving system in tropical weather and under federal scrutiny for safety in adverse conditions.
/Business
Tesla caps employee AI spending at $200/week except for Grok
Tesla announced a $200‑per‑week limit on employee AI token spend, excluding its own xAI products, to control rising costs and steer usage toward in‑house models.