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Krishnamoorthi asked whether NHTSA has evaluated the driver-monitoring system's effectiveness when the cabin camera is obstructed and what findings would constitute a safety defect, requesting a written response by September 30, 2026.","occurredAt":"2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":null,"deploymentId":null,"companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","dataCenterId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"severity":"moderate","rootCauseCategory":null,"rootCauseDetail":null,"affectedUnitsCount":null,"affectedUnitsBasis":null,"remediationStatus":null,"regulatoryAction":"inquiry_opened","regulatoryBody":"NHTSA","propertyDamageEstimateUsd":null,"damageEstimateBasis":null,"bodilyInjurySeverity":null,"fatalityCount":null,"lossCostClass":null,"sourceQualityTier":null,"oshaRecordable":null,"oshaCaseNumber":null,"rootCauseDisclosed":null,"publicDisclosureDate":null,"insuranceClaimPublic":null,"formFactor":null,"latitude":null,"longitude":null,"autonomyClass":null,"legalOutcomeClass":"unknown","createdAt":"2026-09-11T22:41:27.298Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T18:42:05.393Z","model":null,"deployment":null,"company":{"id":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","name":"Tesla","slug":"tesla","description":"Electric-vehicle and AI company (NASDAQ: TSLA), founded 2003 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a physical-AI program spanning three robotics fronts: a [robotaxi ride-hailing service](/models/tesla-robotaxi), the [Optimus](/models/tesla-optimus) humanoid robot, and the forthcoming purpose-built [Cybercab](/models/tesla-cybercab).\n\nRobotaxi: Tesla launched robotaxi service in Austin in July 2025 and operates in two markets as of mid-2026: Austin (unsupervised L4 driverless; small active fleet of ~14, of ~42 vehicles registered with the Texas DMV, late May 2026) and the San Francisco Bay Area (supervised L2 under a CPUC TCP permit; ~1,655 vehicles registered with CPUC but only ~9 active as of late May 2026, down from a ~168 peak in January 2026). The active US unsupervised fleet is ~20 (14 Austin / 3 Dallas / 3 Houston) and has declined since a late-2025 / early-2026 peak; registered counts far exceed the active operating fleet. The vehicles are 2026 Model Y cars running Tesla's [Full Self-Driving / Autonomous Driving System](/brains/tesla-fsd-bot). At its Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026), Tesla announced plans to expand to seven additional US cities (Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Las Vegas) in H1 2026; Dallas and Houston launched in April 2026, while the other five (Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Las Vegas) slipped to 'preparations underway'. The Austin operation carries a [federally-mandated crash-reporting record](/incidents/tesla-robotaxi-austin-nhtsa-crash-record-2025-2026) (17 NHTSA-reported incidents July 2025 to March 2026, including two teleoperator-caused crashes; zero major crashes and no citations per Austin PD), and NHTSA has separately inquired into videos of erratic driving.\n\nOptimus: Tesla's humanoid robot, with Gen 3 mass production commencing at the Fremont factory on January 21, 2026. Notably, at the January 2026 earnings call [Musk](/people/elon-musk) admitted that as of then zero Optimus robots were doing 'useful work' in Tesla's factories. Units at Fremont and Giga Texas are in a supervised learning and data-collection phase, not yet performing productive autonomous manufacturing work. Tesla committed $20B+ in 2026 capex toward Optimus, plans to convert its Fremont Model S/X lines to Optimus manufacturing (toward a stated 1-million-unit/year capacity by end-2026), and is constructing a dedicated Giga Texas facility, all production-capacity ambitions, with first productive internal deployment projected for late 2026 to 2027.\n\nCybercab: a purpose-built, steering-wheel-free dedicated robotaxi vehicle, with production expected to begin around April 2026, not yet the deployed service vehicle as of early 2026.\n\nTesla's physical-AI program operates under intense regulatory and public scrutiny, and is notable for the gap between its publicly stated targets and demonstrated results.","status":"public","founded":2003,"hq":"Austin, Texas, USA","hqLat":30.2711286,"hqLng":-97.7436995,"hqGeocodedAt":"2026-08-05T14:51:18.270Z","hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"tesla.com","fundingTotal":null,"type":"both","roles":["robot_maker","robot_operator"],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","heatIndex":73,"lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.tesla.com/we-robot","title":"Tesla — Optimus","sourceName":"Tesla","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_(robot)","title":"Optimus (robot) — Wikipedia","sourceName":"Wikipedia","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/waymo-halts-freeway-rides-after-robotaxis-struggle-in-construction-zones/","title":"Waymo halts freeway rides after robotaxis struggle in construction zones","sourceName":"Transportation & Auto News | TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-05-21T22:15:00.000Z"},{"url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-robotaxi-austin-14-crashes-nhtsa/","title":"Tesla robotaxi Austin launch, expansion plans, NHTSA erratic-driving inquiry","sourceName":"CBS News","publishedAt":"2026-02-17"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/tesla-reveals-two-robotaxi-crashes-involving-teleoperators/","title":"Tesla's two teleoperator-caused robotaxi crashes; 17 NHTSA incidents unredacted","sourceName":"TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-05-15"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/04/22/tesla-optimus-production-fremont-model-sx-line/","title":"Musk admits zero Optimus doing useful work; Fremont Model S/X line conversion to Optimus","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-04-22"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/05/26/tesla-robotaxi-fleet-shrinking-not-growing/","title":"Tesla robotaxi active fleet shrinking (34 total/20 unsupervised, May 2026); safety bottleneck","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-05-26"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/04/18/tesla-robotaxi-launches-dallas-houston-small-geofences/","title":"Tesla robotaxi Dallas/Houston launch; fleet ~80 Austin; transparency/redaction record","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-04-18"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/waymo-dominates-texas-autonomous-vehicle-registrations-as-tesla-trails-behind/","title":"Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind","sourceName":"Transportation & Auto News | TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-05-29T00:14:35.000Z"},{"url":"https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/regulatory-services/licensing/transportation-licensing-and-analysis-branch/autonomous-vehicle-programs/autonomous-vehicle-program-permits-issued","title":"CPUC — passenger-transportation / AV program permits. 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Public demos from 2022 to 2024 showed slow walking and basic object manipulation."},{"label":"Optimus specs (company-claimed)","value":"5'8\" tall, 125 lb, 2 mph walking speed, 150 lb lift capacity, $20,000 target price. Not independently verified."},{"label":"Optimus timelines (claimed vs delivered)","value":"Promised 2022 production and useful work in 2023 did not happen. In July 2026 Musk set a slow Fremont ramp from late July and a Gen 3 reveal in mid-2026."},{"label":"We, Robot demo was teleoperated (reported, Oct 2024)","value":"Optimus robots at the Oct 2024 event appeared autonomous but were remotely operated, per Bloomberg and Morgan Stanley. Tesla issued no correction."},{"label":"Optimus weekly output (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"From a few dozen units a week in Q2 2026 to several hundred by August on the former Model S/X line, aiming for 1,000+ a week by year-end, per Electrek citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus build issues (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Hand assembly with 100+ screws, durability and sensor problems, and supplier quality at volume were flagged as bottlenecks, per The Information via Electrek."},{"label":"Optimus training data (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Some factory staff resisted motion-capture data collection, so Tesla moved it to dedicated teams and training hubs, per Ars Technica citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus factory at Giga Texas (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"About 40% of the steel frame was up by Oct 2026 on a 7M+ sq ft plant, with limited output eyed for late 2027, per drone observer Joe Tegtmeyer via Humanoids Daily."},{"label":"Optimus suppliers (reported)","value":"Sanhua (linear actuators, ~$685M order), Tuopu Group (rotary actuators and assembly), Nidec (motors), Moog (actuators), Green Harmonic and HDS (harmonic drives)."},{"label":"Optimus bill of materials (reported)","value":"Actuators are about 35% of cost (~$7,000) and reducers 10-15%. 60-70% of components are Chinese; NdFeB magnets (~8% of cost) are almost all from China."},{"label":"Optimus reducer suppliers (reported)","value":"Green Harmonic leads harmonic reducers (~25% share); Fengli Intelligent is a secondary supplier; Beite Technology makes ball screws for the hands."},{"label":"Optimus supplier audits (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"The Optimus team was auditing Chinese suppliers including Tuopu Group, Joyson Electronics and Sanhua in Ningbo, per CnEVPost and SCMP. Not confirmed by Tesla."},{"label":"Musk humanoid forecast (claimed, Sep 2026)","value":"Musk told CCTV Finance there will be at least 1 billion humanoid robots within 10 years, and possibly 10 billion in 15. A CEO prediction, not a production commitment."},{"label":"AI5 and AI6 memory cut for Optimus (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Tesla halved AI5 RAM to 72GB and cut AI6 to 144GB to secure chip volume for Optimus, keeping memory bandwidth the same."},{"label":"Autonomy stack and robotics","value":"Tesla intends its FSD neural networks and Dojo training compute to carry over to robotics; Ashok Elluswamy leads the software stack."},{"label":"Robotics patents","value":"3 USPTO robotics patents (humanoid design, linear actuator, tendon-driven hand), alongside a broader automotive autonomy portfolio."},{"label":"Robotaxi markets (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Seven US geofences: Austin ~246 sq mi, SF Bay Area ~1,098 sq mi (safety monitor), plus Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa at 23-31 sq mi each, per NotATeslaApp."},{"label":"Austin Robotaxi hours (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Service runs until 11pm. Musk said the night limit is mainly about not hitting pets that are hard to see in the dark."},{"label":"Texas Cybercab registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"About 125 Cybercabs were registered in Texas by Sep 25 2026, up from 58 that Monday, per Texas DMV data cited on X. Registrations are not the active fleet."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi permit","value":"Approved for paid service in Las Vegas: Strip corridor only, 45 mph max, no airport pickups, 10 vehicles at launch (5,000 requested)."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi target (company-stated)","value":"About 2,500 robotaxis in Nevada by August 2027."},{"label":"Robotaxi operations","value":"Two mission control centers, in Austin and the Bay Area. Tesla made a first-responder training video with Texas law enforcement."},{"label":"Robotaxi charging sites (permitted, Apr 2026)","value":"Private Robotaxi-only V4 Supercharger sites in Chandler AZ (56 stalls) and Mesa AZ. A 150+ vehicle San Francisco site was dropped in Feb 2026 after Teamsters pushback."},{"label":"Dubai trials (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Tesla has run trials at Dubai Mobility Labs, the RTA's autonomous testing site at Dubai Silicon Oasis, alongside WeRide and Pony.ai."},{"label":"FSD in Europe (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised is approved in the Netherlands and recognized by seven more EU states, including Czechia and Croatia. An EU-wide vote is not expected before December 2026."},{"label":"Germany backs EU FSD approval (agency-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Germany's transport ministry backed timely EU approval, and Tesla offered to rename the system Tesla Assisted Driving. Drivers stay fully responsible."},{"label":"Reuters on the Dutch RDW review (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Reuters found Tesla pressed the RDW to scale back its FSD review and won some concessions. RDW says its assessment stayed independent."},{"label":"FSD active safety (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised v14.3.9 can take over when a collision is imminent or the driver is heavily distracted, often called Automatic Collision Evasion."},{"label":"FSD safety in Australia and NZ (company-claimed)","value":"Tesla claimed FSD cut collisions 40% in Australia and New Zealand. Not independently verified."},{"label":"Q3 2026 deliveries (company-stated)","value":"Produced 464,391 and delivered 486,532 vehicles; deployed 13.7 GWh of energy storage."},{"label":"Credit facilities (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Arranged $30B of credit ($20B term loan, $8B and $2B revolvers), unused and not planned for 2026, per NotATeslaApp citing an SEC filing."},{"label":"Terafab chip fab (company-stated)","value":"SpaceX and Tesla are building Terafab in Grimes County, Texas: 100M+ sq ft, about $16.8B first phase, 3,000+ jobs, chips for Optimus, Cybercab and SpaceX."},{"label":"Terafab and TSMC (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Terafab had early talks with TSMC, then that Tesla will build and run the fab itself, with TSMC at most subleasing space."},{"label":"Giga Berlin output (company-stated, Jun 2026)","value":"Production rising 20% to 7,500 vehicles a week from October 2026, adding 1,000 jobs."},{"label":"Germany registrations (agency-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"12,552 new Teslas registered in September 2026, up 268.7% year on year for a 4.9% share, per the KBA."},{"label":"India registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"A record 294 in September 2026 (238 Model Y L); 993 since deliveries began in September 2025, per Electrek citing ElecTree."},{"label":"Semi Megachargers","value":"Bloomington CA opened July 2026 (6 stalls, 1.2 MW each); Conley GA opened October 2026 (8 stalls), the first on the East Coast."},{"label":"Powershare Home Backup (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"New Model 3 and Model Y ordered after Oct 1 2026 can back up a home with a Powerwall 3, adding up to two days or more by trim."},{"label":"California virtual power plant (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"85,774 Powerwall homes supplied 601 MW at peak on Oct 6 2026; the full Powerwall fleet peaked at a record 634 MW."},{"label":"Australian kerbside charging rule (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Tesla co-signed a letter opposing an AEMC draft rule letting network companies own kerbside EV chargers paid for through household bills."}],"aliases":["Tesla Inc","Tesla Motors","Tesla Optimus","Tesla FSD","Tesla Cybercab","Tesla Robotaxi"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":"TSLA","stockExchange":"NASDAQ","secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":134785,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T17:24:17.509Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T02:23:56.043Z"}},{"id":"c082eada-2bc8-4591-9c52-87c57ecccb7c","slug":"tesla-cybercab-federal-investigation-2026-09","kind":"regulatory_action","headline":"Federal regulators launch investigation into Tesla Cybercab deployment hours after first production vehicles hit Austin roads","summary":"NHTSA opened Audit Query AQ26002 regarding Tesla's self-certification of the Cybercab. The agency says the inquiry concerns the compliance data and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard determinations for a vehicle designed without traditional manual controls ([NHTSA Cybercab investigation](https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/investigation-tesla-cybercab-self-certification)).","occurredAt":"2026-09-04T12:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":"ad72ea09-d48b-48ee-9306-2fced00c536f","deploymentId":null,"companyId":null,"dataCenterId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"severity":"serious","rootCauseCategory":null,"rootCauseDetail":null,"affectedUnitsCount":null,"affectedUnitsBasis":null,"remediationStatus":null,"regulatoryAction":"investigation","regulatoryBody":"NHTSA","propertyDamageEstimateUsd":null,"damageEstimateBasis":null,"bodilyInjurySeverity":null,"fatalityCount":null,"lossCostClass":null,"sourceQualityTier":null,"oshaRecordable":null,"oshaCaseNumber":null,"rootCauseDisclosed":null,"publicDisclosureDate":null,"insuranceClaimPublic":null,"formFactor":null,"latitude":null,"longitude":null,"autonomyClass":null,"legalOutcomeClass":"unknown","createdAt":"2026-09-04T12:07:51.069Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T20:08:12.178Z","model":{"id":"ad72ea09-d48b-48ee-9306-2fced00c536f","companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","modelName":"Cybercab","slug":"tesla-cybercab","description":"The Tesla Cybercab is a purpose-built two-seat autonomous robotaxi vehicle that Tesla unveiled on October 10 2024 at its 'We, Robot' event. It has no steering wheel or pedals, two upward-opening butterfly doors, inductive (wireless) charging with no charge port, and a single roughly 20.5-inch center display, and it relies on Tesla's camera-only Full Self-Driving (no lidar or radar). Tesla has stated a consumer price target below $30,000 and, on its Q1 2026 earnings call, that Cybercab production has 'just started' with volume production targeted in 2026; Tesla's own Q1 2026 SEC filing characterizes the status as 'Pilot Production' at Giga Texas, and the production-start evidence rests on Tesla's statements and controlled footage rather than independent verification. The Cybercab is NOT the vehicle behind Tesla's deployed Robotaxi service, which launched in Austin in June 2025 on regular Model Y cars with safety monitors. As of mid-2026 there are no verified consumer transactions, purchase pathway, warranty terms, or real-world Cybercab deployment; the registry records it at research maturity (no verified real-world operation), with production and pricing claims tracked as stated, not demonstrated.","formFactor":"av","industryVertical":"passenger_transport","environment":"road","maturityStage":"research","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"doors":"2 upward-opening butterfly doors (auto-open, no handles)","lidar":"no lidar or radar","notes":[{"label":"Unveiled","value":"Revealed October 10 2024 at Tesla's 'We, Robot' event (Warner Bros studio); about 20 Cybercab units gave demonstration rides on a closed lot."},{"label":"Design (verified)","value":"Purpose-built two-seat robotaxi: no steering wheel or pedals, two butterfly doors, inductive (wireless) charging with no charge port, a single ~20.5-inch center display, no side mirrors or rear window."},{"label":"Price (stated target)","value":"Musk stated a consumer price target below $30,000 and an operating-cost claim near $0.20/mile. A target, not a realized price; no consumer order or reservation pathway exists as of mid-2026."},{"label":"Production status (verified-vs-claimed)","value":"Tesla's Q1 2026 SEC 10-Q characterizes the Cybercab as 'Pilot Production' at Giga Texas (first unit Feb 2026) - a MANUFACTURING status. On the Q1 2026 earnings call Musk said production has 'just started' and projected volume production in 2026 (a claim/target). Production-start evidence rests on Tesla's own statements and Tesla-controlled footage, not independent verification. Tesla self-certified the Cybercab to FMVSS to bypass NHTSA's 2,500-unit AV exemption cap."},{"label":"Not the deployed robotaxi vehicle","value":"Tesla's actual Robotaxi service (launched Austin, June 2025; see model tesla-robotaxi) runs on regular Model Y vehicles with safety monitors and remote operators, NOT the Cybercab. The Cybercab is the purpose-built vehicle that has not yet entered real-world robotaxi operation. Musk has used 'robotaxi' and 'Cybercab' interchangeably, which is a frequent source of confusion."},{"label":"Autonomy (camera-only FSD)","value":"Cybercab relies on Tesla's camera-only Full Self-Driving (no lidar or radar; see brain tesla-fsd-bot). A May 2026 Reuters investigation reported Tesla's FSD safety statistics are methodologically flawed (challenged by 10 of 11 researchers) and that Tesla pre-maps its robotaxi zones, contradicting earlier 'no mapping' claims; unsupervised FSD has faced delays."},{"label":"Tesla product-family disambiguation","value":"Distinct from Tesla Optimus (humanoid; see tesla-optimus) and from Tesla's FSD AI stack (brain tesla-fsd-bot). Cybercab is the purpose-built AV vehicle line; the registry classifies it form_factor=av (NHTSA/DMV-governed road vehicle), cohorting with robotaxi AVs (Waymo, Zoox, Apollo Go) rather than with humanoids."},{"label":"Honest absence (June 2026)","value":"No verified consumer transactions, no published purchase pathway, no published warranty or service terms, and no verified real-world Cybercab deployment or deliveries. 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'volume production' wording was dropped from the Q2 2026 shareholder letter."},{"label":"Production rate target","value":"One unit every 10 seconds, which would be the fastest car production ever. Musk calls it the hardest product to scale in manufacturing."},{"label":"Manufacturing method","value":"Unboxed process: large sub-assemblies are built in parallel and joined at the end."},{"label":"FMVSS certification","value":"Tesla self-certified Cybercab to FMVSS, avoiding NHTSA's 2,500-unit exemption cap. Units ran calibration miles fitted with steering wheels first."},{"label":"Autonomy software","value":"FSD V15 brings seven core technologies, 40% already tested in the robotaxi fleet; AI4.5 hardware has 10% more FLOPS and twice the memory."},{"label":"Texas registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Texas registrations rose from 58 to about 125 in the week to Sep 25 2026, per DMV data cited on X; Tesla told Austin riders the fleet had doubled."},{"label":"Activity counts (reported, community trackers)","value":"About 8 robotaxis seen carrying passengers in a week (Sep 22), and 868 sightings in one day, 670 driverless (Oct 3). 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Neither is a confirmed service launch."},{"label":"Austin ride incident (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"A rider said a Cybercab looped for about 7 minutes when its exit was blocked; support stopped it remotely and the ride resumed after about 14 minutes."},{"label":"Model Y conversions (reported, Aug 2026)","value":"Tesla is holding back Model Y robotaxi conversions, confident in near-term Cybercab scaling, per JPMorgan."},{"label":"Vehicle roadmap","value":"Cybercab is the first robotaxi form factor; Tesla has also shown a Robovan."}],"createdAt":"2026-06-03T14:39:35.678Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T02:30:18.793Z","unitsInFieldClaimed":null,"unitsInFieldVerified":null,"unitsManufacturedClaimed":null,"unitsManufacturedVerified":null,"unitsAsOf":null,"unitsSource":null,"salesModel":null,"priceUndisclosedSince":null,"autonomyClass":null,"autonomyStatement":null,"autonomyStatementSource":null,"demoForensics":null,"exportControlClass":null,"minCommitment":null,"warrantyTerms":null,"serviceModel":null,"productionRateClaimed":null,"productionRateEvidenced":null,"teleopRatioDisclosed":null,"interventionRateDisclosed":null},"deployment":null,"company":null},{"id":"0f2c54f5-ef45-4827-83e8-f0476950946c","slug":"tesla-cybercab-nhtsa-investigation-2026-09-04","kind":"regulatory_action","headline":"NHTSA opens investigation into Tesla Cybercab deployment hours after steering-wheel-free robotaxi launches in Austin","summary":"NHTSA opened an audit query investigation into Tesla's Cybercab deployment on September 4, 2026, mere hours after Tesla put the first Cybercabs on public roads in Austin, Texas. The Cybercab is a two-seat fully autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or brake pedals. Tesla told NHTSA it self-certified the Cybercab as compliant with all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. NHTSA is examining the certification process and technical data, particularly whether Tesla's certification depended on determinations that certain FMVSS rules are inapplicable. 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It has no steering wheel or pedals, two upward-opening butterfly doors, inductive (wireless) charging with no charge port, and a single roughly 20.5-inch center display, and it relies on Tesla's camera-only Full Self-Driving (no lidar or radar). Tesla has stated a consumer price target below $30,000 and, on its Q1 2026 earnings call, that Cybercab production has 'just started' with volume production targeted in 2026; Tesla's own Q1 2026 SEC filing characterizes the status as 'Pilot Production' at Giga Texas, and the production-start evidence rests on Tesla's statements and controlled footage rather than independent verification. The Cybercab is NOT the vehicle behind Tesla's deployed Robotaxi service, which launched in Austin in June 2025 on regular Model Y cars with safety monitors. 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A target, not a realized price; no consumer order or reservation pathway exists as of mid-2026."},{"label":"Production status (verified-vs-claimed)","value":"Tesla's Q1 2026 SEC 10-Q characterizes the Cybercab as 'Pilot Production' at Giga Texas (first unit Feb 2026) - a MANUFACTURING status. On the Q1 2026 earnings call Musk said production has 'just started' and projected volume production in 2026 (a claim/target). Production-start evidence rests on Tesla's own statements and Tesla-controlled footage, not independent verification. Tesla self-certified the Cybercab to FMVSS to bypass NHTSA's 2,500-unit AV exemption cap."},{"label":"Not the deployed robotaxi vehicle","value":"Tesla's actual Robotaxi service (launched Austin, June 2025; see model tesla-robotaxi) runs on regular Model Y vehicles with safety monitors and remote operators, NOT the Cybercab. The Cybercab is the purpose-built vehicle that has not yet entered real-world robotaxi operation. 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Not confirmed by Tesla."},{"label":"Musk humanoid forecast (claimed, Sep 2026)","value":"Musk told CCTV Finance there will be at least 1 billion humanoid robots within 10 years, and possibly 10 billion in 15. 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Musk said the night limit is mainly about not hitting pets that are hard to see in the dark."},{"label":"Texas Cybercab registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"About 125 Cybercabs were registered in Texas by Sep 25 2026, up from 58 that Monday, per Texas DMV data cited on X. Registrations are not the active fleet."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi permit","value":"Approved for paid service in Las Vegas: Strip corridor only, 45 mph max, no airport pickups, 10 vehicles at launch (5,000 requested)."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi target (company-stated)","value":"About 2,500 robotaxis in Nevada by August 2027."},{"label":"Robotaxi operations","value":"Two mission control centers, in Austin and the Bay Area. Tesla made a first-responder training video with Texas law enforcement."},{"label":"Robotaxi charging sites (permitted, Apr 2026)","value":"Private Robotaxi-only V4 Supercharger sites in Chandler AZ (56 stalls) and Mesa AZ. A 150+ vehicle San Francisco site was dropped in Feb 2026 after Teamsters pushback."},{"label":"Dubai trials (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Tesla has run trials at Dubai Mobility Labs, the RTA's autonomous testing site at Dubai Silicon Oasis, alongside WeRide and Pony.ai."},{"label":"FSD in Europe (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised is approved in the Netherlands and recognized by seven more EU states, including Czechia and Croatia. An EU-wide vote is not expected before December 2026."},{"label":"Germany backs EU FSD approval (agency-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Germany's transport ministry backed timely EU approval, and Tesla offered to rename the system Tesla Assisted Driving. Drivers stay fully responsible."},{"label":"Reuters on the Dutch RDW review (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Reuters found Tesla pressed the RDW to scale back its FSD review and won some concessions. 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The active US unsupervised fleet is ~20 (14 Austin / 3 Dallas / 3 Houston) and has declined since a late-2025 / early-2026 peak; registered counts far exceed the active operating fleet. The vehicles are 2026 Model Y cars running Tesla's [Full Self-Driving / Autonomous Driving System](/brains/tesla-fsd-bot). At its Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026), Tesla announced plans to expand to seven additional US cities (Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Las Vegas) in H1 2026; Dallas and Houston launched in April 2026, while the other five (Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Las Vegas) slipped to 'preparations underway'. The Austin operation carries a [federally-mandated crash-reporting record](/incidents/tesla-robotaxi-austin-nhtsa-crash-record-2025-2026) (17 NHTSA-reported incidents July 2025 to March 2026, including two teleoperator-caused crashes; zero major crashes and no citations per Austin PD), and NHTSA has separately inquired into videos of erratic driving.\n\nOptimus: Tesla's humanoid robot, with Gen 3 mass production commencing at the Fremont factory on January 21, 2026. Notably, at the January 2026 earnings call [Musk](/people/elon-musk) admitted that as of then zero Optimus robots were doing 'useful work' in Tesla's factories. Units at Fremont and Giga Texas are in a supervised learning and data-collection phase, not yet performing productive autonomous manufacturing work. 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Public demos from 2022 to 2024 showed slow walking and basic object manipulation."},{"label":"Optimus specs (company-claimed)","value":"5'8\" tall, 125 lb, 2 mph walking speed, 150 lb lift capacity, $20,000 target price. Not independently verified."},{"label":"Optimus timelines (claimed vs delivered)","value":"Promised 2022 production and useful work in 2023 did not happen. In July 2026 Musk set a slow Fremont ramp from late July and a Gen 3 reveal in mid-2026."},{"label":"We, Robot demo was teleoperated (reported, Oct 2024)","value":"Optimus robots at the Oct 2024 event appeared autonomous but were remotely operated, per Bloomberg and Morgan Stanley. Tesla issued no correction."},{"label":"Optimus weekly output (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"From a few dozen units a week in Q2 2026 to several hundred by August on the former Model S/X line, aiming for 1,000+ a week by year-end, per Electrek citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus build issues (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Hand assembly with 100+ screws, durability and sensor problems, and supplier quality at volume were flagged as bottlenecks, per The Information via Electrek."},{"label":"Optimus training data (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Some factory staff resisted motion-capture data collection, so Tesla moved it to dedicated teams and training hubs, per Ars Technica citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus factory at Giga Texas (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"About 40% of the steel frame was up by Oct 2026 on a 7M+ sq ft plant, with limited output eyed for late 2027, per drone observer Joe Tegtmeyer via Humanoids Daily."},{"label":"Optimus suppliers (reported)","value":"Sanhua (linear actuators, ~$685M order), Tuopu Group (rotary actuators and assembly), Nidec (motors), Moog (actuators), Green Harmonic and HDS (harmonic drives)."},{"label":"Optimus bill of materials (reported)","value":"Actuators are about 35% of cost (~$7,000) and reducers 10-15%. 60-70% of components are Chinese; NdFeB magnets (~8% of cost) are almost all from China."},{"label":"Optimus reducer suppliers (reported)","value":"Green Harmonic leads harmonic reducers (~25% share); Fengli Intelligent is a secondary supplier; Beite Technology makes ball screws for the hands."},{"label":"Optimus supplier audits (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"The Optimus team was auditing Chinese suppliers including Tuopu Group, Joyson Electronics and Sanhua in Ningbo, per CnEVPost and SCMP. Not confirmed by Tesla."},{"label":"Musk humanoid forecast (claimed, Sep 2026)","value":"Musk told CCTV Finance there will be at least 1 billion humanoid robots within 10 years, and possibly 10 billion in 15. A CEO prediction, not a production commitment."},{"label":"AI5 and AI6 memory cut for Optimus (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Tesla halved AI5 RAM to 72GB and cut AI6 to 144GB to secure chip volume for Optimus, keeping memory bandwidth the same."},{"label":"Autonomy stack and robotics","value":"Tesla intends its FSD neural networks and Dojo training compute to carry over to robotics; Ashok Elluswamy leads the software stack."},{"label":"Robotics patents","value":"3 USPTO robotics patents (humanoid design, linear actuator, tendon-driven hand), alongside a broader automotive autonomy portfolio."},{"label":"Robotaxi markets (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Seven US geofences: Austin ~246 sq mi, SF Bay Area ~1,098 sq mi (safety monitor), plus Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa at 23-31 sq mi each, per NotATeslaApp."},{"label":"Austin Robotaxi hours (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Service runs until 11pm. Musk said the night limit is mainly about not hitting pets that are hard to see in the dark."},{"label":"Texas Cybercab registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"About 125 Cybercabs were registered in Texas by Sep 25 2026, up from 58 that Monday, per Texas DMV data cited on X. Registrations are not the active fleet."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi permit","value":"Approved for paid service in Las Vegas: Strip corridor only, 45 mph max, no airport pickups, 10 vehicles at launch (5,000 requested)."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi target (company-stated)","value":"About 2,500 robotaxis in Nevada by August 2027."},{"label":"Robotaxi operations","value":"Two mission control centers, in Austin and the Bay Area. Tesla made a first-responder training video with Texas law enforcement."},{"label":"Robotaxi charging sites (permitted, Apr 2026)","value":"Private Robotaxi-only V4 Supercharger sites in Chandler AZ (56 stalls) and Mesa AZ. 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Customer Lindsey Austen said she did not intentionally select drone delivery. The package, containing dry cat food and shoe insoles, was soaked but contents were undamaged. Video of the incident went viral on X. 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The second generation, Optimus Gen 2 (December 2023), demonstrated Tesla-designed actuators and sensors, roughly 30 percent faster walking, a weight reduction of about 10 kg, 11-degree-of-freedom hands with fingertip tactile sensing, and a 2-degree-of-freedom actuated neck. Optimus shares its perception and compute approach with Tesla's Full Self-Driving stack. Tesla positions Optimus for factory and general-purpose labor and projects a long-run price near $20,000 to $30,000 at scale, but those figures and timelines are company projections rather than realized outcomes. At the We Robot event in October 2024, Optimus units that appeared to converse and serve drinks were reported by Bloomberg and TechCrunch to be human-teleoperated rather than autonomous. Tesla has claimed internal factory testing of Optimus, but on the Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026) Elon Musk acknowledged the robots are not in material use in Tesla factories and remain in the research-and-development phase. As of mid-2026 there is no verified external commercial sale, and the production-design V3 reveal has slipped repeatedly. 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This is the primary demonstrated-hardware artifact."},{"label":"We Robot demo (teleoperation)","value":"October 10, 2024: Optimus units appeared to converse and serve drinks; Bloomberg and TechCrunch reported the interactions were human-teleoperated, with only walking AI-driven. Tesla did not disclose the remote assistance beforehand."},{"label":"Factory work: claimed vs admitted","value":"Tesla claimed internal factory testing (2024 to 2025). On the Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026), Elon Musk acknowledged Optimus is not in material use in Tesla factories and remains in the research-and-development phase."},{"label":"V3 / production design","value":"The production-design V3 reveal slipped repeatedly (to mid-2026 as of the April 2026 call); Musk declined a 2026 volume target. An earlier claim of about 5,000 units in 2025 was reportedly missed (a few hundred built)."},{"label":"External commercial sale","value":"No verified external commercial sale as of mid-2026. Tesla's stated goal is for Optimus to be useful outside Tesla around 2027."},{"label":"Price (claimed)","value":"Musk projects roughly $20,000 to $30,000 at scale (sub-$20,000 only above 1 million units per year). A projection, not a realized price."},{"label":"Supply constraint","value":"On the Q1 2025 call, Musk attributed Optimus production impact to China's rare-earth magnet export restrictions."},{"label":"Leadership","value":"Optimus program VP Milan Kovac departed June 2025; Ashok Elluswamy (Autopilot/AI) took over leadership."},{"label":"AI stack","value":"Shares perception and compute approach with Tesla Full Self-Driving (registry brain: tesla-fsd-bot)."}],"height":"approx 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)","weight":"approx 57 to 73 kg depending on generation; Gen 2 reduced about 10 kg vs Gen 1","battery":"2.3 kWh, 52 V (Gen 1 published spec)","compute":"Tesla FSD computer; neural networks trained on Tesla's AI infrastructure; perception/compute approach shared with Tesla Full Self-Driving","actuators":"6 Tesla-designed actuator types (3 rotary harmonic-drive, 3 linear roller-screw)","ai_system":"Tesla FSD computer; neural networks trained on Tesla's AI infrastructure; perception/compute approach shared with Tesla Full Self-Driving","height_cm":"173","weight_kg":"57 to 73","formFactor":"humanoid (general-purpose bipedal)","payload_kg":20,"battery_kwh":"2.3","degreesOfFreedom":"approx 28 body DOF plus 11 per hand (Gen 2); 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The active US unsupervised fleet is ~20 (14 Austin / 3 Dallas / 3 Houston) and has declined since a late-2025 / early-2026 peak; registered counts far exceed the active operating fleet. The vehicles are 2026 Model Y cars running Tesla's [Full Self-Driving / Autonomous Driving System](/brains/tesla-fsd-bot). At its Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026), Tesla announced plans to expand to seven additional US cities (Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Las Vegas) in H1 2026; Dallas and Houston launched in April 2026, while the other five (Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Las Vegas) slipped to 'preparations underway'. The Austin operation carries a [federally-mandated crash-reporting record](/incidents/tesla-robotaxi-austin-nhtsa-crash-record-2025-2026) (17 NHTSA-reported incidents July 2025 to March 2026, including two teleoperator-caused crashes; zero major crashes and no citations per Austin PD), and NHTSA has separately inquired into videos of erratic driving.\n\nOptimus: Tesla's humanoid robot, with Gen 3 mass production commencing at the Fremont factory on January 21, 2026. Notably, at the January 2026 earnings call [Musk](/people/elon-musk) admitted that as of then zero Optimus robots were doing 'useful work' in Tesla's factories. Units at Fremont and Giga Texas are in a supervised learning and data-collection phase, not yet performing productive autonomous manufacturing work. 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Musk said the night limit is mainly about not hitting pets that are hard to see in the dark."},{"label":"Texas Cybercab registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"About 125 Cybercabs were registered in Texas by Sep 25 2026, up from 58 that Monday, per Texas DMV data cited on X. Registrations are not the active fleet."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi permit","value":"Approved for paid service in Las Vegas: Strip corridor only, 45 mph max, no airport pickups, 10 vehicles at launch (5,000 requested)."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi target (company-stated)","value":"About 2,500 robotaxis in Nevada by August 2027."},{"label":"Robotaxi operations","value":"Two mission control centers, in Austin and the Bay Area. Tesla made a first-responder training video with Texas law enforcement."},{"label":"Robotaxi charging sites (permitted, Apr 2026)","value":"Private Robotaxi-only V4 Supercharger sites in Chandler AZ (56 stalls) and Mesa AZ. A 150+ vehicle San Francisco site was dropped in Feb 2026 after Teamsters pushback."},{"label":"Dubai trials (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Tesla has run trials at Dubai Mobility Labs, the RTA's autonomous testing site at Dubai Silicon Oasis, alongside WeRide and Pony.ai."},{"label":"FSD in Europe (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised is approved in the Netherlands and recognized by seven more EU states, including Czechia and Croatia. An EU-wide vote is not expected before December 2026."},{"label":"Germany backs EU FSD approval (agency-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Germany's transport ministry backed timely EU approval, and Tesla offered to rename the system Tesla Assisted Driving. Drivers stay fully responsible."},{"label":"Reuters on the Dutch RDW review (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Reuters found Tesla pressed the RDW to scale back its FSD review and won some concessions. 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Cap: third-party Instagram paraphrase only; not a DoorDash press release. 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While most operators evaluate humanoids from external vendors (GXO, BMW, Toyota), and while most robot makers depend on external customer deployments (Figure, Agility, Apptronik), Amazon owns the entire stack: manufactures its own platforms, operates its own deployments, develops its own AI through Covariant talent, and runs its own autonomous-vehicle service. 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Previously authorized models remain unaffected, but manufacturers can apply for conditional approval. The ban primarily impacts Chinese manufacturers like Unitree, whose affordable platforms (quadrupeds from USD 3K, humanoids from USD 6K) are widely used by American startups and university researchers. 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The suit alleges Medrano processed an accident while physically asleep and gave unsafe guidance, and describes FSD test cars as rolling hazards. 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The second generation, Optimus Gen 2 (December 2023), demonstrated Tesla-designed actuators and sensors, roughly 30 percent faster walking, a weight reduction of about 10 kg, 11-degree-of-freedom hands with fingertip tactile sensing, and a 2-degree-of-freedom actuated neck. Optimus shares its perception and compute approach with Tesla's Full Self-Driving stack. Tesla positions Optimus for factory and general-purpose labor and projects a long-run price near $20,000 to $30,000 at scale, but those figures and timelines are company projections rather than realized outcomes. At the We Robot event in October 2024, Optimus units that appeared to converse and serve drinks were reported by Bloomberg and TechCrunch to be human-teleoperated rather than autonomous. Tesla has claimed internal factory testing of Optimus, but on the Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026) Elon Musk acknowledged the robots are not in material use in Tesla factories and remain in the research-and-development phase. As of mid-2026 there is no verified external commercial sale, and the production-design V3 reveal has slipped repeatedly. 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Lee on Tesla Robotaxi progress and the city-by-city thesis","sourceName":"X / @binarybits","publishedAt":"2026-10-04"},{"url":"https://www.heise.de/en/news/Tesla-FSD-Transport-Minister-Bilger-calls-for-EU-approval-of-assistance-system-11477430.html","title":"Tesla FSD: Transport Minister Bilger calls for EU approval of assistance system","sourceName":"heise online (dpa)","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2107478232505225590","title":"X post on German transport minister and FSD","sourceName":"X/@SawyerMerritt","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://x.com/NotAnFSDTracker/status/2107413052610261254","title":"X post on Oct 6 TCMV FSD discussion","sourceName":"X/@NotAnFSDTracker","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://x.com/wholemars/status/2107473208543002914","title":"X post on Oct 6 TCMV FSD discussion","sourceName":"X/@wholemars","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/10/06/tesla-powershare-home-backup-model-3-model-y-powerwall-3/","title":"Tesla Model 3 and Model Y can finally power your home","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://www.tesla.com/powershare","title":"Powershare","sourceName":"Tesla","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2107506279165878615","title":"X post on Powershare Home Backup for Model 3 and Model Y","sourceName":"X/@SawyerMerritt","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/tesla-and-power-giants-revolt-against-australia-s-ev-charger-tax-20261007-p613a1.html","title":"Tesla and power giants revolt against Australia's EV charger tax","sourceName":"The Sydney Morning Herald","publishedAt":"2026-10-07"},{"url":"https://nexaadvisory.com.au/joint-open-letter-to-aemc-chair-and-commissioners-put-evidence-before-electricity-network-ownership-of-ev-chargers/","title":"Joint open letter to AEMC Chair and Commissioners: put evidence before electricity network ownership of EV chargers","sourceName":"Nexa Advisory","publishedAt":"2026-10-07"},{"url":"https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2107581004768776345","title":"X post on Tesla and the AEMC kerbside charger letter","sourceName":"X/@SawyerMerritt","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2107721071571128709","title":"Musk: we will build and run the fab; TSMC may sublease part of Terafab","sourceName":"X/@elonmusk","publishedAt":"2026-10-07"},{"url":"https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-california-vpp-record-601mw-85774-homes/","title":"Tesla's California VPP breaks record as 85,774 homes deliver over 600 MW","sourceName":"Drive Tesla","publishedAt":"2026-10-07"},{"url":"https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2107879086580224229","title":"Tesla biggest residential VPP event post","sourceName":"X/@SawyerMerritt","publishedAt":"2026-10-07"},{"url":"https://x.com/TeslaCharging/status/2107998299387216160","title":"New Tesla Megacharger: Conley, GA (8 stalls)","sourceName":"X/@TeslaCharging","publishedAt":"2026-10-07"},{"url":"https://www.tesla.com/findus?location=452066","title":"Tesla Find Us: Conley, GA Megacharger","sourceName":"Tesla","publishedAt":"2026-10-07"},{"url":"https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2108002095882473706","title":"Tesla opens first Semi Megacharger on the East Coast (Georgia)","sourceName":"X/@SawyerMerritt","publishedAt":"2026-10-07"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/10/06/tesla-india-first-year-under-1000-cars-model-y-l-ramp/","title":"Tesla sold under 1,000 cars in its first year in India, but it's ramping","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://www.reuters.com/investigations/tesla-is-browbeating-eu-approve-its-full-self-driving-tech-pressure-is-working-2026-10-07/","title":"Tesla is browbeating the EU to approve its 'Full Self-Driving' tech. The pressure is working","sourceName":"Reuters","publishedAt":"2026-10-07"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/10/08/tesla-fsd-europe-rdw-pressure-reuters/","title":"Tesla leaned on Dutch regulator to ease its FSD review, emails show","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-10-08"},{"url":"https://www.bmv.de/SharedDocs/DE/Artikel/StV/Digitalisierung-der-Mobilitaet/aktueller-stand-tesla-assistenzsysteme.html?nn=76046","title":"Aktueller Stand bei der Genehmigung eines Tesla-Assistenzsystems","sourceName":"Bundesministerium fuer Verkehr (BMV)","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DeKpk2eAYiM/","title":"Germany backs FSD in EU vote if Tesla renames (NotATeslaApp Instagram)","sourceName":"Instagram (@notateslaapp / via Deploy.Report digest)","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DeP0ixRgYe3/","title":"Tesla renames FSD to Tesla Assisted Driving in Europe (NotATeslaApp Instagram)","sourceName":"Instagram (@notateslaapp / via Deploy.Report digest)","publishedAt":"2026-10-08"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DeNCRxkgQv-/","title":"Tesla Q3 2026 Other Models deliveries 8,295 down 48% YoY (Electrek Instagram)","sourceName":"Instagram (@electrek.co / via Deploy.Report digest)","publishedAt":"2026-10-07"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"Optimus program","value":"Humanoid robot program announced at AI Day 2021. Public demos from 2022 to 2024 showed slow walking and basic object manipulation."},{"label":"Optimus specs (company-claimed)","value":"5'8\" tall, 125 lb, 2 mph walking speed, 150 lb lift capacity, $20,000 target price. Not independently verified."},{"label":"Optimus timelines (claimed vs delivered)","value":"Promised 2022 production and useful work in 2023 did not happen. In July 2026 Musk set a slow Fremont ramp from late July and a Gen 3 reveal in mid-2026."},{"label":"We, Robot demo was teleoperated (reported, Oct 2024)","value":"Optimus robots at the Oct 2024 event appeared autonomous but were remotely operated, per Bloomberg and Morgan Stanley. Tesla issued no correction."},{"label":"Optimus weekly output (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"From a few dozen units a week in Q2 2026 to several hundred by August on the former Model S/X line, aiming for 1,000+ a week by year-end, per Electrek citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus build issues (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Hand assembly with 100+ screws, durability and sensor problems, and supplier quality at volume were flagged as bottlenecks, per The Information via Electrek."},{"label":"Optimus training data (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Some factory staff resisted motion-capture data collection, so Tesla moved it to dedicated teams and training hubs, per Ars Technica citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus factory at Giga Texas (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"About 40% of the steel frame was up by Oct 2026 on a 7M+ sq ft plant, with limited output eyed for late 2027, per drone observer Joe Tegtmeyer via Humanoids Daily."},{"label":"Optimus suppliers (reported)","value":"Sanhua (linear actuators, ~$685M order), Tuopu Group (rotary actuators and assembly), Nidec (motors), Moog (actuators), Green Harmonic and HDS (harmonic drives)."},{"label":"Optimus bill of materials (reported)","value":"Actuators are about 35% of cost (~$7,000) and reducers 10-15%. 60-70% of components are Chinese; NdFeB magnets (~8% of cost) are almost all from China."},{"label":"Optimus reducer suppliers (reported)","value":"Green Harmonic leads harmonic reducers (~25% share); Fengli Intelligent is a secondary supplier; Beite Technology makes ball screws for the hands."},{"label":"Optimus supplier audits (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"The Optimus team was auditing Chinese suppliers including Tuopu Group, Joyson Electronics and Sanhua in Ningbo, per CnEVPost and SCMP. Not confirmed by Tesla."},{"label":"Musk humanoid forecast (claimed, Sep 2026)","value":"Musk told CCTV Finance there will be at least 1 billion humanoid robots within 10 years, and possibly 10 billion in 15. A CEO prediction, not a production commitment."},{"label":"AI5 and AI6 memory cut for Optimus (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Tesla halved AI5 RAM to 72GB and cut AI6 to 144GB to secure chip volume for Optimus, keeping memory bandwidth the same."},{"label":"Autonomy stack and robotics","value":"Tesla intends its FSD neural networks and Dojo training compute to carry over to robotics; Ashok Elluswamy leads the software stack."},{"label":"Robotics patents","value":"3 USPTO robotics patents (humanoid design, linear actuator, tendon-driven hand), alongside a broader automotive autonomy portfolio."},{"label":"Robotaxi markets (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Seven US geofences: Austin ~246 sq mi, SF Bay Area ~1,098 sq mi (safety monitor), plus Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa at 23-31 sq mi each, per NotATeslaApp."},{"label":"Austin Robotaxi hours (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Service runs until 11pm. Musk said the night limit is mainly about not hitting pets that are hard to see in the dark."},{"label":"Texas Cybercab registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"About 125 Cybercabs were registered in Texas by Sep 25 2026, up from 58 that Monday, per Texas DMV data cited on X. Registrations are not the active fleet."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi permit","value":"Approved for paid service in Las Vegas: Strip corridor only, 45 mph max, no airport pickups, 10 vehicles at launch (5,000 requested)."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi target (company-stated)","value":"About 2,500 robotaxis in Nevada by August 2027."},{"label":"Robotaxi operations","value":"Two mission control centers, in Austin and the Bay Area. Tesla made a first-responder training video with Texas law enforcement."},{"label":"Robotaxi charging sites (permitted, Apr 2026)","value":"Private Robotaxi-only V4 Supercharger sites in Chandler AZ (56 stalls) and Mesa AZ. A 150+ vehicle San Francisco site was dropped in Feb 2026 after Teamsters pushback."},{"label":"Dubai trials (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Tesla has run trials at Dubai Mobility Labs, the RTA's autonomous testing site at Dubai Silicon Oasis, alongside WeRide and Pony.ai."},{"label":"FSD in Europe (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised is approved in the Netherlands and recognized by seven more EU states, including Czechia and Croatia. An EU-wide vote is not expected before December 2026."},{"label":"Germany backs EU FSD approval (agency-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Germany's transport ministry backed timely EU approval, and Tesla offered to rename the system Tesla Assisted Driving. Drivers stay fully responsible."},{"label":"Reuters on the Dutch RDW review (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Reuters found Tesla pressed the RDW to scale back its FSD review and won some concessions. RDW says its assessment stayed independent."},{"label":"FSD active safety (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised v14.3.9 can take over when a collision is imminent or the driver is heavily distracted, often called Automatic Collision Evasion."},{"label":"FSD safety in Australia and NZ (company-claimed)","value":"Tesla claimed FSD cut collisions 40% in Australia and New Zealand. Not independently verified."},{"label":"Q3 2026 deliveries (company-stated)","value":"Produced 464,391 and delivered 486,532 vehicles; deployed 13.7 GWh of energy storage."},{"label":"Credit facilities (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Arranged $30B of credit ($20B term loan, $8B and $2B revolvers), unused and not planned for 2026, per NotATeslaApp citing an SEC filing."},{"label":"Terafab chip fab (company-stated)","value":"SpaceX and Tesla are building Terafab in Grimes County, Texas: 100M+ sq ft, about $16.8B first phase, 3,000+ jobs, chips for Optimus, Cybercab and SpaceX."},{"label":"Terafab and TSMC (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Terafab had early talks with TSMC, then that Tesla will build and run the fab itself, with TSMC at most subleasing space."},{"label":"Giga Berlin output (company-stated, Jun 2026)","value":"Production rising 20% to 7,500 vehicles a week from October 2026, adding 1,000 jobs."},{"label":"Germany registrations (agency-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"12,552 new Teslas registered in September 2026, up 268.7% year on year for a 4.9% share, per the KBA."},{"label":"India registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"A record 294 in September 2026 (238 Model Y L); 993 since deliveries began in September 2025, per Electrek citing ElecTree."},{"label":"Semi Megachargers","value":"Bloomington CA opened July 2026 (6 stalls, 1.2 MW each); Conley GA opened October 2026 (8 stalls), the first on the East Coast."},{"label":"Powershare Home Backup (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"New Model 3 and Model Y ordered after Oct 1 2026 can back up a home with a Powerwall 3, adding up to two days or more by trim."},{"label":"California virtual power plant (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"85,774 Powerwall homes supplied 601 MW at peak on Oct 6 2026; the full Powerwall fleet peaked at a record 634 MW."},{"label":"Australian kerbside charging rule (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Tesla co-signed a letter opposing an AEMC draft rule letting network companies own kerbside EV chargers paid for through household bills."}],"aliases":["Tesla Inc","Tesla Motors","Tesla Optimus","Tesla FSD","Tesla Cybercab","Tesla Robotaxi"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":"TSLA","stockExchange":"NASDAQ","secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":134785,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T17:24:17.509Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T02:23:56.043Z"}},{"id":"2f2364fd-3986-45d5-8ead-da8add35adc3","slug":"tesla-autopilot-motorcyclist-fatality-austin-2026-07-28","kind":"fatality","headline":"Tesla in Autopilot mode strikes and kills motorcyclist ejected onto TX-130 in Travis County","summary":"On July 28, 2026, a motorcyclist suffered a rear-tire blowout on northbound TX-130 Toll near Decker Lake Road, Travis County, and was ejected onto the roadway. The rider was struck by an SUV (whose driver initially fled and was later charged) and then by a Tesla operating in Autopilot mode; the Tesla driver reported the vehicle did not detect the rider. The motorcyclist died at the scene. Texas DPS is investigating. Robot nexus: the Tesla was operating in Autopilot, Tesla's autonomous driver-assistance system; Tesla is a registry AV/robotaxi company.","occurredAt":"2026-07-28T10:10:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":"ad72ea09-d48b-48ee-9306-2fced00c536f","deploymentId":"e50c5b84-6109-4947-9347-611da757f988","companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","dataCenterId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"severity":"catastrophic","rootCauseCategory":"planning_perception_error","rootCauseDetail":"Tesla driver reported the Autopilot system did not detect the downed rider in the roadway; rider had been ejected after a tire blowout and was struck first by a separate SUV.","affectedUnitsCount":null,"affectedUnitsBasis":"unknown","remediationStatus":"none","regulatoryAction":"inquiry_opened","regulatoryBody":"NHTSA","propertyDamageEstimateUsd":null,"damageEstimateBasis":null,"bodilyInjurySeverity":null,"fatalityCount":null,"lossCostClass":null,"sourceQualityTier":null,"oshaRecordable":null,"oshaCaseNumber":null,"rootCauseDisclosed":null,"publicDisclosureDate":null,"insuranceClaimPublic":null,"formFactor":null,"latitude":null,"longitude":null,"autonomyClass":null,"legalOutcomeClass":"unknown","createdAt":"2026-08-04T09:27:42.966Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-09T05:24:01.599Z","model":{"id":"ad72ea09-d48b-48ee-9306-2fced00c536f","companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","modelName":"Cybercab","slug":"tesla-cybercab","description":"The Tesla Cybercab is a purpose-built two-seat autonomous robotaxi vehicle that Tesla unveiled on October 10 2024 at its 'We, Robot' event. It has no steering wheel or pedals, two upward-opening butterfly doors, inductive (wireless) charging with no charge port, and a single roughly 20.5-inch center display, and it relies on Tesla's camera-only Full Self-Driving (no lidar or radar). Tesla has stated a consumer price target below $30,000 and, on its Q1 2026 earnings call, that Cybercab production has 'just started' with volume production targeted in 2026; Tesla's own Q1 2026 SEC filing characterizes the status as 'Pilot Production' at Giga Texas, and the production-start evidence rests on Tesla's statements and controlled footage rather than independent verification. The Cybercab is NOT the vehicle behind Tesla's deployed Robotaxi service, which launched in Austin in June 2025 on regular Model Y cars with safety monitors. As of mid-2026 there are no verified consumer transactions, purchase pathway, warranty terms, or real-world Cybercab deployment; the registry records it at research maturity (no verified real-world operation), with production and pricing claims tracked as stated, not demonstrated.","formFactor":"av","industryVertical":"passenger_transport","environment":"road","maturityStage":"research","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"doors":"2 upward-opening butterfly doors (auto-open, no handles)","lidar":"no lidar or radar","notes":[{"label":"Unveiled","value":"Revealed October 10 2024 at Tesla's 'We, Robot' event (Warner Bros studio); about 20 Cybercab units gave demonstration rides on a closed lot."},{"label":"Design (verified)","value":"Purpose-built two-seat robotaxi: no steering wheel or pedals, two butterfly doors, inductive (wireless) charging with no charge port, a single ~20.5-inch center display, no side mirrors or rear window."},{"label":"Price (stated target)","value":"Musk stated a consumer price target below $30,000 and an operating-cost claim near $0.20/mile. A target, not a realized price; no consumer order or reservation pathway exists as of mid-2026."},{"label":"Production status (verified-vs-claimed)","value":"Tesla's Q1 2026 SEC 10-Q characterizes the Cybercab as 'Pilot Production' at Giga Texas (first unit Feb 2026) - a MANUFACTURING status. On the Q1 2026 earnings call Musk said production has 'just started' and projected volume production in 2026 (a claim/target). Production-start evidence rests on Tesla's own statements and Tesla-controlled footage, not independent verification. Tesla self-certified the Cybercab to FMVSS to bypass NHTSA's 2,500-unit AV exemption cap."},{"label":"Not the deployed robotaxi vehicle","value":"Tesla's actual Robotaxi service (launched Austin, June 2025; see model tesla-robotaxi) runs on regular Model Y vehicles with safety monitors and remote operators, NOT the Cybercab. The Cybercab is the purpose-built vehicle that has not yet entered real-world robotaxi operation. Musk has used 'robotaxi' and 'Cybercab' interchangeably, which is a frequent source of confusion."},{"label":"Autonomy (camera-only FSD)","value":"Cybercab relies on Tesla's camera-only Full Self-Driving (no lidar or radar; see brain tesla-fsd-bot). A May 2026 Reuters investigation reported Tesla's FSD safety statistics are methodologically flawed (challenged by 10 of 11 researchers) and that Tesla pre-maps its robotaxi zones, contradicting earlier 'no mapping' claims; unsupervised FSD has faced delays."},{"label":"Tesla product-family disambiguation","value":"Distinct from Tesla Optimus (humanoid; see tesla-optimus) and from Tesla's FSD AI stack (brain tesla-fsd-bot). Cybercab is the purpose-built AV vehicle line; the registry classifies it form_factor=av (NHTSA/DMV-governed road vehicle), cohorting with robotaxi AVs (Waymo, Zoox, Apollo Go) rather than with humanoids."},{"label":"Honest absence (June 2026)","value":"No verified consumer transactions, no published purchase pathway, no published warranty or service terms, and no verified real-world Cybercab deployment or deliveries. 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The Austin operation carries a [federally-mandated crash-reporting record](/incidents/tesla-robotaxi-austin-nhtsa-crash-record-2025-2026) (17 NHTSA-reported incidents July 2025 to March 2026, including two teleoperator-caused crashes; zero major crashes and no citations per Austin PD), and NHTSA has separately inquired into videos of erratic driving.\n\nOptimus: Tesla's humanoid robot, with Gen 3 mass production commencing at the Fremont factory on January 21, 2026. Notably, at the January 2026 earnings call [Musk](/people/elon-musk) admitted that as of then zero Optimus robots were doing 'useful work' in Tesla's factories. Units at Fremont and Giga Texas are in a supervised learning and data-collection phase, not yet performing productive autonomous manufacturing work. Tesla committed $20B+ in 2026 capex toward Optimus, plans to convert its Fremont Model S/X lines to Optimus manufacturing (toward a stated 1-million-unit/year capacity by end-2026), and is constructing a dedicated Giga Texas facility, all production-capacity ambitions, with first productive internal deployment projected for late 2026 to 2027.\n\nCybercab: a purpose-built, steering-wheel-free dedicated robotaxi vehicle, with production expected to begin around April 2026, not yet the deployed service vehicle as of early 2026.\n\nTesla's physical-AI program operates under intense regulatory and public scrutiny, and is notable for the gap between its publicly stated targets and demonstrated results.","status":"public","founded":2003,"hq":"Austin, Texas, USA","hqLat":30.2711286,"hqLng":-97.7436995,"hqGeocodedAt":"2026-08-05T14:51:18.270Z","hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"tesla.com","fundingTotal":null,"type":"both","roles":["robot_maker","robot_operator"],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","heatIndex":73,"lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.tesla.com/we-robot","title":"Tesla — Optimus","sourceName":"Tesla","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_(robot)","title":"Optimus (robot) — Wikipedia","sourceName":"Wikipedia","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/waymo-halts-freeway-rides-after-robotaxis-struggle-in-construction-zones/","title":"Waymo halts freeway rides after robotaxis struggle in construction zones","sourceName":"Transportation & Auto News | TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-05-21T22:15:00.000Z"},{"url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-robotaxi-austin-14-crashes-nhtsa/","title":"Tesla robotaxi Austin launch, expansion plans, NHTSA erratic-driving inquiry","sourceName":"CBS News","publishedAt":"2026-02-17"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/tesla-reveals-two-robotaxi-crashes-involving-teleoperators/","title":"Tesla's two teleoperator-caused robotaxi crashes; 17 NHTSA incidents unredacted","sourceName":"TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-05-15"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/04/22/tesla-optimus-production-fremont-model-sx-line/","title":"Musk admits zero Optimus doing useful work; Fremont Model S/X line conversion to Optimus","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-04-22"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/05/26/tesla-robotaxi-fleet-shrinking-not-growing/","title":"Tesla robotaxi active fleet shrinking (34 total/20 unsupervised, May 2026); safety bottleneck","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-05-26"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/04/18/tesla-robotaxi-launches-dallas-houston-small-geofences/","title":"Tesla robotaxi Dallas/Houston launch; fleet ~80 Austin; transparency/redaction record","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-04-18"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/waymo-dominates-texas-autonomous-vehicle-registrations-as-tesla-trails-behind/","title":"Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind","sourceName":"Transportation & Auto News | TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-05-29T00:14:35.000Z"},{"url":"https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/regulatory-services/licensing/transportation-licensing-and-analysis-branch/autonomous-vehicle-programs/autonomous-vehicle-program-permits-issued","title":"CPUC — passenger-transportation / AV program permits. 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Public demos from 2022 to 2024 showed slow walking and basic object manipulation."},{"label":"Optimus specs (company-claimed)","value":"5'8\" tall, 125 lb, 2 mph walking speed, 150 lb lift capacity, $20,000 target price. Not independently verified."},{"label":"Optimus timelines (claimed vs delivered)","value":"Promised 2022 production and useful work in 2023 did not happen. In July 2026 Musk set a slow Fremont ramp from late July and a Gen 3 reveal in mid-2026."},{"label":"We, Robot demo was teleoperated (reported, Oct 2024)","value":"Optimus robots at the Oct 2024 event appeared autonomous but were remotely operated, per Bloomberg and Morgan Stanley. Tesla issued no correction."},{"label":"Optimus weekly output (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"From a few dozen units a week in Q2 2026 to several hundred by August on the former Model S/X line, aiming for 1,000+ a week by year-end, per Electrek citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus build issues (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Hand assembly with 100+ screws, durability and sensor problems, and supplier quality at volume were flagged as bottlenecks, per The Information via Electrek."},{"label":"Optimus training data (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Some factory staff resisted motion-capture data collection, so Tesla moved it to dedicated teams and training hubs, per Ars Technica citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus factory at Giga Texas (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"About 40% of the steel frame was up by Oct 2026 on a 7M+ sq ft plant, with limited output eyed for late 2027, per drone observer Joe Tegtmeyer via Humanoids Daily."},{"label":"Optimus suppliers (reported)","value":"Sanhua (linear actuators, ~$685M order), Tuopu Group (rotary actuators and assembly), Nidec (motors), Moog (actuators), Green Harmonic and HDS (harmonic drives)."},{"label":"Optimus bill of materials (reported)","value":"Actuators are about 35% of cost (~$7,000) and reducers 10-15%. 60-70% of components are Chinese; NdFeB magnets (~8% of cost) are almost all from China."},{"label":"Optimus reducer suppliers (reported)","value":"Green Harmonic leads harmonic reducers (~25% share); Fengli Intelligent is a secondary supplier; Beite Technology makes ball screws for the hands."},{"label":"Optimus supplier audits (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"The Optimus team was auditing Chinese suppliers including Tuopu Group, Joyson Electronics and Sanhua in Ningbo, per CnEVPost and SCMP. Not confirmed by Tesla."},{"label":"Musk humanoid forecast (claimed, Sep 2026)","value":"Musk told CCTV Finance there will be at least 1 billion humanoid robots within 10 years, and possibly 10 billion in 15. A CEO prediction, not a production commitment."},{"label":"AI5 and AI6 memory cut for Optimus (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Tesla halved AI5 RAM to 72GB and cut AI6 to 144GB to secure chip volume for Optimus, keeping memory bandwidth the same."},{"label":"Autonomy stack and robotics","value":"Tesla intends its FSD neural networks and Dojo training compute to carry over to robotics; Ashok Elluswamy leads the software stack."},{"label":"Robotics patents","value":"3 USPTO robotics patents (humanoid design, linear actuator, tendon-driven hand), alongside a broader automotive autonomy portfolio."},{"label":"Robotaxi markets (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Seven US geofences: Austin ~246 sq mi, SF Bay Area ~1,098 sq mi (safety monitor), plus Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa at 23-31 sq mi each, per NotATeslaApp."},{"label":"Austin Robotaxi hours (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Service runs until 11pm. Musk said the night limit is mainly about not hitting pets that are hard to see in the dark."},{"label":"Texas Cybercab registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"About 125 Cybercabs were registered in Texas by Sep 25 2026, up from 58 that Monday, per Texas DMV data cited on X. Registrations are not the active fleet."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi permit","value":"Approved for paid service in Las Vegas: Strip corridor only, 45 mph max, no airport pickups, 10 vehicles at launch (5,000 requested)."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi target (company-stated)","value":"About 2,500 robotaxis in Nevada by August 2027."},{"label":"Robotaxi operations","value":"Two mission control centers, in Austin and the Bay Area. Tesla made a first-responder training video with Texas law enforcement."},{"label":"Robotaxi charging sites (permitted, Apr 2026)","value":"Private Robotaxi-only V4 Supercharger sites in Chandler AZ (56 stalls) and Mesa AZ. 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A projection, not a realized price."},{"label":"Supply constraint","value":"On the Q1 2025 call, Musk attributed Optimus production impact to China's rare-earth magnet export restrictions."},{"label":"Leadership","value":"Optimus program VP Milan Kovac departed June 2025; Ashok Elluswamy (Autopilot/AI) took over leadership."},{"label":"AI stack","value":"Shares perception and compute approach with Tesla Full Self-Driving (registry brain: tesla-fsd-bot)."}],"height":"approx 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)","weight":"approx 57 to 73 kg depending on generation; Gen 2 reduced about 10 kg vs Gen 1","battery":"2.3 kWh, 52 V (Gen 1 published spec)","compute":"Tesla FSD computer; neural networks trained on Tesla's AI infrastructure; perception/compute approach shared with Tesla Full Self-Driving","actuators":"6 Tesla-designed actuator types (3 rotary harmonic-drive, 3 linear roller-screw)","ai_system":"Tesla FSD computer; neural networks trained on Tesla's AI infrastructure; perception/compute approach shared with Tesla Full Self-Driving","height_cm":"173","weight_kg":"57 to 73","formFactor":"humanoid (general-purpose bipedal)","payload_kg":20,"battery_kwh":"2.3","degreesOfFreedom":"approx 28 body DOF plus 11 per hand (Gen 2); 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Not for sale, with no preorders."},{"label":"Purpose (company-stated)","value":"A general-purpose bipedal humanoid for unsafe, repetitive or boring tasks."},{"label":"AI software","value":"Built by the same end-to-end FSD team (V12-V15), covering balance, navigation, perception and interaction."},{"label":"Production targets (company-reported)","value":"50,000-100,000 units in 2026; Fremont lines of up to 1M a year at full build-out across about 40 sub-lines."},{"label":"Production status (Q2 2026)","value":"First production lines were being installed, with initial builds for training-data collection; 'volume production' wording was dropped from the Q2 letter."},{"label":"Weekly output (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"From a few dozen a week in Q2 2026 to several hundred by August on the former Model S/X line, aiming for 1,000+ a week by year-end, per The Information."},{"label":"Training data (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Workers resisted motion-capture suits, fearing they were training their replacements, so Tesla moved data collection to dedicated teams."},{"label":"Giga Texas plant (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"About 40% of the steel frame was up by Oct 2026 for a plant targeting 10M units a year, with limited output from late 2027, per drone observer Joe Tegtmeyer."},{"label":"Optimus 4","value":"To be built in Austin with a vertically integrated supply chain, including in-house PCB work."},{"label":"Commercial timeline (reported, Aug 2026)","value":"JPMorgan expects production to start within months and commercial sales in H2 2027, with the Gen 3 design finalized."},{"label":"Optimus Academy","value":"Phase 1 (H2 2026) deploys robots to gather real-world interaction data."},{"label":"We, Robot demo (reported, Oct 2024)","value":"The robots appeared autonomous but were remotely operated, per Bloomberg and Morgan Stanley; Musk acknowledged it on a 2025 earnings call."},{"label":"Supplier audits (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Tesla was auditing Tuopu, Joyson Electronics and Sanhua for mass-production supply of joint modules and actuators. Not confirmed by Tesla."},{"label":"Earnings call attention (reported, Aug 2026)","value":"Musk spent nearly a third of the Q3 2025 earnings call on Optimus, up from about 2% in 2022, per TechCrunch."},{"label":"AI5 and AI6 memory cut (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Tesla halved AI5 RAM to 72GB and cut AI6 to 144GB to secure chip volume for Optimus, keeping memory bandwidth the same."}],"createdAt":"2026-05-25T17:24:19.960Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T02:32:01.431Z","unitsInFieldClaimed":1000,"unitsInFieldVerified":null,"unitsManufacturedClaimed":1000,"unitsManufacturedVerified":null,"unitsAsOf":"2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z","unitsSource":[{"url":"https://newmarketpitch.com/blogs/news/humanoid-robotics-optimus-deployment-tracker","label":"Tesla has not disclosed how many Optimus units exist but acknowledged only hundreds were built in 2025"},{"url":"https://blog.robozaps.com/b/tesla-model-s-optimus-robot-factory-conversion","label":"Tesla Optimus has 1,000+ units deployed, but exclusively inside Tesla's own factories"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DQzxI7rk00B/","label":"a much larger Gen 3 production line is already planned for 2026"}],"salesModel":"not_sold","priceUndisclosedSince":null,"autonomyClass":"mixed","autonomyStatement":"Yes — the laundry folding demo was confirmed by Tesla as autonomous, not teleoperated. 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The gap between \"folds laundry autonomously in a lab\" and \"works in a factory\" remains unbridged as of July 2026.","videoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyURDZB7imo","singleTake":"no","environment":"staged","speedAltered":"unclear","autonomyClaimed":"yes","autonomyCorroborated":"partial"},"exportControlClass":null,"minCommitment":null,"warrantyTerms":null,"serviceModel":null,"productionRateClaimed":null,"productionRateEvidenced":null,"teleopRatioDisclosed":null,"interventionRateDisclosed":null},"deployment":{"id":"e50c5b84-6109-4947-9347-611da757f988","modelId":"29951756-3e69-44e2-bc13-aa01909c0098","versionId":null,"locationId":"8739a109-0a83-44fb-93b2-02882fce0d38","operatorId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","ownerId":null,"slug":"tesla-robotaxi-orlando-tampa","status":"operational","firstSeen":"2024-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","statusChangeReason":null,"contractType":null,"pilotOutcome":null,"endedAt":null,"unitsOnSite":80,"tasksPerformed":["delivery"],"shiftStructure":null,"hoursPerDay":16,"siteType":"public_right_of_way","operatorConfirmed":null,"humanSupervisionOnsite":null,"locationPrecisionTier":"verified_coordinates","deploymentScale":"medium_11_100","siteEnvironment":"outdoor","operatorType":"maker_operated","sourceQualityTier":3,"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Robotaxi","title":"Tesla Robotaxi - Wikipedia"}],"notes":"Tesla robotaxi launched in Orlando and Tampa on July 21, 2026. 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The active US unsupervised fleet is ~20 (14 Austin / 3 Dallas / 3 Houston) and has declined since a late-2025 / early-2026 peak; registered counts far exceed the active operating fleet. The vehicles are 2026 Model Y cars running Tesla's [Full Self-Driving / Autonomous Driving System](/brains/tesla-fsd-bot). At its Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026), Tesla announced plans to expand to seven additional US cities (Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Las Vegas) in H1 2026; Dallas and Houston launched in April 2026, while the other five (Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Las Vegas) slipped to 'preparations underway'. The Austin operation carries a [federally-mandated crash-reporting record](/incidents/tesla-robotaxi-austin-nhtsa-crash-record-2025-2026) (17 NHTSA-reported incidents July 2025 to March 2026, including two teleoperator-caused crashes; zero major crashes and no citations per Austin PD), and NHTSA has separately inquired into videos of erratic driving.\n\nOptimus: Tesla's humanoid robot, with Gen 3 mass production commencing at the Fremont factory on January 21, 2026. Notably, at the January 2026 earnings call [Musk](/people/elon-musk) admitted that as of then zero Optimus robots were doing 'useful work' in Tesla's factories. Units at Fremont and Giga Texas are in a supervised learning and data-collection phase, not yet performing productive autonomous manufacturing work. 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Not confirmed by Tesla."},{"label":"Musk humanoid forecast (claimed, Sep 2026)","value":"Musk told CCTV Finance there will be at least 1 billion humanoid robots within 10 years, and possibly 10 billion in 15. A CEO prediction, not a production commitment."},{"label":"AI5 and AI6 memory cut for Optimus (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Tesla halved AI5 RAM to 72GB and cut AI6 to 144GB to secure chip volume for Optimus, keeping memory bandwidth the same."},{"label":"Autonomy stack and robotics","value":"Tesla intends its FSD neural networks and Dojo training compute to carry over to robotics; Ashok Elluswamy leads the software stack."},{"label":"Robotics patents","value":"3 USPTO robotics patents (humanoid design, linear actuator, tendon-driven hand), alongside a broader automotive autonomy portfolio."},{"label":"Robotaxi markets (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Seven US geofences: Austin ~246 sq mi, SF Bay Area ~1,098 sq mi (safety monitor), plus Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa at 23-31 sq mi each, per NotATeslaApp."},{"label":"Austin Robotaxi hours (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Service runs until 11pm. Musk said the night limit is mainly about not hitting pets that are hard to see in the dark."},{"label":"Texas Cybercab registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"About 125 Cybercabs were registered in Texas by Sep 25 2026, up from 58 that Monday, per Texas DMV data cited on X. Registrations are not the active fleet."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi permit","value":"Approved for paid service in Las Vegas: Strip corridor only, 45 mph max, no airport pickups, 10 vehicles at launch (5,000 requested)."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi target (company-stated)","value":"About 2,500 robotaxis in Nevada by August 2027."},{"label":"Robotaxi operations","value":"Two mission control centers, in Austin and the Bay Area. Tesla made a first-responder training video with Texas law enforcement."},{"label":"Robotaxi charging sites (permitted, Apr 2026)","value":"Private Robotaxi-only V4 Supercharger sites in Chandler AZ (56 stalls) and Mesa AZ. A 150+ vehicle San Francisco site was dropped in Feb 2026 after Teamsters pushback."},{"label":"Dubai trials (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Tesla has run trials at Dubai Mobility Labs, the RTA's autonomous testing site at Dubai Silicon Oasis, alongside WeRide and Pony.ai."},{"label":"FSD in Europe (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised is approved in the Netherlands and recognized by seven more EU states, including Czechia and Croatia. An EU-wide vote is not expected before December 2026."},{"label":"Germany backs EU FSD approval (agency-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Germany's transport ministry backed timely EU approval, and Tesla offered to rename the system Tesla Assisted Driving. Drivers stay fully responsible."},{"label":"Reuters on the Dutch RDW review (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Reuters found Tesla pressed the RDW to scale back its FSD review and won some concessions. 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The Austin operation carries a [federally-mandated crash-reporting record](/incidents/tesla-robotaxi-austin-nhtsa-crash-record-2025-2026) (17 NHTSA-reported incidents July 2025 to March 2026, including two teleoperator-caused crashes; zero major crashes and no citations per Austin PD), and NHTSA has separately inquired into videos of erratic driving.\n\nOptimus: Tesla's humanoid robot, with Gen 3 mass production commencing at the Fremont factory on January 21, 2026. Notably, at the January 2026 earnings call [Musk](/people/elon-musk) admitted that as of then zero Optimus robots were doing 'useful work' in Tesla's factories. Units at Fremont and Giga Texas are in a supervised learning and data-collection phase, not yet performing productive autonomous manufacturing work. Tesla committed $20B+ in 2026 capex toward Optimus, plans to convert its Fremont Model S/X lines to Optimus manufacturing (toward a stated 1-million-unit/year capacity by end-2026), and is constructing a dedicated Giga Texas facility, all production-capacity ambitions, with first productive internal deployment projected for late 2026 to 2027.\n\nCybercab: a purpose-built, steering-wheel-free dedicated robotaxi vehicle, with production expected to begin around April 2026, not yet the deployed service vehicle as of early 2026.\n\nTesla's physical-AI program operates under intense regulatory and public scrutiny, and is notable for the gap between its publicly stated targets and demonstrated results.","status":"public","founded":2003,"hq":"Austin, Texas, USA","hqLat":30.2711286,"hqLng":-97.7436995,"hqGeocodedAt":"2026-08-05T14:51:18.270Z","hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"tesla.com","fundingTotal":null,"type":"both","roles":["robot_maker","robot_operator"],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","heatIndex":73,"lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.tesla.com/we-robot","title":"Tesla — Optimus","sourceName":"Tesla","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_(robot)","title":"Optimus (robot) — Wikipedia","sourceName":"Wikipedia","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/waymo-halts-freeway-rides-after-robotaxis-struggle-in-construction-zones/","title":"Waymo halts freeway rides after robotaxis struggle in construction zones","sourceName":"Transportation & Auto News | TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-05-21T22:15:00.000Z"},{"url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-robotaxi-austin-14-crashes-nhtsa/","title":"Tesla robotaxi Austin launch, expansion plans, NHTSA erratic-driving inquiry","sourceName":"CBS News","publishedAt":"2026-02-17"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/tesla-reveals-two-robotaxi-crashes-involving-teleoperators/","title":"Tesla's two teleoperator-caused robotaxi crashes; 17 NHTSA incidents unredacted","sourceName":"TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-05-15"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/04/22/tesla-optimus-production-fremont-model-sx-line/","title":"Musk admits zero Optimus doing useful work; Fremont Model S/X line conversion to Optimus","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-04-22"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/05/26/tesla-robotaxi-fleet-shrinking-not-growing/","title":"Tesla robotaxi active fleet shrinking (34 total/20 unsupervised, May 2026); safety bottleneck","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-05-26"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/04/18/tesla-robotaxi-launches-dallas-houston-small-geofences/","title":"Tesla robotaxi Dallas/Houston launch; fleet ~80 Austin; transparency/redaction record","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-04-18"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/waymo-dominates-texas-autonomous-vehicle-registrations-as-tesla-trails-behind/","title":"Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind","sourceName":"Transportation & Auto News | TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-05-29T00:14:35.000Z"},{"url":"https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/regulatory-services/licensing/transportation-licensing-and-analysis-branch/autonomous-vehicle-programs/autonomous-vehicle-program-permits-issued","title":"CPUC — passenger-transportation / AV program permits. 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Public demos from 2022 to 2024 showed slow walking and basic object manipulation."},{"label":"Optimus specs (company-claimed)","value":"5'8\" tall, 125 lb, 2 mph walking speed, 150 lb lift capacity, $20,000 target price. Not independently verified."},{"label":"Optimus timelines (claimed vs delivered)","value":"Promised 2022 production and useful work in 2023 did not happen. In July 2026 Musk set a slow Fremont ramp from late July and a Gen 3 reveal in mid-2026."},{"label":"We, Robot demo was teleoperated (reported, Oct 2024)","value":"Optimus robots at the Oct 2024 event appeared autonomous but were remotely operated, per Bloomberg and Morgan Stanley. Tesla issued no correction."},{"label":"Optimus weekly output (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"From a few dozen units a week in Q2 2026 to several hundred by August on the former Model S/X line, aiming for 1,000+ a week by year-end, per Electrek citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus build issues (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Hand assembly with 100+ screws, durability and sensor problems, and supplier quality at volume were flagged as bottlenecks, per The Information via Electrek."},{"label":"Optimus training data (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Some factory staff resisted motion-capture data collection, so Tesla moved it to dedicated teams and training hubs, per Ars Technica citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus factory at Giga Texas (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"About 40% of the steel frame was up by Oct 2026 on a 7M+ sq ft plant, with limited output eyed for late 2027, per drone observer Joe Tegtmeyer via Humanoids Daily."},{"label":"Optimus suppliers (reported)","value":"Sanhua (linear actuators, ~$685M order), Tuopu Group (rotary actuators and assembly), Nidec (motors), Moog (actuators), Green Harmonic and HDS (harmonic drives)."},{"label":"Optimus bill of materials (reported)","value":"Actuators are about 35% of cost (~$7,000) and reducers 10-15%. 60-70% of components are Chinese; NdFeB magnets (~8% of cost) are almost all from China."},{"label":"Optimus reducer suppliers (reported)","value":"Green Harmonic leads harmonic reducers (~25% share); Fengli Intelligent is a secondary supplier; Beite Technology makes ball screws for the hands."},{"label":"Optimus supplier audits (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"The Optimus team was auditing Chinese suppliers including Tuopu Group, Joyson Electronics and Sanhua in Ningbo, per CnEVPost and SCMP. Not confirmed by Tesla."},{"label":"Musk humanoid forecast (claimed, Sep 2026)","value":"Musk told CCTV Finance there will be at least 1 billion humanoid robots within 10 years, and possibly 10 billion in 15. A CEO prediction, not a production commitment."},{"label":"AI5 and AI6 memory cut for Optimus (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Tesla halved AI5 RAM to 72GB and cut AI6 to 144GB to secure chip volume for Optimus, keeping memory bandwidth the same."},{"label":"Autonomy stack and robotics","value":"Tesla intends its FSD neural networks and Dojo training compute to carry over to robotics; Ashok Elluswamy leads the software stack."},{"label":"Robotics patents","value":"3 USPTO robotics patents (humanoid design, linear actuator, tendon-driven hand), alongside a broader automotive autonomy portfolio."},{"label":"Robotaxi markets (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Seven US geofences: Austin ~246 sq mi, SF Bay Area ~1,098 sq mi (safety monitor), plus Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa at 23-31 sq mi each, per NotATeslaApp."},{"label":"Austin Robotaxi hours (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Service runs until 11pm. Musk said the night limit is mainly about not hitting pets that are hard to see in the dark."},{"label":"Texas Cybercab registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"About 125 Cybercabs were registered in Texas by Sep 25 2026, up from 58 that Monday, per Texas DMV data cited on X. Registrations are not the active fleet."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi permit","value":"Approved for paid service in Las Vegas: Strip corridor only, 45 mph max, no airport pickups, 10 vehicles at launch (5,000 requested)."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi target (company-stated)","value":"About 2,500 robotaxis in Nevada by August 2027."},{"label":"Robotaxi operations","value":"Two mission control centers, in Austin and the Bay Area. Tesla made a first-responder training video with Texas law enforcement."},{"label":"Robotaxi charging sites (permitted, Apr 2026)","value":"Private Robotaxi-only V4 Supercharger sites in Chandler AZ (56 stalls) and Mesa AZ. A 150+ vehicle San Francisco site was dropped in Feb 2026 after Teamsters pushback."},{"label":"Dubai trials (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Tesla has run trials at Dubai Mobility Labs, the RTA's autonomous testing site at Dubai Silicon Oasis, alongside WeRide and Pony.ai."},{"label":"FSD in Europe (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised is approved in the Netherlands and recognized by seven more EU states, including Czechia and Croatia. An EU-wide vote is not expected before December 2026."},{"label":"Germany backs EU FSD approval (agency-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Germany's transport ministry backed timely EU approval, and Tesla offered to rename the system Tesla Assisted Driving. Drivers stay fully responsible."},{"label":"Reuters on the Dutch RDW review (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Reuters found Tesla pressed the RDW to scale back its FSD review and won some concessions. RDW says its assessment stayed independent."},{"label":"FSD active safety (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised v14.3.9 can take over when a collision is imminent or the driver is heavily distracted, often called Automatic Collision Evasion."},{"label":"FSD safety in Australia and NZ (company-claimed)","value":"Tesla claimed FSD cut collisions 40% in Australia and New Zealand. Not independently verified."},{"label":"Q3 2026 deliveries (company-stated)","value":"Produced 464,391 and delivered 486,532 vehicles; deployed 13.7 GWh of energy storage."},{"label":"Credit facilities (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Arranged $30B of credit ($20B term loan, $8B and $2B revolvers), unused and not planned for 2026, per NotATeslaApp citing an SEC filing."},{"label":"Terafab chip fab (company-stated)","value":"SpaceX and Tesla are building Terafab in Grimes County, Texas: 100M+ sq ft, about $16.8B first phase, 3,000+ jobs, chips for Optimus, Cybercab and SpaceX."},{"label":"Terafab and TSMC (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Terafab had early talks with TSMC, then that Tesla will build and run the fab itself, with TSMC at most subleasing space."},{"label":"Giga Berlin output (company-stated, Jun 2026)","value":"Production rising 20% to 7,500 vehicles a week from October 2026, adding 1,000 jobs."},{"label":"Germany registrations (agency-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"12,552 new Teslas registered in September 2026, up 268.7% year on year for a 4.9% share, per the KBA."},{"label":"India registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"A record 294 in September 2026 (238 Model Y L); 993 since deliveries began in September 2025, per Electrek citing ElecTree."},{"label":"Semi Megachargers","value":"Bloomington CA opened July 2026 (6 stalls, 1.2 MW each); Conley GA opened October 2026 (8 stalls), the first on the East Coast."},{"label":"Powershare Home Backup (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"New Model 3 and Model Y ordered after Oct 1 2026 can back up a home with a Powerwall 3, adding up to two days or more by trim."},{"label":"California virtual power plant (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"85,774 Powerwall homes supplied 601 MW at peak on Oct 6 2026; the full Powerwall fleet peaked at a record 634 MW."},{"label":"Australian kerbside charging rule (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Tesla co-signed a letter opposing an AEMC draft rule letting network companies own kerbside EV chargers paid for through household bills."}],"aliases":["Tesla Inc","Tesla Motors","Tesla Optimus","Tesla FSD","Tesla Cybercab","Tesla Robotaxi"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":"TSLA","stockExchange":"NASDAQ","secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":134785,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T17:24:17.509Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T02:23:56.043Z"}},{"id":"e0b60f5e-7bce-46f0-b3dd-db5026688dec","slug":"tesla-fsd-france-blocked-2026-07","kind":"regulatory_action","headline":"France blocks Tesla FSD Supervised approval over safety concerns","summary":"France's Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot rejected Tesla FSD Supervised under Article 39 exemption, citing two safety issues: (1) system allows speeding by matching traffic speed without driver request, (2) insufficient driver attentiveness in urban maneuvers like roundabouts. Tesla counters with 12B+ miles data showing 2x safety vs human driving. FSD already approved in 5 EU countries (Netherlands, Belgium, others) with 50M km driven. 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It has no steering wheel or pedals, two upward-opening butterfly doors, inductive (wireless) charging with no charge port, and a single roughly 20.5-inch center display, and it relies on Tesla's camera-only Full Self-Driving (no lidar or radar). Tesla has stated a consumer price target below $30,000 and, on its Q1 2026 earnings call, that Cybercab production has 'just started' with volume production targeted in 2026; Tesla's own Q1 2026 SEC filing characterizes the status as 'Pilot Production' at Giga Texas, and the production-start evidence rests on Tesla's statements and controlled footage rather than independent verification. The Cybercab is NOT the vehicle behind Tesla's deployed Robotaxi service, which launched in Austin in June 2025 on regular Model Y cars with safety monitors. As of mid-2026 there are no verified consumer transactions, purchase pathway, warranty terms, or real-world Cybercab deployment; the registry records it at research maturity (no verified real-world operation), with production and pricing claims tracked as stated, not demonstrated.","formFactor":"av","industryVertical":"passenger_transport","environment":"road","maturityStage":"research","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"doors":"2 upward-opening butterfly doors (auto-open, no handles)","lidar":"no lidar or radar","notes":[{"label":"Unveiled","value":"Revealed October 10 2024 at Tesla's 'We, Robot' event (Warner Bros studio); about 20 Cybercab units gave demonstration rides on a closed lot."},{"label":"Design (verified)","value":"Purpose-built two-seat robotaxi: no steering wheel or pedals, two butterfly doors, inductive (wireless) charging with no charge port, a single ~20.5-inch center display, no side mirrors or rear window."},{"label":"Price (stated target)","value":"Musk stated a consumer price target below $30,000 and an operating-cost claim near $0.20/mile. A target, not a realized price; no consumer order or reservation pathway exists as of mid-2026."},{"label":"Production status (verified-vs-claimed)","value":"Tesla's Q1 2026 SEC 10-Q characterizes the Cybercab as 'Pilot Production' at Giga Texas (first unit Feb 2026) - a MANUFACTURING status. On the Q1 2026 earnings call Musk said production has 'just started' and projected volume production in 2026 (a claim/target). Production-start evidence rests on Tesla's own statements and Tesla-controlled footage, not independent verification. Tesla self-certified the Cybercab to FMVSS to bypass NHTSA's 2,500-unit AV exemption cap."},{"label":"Not the deployed robotaxi vehicle","value":"Tesla's actual Robotaxi service (launched Austin, June 2025; see model tesla-robotaxi) runs on regular Model Y vehicles with safety monitors and remote operators, NOT the Cybercab. The Cybercab is the purpose-built vehicle that has not yet entered real-world robotaxi operation. Musk has used 'robotaxi' and 'Cybercab' interchangeably, which is a frequent source of confusion."},{"label":"Autonomy (camera-only FSD)","value":"Cybercab relies on Tesla's camera-only Full Self-Driving (no lidar or radar; see brain tesla-fsd-bot). A May 2026 Reuters investigation reported Tesla's FSD safety statistics are methodologically flawed (challenged by 10 of 11 researchers) and that Tesla pre-maps its robotaxi zones, contradicting earlier 'no mapping' claims; unsupervised FSD has faced delays."},{"label":"Tesla product-family disambiguation","value":"Distinct from Tesla Optimus (humanoid; see tesla-optimus) and from Tesla's FSD AI stack (brain tesla-fsd-bot). 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The Austin operation carries a [federally-mandated crash-reporting record](/incidents/tesla-robotaxi-austin-nhtsa-crash-record-2025-2026) (17 NHTSA-reported incidents July 2025 to March 2026, including two teleoperator-caused crashes; zero major crashes and no citations per Austin PD), and NHTSA has separately inquired into videos of erratic driving.\n\nOptimus: Tesla's humanoid robot, with Gen 3 mass production commencing at the Fremont factory on January 21, 2026. Notably, at the January 2026 earnings call [Musk](/people/elon-musk) admitted that as of then zero Optimus robots were doing 'useful work' in Tesla's factories. Units at Fremont and Giga Texas are in a supervised learning and data-collection phase, not yet performing productive autonomous manufacturing work. 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Musk said the night limit is mainly about not hitting pets that are hard to see in the dark."},{"label":"Texas Cybercab registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"About 125 Cybercabs were registered in Texas by Sep 25 2026, up from 58 that Monday, per Texas DMV data cited on X. Registrations are not the active fleet."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi permit","value":"Approved for paid service in Las Vegas: Strip corridor only, 45 mph max, no airport pickups, 10 vehicles at launch (5,000 requested)."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi target (company-stated)","value":"About 2,500 robotaxis in Nevada by August 2027."},{"label":"Robotaxi operations","value":"Two mission control centers, in Austin and the Bay Area. Tesla made a first-responder training video with Texas law enforcement."},{"label":"Robotaxi charging sites (permitted, Apr 2026)","value":"Private Robotaxi-only V4 Supercharger sites in Chandler AZ (56 stalls) and Mesa AZ. 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The second generation, Optimus Gen 2 (December 2023), demonstrated Tesla-designed actuators and sensors, roughly 30 percent faster walking, a weight reduction of about 10 kg, 11-degree-of-freedom hands with fingertip tactile sensing, and a 2-degree-of-freedom actuated neck. Optimus shares its perception and compute approach with Tesla's Full Self-Driving stack. Tesla positions Optimus for factory and general-purpose labor and projects a long-run price near $20,000 to $30,000 at scale, but those figures and timelines are company projections rather than realized outcomes. At the We Robot event in October 2024, Optimus units that appeared to converse and serve drinks were reported by Bloomberg and TechCrunch to be human-teleoperated rather than autonomous. Tesla has claimed internal factory testing of Optimus, but on the Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026) Elon Musk acknowledged the robots are not in material use in Tesla factories and remain in the research-and-development phase. 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This is the primary demonstrated-hardware artifact."},{"label":"We Robot demo (teleoperation)","value":"October 10, 2024: Optimus units appeared to converse and serve drinks; Bloomberg and TechCrunch reported the interactions were human-teleoperated, with only walking AI-driven. Tesla did not disclose the remote assistance beforehand."},{"label":"Factory work: claimed vs admitted","value":"Tesla claimed internal factory testing (2024 to 2025). On the Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026), Elon Musk acknowledged Optimus is not in material use in Tesla factories and remains in the research-and-development phase."},{"label":"V3 / production design","value":"The production-design V3 reveal slipped repeatedly (to mid-2026 as of the April 2026 call); Musk declined a 2026 volume target. An earlier claim of about 5,000 units in 2025 was reportedly missed (a few hundred built)."},{"label":"External commercial sale","value":"No verified external commercial sale as of mid-2026. 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The active US unsupervised fleet is ~20 (14 Austin / 3 Dallas / 3 Houston) and has declined since a late-2025 / early-2026 peak; registered counts far exceed the active operating fleet. The vehicles are 2026 Model Y cars running Tesla's [Full Self-Driving / Autonomous Driving System](/brains/tesla-fsd-bot). At its Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026), Tesla announced plans to expand to seven additional US cities (Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Las Vegas) in H1 2026; Dallas and Houston launched in April 2026, while the other five (Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Las Vegas) slipped to 'preparations underway'. The Austin operation carries a [federally-mandated crash-reporting record](/incidents/tesla-robotaxi-austin-nhtsa-crash-record-2025-2026) (17 NHTSA-reported incidents July 2025 to March 2026, including two teleoperator-caused crashes; zero major crashes and no citations per Austin PD), and NHTSA has separately inquired into videos of erratic driving.\n\nOptimus: Tesla's humanoid robot, with Gen 3 mass production commencing at the Fremont factory on January 21, 2026. Notably, at the January 2026 earnings call [Musk](/people/elon-musk) admitted that as of then zero Optimus robots were doing 'useful work' in Tesla's factories. Units at Fremont and Giga Texas are in a supervised learning and data-collection phase, not yet performing productive autonomous manufacturing work. 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Public demos from 2022 to 2024 showed slow walking and basic object manipulation."},{"label":"Optimus specs (company-claimed)","value":"5'8\" tall, 125 lb, 2 mph walking speed, 150 lb lift capacity, $20,000 target price. Not independently verified."},{"label":"Optimus timelines (claimed vs delivered)","value":"Promised 2022 production and useful work in 2023 did not happen. In July 2026 Musk set a slow Fremont ramp from late July and a Gen 3 reveal in mid-2026."},{"label":"We, Robot demo was teleoperated (reported, Oct 2024)","value":"Optimus robots at the Oct 2024 event appeared autonomous but were remotely operated, per Bloomberg and Morgan Stanley. Tesla issued no correction."},{"label":"Optimus weekly output (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"From a few dozen units a week in Q2 2026 to several hundred by August on the former Model S/X line, aiming for 1,000+ a week by year-end, per Electrek citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus build issues (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Hand assembly with 100+ screws, durability and sensor problems, and supplier quality at volume were flagged as bottlenecks, per The Information via Electrek."},{"label":"Optimus training data (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Some factory staff resisted motion-capture data collection, so Tesla moved it to dedicated teams and training hubs, per Ars Technica citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus factory at Giga Texas (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"About 40% of the steel frame was up by Oct 2026 on a 7M+ sq ft plant, with limited output eyed for late 2027, per drone observer Joe Tegtmeyer via Humanoids Daily."},{"label":"Optimus suppliers (reported)","value":"Sanhua (linear actuators, ~$685M order), Tuopu Group (rotary actuators and assembly), Nidec (motors), Moog (actuators), Green Harmonic and HDS (harmonic drives)."},{"label":"Optimus bill of materials (reported)","value":"Actuators are about 35% of cost (~$7,000) and reducers 10-15%. 60-70% of components are Chinese; NdFeB magnets (~8% of cost) are almost all from China."},{"label":"Optimus reducer suppliers (reported)","value":"Green Harmonic leads harmonic reducers (~25% share); Fengli Intelligent is a secondary supplier; Beite Technology makes ball screws for the hands."},{"label":"Optimus supplier audits (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"The Optimus team was auditing Chinese suppliers including Tuopu Group, Joyson Electronics and Sanhua in Ningbo, per CnEVPost and SCMP. Not confirmed by Tesla."},{"label":"Musk humanoid forecast (claimed, Sep 2026)","value":"Musk told CCTV Finance there will be at least 1 billion humanoid robots within 10 years, and possibly 10 billion in 15. A CEO prediction, not a production commitment."},{"label":"AI5 and AI6 memory cut for Optimus (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Tesla halved AI5 RAM to 72GB and cut AI6 to 144GB to secure chip volume for Optimus, keeping memory bandwidth the same."},{"label":"Autonomy stack and robotics","value":"Tesla intends its FSD neural networks and Dojo training compute to carry over to robotics; Ashok Elluswamy leads the software stack."},{"label":"Robotics patents","value":"3 USPTO robotics patents (humanoid design, linear actuator, tendon-driven hand), alongside a broader automotive autonomy portfolio."},{"label":"Robotaxi markets (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Seven US geofences: Austin ~246 sq mi, SF Bay Area ~1,098 sq mi (safety monitor), plus Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa at 23-31 sq mi each, per NotATeslaApp."},{"label":"Austin Robotaxi hours (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Service runs until 11pm. Musk said the night limit is mainly about not hitting pets that are hard to see in the dark."},{"label":"Texas Cybercab registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"About 125 Cybercabs were registered in Texas by Sep 25 2026, up from 58 that Monday, per Texas DMV data cited on X. Registrations are not the active fleet."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi permit","value":"Approved for paid service in Las Vegas: Strip corridor only, 45 mph max, no airport pickups, 10 vehicles at launch (5,000 requested)."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi target (company-stated)","value":"About 2,500 robotaxis in Nevada by August 2027."},{"label":"Robotaxi operations","value":"Two mission control centers, in Austin and the Bay Area. Tesla made a first-responder training video with Texas law enforcement."},{"label":"Robotaxi charging sites (permitted, Apr 2026)","value":"Private Robotaxi-only V4 Supercharger sites in Chandler AZ (56 stalls) and Mesa AZ. A 150+ vehicle San Francisco site was dropped in Feb 2026 after Teamsters pushback."},{"label":"Dubai trials (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Tesla has run trials at Dubai Mobility Labs, the RTA's autonomous testing site at Dubai Silicon Oasis, alongside WeRide and Pony.ai."},{"label":"FSD in Europe (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised is approved in the Netherlands and recognized by seven more EU states, including Czechia and Croatia. An EU-wide vote is not expected before December 2026."},{"label":"Germany backs EU FSD approval (agency-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Germany's transport ministry backed timely EU approval, and Tesla offered to rename the system Tesla Assisted Driving. Drivers stay fully responsible."},{"label":"Reuters on the Dutch RDW review (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Reuters found Tesla pressed the RDW to scale back its FSD review and won some concessions. RDW says its assessment stayed independent."},{"label":"FSD active safety (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised v14.3.9 can take over when a collision is imminent or the driver is heavily distracted, often called Automatic Collision Evasion."},{"label":"FSD safety in Australia and NZ (company-claimed)","value":"Tesla claimed FSD cut collisions 40% in Australia and New Zealand. Not independently verified."},{"label":"Q3 2026 deliveries (company-stated)","value":"Produced 464,391 and delivered 486,532 vehicles; deployed 13.7 GWh of energy storage."},{"label":"Credit facilities (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Arranged $30B of credit ($20B term loan, $8B and $2B revolvers), unused and not planned for 2026, per NotATeslaApp citing an SEC filing."},{"label":"Terafab chip fab (company-stated)","value":"SpaceX and Tesla are building Terafab in Grimes County, Texas: 100M+ sq ft, about $16.8B first phase, 3,000+ jobs, chips for Optimus, Cybercab and SpaceX."},{"label":"Terafab and TSMC (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Terafab had early talks with TSMC, then that Tesla will build and run the fab itself, with TSMC at most subleasing space."},{"label":"Giga Berlin output (company-stated, Jun 2026)","value":"Production rising 20% to 7,500 vehicles a week from October 2026, adding 1,000 jobs."},{"label":"Germany registrations (agency-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"12,552 new Teslas registered in September 2026, up 268.7% year on year for a 4.9% share, per the KBA."},{"label":"India registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"A record 294 in September 2026 (238 Model Y L); 993 since deliveries began in September 2025, per Electrek citing ElecTree."},{"label":"Semi Megachargers","value":"Bloomington CA opened July 2026 (6 stalls, 1.2 MW each); Conley GA opened October 2026 (8 stalls), the first on the East Coast."},{"label":"Powershare Home Backup (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"New Model 3 and Model Y ordered after Oct 1 2026 can back up a home with a Powerwall 3, adding up to two days or more by trim."},{"label":"California virtual power plant (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"85,774 Powerwall homes supplied 601 MW at peak on Oct 6 2026; the full Powerwall fleet peaked at a record 634 MW."},{"label":"Australian kerbside charging rule (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Tesla co-signed a letter opposing an AEMC draft rule letting network companies own kerbside EV chargers paid for through household bills."}],"aliases":["Tesla Inc","Tesla Motors","Tesla Optimus","Tesla FSD","Tesla Cybercab","Tesla Robotaxi"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":"TSLA","stockExchange":"NASDAQ","secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":134785,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T17:24:17.509Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T02:23:56.043Z"}},{"id":"ad9330f2-eced-4378-ae75-ac9736adda84","slug":"tesla-robotaxi-houston-teleoperator-crash-2026-07","kind":"collision","headline":"Tesla robotaxi remote operator crashed vehicle into metal fence in Houston","summary":"Tesla filed four new Robotaxi crash reports with NHTSA in July 2026. The most serious involved a remote teleoperator in Houston who took control of a stuck autonomous vehicle, accelerated, turned left, and drove up a curb into a metal fence at 8 mph. This was the third documented remote-operator crash following a pattern where the autonomous system gets stuck, a human takes over remotely, and the human crashes the car.","occurredAt":"2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":"0ad1b6f8-1b4a-43d9-9838-98f3279a49ac","deploymentId":"e50c5b84-6109-4947-9347-611da757f988","companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","dataCenterId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"severity":"minor","rootCauseCategory":null,"rootCauseDetail":null,"affectedUnitsCount":null,"affectedUnitsBasis":null,"remediationStatus":null,"regulatoryAction":"none","regulatoryBody":null,"propertyDamageEstimateUsd":null,"damageEstimateBasis":null,"bodilyInjurySeverity":null,"fatalityCount":null,"lossCostClass":null,"sourceQualityTier":null,"oshaRecordable":null,"oshaCaseNumber":null,"rootCauseDisclosed":null,"publicDisclosureDate":null,"insuranceClaimPublic":null,"formFactor":null,"latitude":null,"longitude":null,"autonomyClass":null,"legalOutcomeClass":"unknown","createdAt":"2026-08-18T07:27:59.718Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-23T15:14:15.796Z","model":{"id":"0ad1b6f8-1b4a-43d9-9838-98f3279a49ac","companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","modelName":"Tesla Optimus","slug":"tesla-optimus","description":"Tesla Optimus (Tesla Bot) is a general-purpose humanoid robot developed by Tesla, announced as a concept at AI Day in August 2021 and shown as working prototypes at AI Day in September 2022. The second generation, Optimus Gen 2 (December 2023), demonstrated Tesla-designed actuators and sensors, roughly 30 percent faster walking, a weight reduction of about 10 kg, 11-degree-of-freedom hands with fingertip tactile sensing, and a 2-degree-of-freedom actuated neck. Optimus shares its perception and compute approach with Tesla's Full Self-Driving stack. Tesla positions Optimus for factory and general-purpose labor and projects a long-run price near $20,000 to $30,000 at scale, but those figures and timelines are company projections rather than realized outcomes. At the We Robot event in October 2024, Optimus units that appeared to converse and serve drinks were reported by Bloomberg and TechCrunch to be human-teleoperated rather than autonomous. Tesla has claimed internal factory testing of Optimus, but on the Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026) Elon Musk acknowledged the robots are not in material use in Tesla factories and remain in the research-and-development phase. As of mid-2026 there is no verified external commercial sale, and the production-design V3 reveal has slipped repeatedly. Optimus is therefore recorded at research maturity: its factory presence is maker-facility R&D, not a verified commercial deployment.","formFactor":"humanoid","industryVertical":null,"environment":null,"maturityStage":"research","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"dof":"28 body DOF plus 11 per hand (Gen 2)","hands":"11-DOF cable-driven hands with fingertip tactile sensing (Gen 2)","notes":[{"label":"Concept announced","value":"Tesla AI Day, August 2021 (concept only, no hardware; represented by a person in a suit)."},{"label":"First prototypes","value":"Tesla AI Day, September 30, 2022: the Bumble-C prototype walked untethered; a sleeker Optimus unit using Tesla components was shown but could not yet walk unaided."},{"label":"Optimus Gen 2","value":"December 2023: Tesla-designed actuators and sensors, about 30 percent faster walking, roughly 10 kg lighter, 11-DOF hands with fingertip tactile sensing, a 2-DOF actuated neck, and balance/squat demos. This is the primary demonstrated-hardware artifact."},{"label":"We Robot demo (teleoperation)","value":"October 10, 2024: Optimus units appeared to converse and serve drinks; Bloomberg and TechCrunch reported the interactions were human-teleoperated, with only walking AI-driven. Tesla did not disclose the remote assistance beforehand."},{"label":"Factory work: claimed vs admitted","value":"Tesla claimed internal factory testing (2024 to 2025). On the Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026), Elon Musk acknowledged Optimus is not in material use in Tesla factories and remains in the research-and-development phase."},{"label":"V3 / production design","value":"The production-design V3 reveal slipped repeatedly (to mid-2026 as of the April 2026 call); Musk declined a 2026 volume target. An earlier claim of about 5,000 units in 2025 was reportedly missed (a few hundred built)."},{"label":"External commercial sale","value":"No verified external commercial sale as of mid-2026. Tesla's stated goal is for Optimus to be useful outside Tesla around 2027."},{"label":"Price (claimed)","value":"Musk projects roughly $20,000 to $30,000 at scale (sub-$20,000 only above 1 million units per year). 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Tesla issued no correction."},{"label":"Optimus weekly output (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"From a few dozen units a week in Q2 2026 to several hundred by August on the former Model S/X line, aiming for 1,000+ a week by year-end, per Electrek citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus build issues (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Hand assembly with 100+ screws, durability and sensor problems, and supplier quality at volume were flagged as bottlenecks, per The Information via Electrek."},{"label":"Optimus training data (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Some factory staff resisted motion-capture data collection, so Tesla moved it to dedicated teams and training hubs, per Ars Technica citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus factory at Giga Texas (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"About 40% of the steel frame was up by Oct 2026 on a 7M+ sq ft plant, with limited output eyed for late 2027, per drone observer Joe Tegtmeyer via Humanoids Daily."},{"label":"Optimus suppliers (reported)","value":"Sanhua (linear actuators, ~$685M order), Tuopu Group (rotary actuators and assembly), Nidec (motors), Moog (actuators), Green Harmonic and HDS (harmonic drives)."},{"label":"Optimus bill of materials (reported)","value":"Actuators are about 35% of cost (~$7,000) and reducers 10-15%. 60-70% of components are Chinese; NdFeB magnets (~8% of cost) are almost all from China."},{"label":"Optimus reducer suppliers (reported)","value":"Green Harmonic leads harmonic reducers (~25% share); Fengli Intelligent is a secondary supplier; Beite Technology makes ball screws for the hands."},{"label":"Optimus supplier audits (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"The Optimus team was auditing Chinese suppliers including Tuopu Group, Joyson Electronics and Sanhua in Ningbo, per CnEVPost and SCMP. Not confirmed by Tesla."},{"label":"Musk humanoid forecast (claimed, Sep 2026)","value":"Musk told CCTV Finance there will be at least 1 billion humanoid robots within 10 years, and possibly 10 billion in 15. A CEO prediction, not a production commitment."},{"label":"AI5 and AI6 memory cut for Optimus (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Tesla halved AI5 RAM to 72GB and cut AI6 to 144GB to secure chip volume for Optimus, keeping memory bandwidth the same."},{"label":"Autonomy stack and robotics","value":"Tesla intends its FSD neural networks and Dojo training compute to carry over to robotics; Ashok Elluswamy leads the software stack."},{"label":"Robotics patents","value":"3 USPTO robotics patents (humanoid design, linear actuator, tendon-driven hand), alongside a broader automotive autonomy portfolio."},{"label":"Robotaxi markets (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Seven US geofences: Austin ~246 sq mi, SF Bay Area ~1,098 sq mi (safety monitor), plus Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa at 23-31 sq mi each, per NotATeslaApp."},{"label":"Austin Robotaxi hours (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Service runs until 11pm. Musk said the night limit is mainly about not hitting pets that are hard to see in the dark."},{"label":"Texas Cybercab registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"About 125 Cybercabs were registered in Texas by Sep 25 2026, up from 58 that Monday, per Texas DMV data cited on X. Registrations are not the active fleet."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi permit","value":"Approved for paid service in Las Vegas: Strip corridor only, 45 mph max, no airport pickups, 10 vehicles at launch (5,000 requested)."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi target (company-stated)","value":"About 2,500 robotaxis in Nevada by August 2027."},{"label":"Robotaxi operations","value":"Two mission control centers, in Austin and the Bay Area. Tesla made a first-responder training video with Texas law enforcement."},{"label":"Robotaxi charging sites (permitted, Apr 2026)","value":"Private Robotaxi-only V4 Supercharger sites in Chandler AZ (56 stalls) and Mesa AZ. A 150+ vehicle San Francisco site was dropped in Feb 2026 after Teamsters pushback."},{"label":"Dubai trials (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Tesla has run trials at Dubai Mobility Labs, the RTA's autonomous testing site at Dubai Silicon Oasis, alongside WeRide and Pony.ai."},{"label":"FSD in Europe (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised is approved in the Netherlands and recognized by seven more EU states, including Czechia and Croatia. An EU-wide vote is not expected before December 2026."},{"label":"Germany backs EU FSD approval (agency-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Germany's transport ministry backed timely EU approval, and Tesla offered to rename the system Tesla Assisted Driving. Drivers stay fully responsible."},{"label":"Reuters on the Dutch RDW review (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Reuters found Tesla pressed the RDW to scale back its FSD review and won some concessions. RDW says its assessment stayed independent."},{"label":"FSD active safety (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised v14.3.9 can take over when a collision is imminent or the driver is heavily distracted, often called Automatic Collision Evasion."},{"label":"FSD safety in Australia and NZ (company-claimed)","value":"Tesla claimed FSD cut collisions 40% in Australia and New Zealand. Not independently verified."},{"label":"Q3 2026 deliveries (company-stated)","value":"Produced 464,391 and delivered 486,532 vehicles; deployed 13.7 GWh of energy storage."},{"label":"Credit facilities (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Arranged $30B of credit ($20B term loan, $8B and $2B revolvers), unused and not planned for 2026, per NotATeslaApp citing an SEC filing."},{"label":"Terafab chip fab (company-stated)","value":"SpaceX and Tesla are building Terafab in Grimes County, Texas: 100M+ sq ft, about $16.8B first phase, 3,000+ jobs, chips for Optimus, Cybercab and SpaceX."},{"label":"Terafab and TSMC (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Terafab had early talks with TSMC, then that Tesla will build and run the fab itself, with TSMC at most subleasing space."},{"label":"Giga Berlin output (company-stated, Jun 2026)","value":"Production rising 20% to 7,500 vehicles a week from October 2026, adding 1,000 jobs."},{"label":"Germany registrations (agency-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"12,552 new Teslas registered in September 2026, up 268.7% year on year for a 4.9% share, per the KBA."},{"label":"India registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"A record 294 in September 2026 (238 Model Y L); 993 since deliveries began in September 2025, per Electrek citing ElecTree."},{"label":"Semi Megachargers","value":"Bloomington CA opened July 2026 (6 stalls, 1.2 MW each); Conley GA opened October 2026 (8 stalls), the first on the East Coast."},{"label":"Powershare Home Backup (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"New Model 3 and Model Y ordered after Oct 1 2026 can back up a home with a Powerwall 3, adding up to two days or more by trim."},{"label":"California virtual power plant (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"85,774 Powerwall homes supplied 601 MW at peak on Oct 6 2026; the full Powerwall fleet peaked at a record 634 MW."},{"label":"Australian kerbside charging rule (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Tesla co-signed a letter opposing an AEMC draft rule letting network companies own kerbside EV chargers paid for through household bills."}],"aliases":["Tesla Inc","Tesla Motors","Tesla Optimus","Tesla FSD","Tesla Cybercab","Tesla Robotaxi"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":"TSLA","stockExchange":"NASDAQ","secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":134785,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T17:24:17.509Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T02:23:56.043Z"}},{"id":"679931ae-d371-4484-bdea-d1d8c0e809bc","slug":"tesla-robotaxi-houston-tree-stump-2026-07","kind":"collision","headline":"Tesla Robotaxi remote operator crashed into tree stump in Houston","summary":"Tesla filed four new Robotaxi crash reports with NHTSA; the most notable involved a remote assistance operator driving a Model Y into a hidden tree stump on a dead-end residential road in Houston at 2 mph while recovering the vehicle. Property damage only, no injuries, no airbag deployment. This is the third crash Tesla has reported involving a human remote operator causing the collision.","occurredAt":"2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":"0ad1b6f8-1b4a-43d9-9838-98f3279a49ac","deploymentId":"e50c5b84-6109-4947-9347-611da757f988","companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","dataCenterId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"severity":"minor","rootCauseCategory":null,"rootCauseDetail":null,"affectedUnitsCount":null,"affectedUnitsBasis":null,"remediationStatus":null,"regulatoryAction":"investigation","regulatoryBody":"NHTSA","propertyDamageEstimateUsd":null,"damageEstimateBasis":null,"bodilyInjurySeverity":null,"fatalityCount":null,"lossCostClass":null,"sourceQualityTier":null,"oshaRecordable":null,"oshaCaseNumber":null,"rootCauseDisclosed":null,"publicDisclosureDate":null,"insuranceClaimPublic":null,"formFactor":null,"latitude":null,"longitude":null,"autonomyClass":null,"legalOutcomeClass":"unknown","createdAt":"2026-08-19T19:36:57.710Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-23T15:14:15.796Z","model":{"id":"0ad1b6f8-1b4a-43d9-9838-98f3279a49ac","companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","modelName":"Tesla Optimus","slug":"tesla-optimus","description":"Tesla Optimus (Tesla Bot) is a general-purpose humanoid robot developed by Tesla, announced as a concept at AI Day in August 2021 and shown as working prototypes at AI Day in September 2022. The second generation, Optimus Gen 2 (December 2023), demonstrated Tesla-designed actuators and sensors, roughly 30 percent faster walking, a weight reduction of about 10 kg, 11-degree-of-freedom hands with fingertip tactile sensing, and a 2-degree-of-freedom actuated neck. Optimus shares its perception and compute approach with Tesla's Full Self-Driving stack. Tesla positions Optimus for factory and general-purpose labor and projects a long-run price near $20,000 to $30,000 at scale, but those figures and timelines are company projections rather than realized outcomes. At the We Robot event in October 2024, Optimus units that appeared to converse and serve drinks were reported by Bloomberg and TechCrunch to be human-teleoperated rather than autonomous. Tesla has claimed internal factory testing of Optimus, but on the Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026) Elon Musk acknowledged the robots are not in material use in Tesla factories and remain in the research-and-development phase. As of mid-2026 there is no verified external commercial sale, and the production-design V3 reveal has slipped repeatedly. Optimus is therefore recorded at research maturity: its factory presence is maker-facility R&D, not a verified commercial deployment.","formFactor":"humanoid","industryVertical":null,"environment":null,"maturityStage":"research","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"dof":"28 body DOF plus 11 per hand (Gen 2)","hands":"11-DOF cable-driven hands with fingertip tactile sensing (Gen 2)","notes":[{"label":"Concept announced","value":"Tesla AI Day, August 2021 (concept only, no hardware; represented by a person in a suit)."},{"label":"First prototypes","value":"Tesla AI Day, September 30, 2022: the Bumble-C prototype walked untethered; a sleeker Optimus unit using Tesla components was shown but could not yet walk unaided."},{"label":"Optimus Gen 2","value":"December 2023: Tesla-designed actuators and sensors, about 30 percent faster walking, roughly 10 kg lighter, 11-DOF hands with fingertip tactile sensing, a 2-DOF actuated neck, and balance/squat demos. This is the primary demonstrated-hardware artifact."},{"label":"We Robot demo (teleoperation)","value":"October 10, 2024: Optimus units appeared to converse and serve drinks; Bloomberg and TechCrunch reported the interactions were human-teleoperated, with only walking AI-driven. Tesla did not disclose the remote assistance beforehand."},{"label":"Factory work: claimed vs admitted","value":"Tesla claimed internal factory testing (2024 to 2025). On the Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026), Elon Musk acknowledged Optimus is not in material use in Tesla factories and remains in the research-and-development phase."},{"label":"V3 / production design","value":"The production-design V3 reveal slipped repeatedly (to mid-2026 as of the April 2026 call); Musk declined a 2026 volume target. An earlier claim of about 5,000 units in 2025 was reportedly missed (a few hundred built)."},{"label":"External commercial sale","value":"No verified external commercial sale as of mid-2026. Tesla's stated goal is for Optimus to be useful outside Tesla around 2027."},{"label":"Price (claimed)","value":"Musk projects roughly $20,000 to $30,000 at scale (sub-$20,000 only above 1 million units per year). A projection, not a realized price."},{"label":"Supply constraint","value":"On the Q1 2025 call, Musk attributed Optimus production impact to China's rare-earth magnet export restrictions."},{"label":"Leadership","value":"Optimus program VP Milan Kovac departed June 2025; Ashok Elluswamy (Autopilot/AI) took over leadership."},{"label":"AI stack","value":"Shares perception and compute approach with Tesla Full Self-Driving (registry brain: tesla-fsd-bot)."}],"height":"approx 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)","weight":"approx 57 to 73 kg depending on generation; Gen 2 reduced about 10 kg vs Gen 1","battery":"2.3 kWh, 52 V (Gen 1 published spec)","compute":"Tesla FSD computer; neural networks trained on Tesla's AI infrastructure; perception/compute approach shared with Tesla Full Self-Driving","actuators":"6 Tesla-designed actuator types (3 rotary harmonic-drive, 3 linear roller-screw)","ai_system":"Tesla FSD computer; neural networks trained on Tesla's AI infrastructure; perception/compute approach shared with Tesla Full Self-Driving","height_cm":"173","weight_kg":"57 to 73","formFactor":"humanoid (general-purpose bipedal)","payload_kg":20,"battery_kwh":"2.3","degreesOfFreedom":"approx 28 body DOF plus 11 per hand (Gen 2); 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Not for sale, with no preorders."},{"label":"Purpose (company-stated)","value":"A general-purpose bipedal humanoid for unsafe, repetitive or boring tasks."},{"label":"AI software","value":"Built by the same end-to-end FSD team (V12-V15), covering balance, navigation, perception and interaction."},{"label":"Production targets (company-reported)","value":"50,000-100,000 units in 2026; Fremont lines of up to 1M a year at full build-out across about 40 sub-lines."},{"label":"Production status (Q2 2026)","value":"First production lines were being installed, with initial builds for training-data collection; 'volume production' wording was dropped from the Q2 letter."},{"label":"Weekly output (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"From a few dozen a week in Q2 2026 to several hundred by August on the former Model S/X line, aiming for 1,000+ a week by year-end, per The Information."},{"label":"Training data (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Workers resisted motion-capture suits, fearing they were training their replacements, so Tesla moved data collection to dedicated teams."},{"label":"Giga Texas plant (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"About 40% of the steel frame was up by Oct 2026 for a plant targeting 10M units a year, with limited output from late 2027, per drone observer Joe Tegtmeyer."},{"label":"Optimus 4","value":"To be built in Austin with a vertically integrated supply chain, including in-house PCB work."},{"label":"Commercial timeline (reported, Aug 2026)","value":"JPMorgan expects production to start within months and commercial sales in H2 2027, with the Gen 3 design finalized."},{"label":"Optimus Academy","value":"Phase 1 (H2 2026) deploys robots to gather real-world interaction data."},{"label":"We, Robot demo (reported, Oct 2024)","value":"The robots appeared autonomous but were remotely operated, per Bloomberg and Morgan Stanley; Musk acknowledged it on a 2025 earnings call."},{"label":"Supplier audits (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Tesla was auditing Tuopu, Joyson Electronics and Sanhua for mass-production supply of joint modules and actuators. 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Public demos from 2022 to 2024 showed slow walking and basic object manipulation."},{"label":"Optimus specs (company-claimed)","value":"5'8\" tall, 125 lb, 2 mph walking speed, 150 lb lift capacity, $20,000 target price. Not independently verified."},{"label":"Optimus timelines (claimed vs delivered)","value":"Promised 2022 production and useful work in 2023 did not happen. In July 2026 Musk set a slow Fremont ramp from late July and a Gen 3 reveal in mid-2026."},{"label":"We, Robot demo was teleoperated (reported, Oct 2024)","value":"Optimus robots at the Oct 2024 event appeared autonomous but were remotely operated, per Bloomberg and Morgan Stanley. Tesla issued no correction."},{"label":"Optimus weekly output (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"From a few dozen units a week in Q2 2026 to several hundred by August on the former Model S/X line, aiming for 1,000+ a week by year-end, per Electrek citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus build issues (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Hand assembly with 100+ screws, durability and sensor problems, and supplier quality at volume were flagged as bottlenecks, per The Information via Electrek."},{"label":"Optimus training data (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Some factory staff resisted motion-capture data collection, so Tesla moved it to dedicated teams and training hubs, per Ars Technica citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus factory at Giga Texas (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"About 40% of the steel frame was up by Oct 2026 on a 7M+ sq ft plant, with limited output eyed for late 2027, per drone observer Joe Tegtmeyer via Humanoids Daily."},{"label":"Optimus suppliers (reported)","value":"Sanhua (linear actuators, ~$685M order), Tuopu Group (rotary actuators and assembly), Nidec (motors), Moog (actuators), Green Harmonic and HDS (harmonic drives)."},{"label":"Optimus bill of materials (reported)","value":"Actuators are about 35% of cost (~$7,000) and reducers 10-15%. 60-70% of components are Chinese; NdFeB magnets (~8% of cost) are almost all from China."},{"label":"Optimus reducer suppliers (reported)","value":"Green Harmonic leads harmonic reducers (~25% share); Fengli Intelligent is a secondary supplier; Beite Technology makes ball screws for the hands."},{"label":"Optimus supplier audits (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"The Optimus team was auditing Chinese suppliers including Tuopu Group, Joyson Electronics and Sanhua in Ningbo, per CnEVPost and SCMP. Not confirmed by Tesla."},{"label":"Musk humanoid forecast (claimed, Sep 2026)","value":"Musk told CCTV Finance there will be at least 1 billion humanoid robots within 10 years, and possibly 10 billion in 15. A CEO prediction, not a production commitment."},{"label":"AI5 and AI6 memory cut for Optimus (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Tesla halved AI5 RAM to 72GB and cut AI6 to 144GB to secure chip volume for Optimus, keeping memory bandwidth the same."},{"label":"Autonomy stack and robotics","value":"Tesla intends its FSD neural networks and Dojo training compute to carry over to robotics; Ashok Elluswamy leads the software stack."},{"label":"Robotics patents","value":"3 USPTO robotics patents (humanoid design, linear actuator, tendon-driven hand), alongside a broader automotive autonomy portfolio."},{"label":"Robotaxi markets (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Seven US geofences: Austin ~246 sq mi, SF Bay Area ~1,098 sq mi (safety monitor), plus Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa at 23-31 sq mi each, per NotATeslaApp."},{"label":"Austin Robotaxi hours (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Service runs until 11pm. Musk said the night limit is mainly about not hitting pets that are hard to see in the dark."},{"label":"Texas Cybercab registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"About 125 Cybercabs were registered in Texas by Sep 25 2026, up from 58 that Monday, per Texas DMV data cited on X. Registrations are not the active fleet."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi permit","value":"Approved for paid service in Las Vegas: Strip corridor only, 45 mph max, no airport pickups, 10 vehicles at launch (5,000 requested)."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi target (company-stated)","value":"About 2,500 robotaxis in Nevada by August 2027."},{"label":"Robotaxi operations","value":"Two mission control centers, in Austin and the Bay Area. Tesla made a first-responder training video with Texas law enforcement."},{"label":"Robotaxi charging sites (permitted, Apr 2026)","value":"Private Robotaxi-only V4 Supercharger sites in Chandler AZ (56 stalls) and Mesa AZ. A 150+ vehicle San Francisco site was dropped in Feb 2026 after Teamsters pushback."},{"label":"Dubai trials (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Tesla has run trials at Dubai Mobility Labs, the RTA's autonomous testing site at Dubai Silicon Oasis, alongside WeRide and Pony.ai."},{"label":"FSD in Europe (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised is approved in the Netherlands and recognized by seven more EU states, including Czechia and Croatia. An EU-wide vote is not expected before December 2026."},{"label":"Germany backs EU FSD approval (agency-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Germany's transport ministry backed timely EU approval, and Tesla offered to rename the system Tesla Assisted Driving. Drivers stay fully responsible."},{"label":"Reuters on the Dutch RDW review (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Reuters found Tesla pressed the RDW to scale back its FSD review and won some concessions. RDW says its assessment stayed independent."},{"label":"FSD active safety (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised v14.3.9 can take over when a collision is imminent or the driver is heavily distracted, often called Automatic Collision Evasion."},{"label":"FSD safety in Australia and NZ (company-claimed)","value":"Tesla claimed FSD cut collisions 40% in Australia and New Zealand. Not independently verified."},{"label":"Q3 2026 deliveries (company-stated)","value":"Produced 464,391 and delivered 486,532 vehicles; deployed 13.7 GWh of energy storage."},{"label":"Credit facilities (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Arranged $30B of credit ($20B term loan, $8B and $2B revolvers), unused and not planned for 2026, per NotATeslaApp citing an SEC filing."},{"label":"Terafab chip fab (company-stated)","value":"SpaceX and Tesla are building Terafab in Grimes County, Texas: 100M+ sq ft, about $16.8B first phase, 3,000+ jobs, chips for Optimus, Cybercab and SpaceX."},{"label":"Terafab and TSMC (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Terafab had early talks with TSMC, then that Tesla will build and run the fab itself, with TSMC at most subleasing space."},{"label":"Giga Berlin output (company-stated, Jun 2026)","value":"Production rising 20% to 7,500 vehicles a week from October 2026, adding 1,000 jobs."},{"label":"Germany registrations (agency-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"12,552 new Teslas registered in September 2026, up 268.7% year on year for a 4.9% share, per the KBA."},{"label":"India registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"A record 294 in September 2026 (238 Model Y L); 993 since deliveries began in September 2025, per Electrek citing ElecTree."},{"label":"Semi Megachargers","value":"Bloomington CA opened July 2026 (6 stalls, 1.2 MW each); Conley GA opened October 2026 (8 stalls), the first on the East Coast."},{"label":"Powershare Home Backup (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"New Model 3 and Model Y ordered after Oct 1 2026 can back up a home with a Powerwall 3, adding up to two days or more by trim."},{"label":"California virtual power plant (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"85,774 Powerwall homes supplied 601 MW at peak on Oct 6 2026; the full Powerwall fleet peaked at a record 634 MW."},{"label":"Australian kerbside charging rule (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Tesla co-signed a letter opposing an AEMC draft rule letting network companies own kerbside EV chargers paid for through household bills."}],"aliases":["Tesla Inc","Tesla Motors","Tesla Optimus","Tesla FSD","Tesla Cybercab","Tesla Robotaxi"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":"TSLA","stockExchange":"NASDAQ","secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":134785,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T17:24:17.509Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T02:23:56.043Z"}},{"id":"b661763c-7694-4cd5-9338-93a956d53c0f","slug":"tesla-robotaxi-houston-teleoperator-tree-stump-2026-07","kind":"collision","headline":"Tesla Robotaxi teleoperator drove vehicle into tree stump in Houston, NHTSA data shows","summary":"Tesla filed four new Robotaxi crash reports with NHTSA in July 2026. In the most notable Houston incident, a remote teleoperator took control of an autonomous vehicle that had gotten stuck and drove it into a tree stump. This is the third documented remote-operator crash following a recurring pattern: the autonomous system gets stuck, a human takes over remotely, and the human crashes the car.","occurredAt":"2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":"0ad1b6f8-1b4a-43d9-9838-98f3279a49ac","deploymentId":"e50c5b84-6109-4947-9347-611da757f988","companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","dataCenterId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"severity":"minor","rootCauseCategory":null,"rootCauseDetail":null,"affectedUnitsCount":null,"affectedUnitsBasis":null,"remediationStatus":"acknowledged","regulatoryAction":"inquiry_opened","regulatoryBody":"NHTSA","propertyDamageEstimateUsd":null,"damageEstimateBasis":null,"bodilyInjurySeverity":null,"fatalityCount":null,"lossCostClass":null,"sourceQualityTier":null,"oshaRecordable":null,"oshaCaseNumber":null,"rootCauseDisclosed":null,"publicDisclosureDate":null,"insuranceClaimPublic":null,"formFactor":null,"latitude":null,"longitude":null,"autonomyClass":null,"legalOutcomeClass":"unknown","createdAt":"2026-08-18T19:31:11.807Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-23T15:14:15.796Z","model":{"id":"0ad1b6f8-1b4a-43d9-9838-98f3279a49ac","companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","modelName":"Tesla Optimus","slug":"tesla-optimus","description":"Tesla Optimus (Tesla Bot) is a general-purpose humanoid robot developed by Tesla, announced as a concept at AI Day in August 2021 and shown as working prototypes at AI Day in September 2022. The second generation, Optimus Gen 2 (December 2023), demonstrated Tesla-designed actuators and sensors, roughly 30 percent faster walking, a weight reduction of about 10 kg, 11-degree-of-freedom hands with fingertip tactile sensing, and a 2-degree-of-freedom actuated neck. Optimus shares its perception and compute approach with Tesla's Full Self-Driving stack. Tesla positions Optimus for factory and general-purpose labor and projects a long-run price near $20,000 to $30,000 at scale, but those figures and timelines are company projections rather than realized outcomes. At the We Robot event in October 2024, Optimus units that appeared to converse and serve drinks were reported by Bloomberg and TechCrunch to be human-teleoperated rather than autonomous. Tesla has claimed internal factory testing of Optimus, but on the Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026) Elon Musk acknowledged the robots are not in material use in Tesla factories and remain in the research-and-development phase. As of mid-2026 there is no verified external commercial sale, and the production-design V3 reveal has slipped repeatedly. Optimus is therefore recorded at research maturity: its factory presence is maker-facility R&D, not a verified commercial deployment.","formFactor":"humanoid","industryVertical":null,"environment":null,"maturityStage":"research","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"dof":"28 body DOF plus 11 per hand (Gen 2)","hands":"11-DOF cable-driven hands with fingertip tactile sensing (Gen 2)","notes":[{"label":"Concept announced","value":"Tesla AI Day, August 2021 (concept only, no hardware; represented by a person in a suit)."},{"label":"First prototypes","value":"Tesla AI Day, September 30, 2022: the Bumble-C prototype walked untethered; a sleeker Optimus unit using Tesla components was shown but could not yet walk unaided."},{"label":"Optimus Gen 2","value":"December 2023: Tesla-designed actuators and sensors, about 30 percent faster walking, roughly 10 kg lighter, 11-DOF hands with fingertip tactile sensing, a 2-DOF actuated neck, and balance/squat demos. This is the primary demonstrated-hardware artifact."},{"label":"We Robot demo (teleoperation)","value":"October 10, 2024: Optimus units appeared to converse and serve drinks; Bloomberg and TechCrunch reported the interactions were human-teleoperated, with only walking AI-driven. Tesla did not disclose the remote assistance beforehand."},{"label":"Factory work: claimed vs admitted","value":"Tesla claimed internal factory testing (2024 to 2025). On the Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026), Elon Musk acknowledged Optimus is not in material use in Tesla factories and remains in the research-and-development phase."},{"label":"V3 / production design","value":"The production-design V3 reveal slipped repeatedly (to mid-2026 as of the April 2026 call); Musk declined a 2026 volume target. An earlier claim of about 5,000 units in 2025 was reportedly missed (a few hundred built)."},{"label":"External commercial sale","value":"No verified external commercial sale as of mid-2026. Tesla's stated goal is for Optimus to be useful outside Tesla around 2027."},{"label":"Price (claimed)","value":"Musk projects roughly $20,000 to $30,000 at scale (sub-$20,000 only above 1 million units per year). 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Tesla issued no correction."},{"label":"Optimus weekly output (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"From a few dozen units a week in Q2 2026 to several hundred by August on the former Model S/X line, aiming for 1,000+ a week by year-end, per Electrek citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus build issues (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Hand assembly with 100+ screws, durability and sensor problems, and supplier quality at volume were flagged as bottlenecks, per The Information via Electrek."},{"label":"Optimus training data (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Some factory staff resisted motion-capture data collection, so Tesla moved it to dedicated teams and training hubs, per Ars Technica citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus factory at Giga Texas (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"About 40% of the steel frame was up by Oct 2026 on a 7M+ sq ft plant, with limited output eyed for late 2027, per drone observer Joe Tegtmeyer via Humanoids Daily."},{"label":"Optimus suppliers (reported)","value":"Sanhua (linear actuators, ~$685M order), Tuopu Group (rotary actuators and assembly), Nidec (motors), Moog (actuators), Green Harmonic and HDS (harmonic drives)."},{"label":"Optimus bill of materials (reported)","value":"Actuators are about 35% of cost (~$7,000) and reducers 10-15%. 60-70% of components are Chinese; NdFeB magnets (~8% of cost) are almost all from China."},{"label":"Optimus reducer suppliers (reported)","value":"Green Harmonic leads harmonic reducers (~25% share); Fengli Intelligent is a secondary supplier; Beite Technology makes ball screws for the hands."},{"label":"Optimus supplier audits (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"The Optimus team was auditing Chinese suppliers including Tuopu Group, Joyson Electronics and Sanhua in Ningbo, per CnEVPost and SCMP. Not confirmed by Tesla."},{"label":"Musk humanoid forecast (claimed, Sep 2026)","value":"Musk told CCTV Finance there will be at least 1 billion humanoid robots within 10 years, and possibly 10 billion in 15. A CEO prediction, not a production commitment."},{"label":"AI5 and AI6 memory cut for Optimus (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Tesla halved AI5 RAM to 72GB and cut AI6 to 144GB to secure chip volume for Optimus, keeping memory bandwidth the same."},{"label":"Autonomy stack and robotics","value":"Tesla intends its FSD neural networks and Dojo training compute to carry over to robotics; Ashok Elluswamy leads the software stack."},{"label":"Robotics patents","value":"3 USPTO robotics patents (humanoid design, linear actuator, tendon-driven hand), alongside a broader automotive autonomy portfolio."},{"label":"Robotaxi markets (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Seven US geofences: Austin ~246 sq mi, SF Bay Area ~1,098 sq mi (safety monitor), plus Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa at 23-31 sq mi each, per NotATeslaApp."},{"label":"Austin Robotaxi hours (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Service runs until 11pm. Musk said the night limit is mainly about not hitting pets that are hard to see in the dark."},{"label":"Texas Cybercab registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"About 125 Cybercabs were registered in Texas by Sep 25 2026, up from 58 that Monday, per Texas DMV data cited on X. Registrations are not the active fleet."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi permit","value":"Approved for paid service in Las Vegas: Strip corridor only, 45 mph max, no airport pickups, 10 vehicles at launch (5,000 requested)."},{"label":"Nevada robotaxi target (company-stated)","value":"About 2,500 robotaxis in Nevada by August 2027."},{"label":"Robotaxi operations","value":"Two mission control centers, in Austin and the Bay Area. Tesla made a first-responder training video with Texas law enforcement."},{"label":"Robotaxi charging sites (permitted, Apr 2026)","value":"Private Robotaxi-only V4 Supercharger sites in Chandler AZ (56 stalls) and Mesa AZ. A 150+ vehicle San Francisco site was dropped in Feb 2026 after Teamsters pushback."},{"label":"Dubai trials (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Tesla has run trials at Dubai Mobility Labs, the RTA's autonomous testing site at Dubai Silicon Oasis, alongside WeRide and Pony.ai."},{"label":"FSD in Europe (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised is approved in the Netherlands and recognized by seven more EU states, including Czechia and Croatia. An EU-wide vote is not expected before December 2026."},{"label":"Germany backs EU FSD approval (agency-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Germany's transport ministry backed timely EU approval, and Tesla offered to rename the system Tesla Assisted Driving. Drivers stay fully responsible."},{"label":"Reuters on the Dutch RDW review (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Reuters found Tesla pressed the RDW to scale back its FSD review and won some concessions. RDW says its assessment stayed independent."},{"label":"FSD active safety (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised v14.3.9 can take over when a collision is imminent or the driver is heavily distracted, often called Automatic Collision Evasion."},{"label":"FSD safety in Australia and NZ (company-claimed)","value":"Tesla claimed FSD cut collisions 40% in Australia and New Zealand. Not independently verified."},{"label":"Q3 2026 deliveries (company-stated)","value":"Produced 464,391 and delivered 486,532 vehicles; deployed 13.7 GWh of energy storage."},{"label":"Credit facilities (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Arranged $30B of credit ($20B term loan, $8B and $2B revolvers), unused and not planned for 2026, per NotATeslaApp citing an SEC filing."},{"label":"Terafab chip fab (company-stated)","value":"SpaceX and Tesla are building Terafab in Grimes County, Texas: 100M+ sq ft, about $16.8B first phase, 3,000+ jobs, chips for Optimus, Cybercab and SpaceX."},{"label":"Terafab and TSMC (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Musk said Terafab had early talks with TSMC, then that Tesla will build and run the fab itself, with TSMC at most subleasing space."},{"label":"Giga Berlin output (company-stated, Jun 2026)","value":"Production rising 20% to 7,500 vehicles a week from October 2026, adding 1,000 jobs."},{"label":"Germany registrations (agency-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"12,552 new Teslas registered in September 2026, up 268.7% year on year for a 4.9% share, per the KBA."},{"label":"India registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"A record 294 in September 2026 (238 Model Y L); 993 since deliveries began in September 2025, per Electrek citing ElecTree."},{"label":"Semi Megachargers","value":"Bloomington CA opened July 2026 (6 stalls, 1.2 MW each); Conley GA opened October 2026 (8 stalls), the first on the East Coast."},{"label":"Powershare Home Backup (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"New Model 3 and Model Y ordered after Oct 1 2026 can back up a home with a Powerwall 3, adding up to two days or more by trim."},{"label":"California virtual power plant (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"85,774 Powerwall homes supplied 601 MW at peak on Oct 6 2026; the full Powerwall fleet peaked at a record 634 MW."},{"label":"Australian kerbside charging rule (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Tesla co-signed a letter opposing an AEMC draft rule letting network companies own kerbside EV chargers paid for through household bills."}],"aliases":["Tesla Inc","Tesla Motors","Tesla Optimus","Tesla FSD","Tesla Cybercab","Tesla Robotaxi"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":"TSLA","stockExchange":"NASDAQ","secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":134785,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T17:24:17.509Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T02:23:56.043Z"}},{"id":"40dfea05-523a-4893-9b48-e9db9d56c9fa","slug":"tesla-robotaxi-houston-remote-operator-tree-stump-2026-07","kind":"collision","headline":"Tesla Robotaxi remote operator crashed vehicle into tree stump in Houston","summary":"Tesla filed four new Robotaxi crash reports with NHTSA, including one where a remote teleoperator took control of a stuck vehicle in Houston and drove it into a tree stump at approximately 8 mph. This is the third documented remote-operator crash, all following a pattern of the autonomous system getting stuck, a human taking over remotely, and the human crashing the vehicle.","occurredAt":"2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":"ad72ea09-d48b-48ee-9306-2fced00c536f","deploymentId":"e50c5b84-6109-4947-9347-611da757f988","companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","dataCenterId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"severity":"minor","rootCauseCategory":null,"rootCauseDetail":null,"affectedUnitsCount":null,"affectedUnitsBasis":null,"remediationStatus":null,"regulatoryAction":"none","regulatoryBody":null,"propertyDamageEstimateUsd":null,"damageEstimateBasis":null,"bodilyInjurySeverity":null,"fatalityCount":null,"lossCostClass":null,"sourceQualityTier":null,"oshaRecordable":null,"oshaCaseNumber":null,"rootCauseDisclosed":null,"publicDisclosureDate":null,"insuranceClaimPublic":null,"formFactor":null,"latitude":null,"longitude":null,"autonomyClass":null,"legalOutcomeClass":"unknown","createdAt":"2026-08-15T13:09:53.661Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-23T15:14:15.796Z","model":{"id":"ad72ea09-d48b-48ee-9306-2fced00c536f","companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","modelName":"Cybercab","slug":"tesla-cybercab","description":"The Tesla Cybercab is a purpose-built two-seat autonomous robotaxi vehicle that Tesla unveiled on October 10 2024 at its 'We, Robot' event. It has no steering wheel or pedals, two upward-opening butterfly doors, inductive (wireless) charging with no charge port, and a single roughly 20.5-inch center display, and it relies on Tesla's camera-only Full Self-Driving (no lidar or radar). Tesla has stated a consumer price target below $30,000 and, on its Q1 2026 earnings call, that Cybercab production has 'just started' with volume production targeted in 2026; Tesla's own Q1 2026 SEC filing characterizes the status as 'Pilot Production' at Giga Texas, and the production-start evidence rests on Tesla's statements and controlled footage rather than independent verification. The Cybercab is NOT the vehicle behind Tesla's deployed Robotaxi service, which launched in Austin in June 2025 on regular Model Y cars with safety monitors. As of mid-2026 there are no verified consumer transactions, purchase pathway, warranty terms, or real-world Cybercab deployment; the registry records it at research maturity (no verified real-world operation), with production and pricing claims tracked as stated, not demonstrated.","formFactor":"av","industryVertical":"passenger_transport","environment":"road","maturityStage":"research","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"doors":"2 upward-opening butterfly doors (auto-open, no handles)","lidar":"no lidar or radar","notes":[{"label":"Unveiled","value":"Revealed October 10 2024 at Tesla's 'We, Robot' event (Warner Bros studio); about 20 Cybercab units gave demonstration rides on a closed lot."},{"label":"Design (verified)","value":"Purpose-built two-seat robotaxi: no steering wheel or pedals, two butterfly doors, inductive (wireless) charging with no charge port, a single ~20.5-inch center display, no side mirrors or rear window."},{"label":"Price (stated target)","value":"Musk stated a consumer price target below $30,000 and an operating-cost claim near $0.20/mile. A target, not a realized price; no consumer order or reservation pathway exists as of mid-2026."},{"label":"Production status (verified-vs-claimed)","value":"Tesla's Q1 2026 SEC 10-Q characterizes the Cybercab as 'Pilot Production' at Giga Texas (first unit Feb 2026) - a MANUFACTURING status. On the Q1 2026 earnings call Musk said production has 'just started' and projected volume production in 2026 (a claim/target). Production-start evidence rests on Tesla's own statements and Tesla-controlled footage, not independent verification. Tesla self-certified the Cybercab to FMVSS to bypass NHTSA's 2,500-unit AV exemption cap."},{"label":"Not the deployed robotaxi vehicle","value":"Tesla's actual Robotaxi service (launched Austin, June 2025; see model tesla-robotaxi) runs on regular Model Y vehicles with safety monitors and remote operators, NOT the Cybercab. The Cybercab is the purpose-built vehicle that has not yet entered real-world robotaxi operation. Musk has used 'robotaxi' and 'Cybercab' interchangeably, which is a frequent source of confusion."},{"label":"Autonomy (camera-only FSD)","value":"Cybercab relies on Tesla's camera-only Full Self-Driving (no lidar or radar; see brain tesla-fsd-bot). A May 2026 Reuters investigation reported Tesla's FSD safety statistics are methodologically flawed (challenged by 10 of 11 researchers) and that Tesla pre-maps its robotaxi zones, contradicting earlier 'no mapping' claims; unsupervised FSD has faced delays."},{"label":"Tesla product-family disambiguation","value":"Distinct from Tesla Optimus (humanoid; see tesla-optimus) and from Tesla's FSD AI stack (brain tesla-fsd-bot). Cybercab is the purpose-built AV vehicle line; the registry classifies it form_factor=av (NHTSA/DMV-governed road vehicle), cohorting with robotaxi AVs (Waymo, Zoox, Apollo Go) rather than with humanoids."},{"label":"Honest absence (June 2026)","value":"No verified consumer transactions, no published purchase pathway, no published warranty or service terms, and no verified real-world Cybercab deployment or deliveries. 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Electronic data recovered from the vehicle indicated the driver had engaged Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) but manually overrode it by pressing the accelerator pedal to 100%, with the vehicle traveling at greater than 70 mph when it crashed into a home. The driver, 44-year-old Michael Butler, was previously charged with manslaughter. The NTSB noted all aspects remain under investigation and it plans to issue safety recommendations.","occurredAt":"2026-07-15T04:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":"0ad1b6f8-1b4a-43d9-9838-98f3279a49ac","deploymentId":"e50c5b84-6109-4947-9347-611da757f988","companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","dataCenterId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"severity":"serious","rootCauseCategory":"human_operator_error","rootCauseDetail":"Driver manually overrode FSD by pressing accelerator to 100%; vehicle exceeded 70 mph in residential area. 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Tesla issued no correction."},{"label":"Optimus weekly output (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"From a few dozen units a week in Q2 2026 to several hundred by August on the former Model S/X line, aiming for 1,000+ a week by year-end, per Electrek citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus build issues (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Hand assembly with 100+ screws, durability and sensor problems, and supplier quality at volume were flagged as bottlenecks, per The Information via Electrek."},{"label":"Optimus training data (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Some factory staff resisted motion-capture data collection, so Tesla moved it to dedicated teams and training hubs, per Ars Technica citing The Information."},{"label":"Optimus factory at Giga Texas (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"About 40% of the steel frame was up by Oct 2026 on a 7M+ sq ft plant, with limited output eyed for late 2027, per drone observer Joe Tegtmeyer via Humanoids Daily."},{"label":"Optimus suppliers (reported)","value":"Sanhua (linear actuators, ~$685M order), Tuopu Group (rotary actuators and assembly), Nidec (motors), Moog (actuators), Green Harmonic and HDS (harmonic drives)."},{"label":"Optimus bill of materials (reported)","value":"Actuators are about 35% of cost (~$7,000) and reducers 10-15%. 60-70% of components are Chinese; NdFeB magnets (~8% of cost) are almost all from China."},{"label":"Optimus reducer suppliers (reported)","value":"Green Harmonic leads harmonic reducers (~25% share); Fengli Intelligent is a secondary supplier; Beite Technology makes ball screws for the hands."},{"label":"Optimus supplier audits (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"The Optimus team was auditing Chinese suppliers including Tuopu Group, Joyson Electronics and Sanhua in Ningbo, per CnEVPost and SCMP. 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A 150+ vehicle San Francisco site was dropped in Feb 2026 after Teamsters pushback."},{"label":"Dubai trials (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Tesla has run trials at Dubai Mobility Labs, the RTA's autonomous testing site at Dubai Silicon Oasis, alongside WeRide and Pony.ai."},{"label":"FSD in Europe (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"FSD Supervised is approved in the Netherlands and recognized by seven more EU states, including Czechia and Croatia. An EU-wide vote is not expected before December 2026."},{"label":"Germany backs EU FSD approval (agency-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Germany's transport ministry backed timely EU approval, and Tesla offered to rename the system Tesla Assisted Driving. Drivers stay fully responsible."},{"label":"Reuters on the Dutch RDW review (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Reuters found Tesla pressed the RDW to scale back its FSD review and won some concessions. 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