Tesla

Tesla is a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles, energy storage solutions, and solar products. Founded in 2003, the company's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. Elon Musk is Tesla's CEO. The company has several divisions, including Automotive, Energy Generation and Storage, and Solar. Tesla's competitors include traditional automakers like Ford and General Motors, as well as other electric vehicle companies like Rivian and Lucid Motors.
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Beginning last week, Uber customers in London for the first time could hail a driverless robotaxi—a Ford Mustang Mach-E powered by Wayve technology, with a safety driver for now. Photo: Courtesy Wayve.
The Electric

In London, Wayve Launched Its Own Robotaxi a Few Hours Before Tesla's Big Reveal

By Steve LeVine · Sep 6, 2026 2:20pm PDT
After a decade of talking about it, Tesla has finally put a few driverless electric Cybercabs on the road for paying customers, though the launch in Austin, Texas, last Thursday was closed to the press and public. It was attended only by Tesla employees and superfans, and restricted to a small geofenced area of the city. After a decade of talking about it, Tesla has finally put a few driverless electric Cybercabs on...
A Tesla Cybercab on a street in San Francisco, in June. Photo via Getty Images.
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Tesla Readies August Launch of Cybercab, Its Robotaxi Without a Steering Wheel

By Grace Kay · Aug 17, 2026 12:26pm PDT
Tesla has told staff it is gearing up for a public launch of the Cybercab, its first vehicle designed without a steering wheel or brake pedal, intended for its autonomous ride-hailing service, Robotaxi. The company aims to start with a public rollout in Austin, Texas. It plans to launch the Cybercab to the public in the city as soon as this... Tesla has told staff it is gearing up for a public launch of the Cybercab, its first vehicle...
Art by Clark Miller; Tesla, Getty Images.
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Tesla Nears Unveiling of Radical New ‘Flying’ Roadster

By Grace Kay · Aug 14, 2026 6:06am PDT · 2 comments
Between Elon Musk’s promises of supernimble robots and interstellar colonization, the billionaire has spent plenty of time over the last decade hyping up another ambitious effort: the next version of the Roadster, the sporty electric vehicle that first put Tesla on the map. At first, he said he wanted the vehicle to be the fastest production car... Between Elon Musk’s promises of supernimble robots and interstellar colonization, the billionaire...
Koray Kavukcuoglu, head of Google DeepMind, at The Information’s AI Agenda Live. Photo by Erin Beach.
Applied AI

In Robotics, Google Goes Android to Tesla’s Apple

By Jessica E. Lessin · Oct 1, 2026 2:50pm PDT
While interviewing Google’s Koray Kavukcuoglu last week, I had a flash of deja vu. In his first sit-down since taking over as CEO of Google DeepMind, Kavukcuoglu offered some of his most detailed comments yet on where the company's robotics ambitions are headed and how they differ from the rest of the industry. While interviewing Google’s Koray Kavukcuoglu last week, I had a flash of deja vu. In his...
Tesla Bot Optimus 3. Photo by Chen Yuyu/Getty Images
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Tesla’s Optimus Hits Snags in Hands, Suppliers as Scale-Up Begins

By Qianer Liu and Grace Kay · Sep 25, 2026 6:01am PDT · 6 comments
Tesla has ramped up production of its Optimus humanoid robot roughly tenfold in recent months, but the company is still struggling to manufacture the machines reliably at scale. Its production lines are grappling with problems involving the robot’s intricate hands, automated equipment and supplier constraints, according to people familiar with... Tesla has ramped up production of its Optimus humanoid robot roughly tenfold in recent months,...
Art by Clark Miller.
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Startup Founded by ex-Tesla Dojo Leaders Nears $10 Billion Valuation

By Stephanie Palazzolo, Phoebe Liu and Valida Pau · Sep 24, 2026 7:40pm PDT · 1 comment
DensityAI, an AI chip startup founded just a year ago by former leaders of Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer program, is in advanced talks to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in a round that would value it at $10 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions. The valuation is high for a company whose chips appear to be early... DensityAI, an AI chip startup founded just a year ago by former leaders of Tesla’s Dojo...