Tesla

Tesla’s Optimus Line Starts at Fremont, but Output, Price and Hands Remain Unproven

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Tesla’s Optimus Line Starts at Fremont, but Output, Price and Hands Remain Unproven

Tesla has crossed a threshold that is simple to announce and hard to prove. In its third-quarter shareholder letter on October 21, the company said Optimus production had started at its Fremont, California factory on high-volume lines, calling the units “the first production-quality bots that we have manufactured.” Yet the same document’s capacity table lists … Read more

Tesla’s Robotaxi Rollout Hits a Regulatory Wall Over School-Zone Speeding

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Tesla’s Robotaxi Rollout Hits a Regulatory Wall Over School-Zone Speeding

Tesla’s driverless taxi program is drawing fresh federal scrutiny: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is evaluating a defect petition alleging that its robotaxis exceed posted speed limits in active school zones, an early-stage review that could complicate the company’s expansion plans in the United States. Roughly 1,000 vehicles in scope: The review covers model-year … Read more