Tesla, robotaxi and Elon Musk
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Tesla Inc. sued a former engineer with the company’s highly secretive Optimus program, accusing him of stealing confidential information about the humanoid robot and setting up a rival startup in Silicon Valley.
Tesla said on Thursday it upgraded its Model S and Model X cars in the U.S. and raised their prices by $5,000, according to the electric vehicle maker's post on X and its website.
Tesla alleges that Zhongjie Li stole confidential trade secrets and used them to launch a robotics startup a week after he left Tesla.
In June 2025, a video circulating online authentically showed U.S. President Donald Trump announcing a ban on the production of Tesla electric cars in the U.S.
Motointegrator and DataPulse Research present a data-driven study that explores how Elon Musk’s political profile may be fueling a growing consumer backlash-and what it means for Tesla’s future.
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Elon Musk posted multiple responses to a video of a Tesla emblazoned with the word "Robotaxi" in cyberpunk-style font driving around.
Tesla stock feels like it runs on uncut animal spirits. But the company’s fortunes have been bound up with the US government since long before the Trump administration.Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and Aiden Reiter sort through the factors that drive the company’s stock. Also, they go long the price of copper and long short shorts.
President Donald Trump has revealed he was “amazed” Elon Musk endorsed him to become president, given his longstanding plans to scrap electric vehicle subsidies. One week after their nuclear breakup,
ISeeCars.com – trackers of used-car sales — says the average price paid for a used Tesla was down 8% to $30,708. The next most significant price drops were Chrysler, off 7% to $25,632, Dodge, off 6% to $33,763, Genesis, off 5% to $33,769, and Maserati, off 5% to $43,821.
Tesla will expand its virtual power plant business in Japan by providing free storage batteries to companies and remotely managing them to help balance energy supply and demand, Nikkei reported on Friday.