Tesla, self-driving and Elon Musk
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Tesla has released a new video giving us a closer look at its massive lithium refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, and confirming that the facility has officially started production.
Tesla’s robotaxi service has been mostly hypothetical so far, but it’s certainly taking the company’s shareholders for a real ride.
Investor and analyst Gary Black, managing director of The Future Fund LLC, has questioned Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) valuation yet again as sales continue a downward trend. Does Not Make Mathematical Sense In a post on the social media platform X on Tuesday,
TSLA stock plummeted 73.6% from a peak of $409.97 on 4 November 2021 to $108.10 on 3 January 2023, compared to a peak-to-trough decline of 25.4% for the S&P 500. Thereafter, the stock surged to a high of $489.88 on 16 December 2025, and presently trades at $447.20
Tesla agreed to private mediation in the case, with talks expected in March or April after a mediator is selected.
Electrek's Fred Lambert wrote that Tesla's patent filings over the past 10 years reveal "two distinct peaks" indicative of the company's plan to pivot to AI and robotics. The first came in 2018, when CEO Elon Musk was reportedly sleeping on the factory floor as Tesla was mired in "Model 3 Production Hell.
Tesla's Model Y in the U.S. can now be bought with a third row of seats – but this is not the larger, six-seater Model Y L that the company is selling in China. Instead, the third row of seats, which is a $2,500 option for the Tesla Model Y Premium and Performance trims, has simply been squeezed into the current Model Y's trunk.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that the electric vehicle maker's full self-driving (FSD) software will only be available as a monthly subscription after February 14.