On December 20, Waymo’s driverless ride service vehicles froze mid-ride and disrupted traffic across San Francisco as a city-wide power outage caused traffic lights to go dark at major intersections.
Waymo was left having to attend to autonomous taxis which were stopped with their hazard lights flashing. The power f

Announced on December 18, 2025, CarBEV, the Philippines’ first all-electric fleet provider, held discussions with Tesla and InterCharge Corporation, a Philippine EV Charging Solutions company, aimed at accelerating EV adoption and strengthening the rollout of charging infrastructure.
The talks focused on developing a

On December 16, multiple sources reported that Tesla has restarted battery pack production at its Grünheide Gigafactory in Germany, following major investments in new technology and plant engineering, making it Tesla’s most automated battery factory.
The Grünheide plant will be equipped to produce up to 8 GWh of batt

As of December 10, BMW owners in the U.S. officially get Tesla Supercharger access, though not all BMW EVs will be able to use the charging network.
Nearly every BMW EV (i4, i5, i7 and iX) can charge at Tesla Superchargers with the Magic Dock. BMW EVs from model year 2022 can also charge at NACS Partner Tesla Superc

On December 11, Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong reportedly toured the company’s semiconductor plant in Taylor, Texas with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, signaling future cooperation as competition intensifies in the advanced chipmaking industry for AI and autonomous driving.
Lee and Musk reviewed production

Tesla is preparing for a major expansion of its charging network in Japan, planning to build out more than 1,000 Supercharger stalls across the country by 2027.
Tesla currently operates 695 Supercharger stalls at 138 stations across Japan, and is expected to reach its 700th stall before the end of 2025, with a furthe

On December 5, Tesla announced it has launched the more affordable Standard version of the Model 3 in Europe to expand its lineup of offerings in a region where its sales have been lagging.
Deliveries for the Model 3 Standard are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026. Tesla previously opened orders for the M

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin factory manager Andre Thierig told Deutsche Presse-Agentur that the facility has been running two shifts since September to manage a surge in global orders for the Model Y. While registrations in some countries such as Sweden have fallen sharply in 2025, the Tesla sales in other markets, such

On November 26, Perrone Robotics, Inc. and Perrone Robotics Innovations, LLC (“Perrone Robotics”) announced that they have filed lawsuits asserting infringement of its patented automated vehicle and robotics technologies by seven major automakers: Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, and Nissan.
The compla

As Tesla has found it difficult to get approval from European authorities for what it markets as Full Self-Driving, or FSD, in the U.S., it posted on X on November 23 that its “main path” to getting FSD green-lit for Europe is through RDW, the organization that handles the approval and registration of vehicles in the

On November 21, a lawsuit was filed against Tesla Inc. in U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington (Tacoma) over a fiery crash that left one person dead and another seriously injured after rescuers allegedly struggled to open the vehicle’s doors.
The case stem from a January 2023 accident, when Jeffery Den

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company’s AI5 self-driving computer will not reach volume production until mid-2027, approximately two years later than previously indicated timelines as the A15 chip that drives the hardware still remains in the design stage. 
“Just wrapped up the AI5 Saturday chip design r

On November 17, Syrah Resources Limited provided an update regarding its offtake agreement with Tesla, Inc. for the supply of natural graphite active anode material from Syrah’s 11.25ktpa AAM facility in Vidalia, Louisiana. 
Syrah noted that it had received a notice from Tesla alleging that it had defaulted on an obl

On November 18, Stellantis announced the adoption of the North American Charging System (NACS) for select Stellantis BEVs in North America, Japan and South Korea, enabling access to more than 28,000 Tesla Superchargers across all five countries. 
Starting in early 2026 in North America and in 2027 in Japan and South

On November 17, the Arizona Department of Transportation said that Tesla has met the requirements and received a Vehicle for Hire permit to operate as a transportation network company ‌(TNC) in the state,‌ in a step toward expanding the company’s Robotaxi service.
Tesla applied for the permit to operate as a ride-hai

On November 19, Euro NCAP tested 23 new car models ahead of its updated 2026 testing standards. These include everything from electric SUVs to luxury coupés and family cars.
Out of the 23 vehicles, 18 of the models earned a 5-star rating. Although many cars now achieve 5 stars, the real difference comes from the perc

Tesla is directing U.S. suppliers to eliminate to exclude China-made components used in the manufacturing of its cars for the U.S. market. The company and its suppliers have already replaced some China-made ‌components and aim to switch all other components to those made outside of China over the next two years, acco

Tesla has officially begun hiring for its new Megafactory in Brookshire, Texas, a manufacturing hub expected to employ 1,500 people by 2028, to build Tesla’s grid-scale Megapack batteries as part of the company’s growing energy storage footprint. 
Tesla’s Brookshire plant is expected to produce 10,000 Megapacks annua

Tesla’s fully autonomous Cybercab made its first appearance in the Asia-Pacific region at the 2025 China International Import Expo (CIIE), held from November 5-10 in Shanghai.
A marketing official from Tesla China said that many visitors had been eager to learn about its autonomous driving technology and posed “numer