As Tesla seeks European approval for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, it has presented self-published safety statistics to regulators in Sweden and the Netherlands that independent researchers say are misleading. A Reuters investigation found Tesla has repeatedly claimed FSD is up to 10 times safer than human driv

On June 11, Tesla Europe announced that Belgium has now approved its FSD system for use on public roads, joining a growing list that includes the Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, and Denmark.
Belgium’s Minister of Mobility, Annick De Ridder, announced Tesla’s FSD approval on her X account the previous day. It now goe

On June 8, Danish Road Traffic Authority, Færdselsstyrelsen, confirmed that it has provisionally approved Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system, making it the fourth European country to clear the system in the last eight weeks.
Tesla Europe had posted the news on X the following day, and said the rollout woul

On June 3, Tesla’s official Robotaxi account on X posted that “Unsupervised Robotaxi now in the entire Austin Metro area,” confirming the latest expansion of the unsupervised program in its initial rollout city of Austin. 
Previously, while Tesla’s Robotaxi service was available throughout Austin, though the unsuperv

Tesla has begun construction of a dedicated factory for building up to ten million Optimus units on the North Campus of Gigafactory Texas. Foundations have been poured and structural steel is starting to be erected.
Phase two of land reclamation is advancing steadily, and the progress will let the new building extend

On May 29, Tesla Europe announced in a post on X that Estonia has approved Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system for use on its roads, becoming the third European country to recognize the technology after the Netherlands and Lithuania.
The Estonian Transport Administration recognized the type approval issued by the Dutch

According to reports from multiple media outlets on May 24, Tesla China has officially renamed Full Self-Driving (FSD) to "Tesla Assisted Driving" on its official website. The FSD logo and text related to autonomous driving have been removed from the page, while the product price remains unchanged at CNY 64,000.
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On May 19, India’s Minister of Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy confirmed that Tesla had informed authorities it will not proceed with a manufacturing facility in the country.
Tesla first showed interest in 2021 when it began hiring local staff and lobbying the Indian government for lower import tariffs, with the id

Data collected on Tesla’s Robotaxi deployment in the U.S. suggests that the number of active unsupervised vehicles from the fleet have been dropping in the U.S. cities where they have been deployed, with just 34 total active vehicles in the broader fleet in the four cities.
Unsupervised Tesla Robotaxis in use have dr

On May 20, it was reported that Tesla has officially expanded its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) to customer vehicles in Lithuania, making it the second European Union country to offer the system.
“FSD Supervised now rolling out to Teslas in Lithuania, “Tesla wrote on X. “Making European roads safer, one by one.”
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On May 26, Volvo Cars announced that it is expanding access to Tesla Superchargers across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region to make public charging more convenient for electric vehicle customers.
Starting from the fourth quarter of 2026, Volvo drivers will be able to use the company’s app to access more than 20,000

Tesla is reportedly building a massive new solar panel manufacturing operation in Brookshire, Texas, co-located with the Megapack Megafactory the company is already constructing at the same site, according to sources familiar with the plans.
CEO Elon Musk announced twice in January that both Tesla and SpaceX would in

On May 12, Tesla said it will increase its investment in battery ‌cell production at Gigafactory Berlin by almost USD 250 million while boosting its planned capacity for the site.
In December, Tesla announced investments amounting ⁠to almost EUR 1 billion (USD 1.2 billion) at the plant where it looks to add battery c

On May 9, Tesla announced that it has officially stopped production of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV, ending a 14-year run of what can be considered two of the most important EVs ever built. 
Tesla shared the news on social media, complete with pictures of the final models built at the Fremont plant in California

On May 7, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that the later release 2026 Tesla Model Y is the first vehicle model to satisfactorily pass the agency’s new benchmark tests for vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). 
Tesla Model Y ve

On April 28, Tesla offered new information to owners of vehicles equipped with its HW3 hardware (in models from 2019 to early 2023) who had been promised full self-driving capability, but were given no path forward. CEO Elon Musk acknowledged during the Q1 earnings call that HW3 cannot achieve unsupervised FSD as the

On May 5, WattEV CEO Salim Youssefzadeh announced one of California’s largest electric freight deployments, an order for 370 Tesla Semis valued at roughly USD 100 million. The trucks will be built at the new dedicated facility at Gigafactory Nevada.
The first 50 trucks will arrive in 2026, with the full fleet expecte

After a January 2026 visit to Beijing, Canadian Prime Minister Carney reduced the tariff on Chinese-made EVs from 100% to 6.1%, with a quota of 49,000 vehicles allowed for the first half of 2026. A second allocation of 24,500 vehicles will be allowed in September through February 2027, after which the quota will expa

Making it official on April 29 on social media ⁠platform X, Tesla posted an image from the new facility at Gigafactory Nevada showing what it says is “First Semi off high volume line”. The company’s website currently notes that “Deliveries Start in 2026”.
The dedicated plant at Gigafactory Nevada opened in March, wit

On April 23, Tesla announced it is expanding its 11,500-person workforce at Gigafactory Berlin as it increases output and begins building a team for eventual battery production.
Tesla will create 1,000 new jobs at the German plant by the end of June in order to increase weekly production by about 20% from the third q