ween Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI that Musk unveiled on March 21. The filings, which include a permit application for “Tesla North Campus” submitted to the Travis County Fire Marshal on March 13, reveal the scope of Tesla’s plans for the campus that already stretches across 2,500 acres in southeast Austin. Permit documents indicate Tesla is seeking to add 5.2 million square feet of new building space to the Gigafactory Texas campus. The initial p...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/01

Zoox expands robotaxi service to San Francisco, Las Vegas On March 24, Zoox, the self-driving unit of Amazon, announced it will expand its robotaxi service in San Francisco, California and Las Vegas, Nevada and begin testing its purpose-built robotaxis in Austin, Texas and Miami, Florida later in 2026 in its biggest push to date in the U.S. driverless-ride hailing market. Zoox plans to significantly grow its footprint in San Francisco, focusing o...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/25

Einride receives fifth U.S. NHTSA approval to operate autonomous vehicles on public roads On March 24, Einride announced that it had demonstrated its proprietary autonomous freight technology and cab-less electric SAE Level 4, fully autonomous truck in Austin, Texas, on March 19 during an Analyst & Investor Day tied to its planned public listing via a merger with Legato Merger Corp. III. The event highlighted U.S. expansion progress, including re...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/25

Tesla CEO Musk announces Terafab chip plant in Austin, Texas On March 21, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced at the Seaholm Power Plant that his much-anticipated Terafab chip plant will be built near Gigafactory Texas, ending a week of speculation after teasing the project on his social media platform X. Musk said the new Terafab, which will be a joint venture between Tesla, SpaceX and X parent company xAI, will produce the chips to be employed across...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/24

Tesla Robotaxi service appears to be expanding in Las Vegas next Tesla Robotaxis have not yet been deployed outside of Austin, Texas, where safety drivers sit in the front passenger side while delivering passengers, or the San Francisco Bay Area, where safety drivers sit behind the steering wheel, but a new city may be in the process of receiving the Model Y taxis. A parking lot full of Model Y vehicles has been reported in Henderson, Nevada, a t...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/21

Einride, Sweden, partners with Texas Highway Operator to create autonomous freight testbed On March 17, Einride signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SH 130 Concession Company to position SH 130, which connects Austin and San Antonio, as the preferred corridor for autonomous freight operations in Texas. The collaboration will establish an infrastructure-ready testbed for Einride’s purpose-built cab-less autonomous freight vehicles.  ...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/18

me coordination with teleguidance, mission control, and rider support to help vehicles navigate complex scenarios and support riders when needed. Now with the addition of Dallas and Phoenix, the Zoox testing fleet will be operating across ten markets: the San Francisco Bay Area, Las Vegas, Seattle, Austin, Miami, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Washington D.C. (Zoox release on March 9, 2026)...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/11

Valeo to showcase front lighting system for Zeekr 7X at SXSW 2026 Valeo Group (Valeo) will showcase the front lighting systems used on the Zeekr 7X at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, USA, from March 12-14, 2026. The system features over 1,700 customizable front-end LEDs, an illuminated logo, and two ultra-slim adaptive driving beam headlamps (15mm x 200mm). The solution enables headlights to function as communication tools, while imp...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/06

Tesla’s robotaxis reported 14 crashes in first eight months in Austin, Texas Tesla’s robotaxi business in Austin, Texas has been involved in 14 crash incidents over about eight months, according to data sent to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Tesla launched its limited robotaxi service in Austin in June with about a dozen cars accompanied by human safety monitors. Its first crash happened in July, involving p...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/21

in anticipation of future volume production. Tesla has begun to produce battery packs for certain Model Ys with its own 4680 cells, to help mitigate supply chain challenges caused by trade barriers and tariff risks. It can now produce dry-electrode for 4680 cells with both anode and cathode made in Austin, Texas. Tesla expects both domestic cathode material in Texas and LFP lines in Nevada to begin production in 2026. (Tesla release on January 28...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/30

Tesla begins Robotaxi rides without safety monitors in Austin, Texas On January 22, Tesla CEO ‌Elon ‌Musk said ‌that the company ‍has started Robotaxi rides ‌in Austin without safety monitors ⁠in the car. In his post, Musk shared a video of someone riding in a Robotaxi without the usual safety monitor in the front passenger seat. “Just started Tesla Robotaxi drives in Austin with no safety monitor in the car,” Musk said on X, as w...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/23

8 GWh of battery cells per year, starting as early as 2027. The production line was upgraded to prepare for manufacturing a new battery type. The project, internally called “Project Coyote,” will use battery cells made by Tesla. The cells are not yet produced in Grünheide and are shipped from Austin plant. They are then assembled into battery packs and installed in vehicles produced at the Berlin site. Based on multiple sources...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/17

om chip design to plant construction, production line configuration and packaging, to speed up feedback cycles. The meeting took place as Samsung prepares to start full-scale production of advanced chips at the KRW 50 trillion (USD 34 billion) Taylor fab, located just 45 minutes away from Tesla’s Austin headquarters. Samsung signed a USD 16.5 billion agreement with Tesla in July to manufacture Tesla's next-generation AI6 chip. Samsung had previ...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/16

e a full solution, including self-driving ID. Buzz electric vehicles, operating software, a user app, and support services.  The partnership builds on MOIA’s ride-pooling experience in Hamburg and existing public transport projects in Berlin and Hamburg (Germany). MOIA is also testing in Munich, Austin, and Los Angeles, and is working toward EU approval of the autonomous ID. Buzz in 2027, aiming to launch Europe’s first Level 4, series-ready...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/10

EV charging company XCharge announces new dual global headquarters in Germany and US On December 4, XCHG Limited (XCharge), an integrated EV charging and energy solutions company, announced the establishment of new dual global headquarters located in Hamburg, Germany, and Austin, Texas. XCharge is creating a stronger foundation for international growth, improved financial performance, and more resilient global operations.  Over the past several ...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/05

ved in August 2023.  Amazon acquired Zoox in 2020 for more than USD 1.2 billion and has since opened a facility in Hayward, California capable of assembling over 10,000 robotaxis annually as the company prepares to scale operations. Zoox is currently also testing robotaxis in Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin and Miami, with plans to expand commercial operations to Austin and Miami following the San Francisco rollout.  (Zoox release and other source...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/20

rs, to align with U.S. government incentives for domestic manufacturing under the Inflation Reduction Act, but ramped up the efforts again after U.S. tariff threats were issued in the spring. Tesla assembles its passengers vehicles for the U.S. market in Fremont, California and Gigafactory Texas in Austin, and its Semi Class 8 truck in Gigafactory Nevada near Sparks. Earlier in November, General Motors directed several thousand of its suppliers t...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/18

Waymo first to launch driverless taxis on freeways in U.S. On November 12, Waymo announced that it is now welcoming riders to use Waymo on freeways across the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles , California and Phoenix, Arizona areas, making it the first robotaxi service provides to do so in the U.S.  The company plans to expand the freeway service over time to include the Austin, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia markets, and others. Waymo also an...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/13

Tesla confirms Robotaxi service is expanding to five new U.S. cities On November 6 during Tesla’s Annual Shareholder Meeting, the company confirmed five specific U.S. cities where it will launch Robotaxi next. After launching in Austin, Texas, in late June and San Francisco Bay Area of California a few weeks later, Tesla has been attempting to expand its Robotaxi service to new states and cities in the U.S. The Robotaxi ride-hailing service det...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/11

GM to close Georgia IT center as it refocuses technical hubs On October 27, General Motors confirmed it is closing its Georgia IT Innovation Center. Most of the 900 jobs in the facility are information technology support jobs, and workers will be offered the opportunity to work remotely or at one of GM’s other IT centers in Austin, Texas; Mountain View, California; Seattle, Washington; Toronto, Ontario and Warren, Michigan. “We are redefining...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/28