cale a fleet of up to 5,000 autonomous ID. Buzz vehicles in partnership with cities, municipalities, public transportation agencies, communities, and large campuses. Based in Belmont, California, MOIA America operates facilities within the Volkswagen Group in several markets, including Los Angeles, Austin, and Orlando. (Beep release on April 24, 2026)...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/25

nd cathode material and lithium refining in Robstown, Texas.  Tesla said it has prepared lines for start of production of Megapack 3, Cybercab and the Tesla Semi in Q1, and expects volume production of all three later in 2026. Tesla noted it has expanded the unsupervised Robotaxi operation area in Austin, Texas and launched unsupervised rides in both Dallas and Houston earlier in April. Cybercab production will eventually replace the Model Ys us...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/24

that would be dedicated exclusively to its Robotaxi fleet, making it the first time the EV manufacturer has planned charging infrastructure specifically for autonomous vehicles. The filings come just days after Tesla launched its Robotaxi service in Dallas and Houston on April 18, expanding beyond Austin for the first time with unsupervised rides, though only in a limited number of vehicles. The filings, found in municipal records in Chandler an...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/24

Tesla to expand Robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, Texas On April 18, Tesla announced that Robotaxi service is now launching in Dallas and Houston, Texas, signaling the expansion of unsupervised autonomous operations in the state beyond Austin where it began in 2025. Tesla's official Robotaxi account on X announced the launch and posted a video showing its Model Y SUV running in the two cities with no human driver or monitor in the front sea...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/21

Samsung prepares for chip production at Taylor fab, while upgrading Austin fab in Texas Samsung Electronics is ramping up its semiconductor operations in Texas, preparing the new Taylor facility to begin production while upgrading the Austin fab.  Samsung Electronics plans a ceremony on April 24 to mark the arrival of key equipment, including EUV lithography tools, at the Taylor fab as it enters its final preparation phase. The is slated to begi...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/21

ficials an additional avenue of information on road conditions. Waze users will also be able to see the pothole data and avoid problematic areas with poor road conditions. Waymo will initially launch the pilot program across five cities comprised of the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Austin, and Atlanta. In the future, Waymo will expand the program into additional cities, including those with lower winter temperatures and definite ...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/14

s in 2025, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While it is not clear which teams were most affected by Tesla scaling back its workforce at the Gigafactory campus, which also includes headquarters staff, the company remains one of the largest employers in the Austin area since it opened the factory in 2022. CEO Elon Musk had relocated the company’s headquarters from California to Gigafactory Texas in 2021...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/09

apabilities will be important in accelerating Terafab's goal of producing 1 terawatt per year of compute for future advances in AI and robotics. Last month, Musk said that SpaceX, which recently merged with xAI, and Tesla would jointly build two new advanced chip factories by Gigafactory, Texas, in Austin. One facility would produce chips to power cars and humanoid robots, while the other would be designed for AI data centers in space, according ...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/08

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