Tesla expands unsupervised Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas 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 unsupervised vehicles could only operate in a small part of South Aust...

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will be integrated with Avride’s autonomous driving technology. “This new agreement with Hyundai Motor will help us scale our operations significantly, with plans to expand our fleet to up to 100 autonomous IONIQ 5’s in 2025,” said Dmitry Polishchuk, CEO of Avride, which is headquartered in Austin, Texas. On March 24, Hyundai Motor Group announced a total of USD 9 billion will be invested to establish an annual production capacity in the ...

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Tesla Gigafactory Texas EV: Model Y (2022-), Cybertruck (2023-), Cybercab (2026-); Battery cell assembly 4680 (2022-); Optimus humanoid robots (2027-planning); Tesla's headquarters and plant for vehicle and battery assembly opened at the end of 2021 - Number of employees as of December 2025: 16,506 - On December 1 2021, Tesla's headquarters officially moved to the Austin, Texas site - Initial Production Capacity： Lithium-ion Battery 90GWh, Veh...

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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 dropped to just 20 vehicles, according to the new data from the Robotaxi Tracker, down from the 25 cumulative vehicles reported in late April.  Austin, which was the initial deployment city, dropped from 19 unsupervised vehicles to 14 active in the last week, while Dallas and Houston remain wi...

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d fabricating the first pre-production vehicles, along with front and rear body castings. For all of Q3, Gigafactory Shanghai remained the company’s main export hub. Gigafactory Berlin buildout remains on track with testing of equipment underway. Model Y production is targeted for both Berlin and Austin before the end of 2021. On October 26, the State Office for the Environment approved the construction of further parts of the Tesla vehicle fa...

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already replaced some China-made ‌components and aim to switch all other components to those made outside of China over the next two years, according to people familiar with the situation. 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. According to multiple sources dated January 13, Tesla is planning for a new 304...

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0 units (2022) Vehicle 125,022 units (2021) Vehicle 79,504 units (2020) Vehicle 150,786 units (2019) Vehicle 203,431 units (2018) Vehicle 160,208 units (2017) Vehicle 145,434 units (2016) - No. of employees - 9,695(As of 2025) - Ashok Leyland was established in 1948 as "Ashok Motors" to assemble Austin vehicles. With equity contribution from Leyland Motors in 1955, the company started production of commercial vehicles. Part of the company's st...

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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)...

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Nevada plants Tesla seeks central U.S. site for Cybertruck Gigafactory, Model Y east coast market production Tesla builds more than 1 million EVs as Model Y production ramps up in Fremont, California Tesla reopens Fremont, California plant on May 11 against Alameda County orders Tesla announces Austin, Texas for its second U.S. vehicle assembly plant Tesla produces 82,272 vehicles, delivers 90,650 vehicles in second quarter of 2020 Tesla p...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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 ...

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of 60 km/h). Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced on February 4 that its research and development subsidiary, Honda R&D Co., Ltd. (Honda R&D), will jointly develop SoC (system-on-a-chip) for software-defined vehicles (SDVs) with Mythic Inc. (Mythic), a U.S. company. Mythic is a startup headquartered in Austin, Texas, that develops and sells neuromorphic NPUs (neural processing units). By incorporating Mythic's technology into the AI computing functio...

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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...

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