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...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/04

r sensor chipset solutions Argus and NXP announce security solution for automotive Ethernet networks NXP announces BlueBox 3.0 development platform for AHPC Airbiquity, Cloudera, NXP, Teraki, and Wind River partner for data management for connected and autonomous Vehicles NXP resumes operations at Austin, Texas facilities Airbiquity and NXP expand partnership for connected vehicles Sibros, USA and NXP partner for OTA platform for vehicle connec...

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Infineon completes sale of its 200 mm fab in Austin, Texas to SkyWater On June 30, Infineon Technologies AG completed the sale of its 200 mm fab in Austin, Texas. As announced in February 2025, SkyWater Technology will assume operations with current employees and further develop the site to support multiple customers.  As such, SkyWater and Infineon have also entered into a long-term supply agreement that enables Infineon to maintain a strong, e...

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ion of responsibilities. Uber will manage fleet maintenance and cleaning, while Waymo focuses on its core technology and roadside assistance. The partnership allows passengers to book fully autonomous rides via the Uber app across a 65-square-mile area of the Atlanta metro region. Atlanta now joins Austin, Texas, as the second city where Waymo and Uber have collaborated to offer commercial robotaxi services, following their initial rollout in Aus...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/28

e Tahara Plant's Production Lines #1 and #3, due to the impact of Typhoon No. 2. All four production lines resumed operations on June 5 after a weekend break (June 3, 4). On June 8 (local time), Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled the all-new Lexus GX genuine off-road SUV during its world premiere in Austin, Texas, USA. The new GX will be produced at the Tahara Plant, which is the same location as the previous model, and is set to be gradually rele...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/27

s, and intelligent mobility.   Tesla   May sales of Tesla’s best-selling model, the Model Y, were down 19.8% y/y r to 65,000 units, while Model 3 sales were down 29.5% to 30,000 units. Tesla's overall sales in May were down 21.6% y/y to 101,000 units.   Tesla launched its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, on June 22. Approximately ten Model Ys equipped with the driving assistance function FSD (Full Self-Driving) are used, and the cars hav...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/25

Tesla first-day robotaxi service incidents draw examination from NHTSA On June 23, after videos surfaced witnessing aberrations seen in Tesla’s self-driving robotaxis, the U.S. National Highway Safety Transportation Administration (NHTSA) announced it is looking into reports that the automaker's self-driving cabs violated traffic laws during their first day of operation in Austin, Texas. NHTSA said it is aware of the incidents that were capture...

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Tesla officially launches robotaxi service in Austin, Texas On June 22, Elon Musk announced on social media the official start of operations for Tesla’s robotaxi service platform with no driver in Austin, Texas. This is the first time Tesla is allowing driverless Robotaxis to pick up members of the public and take drive around via the ride-sharing service, though earlier trials included someone in the drivers’ seat. The rides, with about ten ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/24

Zoox opens new robotaxi manufacturing plant in Hayward, California On June 18, Zoox announced the opening of the first-ever serial production facility for purpose-built robotaxis in the U.S. The facility will be utilized for planned growth and robotaxi services at Zoox across multiple markets, starting with Las Vegas, followed by San Francisco, and additional locations including Austin and Miami in the next few years. Located in Hayward, Californ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/19

stment Act. GM announced expansion of initial sales areas of the "Chevrolet Volt." In addition to the previously announced areas of Michigan California and Washington D.C., the electric car will be available in Texas, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, as well. In Texas, it will be sold first in Austin, capital of the state. Lear signed a contract with GM to supply for the "Chevrolet Volt" wall and travel charging stations, onboard charger, wi...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/13

ant" on Kato Road in Fremont, California for trial production of 4680 batteries. The target annual production capacity is 10GWh. In January 2022, Tesla announced that it had produced 1 million 4680 batteries and delivered the Model Y electric SUV with 4680 batteries in the first quarter of 2022. 2) Austin Plant, Texas: On April 7, 2022, an event called "Cyber Rodeo" was held to celebrate the start of operations at the plant, and the future total ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/12

Musk confirms dates to begin Tesla public robotaxi service, self-delivery in Austin Tesla is set to launch its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas in the coming days, but the first rides will be confined to those who receive invitations that the company sends out.  However on June 10, CEO Elon Musk revealed that the date that Tesla is aiming for when anyone in the general public will be able to call for a robotaxi will be June 22. Musk qualified t...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

nc. has agreed to lease office space near its current headquarters in Palo Alto, California, from HP Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter. Tesla's expansion in Palo Alto comes even after CEO Elon Musk announced last week that the company was moving its headquarters from Palo Alto to Austin, Texas. Musk has said Tesla will keep expanding activities in California, including boosting output at its plant in Fremont and Gigafactory bat...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/06

Musk says Teslas will drive themselves to customers beginning in June On May 29, Elon Musk posted to let people know that Tesla has been testing its self-driving Model Y cars on Austin, Texas streets for the last several days with no incidents. While preparing for the public roll out of his robotaxi service in June, Musk also announced that the first self-delivery of a Tesla car directly to a customer will also take place in June. The feat will f...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/31

m-ion battery pack located under the second-row seat, which is combined with a on-board charger, a V8 "Hemi" engine and a transmission for the two-mode hybrid system. The first batch of pickup trucks include 10 for Yuma, Arizona and 11 for other cities in San Francisco and Sacramento in California. Austin, Texas and Kansas City, Missouri. Chrysler will offer 140 PHEVs to government organizations to conduct demonstrations within the next three yea...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/30

Tesla targeting June 12 for launch of robotaxi service in Austin, Texas On May 28 and 29, multiple U.S. media reported that Tesla is slated to begin its long-awaited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, on June 12, according to a person familiar with the matter, noting that the previously unreported date was discussed internally and could still change. Musk has previously said the service would begin with 10 self-driving robotaxis by the end of Jun...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/30

Musk confirms Robotaxi launch in June, adds details On May 20, Musk reiterated his robotaxi plan for Austin, Texas and added some new details. There will be ten vehicles in the Robotaxi fleet when it starts at the end of Jume.  The Cybercab, which was unveiled in October 2024, will not be available initially, as those cars will likely be produced in 2026. Musk says the company is purposely rolling out the fleet in a slow and controlled fashion t...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/21

Tesla gets request from U.S. NHTSA about FSD ahead of Robotaxi launch On May 8, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent a letter to Tesla Field Quality Director Eddit Gates,  regarding its planned rollout of a Robotaxi platform in Austin, Texas with full self-driving (FSD). NHTSA would like information on Tesla’s development of technologies for use in ‘robotaxi’ vehicles to understand how Tesla plans to evaluat...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/20

d to address the risk of collisions with chains, gates and other roadway barriers after the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a probe in 2024. Waymo currently has over 1,500 vehicles on the road across San Francisco and Los Angeles, California; Phoenix, Arizona; and Austin, Texas. Waymo said it was aware of 16 collisions with chains, gates and other barriers between 2022 and late 2024, but they did not result in a...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/15

y focused on the development of software to support the Company’s mobility solutions. The Company also introduced One4you to provide customized exterior solutions combining the synergies from Company’s business groups. Diversification of global presence: The Company opened a new Module plant in Austin, Texas in 2024, its 12th plant in the U.S. The Company also has a network of 37 plants and 5 R&D centers in China. In India, the Company opened...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/14