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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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

, and a set of software integrating algorithms based on AI for greater safety and new functionalities. Moreover, the Company’s technologies will also be showcased in several models presented by its customers at the event. (From a press release dated April 17, 2024) Technologies shown at SXSW in Austin -The Company announced that its technologies will be presented at SXSW in Austin, Texas (USA), from March 10-12, 2024, marking it as the first ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/12

n personally owned vehicles (POVs). The scope of the collaboration will continue to evolve through ongoing discussions. Waymo, the global leader in autonomous driving technology, now serves more than a quarter of a million trips each week across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Austin. With tens of millions of miles traveled, the data shows that Waymo is making roads safer where it operates, including being involved in 81% fe...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/30

Mercedes-Benz, Luminar sign deal for latest Halo LiDAR product On April 29,  Mercedes-Benz was reported to have signed a new agreement with Luminar Technologies to develop and integrate its latest LiDAR product, Luminar's CEO Austin Russell said, shifting from a supply deal for its currently available sensors. The contract with Mercedes-Benz is the first deal for Luminar's smaller, more efficient Halo LiDAR sensors which promise seamless integra...

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optics engine Mockup Surround software-defined imaging radar Front software-defined imaging radar -Major update (OTA) for a highly automated advanced drive assistance system build off of SuperVision -Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Begins AV Testing with Mobileye Drive ( in Munich, Germany and Austin, Texas) SuperVision is a advanced driver-assist system using a full surround-view camera-based system comprised of a front-facing 8MP camera, n...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/26

gether to develop industry-unique ADAS features and a suite of software packages powered by a scalable domain controller architecture. In addition to leveraging cameras and ultrasonic sensors, the ADAS package includes a unique and first-to-market digital imaging radar technology. Co-developed with Austin, Texas-based technology startup Uhnder, ICON RADAR is the first digital imaging single-chip radar solution for the automotive marketplace. Fisk...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/25

lines as its current vehicle lineup. Its Robotaxi product, Cybercab, will continue to pursue its “unboxed” manufacturing strategy at Gigafactory Texas and is scheduled for volume production starting in 2026. The company remains on track for the pilot launch of a robotaxi ride-hailing service in Austin, Texas in June, starting with "maybe 10 to 20 vehicles", and having remote human operators to intervene if a vehicle becomes stuck or encounter...

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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 - 9,607 (As of 2024) - 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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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: 2025/04/02

Tesla Gigafactory Texas EV: Model Y (2022-), Cybertruck (2023-), Cybercab (2026-planning); Battery cell assembly 4680 (2022-); Tesla's headquarters and plant for vehicle and battery assembly opened at the end of 2021 - Number of employees as of April 2024: 22,777 - On December 1 2021, Tesla's headquarters officially moved to the Austin, Texas site - Initial Production Capacity： Lithium-ion Battery 90GWh, Vehicle 250,000 units/year - Start of p...

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