TESLA

About Tesla

Electric vehicle and clean energy company. Developing AI for autonomous driving and humanoid robots.

Recent News about Tesla

• Tesla’s AI promises clash with slow $25B capex rollout, says LA Times

  On July 21, 2026, the Los Angeles Times reported that Tesla has spent only about $2.5 billion of the $25 billion in 2026 capital expenditures it forecast, despite heavy rhetoric about AI, autonomy and robotics. The article says investors are questioning whether Tesla is investing enough to deliver on its AI ambitions.

  Source: Los Angeles Times2026-07-21T14:18:00.000Z

• China doubles humanoid robot output to 40,000 in H1 2026

  Reporting from WAIC 2026 in Shanghai, The Eastern Herald writes that China produced about 40,000 humanoid robots in the first half of 2026, matching its total output for 2025. Robotics firm AgiBot and the Shanghai National Humanoid Robotics Innovation Center told attendees China could exceed 100,000 humanoid units by year-end, with multiple product lines now in pilot deployments. ([easternherald.com](https://easternherald.com/2026/07/19/china-humanoid-robots-production-world-ai-conference/))

  Source: The Eastern Herald2026-07-19T21:05:38.391Z

• SpaceXAI Grok 4.5 to launch publicly as ‘Opus-class’ rival

  On July 8, 2026 Elon Musk said SpaceXAI’s Grok 4.5 model will be made available to the public on July 9 after internal beta testing at SpaceX and Tesla. Musk described Grok 4.5 as an “Opus-class” model that is faster, more token‑efficient and lower cost than rivals.

  Source: PYMNTS2026-07-08T13:16:21.516Z

• Grok 4.5 enters private beta at Tesla and SpaceX with 1.5T‑parameter V9 model

  On June 28, 2026, Elon Musk said on X that xAI’s Grok 4.5, built on a 1.5‑trillion‑parameter V9 foundation model trained with Cursor coding data, has entered closed beta testing inside SpaceX and Tesla. Follow‑up coverage reports Musk claims Grok 4.5 approaches or may surpass Anthropic’s Claude Opus/Mythos family on internal benchmarks.

  Source: IT之家2026-06-28T21:09:24.891Z

• Micron touts AI memory boom as valuation briefly nears Meta and Tesla

  TechCrunch reported on June 28, 2026 that Micron’s market value briefly approached Meta and Tesla after its stock surged over 230% in a month on AI-driven memory demand. The company is leaning on long‑term supply deals, including with Nvidia and Anthropic, to convince investors the AI memory super‑cycle can last.

  Source: TechCrunch2026-06-28T15:00:00.000Z

• SpaceX and xAI merger forms $1.25tn space–AI powerhouse

  On February 8, 2026, IndexBox summarized last week’s announcement that SpaceX has acquired Elon Musk’s AI company xAI, creating a combined private firm valued around $1.25 trillion. The merged entity integrates rockets, Starlink satellite internet, the Grok chatbot and social platform X, with plans for orbital AI data centers ahead of a potential IPO.

  Source: IndexBox2026-02-08T14:19:24.952Z

• Elon Musk predicts space-based AI data centers within 3 years

  In a Dwarkesh Podcast episode reported on Feb. 6, 2026, Elon Musk said that within roughly 36 months space will become the cheapest place to host AI data centres, citing superior solar power and no need for batteries.([m.economictimes.com](https://m.economictimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-says-space-will-be-the-cheapest-place-to-put-ai-data-centres-in-3-years/articleshow/127976335.cms)) He linked the vision to SpaceX’s recent acquisition of xAI and plans to launch orbital AI compute using Starship.

  Source: The Economic Times (ETtech)2026-02-06T14:00:59.000Z

• Pegatron Texas plant to build Nvidia AI servers by March 2026

  Taiwanese manufacturer Pegatron says its first U.S. factory, in Texas, should be completed by the end of March 2026 with trial production of AI server systems starting in late March or April. The plant will assemble data‑center servers using Nvidia chips as part of a broader push by Taiwanese contractors to add AI capacity on U.S. soil. ([finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-dell-supplier-pegatron-expects-093230268.html?utm_source=openai))

  Source: Yahoo Finance2026-01-24T06:08:51.462Z

• WEF Davos 2026 debates AI bubble risks and superintelligence race

  At the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 23, 2026, leaders from Microsoft, Tesla, MBZUAI and others warned that AI infrastructure spending is outrunning energy supplies and real productivity gains, raising the risk of an AI investment bubble even as companies race toward superintelligence.​([computerworld.com](https://www.computerworld.com/article/4121561/ai-needs-a-course-correction-say-world-economic-forum-speakers.html))

  Source: Computerworld2026-01-23T22:39:14.188Z

• Elon Musk predicts superhuman AI and robot majority by 2030

  At the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22, 2026, Elon Musk said he expects AI systems smarter than any individual human by the end of this year or next. He further predicted that by around 2030–2031, AI will surpass all of humanity’s collective intelligence and that humanoid robots will eventually outnumber humans. Coverage of his remarks was published on January 23, 2026 by multiple outlets, including Beijing Daily and other international media.

  Source: Beijing Daily (京报网)2026-01-23T04:28:00.000Z