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Tesla's planned capex for 2026 is three times higher than what the company has historically spent. Its CFO said, as a result, Tesla will have a negative free cash flow the rest of the year.

The admission could open Tesla to legal challenges after it spent years promising customers they were just one software update away from owning fully autonomous cars.

Sales rebounded a bit from the first quarter of 2025, as Tesla throws a ton of money at massive bets like robotics, AI, and its own chip fab.

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The company now offers robotaxi service in three cities, all of them in Texas, after launching in Austin last year and starting to offer rides without safety drivers in January 2026.
Tesla has also made it easy to subscribe to the advanced driver assistance system.

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After the pivot to humanoid robots and AI, does Tesla want to be a car company again?

The NHTSA closed its investigation into Tesla's "Actually Smart Summon" feature, saying that only a fraction of cases resulted in an incident and that no incidents resulted in injury. Tesla has also issued a number of software updates.

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Tesla's headcount fell from 21,191 workers to 16,506 workers in 2025, according to a report, as it grappled with its second straight year of declining sales.

It's a new era for Tesla — and one that will rely on its ability to launch the Cybercab and mass-produce the Optimus robot.