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July 2026
- Waymo to launch driverless rides in four cities as robotaxi race intensifies
- A former Tesla Optimus engineer settled a trade secret lawsuit and raised $11M to build the robot hands his old employer still cannot crack
- Ex-Tesla scientist unveils plans for European humanoid robot
- Elon Musk Says Optimus Production Will Be 'Extremely Slow' at First
- Optimus robot factory expands with more steel assembled at Giga Texas
- Tesla Cybercab showcased at National Federation of the Blind convention in Austin
June 2026
May 2026
- Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind
- OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic's pre-training team
- Can Companies Insure Against AI's Growing Risks?
- OpenAI Cofounder Brockman Testifies Musk Sought 'Absolute Control' Over For-Profit Arm
- How Elon Musk left OpenAI, according to Greg Brockman
- California Approves Rules to Ticket Driverless Cars That Violate Traffic Laws
- Meta Acquires Robotics AI Startup Assured Robot Intelligence for Humanoid Push
- Shivon Zilis Emerges as Key Figure in Musk v. Altman Trial
April 2026
- Emails Show Musk Sought Majority Control of OpenAI and Withheld Funding in 2017
- Intel beats expectations with $13.6bn Q1 revenue on data center strength
- Tesla offers one year of free Supercharging with new Model 3 Premium and Performance purchases
- Intel beats expectations for sixth straight quarter as AI CPU demand surges
- Porsche adds all-electric Cayenne coupe to EV lineup
- Tesla's TeraFab to Use Intel's 14A Process for AI Chip Manufacturing
- Tesla raises 2026 capital expenditure plan to $25 billion
- Tesla reports $22.4B Q1 revenue, $477M net income as sales grow 6%
- Humble emerges with $24M seed for cabless autonomous electric freight truck
- Tesla expands Robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston
- Caterpillar acquires assets of autonomous electric tractor startup Monarch Tractor
- Tesla unveils AI5 processor sample with claimed 40X performance boost over predecessor
- Tesla Wins First European Approval for Supervised Self-Driving Software in Netherlands
- Volkswagen MOIA and Uber Begin Self-Driving Vehicle Tests in Los Angeles
- Elon Musk's Terafab Chip Venture Partners With Intel, Details Remain Unclear
- Intel joins Musk's Terafab project alongside Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI
- Intel partners with Elon Musk to build Terafab AI chip factory in Texas
- Tesla Rebuilds Silicon Team With Leadership Hire for AI6 and Dojo 3 Chips
- Intel Stock Climbs After Joining Musk's Terafab Chip Manufacturing Project
- NHTSA Closes Investigation into Tesla's Smart Summon Feature
- Robotaxi companies decline to disclose remote operator intervention rates
- Chinese robot maker UBTech offers $18 million salary for chief scientist in talent competition
- Generalist releases GEN-1 AI model enabling human-level robot dexterity
- Tesla's Texas Gigafactory Workforce Shrank 22% in 2025 Amid Second Straight Year of Declining Sales
March 2026
- Waymo Launches Robotaxi Service at San Antonio International Airport
- Bioptimus Announces STELA: The World's Largest Clinically Linked Spatial Biology Atlas
- Elon Musk Announces $10B Terafab Chip Facility in Austin for Tesla, SpaceX, xAI
- Tesla FSD Faces Expanded NHTSA Probe, Recall Expected
- Musk says Tesla, SpaceX, xAI chip project to kick off in Texas
- Elon Musk unveils chip manufacturing plans for SpaceX and Tesla
- Senator Warren presses Pentagon over xAI classified network access
- New Zealand nuclear fusion reactor's magnetic breakthrough