Oct 30, 2026
Musk denies Optimus reservations opening in December
“No,” he replied to a report of a waitlist; there is no external sales program.
Source: TeslaNorthUpdated Oct 31, 2026
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Oct 26, 2026
Houston Robotaxi zone expands ~10x to ~254 sq mi
34 unsupervised Model Ys; Austin has 397 driverless vehicles, more than half Cybercabs.
Source: ElectrekOct 21, 2026
Q3 2026: revenue flat at $28.05B, net income −43%, margins rebound
Non-GAAP EPS $0.48 beat; R&D +69%; capex guidance cut to ~$20B; $30B credit lines.
Source: ElectrekOct 21, 2026
Optimus production begins in Fremont
First production-quality Gen 3 units on the 1M/yr line; 20K a week “at least a year” away; Optimus Academy announced.
Source: Not a Tesla AppOct 21, 2026
First Robotaxi Safety Report: 3.1M unsupervised miles, zero injuries
Next cities: Las Vegas, Phoenix, Jacksonville, San Antonio. Dallas gets Cybercabs in November.
Source: Not a Tesla AppOct 21, 2026
Terafab: test chip mid-2027, real production late 2028
Capital “north of $100 billion long term”; Tesla/SpaceX cost split undecided.
Source: Call transcriptOct 21, 2026
Musk: EU-wide FSD approval by Q1 2027; v15 “pretty soon”
1.74M paid FSD subscriptions, +67%.
Source: Call transcriptOct 20, 2026
Tesla and SpaceX form merger committees
Musk disclosed independent-director committees at both companies; Tesla approval needs 50% of all shares.
Source: BloombergOct 19, 2026
2026 proxy: annual meeting Dec 3; Musk at ~20%
Reported 2025 pay $158.4B (unrealized); 2018 options exercised June 16 (~$116B).
Source: ElectrekOct 15, 2026
Roadster revealed at SpaceX McGregor; production 2028
Three trims, cold-gas thrusters, claimed 0.81 s 0–60, >300 mi; reservations $50K/$250K.
Source: TechCrunchOct 15, 2026
Tesla confirms Autopilot/FSD engaged in fatal New Jersey crash
A 2021 Model Y crossed a median at 37 mph on Aug 22, killing a 68-year-old; narrative redacted.
Source: ElectrekOct 9, 2026
NHTSA opens school-zone speeding petition on Robotaxi
DP26010, based on three videos and four incidents; no crashes or injuries.
Source: Road & TrackOct 2, 2026
Q3 deliveries 486,532 beat consensus, −2.1% YoY
Energy storage 13.7 GWh missed; “other models” fell 48%.
Source: Tesla IROct 2, 2026
Supercharger network passes 85,000 stalls
15,000 added in 15 months; all new sites are V4.
Source: Supercharger milestoneSept 25, 2026
Semi reaches volume production; customer deliveries begin
From the dedicated 50K/yr Nevada factory.
Source: ElectrekSept 17, 2026
AI5 enters trial production at Samsung Taylor on 2nm
Yield verification by year-end, mass production 2027.
Source: Not a Tesla AppSept 4, 2026
NHTSA audits Cybercab's safety self-certification
AQ26002 asks how a car with no steering wheel meets federal standards.
Source: TechCrunchSept 3, 2026
Cybercab enters Robotaxi service; 1M unsupervised miles
Invite-only Austin event; first paid Cybercab rides the next day. Musk: “A storm of Cybercabs.”
Source: ElectrekAug 20, 2026
Nevada approves up to 5,000 Tesla robotaxis in Clark County
Uber and Waymo got 1,000 each.
Source: Coyote CountryAug 6, 2026
First Megapack 3 off the line at Brookshire; Terafab site named
16 months from groundbreaking; Grimes County confirmed for the full chip plant.
Source: TeslAntJuly 22, 2026
Q2 2026: record $28.24B revenue, first negative free cash flow since 2024
“Volume production” language dropped for Cybercab and Optimus.
Source: ElectrekJuly 21, 2026
Robotaxi launches unsupervised in Orlando and Tampa
Florida reaches three markets.
Source: Not a Tesla AppJune 16, 2026
Musk exercises 304M options from the restored 2018 package
About $116B at $23.34 a share; his stake reaches ~20%.
Source: ElectrekMay 10, 2026
The last Model S rolls off the line
14 years of Model S, 11 of Model X; Fremont converts to Optimus.
Source: electriveApr 21, 2026
Apr 10, 2026
Netherlands approves FSD Supervised — a first for Europe
After 18 months and 1.6 million km of testing.
Source: ElectrekMar 21, 2026
Jan 22, 2026
First public Robotaxi rides with no one in the car
A handful of unsupervised vehicles in Austin, chase cars following.
Source: ElectrekNov 6, 2025
From the wider Musk universe
Oct 31, 2026
Judge lets Clean Air Act suit over Colossus turbines proceed
A federal judge in Mississippi denied xAI's motion to dismiss the NAACP and SELC lawsuit over unpermitted gas turbines.
Source: TechCrunchOct 30, 2026
Shotwell moves 2M+ SpaceX shares into escrow for children
Distribution to Trump Accounts of kids 11–17 in lower-income ZIP codes begins in December; a second gift is coming.
Source: ReutersOct 29, 2026
Musk: Blindsight is “ready,” waiting on regulators
Neuralink's vision implant is engineering-complete per Musk; a speech participant hit 75 words per minute.
Source: TeslaNorthOct 27, 2026
Peter Sellis named head of product at X
The ex-Snap and Discord product leader takes over from the trio that followed Nikita Bier.
Source: Business TodayOct 23, 2026
Grok Imagine releases first 7 minutes of its AI “Odyssey”
Episode 1 of Musk's promised feature-length AI film, made with Wonder Studios; reviews were cool.
Source: TechCrunchOct 20, 2026
SpaceX and Tesla boards form merger committees
Independent directors will study combining the two companies; Musk recused himself.
Source: TechCrunchOct 19, 2026
Musk pledges a SpaceX share to every American child in 2027
Roughly 60 million children would receive stock through Trump Accounts; mechanism not yet announced.
Source: AxiosOct 12, 2026
The X Subscription bundles Grok, Cursor and X Premium
Tiers from $8 to a reported $200 a month, rolled out globally.
Source: PYMNTS