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Tesla Marks White Interiors On Launch Series Of Refreshed Model Y As Sold Out Before Deliveries Begin

|EV giant Tesla Inc has marked the option for white interiors as sold out on its launch series of the refreshed Model Y vehicle in the U.S., even before deliveries have commenced.

Tesla Reports Over 10% Employee Reduction By Year-End Following April Layoffs

|EV giant Tesla Inc had 125,665 employees as of December end, down 10.5% year-on-year, following a layoff in April, the company said in a new filing.

Tesla Researcher Predicts Drop In Deliveries For Elon Musk's EV Giant In 2025 Despite New Model Launches

|Tesla Inc researcher Troy Teslike expects the company's EV deliveries to drop this year despite the company promising new and more affordable models on Wednesday.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Dismisses LiDAR Again: 'Humans Drive Without Shooting Lasers Out Of Their Eyes'

No Survivors Yet In Plane Crash Near Reagan National Airport: American Airlines CEO Heads To Washington

Elon Musk Is 'Kind Of Glad' Many Didn't Pick Up A Tesla FSD Subscription: Here's Why

Elon Musk Warns Tesla's New Model Y Will Result In Several Weeks Of Lost Production For EV Giant In Q1

|Elon Musk said on Wednesday that all of the company's many factories will start producing the new Model Y vehicle starting in February.

No Survivors Yet In Plane Crash Near Reagan National Airport: American Airlines CEO Heads To Washington

|A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while it was nearing the runway at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) around 9 p.m. local time on Wednesday.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Dismisses LiDAR Again: 'Humans Drive Without Shooting Lasers Out Of Their Eyes'

|Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk reiterated his criticism of LiDAR on Wednesday but explained that he is not fundamentally against the technology.

Tesla Expects 50% Surge In Energy Storage Deployments For 2025 After Segment Revenue Doubles In Q4

|EV giant Tesla reported a 113% rise in revenue from its energy generation and storage segment for the fourth quarter.

Elon Musk Is 'Kind Of Glad' Many Didn't Pick Up A Tesla FSD Subscription: Here's Why

|Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that the company will likely have to update hardware for customers whose vehicles are equipped with an older version of the AI hardware called Hardware 3, for it to achieve fully unsupervised autonomous driving with full self-driving (FSD) driver assistance software.

Takeoffs, Landings Halted At Reagan Washington National Airport After Jet Falls In Potomac River (UPDATED)

|A PSA Airlines CRJ700 collided midair with a Sikorsky H-60 near DCA, crashing into the Potomac River, prompting a search and rescue operation and halting all flights.

Tesla Stock Rises 5% After-Hours On FSD And New Vehicle Promises Despite Q4 Revenue Miss

|Tesla Inc stock rose as much as 5% after hours over the company's promises of launching new and "more affordable" models in the first half of 2025, in addition to other promises regarding the deployment of autonomous vehicles and licensing of the company's full self-driving (FSD) driver assistance software to rivals.

Tesla Likely To Sell Optimus To Rivals In 2026, Elon Musk Says Revenue Potential Of Bot North Of $10 Trillion: 'It's Real Bananas'

|Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that the company intends to make several thousand units of its Optimus humanoid robot this year for deployment in its own factory which will inform the next version of the robot slated for launch next year and likely to be sold to rival companies.

Morgan Freeman Revealed In 2016 That He Owns Tesla Stock: Since Then, Elon Musk-Led EV Giant's Shares Have Surged 30X

|Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday shared a snippet of an interview given by actor Morgan Freeman in 2016, in which the Oscar-winning actor admits to investing in the EV company.

Elon Musk's SpaceX Launches In 2025 So Far: 12 Falcon 9 Launches, 1 Starship Test Flight

|Since the start of 2025, Elon Musk's rocket manufacturing company SpaceX has been busy completing multiple launches, starting on Jan. 3.

Unsupervised FSD To Optimus Robot: Top Questions Investors Want Answers To From Elon Musk-Led Tesla Ahead Of Q4 Earnings

Honda's Sub-$30,000 EV To Take On Tesla Model 3 In North America By 2026

Tesla Earnings: Delivery Outlook, Model Y Ramp-Up, Optimus Bot In Focus, Say Analysts

|Analysts from Morgan Stanley believe that the focus during Tesla's upcoming earnings call would be whether the company reiterates its previous delivery growth target of 20-30% this year in addition to updates on its various products.

Trump's Proposed Corporate Tax Cuts Could Boost Tesla's FY25 EPS by 4%, Says Analyst

|The Future Fund Managing Partner Gary Black said on Monday that a potential reduction in the corporate tax rate would help boost EV maker Tesla Inc's earnings per share by $0.12 for FY25.