A mannequin simulating a child crossing the street to board a school bus was crushed over and over again by a Tesla equipped with a self-driving feature on Thursday—safety advocates' latest warning of weaknesses in the automaker's tech as it prepares to launch robotaxis on Austin roads.

Even as Tesla deliveries plunged nationally this year amid Elon Musk's very visible (if short-lived) alliance with President Trump, there was at least one state where Tesla registrations were up: Texas.

Tesla’s ‘Supervised Full Self-Driving’ (FSD) in customer vehicles hasn’t improved all year, based on the best available data previously praised by CEO Elon Musk. Now Musk points to having to wait until later this year, but wait for what?

Some Texans weren't perturbed by Tesla's growing unpopularity earlier this year, as registrations of Tesla EVs saw a boost in Texas. According to registration data Axios obtained through public information requests,

With Tesla just days away from a planned rollout of its paid robotaxi service in Austin, the electric vehicle manufacturer is reportedly trying to prevent city officials from releasing records related to its robotaxi trial period.

Tesla has officially entered the autonomous vehicle ‘testing’ phase in Austin, Texas days before its planned launch of a

Tesla's stock is starting the week with a pair of downgrades after a public spat between CEO Elon Musk and President Trump erupted last week.

The enhancements at Giga Texas come more than three years after the massive factory opened in Austin in April 2022. The Central Texas tech hub encompasses 2,500 acres along the Colorado River and includes a 10-million-square-foot factory floor space, housing manufacturing for Tesla's Model Y and Cybertruck vehicles.