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📝 Today’s Tesla News Summary
Robotaxi Expansion: Tesla’s unsupervised Robotaxi service has expanded to cover the entire Austin Metro Area, with Cybercab vehicles spotted across the U.S. ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood took a ride in an unsupervised Robotaxi — though it reportedly received a parking ticket during her trip.
Investor Patience Required: Elon Musk advised investors to remain patient with Optimus and Robotaxi ramps, warning that initial production will be very slow before potentially becoming exponential by late 2026. Tesla has committed over $25 billion in capital expenditure for 2026 towards robotics and autonomy.
FSD v14.3.4 Released: Tesla rolled out Full Self-Driving v14.3.4, featuring Actually Smart Summon for Cybertruck and new destination parking options.
Europe Legal Challenge: A collective action in the Netherlands alleges Tesla made unfulfilled promises about autonomous software for older Hardware 3 vehicles. Tesla executives admitted HW3 cannot achieve unsupervised autonomous driving due to memory bandwidth limitations. A V14-lite update is targeted for late June to bring most V14 AI4 features to HW3 hardware.
Financial Performance: Tesla beat Q1 EPS estimates with $22.4 billion in revenue, though operating expenses rose 37% due to increased AI R&D.
Cybertruck Sales: Tesla reportedly sold its entire inventory of used Cybertrucks in just a few hours in early June.