🎧 Tesla Daily Podcast
📝 Today’s Tesla News Summary
- Elon Musk said Tesla plans to open source the Model S and Model X, though the scope and licensing remain unclear.
- Tesla disclosed completion of a 1.95-billion-dollar, stock-funded AI hardware acquisition without naming the acquired company.
- NHTSA denied a Model 3 door-release defect petition while beginning broader vehicle door-safety rulemaking.
- TSLA’s latest close was 313.03 dollars on Friday, July 24, down 2.08 percent from the preceding close.
🔗 Sources
- Musk says Tesla to open source Model S and X
- Tesla closes a roughly two-billion-dollar AI hardware deal
- NHTSA denies Tesla door-release petition and opens broader rulemaking
- TSLA market data
📜 Full Transcript
Good morning, this is your Tesla Daily Update for Monday, July twenty-seventh, twenty twenty-six.
Because United States markets are still closed for the weekend, today's edition focuses on the latest verified developments published on Friday, July twenty-fourth, and on Tesla's most recent trading session.
First, Elon Musk says Tesla plans to open source the Model S and Model X, using the original Roadster as a precedent. The promise could give engineers and enthusiasts more access to technical material from vehicles that helped define Tesla's premium lineup. However, the exact scope remains unclear. Electrek notes that the earlier Roadster release consisted of a limited collection of files and documents and did not include an open-source license. The key question is whether Tesla will publish genuinely reusable designs, software, and licensing terms, or simply release selected reference material.
Second, Tesla disclosed that it completed an artificial intelligence hardware acquisition valued at one billion, nine hundred fifty million dollars. According to the company's second-quarter filing, the purchase was paid entirely with Tesla stock and equity awards, while the acquired company was not named. The scale of the transaction makes it strategically important. Investors will now look for details about the technology, the team, and how the acquisition supports Tesla's plans for autonomous driving, Robotaxi, Optimus, or in-house computing.
Third, the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration denied a petition seeking a defect investigation into hidden manual door releases on certain twenty twenty-two Model 3 vehicles. At the same time, the agency agreed to begin broader rulemaking on vehicle door safety. That distinction matters: the specific petition did not produce a Tesla defect investigation, but the concern may still influence future standards across the auto industry.
Looking at the market, Tesla shares last closed at three hundred thirteen dollars and three cents on Friday, July twenty-fourth. That was down six dollars and sixty-six cents, or about two point zero-eight percent, from the preceding close. The decline followed an already volatile post-earnings week, so sentiment remains cautious.
The themes to watch next are disclosure around the artificial intelligence acquisition, the substance of any open-source release, and the regulatory path for new door-safety rules.
That's all for today's Tesla update. Stay informed, and join us again for the next edition.