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  "description": "Automaker developing the Cybercab and the Robotaxi service.",
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      "title": "Intel Foundry and 18A: From IDM 2.0 to a Government-Owned Stake",
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      "title": "Tesla Robotaxi and Cybercab: From the 2019 Promise to Driverless Rides",
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      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Ashok Elluswamy says Dallas is next for Cybercab",
      "summary": "Tesla AI-software head Ashok Elluswamy said that Cybercabs were in Austin and that Dallas was next. The statement did not announce that Cybercab rides had started in Dallas.",
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          "url": "https://teslant.com/en/news/tesla-cybercab-300-austin-dallas-next-2026-10",
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          "quote": "the cabs are everywhere in Austin now. Dallas soon."
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          "url": "https://cybercabcollective.com/news/tesla-ashok-elluswamy-dallas-cybercab-soon",
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      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Tesla says more than 300 Cybercabs are serving Austin",
      "summary": "Tesla said that more than 300 Cybercabs were serving Austin, an eightfold increase in 30 days. The statement did not provide passenger-trip, utilization, wait-time, or service-definition figures.",
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          "url": "https://runtimewire.com/article/tesla-300-cybercabs-austin-robotaxi-fleet",
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          "quote": "Tesla says more than 300 Cybercabs are serving Austin, an eightfold increase in 30 days"
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          "quote": "One month after launch, we've scaled to 300+ Cybercabs serving Austin – an 8x increase in 30 days."
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      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n1799",
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Musk cites nighttime pet detection as a Robotaxi constraint",
      "summary": "Elon Musk said Tesla was trying to ensure that its vehicles did not run over pets that are hard to see at night. Not a Tesla App reported that identifying and avoiding animals on the road was Tesla's main nighttime-driving issue.",
      "type": "response",
      "entities": [
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        {
          "url": "https://teslanorth.com/2026/10/03/tesla-robotaxi-austin-hours-11pm/",
          "outlet": "TeslaNorth",
          "published": "2026-10-03",
          "quote": "The main thing we’re trying to solve is making sure that we don’t run over pets when they’re hard to see at night."
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        {
          "url": "https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/4768/tesla-extends-robotaxi-hours-in-austin-adds-111-cybercabs",
          "outlet": "Not a Tesla App",
          "published": "2026-10-04",
          "quote": "Identifying and avoiding pets and animals on the road is the main thing Tesla is trying to solve for nighttime driving."
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      "date": "2026-10-02",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Tesla extends Austin Robotaxi service until 11 p.m.",
      "summary": "Tesla extended the Austin Robotaxi service's nightly operating window to 11 p.m. The Robotaxi account announced the change on X at 8:52 p.m. Pacific Time, and Elon Musk confirmed that closing had moved from the previous 10 p.m.",
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        {
          "url": "https://teslanorth.com/2026/10/03/tesla-robotaxi-austin-hours-11pm/",
          "outlet": "TeslaNorth",
          "published": "2026-10-03",
          "quote": "Tesla’s Robotaxi account shared the update on X at 8:52 PM PT on October 2, 2026, saying riders in Austin can now hail a driverless Tesla until 11 PM."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/4768/tesla-extends-robotaxi-hours-in-austin-adds-111-cybercabs",
          "outlet": "Not a Tesla App",
          "published": "2026-10-04",
          "quote": "The official Robotaxi account announced on X that the service is now available until 11 p.m. in Tesla’s home city, and Elon Musk confirmed that closing hours have moved from the previous 10 p.m."
        }
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      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n1545",
      "date": "2026-09-23",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Tesla says it built first Cybercab with in-house cathode material",
      "summary": "Tesla said it built its first Cybercab using cathode material produced in-house. The reports attributed the manufacturing milestone to Tesla's announcement.",
      "type": "other",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
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        {
          "url": "https://teslanorth.com/2026/09/23/tesla-first-cybercab-in-house-cathode/",
          "outlet": "Tesla North",
          "published": "2026-09-23",
          "quote": "Tesla has built the first Cybercab using cathode material produced in-house, marking a manufacturing milestone for the company’s robotaxi program."
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          "url": "https://www.teslabytes.net/news/2026-09-24-tesla-cybercab-gets-initial-tiein-to-localized-inhouse-catho/",
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          "published": "2026-09-24",
          "quote": "Tesla has officially built the first Cybercab using cathode material produced in-house at its newly operational cathode plant in the United States."
        }
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      "date": "2026-09-22",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "NHTSA extends Tesla's Cybercab Special Order response deadline",
      "summary": "NHTSA granted Tesla a 30-day extension for its response to the Cybercab certification Special Order, setting an October 30 deadline. The September 10 Special Order had required a response by September 30, 2026.",
      "type": "regulatory",
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        {
          "url": "https://teslanorth.com/2026/10/08/cybercab-nhtsa-extension/",
          "outlet": "TeslaNorth",
          "published": null,
          "quote": "NHTSA granted 30 days on September 22."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://cybercabcollective.com/news/nhtsa-sets-october-30-cybercab-response-deadline",
          "outlet": "Cybercab Collective",
          "published": null,
          "quote": "NHTSA has set October 30, 2026 as Tesla’s deadline to answer its Special Order on Cybercab safety certification."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2026/INIM-AQ26002-17090P1.pdf",
          "outlet": "NHTSA",
          "published": "2026-09-10",
          "quote": "Tesla’s response to this Special Order must be provided to NHTSA’s Office of the Chief \nCounsel by September 30, 2026."
        }
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      "id": 1543,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n1543",
      "date": "2026-09-22",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Tracker data puts Austin active Robotaxi fleet at eight vehicles",
      "summary": "Electrek, citing Robotaxi Tracker data, reported that eight Tesla robotaxis had been observed carrying passengers in Austin over the preceding seven days. The figure was an observation-based active-service count rather than a statewide registration count.",
      "type": "report",
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          "url": "https://electrek.co/2026/09/22/tesla-robotaxi-active-fleet-austin-crashes-8-vehicles/",
          "outlet": "Electrek",
          "published": "2026-09-22",
          "quote": "Tesla’s active robotaxi fleet in Austin has fallen back to just 8 vehicles over the past seven days, according to data from community tracker Robotaxi Tracker."
        }
      ]
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      "id": 1542,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n1542",
      "date": "2026-09-22",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Tesla says Cybercab drive-unit line produces one unit every 10 seconds",
      "summary": "Tesla said its automated Cybercab drive-unit assembly line was producing one drive unit every 10 seconds. The claim concerned drive-unit assembly rather than complete Cybercab final assembly.",
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        "Tesla",
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        {
          "url": "https://teslanorth.com/2026/09/23/cybercab-drive-unit-10-seconds/",
          "outlet": "Tesla North",
          "published": "2026-09-23",
          "quote": "Cybercab is the most efficient EV ever certified & built, and we’re producing a drive unit every 10 seconds"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-cybercab-drive-unit-production-efficiency/",
          "outlet": "Drive Tesla Canada",
          "published": "2026-09-23",
          "quote": "The drive unit assembly line is fully automated, and capable of building a drive unit every 10 seconds."
        }
      ]
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      "id": 1438,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n1438",
      "date": "2026-09-15",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Axios reporter says an Austin Cybercab dropped him at adjacent Whataburger",
      "summary": "An Axios reporter said an Austin Cybercab dropped him at an adjacent Whataburger rather than his requested destination. Axios published the account on September 16 after the reported September 15 trip.",
      "type": "report",
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      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/09/16/cybercab-tesla-autonomous-vehicle-austin",
          "outlet": "Axios",
          "published": "2026-09-16",
          "quote": "The Cybercab dropped me off at an adjacent business (a Whataburger) with its own parking lot."
        }
      ]
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      "id": 1293,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n1293",
      "date": "2026-09-11",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Tesla begins Cybercab Japan Tour with Tokyo display",
      "summary": "Tesla began the Cybercab Japan Tour with a public display in Tokyo's Aoyama district. Tesla Japan described Cybercab as a dedicated vehicle developed for the Robotaxi autonomous ride-hailing service and said it was being publicly shown in Japan for the first time.",
      "type": "launch",
      "entities": [
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        "tesla-japan",
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        "robotaxi"
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      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000074.000038481.html",
          "outlet": "Tesla Japan",
          "published": "2026-09-05",
          "quote": "Tesla Japanは、自律型ライドヘイリングサービス「Robotaxi（ロボタクシー）」向けに開発した専用車両「Cybercab（サイバーキャブ）」を日本初公開します。"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://teslanorth.com/2026/09/07/tesla-cybercab-japan-tour/",
          "outlet": "TeslaNorth",
          "published": "2026-09-07",
          "quote": "Tesla Japan has set the Cybercab Japan Tour for September 2026, putting the steering-wheel-free robotaxi on public display at four venues across Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya after promising a fuller schedule when Tesla Asia first flagged Tokyo among its Asia display cities."
        }
      ]
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      "id": 1437,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n1437",
      "date": "2026-09-10",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "NHTSA orders Tesla to justify the Cybercab's self-certification under oath",
      "summary": "NHTSA issued a Special Order requiring Tesla to show, under oath, how a vehicle with no steering wheel, pedals or mirrors complies with federal safety standards written for human drivers. Tesla has until September 30 to respond, and failing to answer fully and truthfully carries penalties of up to $139 million.",
      "type": "regulatory",
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      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://electrek.co/2026/09/15/nhtsa-tesla-cybercab-special-order-fmvss-certification/",
          "outlet": "Electrek",
          "published": "2026-09-15",
          "quote": "The agency issued a formal Special Order on September 10 demanding that the company show, under oath, how a vehicle with no steering wheel, no pedals, and no mirrors complies with federal safety standards written for human drivers."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://electrek.co/2026/09/15/nhtsa-tesla-cybercab-special-order-fmvss-certification/",
          "outlet": "Electrek",
          "published": "2026-09-15",
          "quote": "The agency issued a formal Special Order on September 10 demanding that the company show, under oath, how a vehicle with no steering wheel, no pedals, and no mirrors complies with federal safety standards written for human drivers."
        }
      ]
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      "id": 776,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n776",
      "date": "2026-09-09",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Tesla displays Cybercab in Hong Kong as first Asia tour stop",
      "summary": "Tesla put the Cybercab on public display at the ELEMENTS mall in Hong Kong from September 9 to 15, describing the city as the first stop of an Asia tour, the vehicle's first showing outside the United States since production began.",
      "type": "other",
      "entities": [
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        {
          "url": "https://www.tesla.com/zh_hk/event/meet-cybercab-elements-zhhk",
          "outlet": "Tesla",
          "published": null,
          "quote": "全新劃時代自動駕駛車型 Cybercab 正式抵達香港，成為亞洲巡展的首站。"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/hong-kong-daily-life/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMVNJUEEwMDA0WkVGU0s",
          "outlet": "SIPA USA via Reuters Connect",
          "published": "2026-09-09",
          "quote": "A general view showing a Tesla Cybercab on display at a Tesla showcase area inside a shopping mall on September 9, 2026 in Hong Kong."
        }
      ]
    },
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      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 331,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n331",
      "date": "2026-09-04",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "NHTSA opens Cybercab self-certification audit query",
      "summary": "NHTSA opened an Audit Query into Tesla's certification that the Cybercab meets applicable federal vehicle safety standards. The agency said it would investigate Tesla's certification process and technical data.",
      "type": "regulatory",
      "entities": [
        "NHTSA",
        "Tesla",
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        "FMVSS"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "nhtsa",
        "tesla",
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        "fmvss"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/investigation-tesla-cybercab-self-certification",
          "outlet": "NHTSA",
          "published": "2026-09-04",
          "quote": "“The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that it has opened an Audit Query (AQ) to investigate Tesla’s certification that its new Cybercab meets all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS).”"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/us-auto-safety-regulator-opens-probe-into-nearly-1000-tesla-cybercabs-4889162",
          "outlet": "Reuters, via Investing.com",
          "published": "2026-09-04",
          "quote": "“The auto safety regulator is examining the process and technical data the EV maker relied on to demonstrate compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards for up to 1,000 Cybercabs.”"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 329,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n329",
      "date": "2026-09-04",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Tesla says unsupervised Robotaxi fleet reached 1 million miles",
      "summary": "Tesla Autonomy VP Ashok Elluswamy said the Robotaxi fleet had completed 1 million miles of unsupervised operations. He made the statement during Tesla's invite-only Cybercab presentation in Austin.",
      "type": "announcement",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Tesla Robotaxi",
        "Ashok Elluswamy",
        "Cybercab",
        "Austin"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
        "tesla-robotaxi",
        "ashok-elluswamy",
        "cybercab",
        "austin"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://evwire.com/p/tesla-cybercab-public-rides-1-million-unsupervised-miles",
          "outlet": "EVwire",
          "published": "2026-09-04",
          "quote": "“As a testament to safety, I am happy to announce that we’ve achieved 1 million miles of Unsupervised Robotaxi operations as of this moment.”"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 290,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n290",
      "date": "2026-09-03",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Tesla opens an interest form for businesses to buy Cybercab fleets and build network infrastructure",
      "summary": "Hours before the launch event Tesla published a robotaxi interest form inviting businesses to register for Cybercab fleet purchasing, mobility hubs and infrastructure, or event collaboration, the first sign that it may sell the vehicle to third-party operators rather than run every car itself. Musk's earlier vision had relied on owners adding their personal cars to a Tesla network; fleet managers such as Moove already operate Waymo vehicles in several cities.",
      "type": "announcement",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Cybercab",
        "Elon Musk"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
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        "elon-musk"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/tesla-is-asking-people-if-they-want-to-buy-and-run-cybercab-fleets/",
          "outlet": "TechCrunch",
          "published": "2026-09-03",
          "quote": "Tesla published a form on Thursday for businesses interested in buying Cybercab fleets or providing infrastructure for its network, the latest sign that the company’s aspirations for its gold-hued autonomous vehicle stretch beyond being a robotaxi operator."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 273,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n273",
      "date": "2026-09-03",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Cybercab launch: Tesla offers driverless Cybercab rides in parts of Austin; NHTSA says it is evaluating",
      "summary": "On the day of its invitation-only launch event Tesla updated its robotaxi site to say Cybercab rides were available in limited areas of Austin, released a video in which Musk called it the first car built specifically for unsupervised full self-driving, and let attendees ride in the gold two-seaters. NHTSA said it was in contact with Tesla and evaluating the situation, since federal rules cap sales of vehicles without steering wheels and pedals. Texas records showed 45 Cybercabs among 420 Tesla vehicles registered for driverless operation.",
      "type": "launch",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Cybercab",
        "Elon Musk",
        "NHTSA"
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        "tesla",
        "cybercab",
        "elon-musk",
        "nhtsa"
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      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://bworldonline.com/technology/2026/09/04/774661/tesla-starts-cybercab-rides-in-austin-prompting-us-safety-agency-evaluation/",
          "outlet": "BusinessWorld (Reuters)",
          "published": "2026-09-04",
          "quote": "Tesla said on Thursday it was offering rides in “limited areas of Austin, Texas” in its two-seater Cybercab, a vehicle without a steering wheel or pedals, with the auto safety agency responding that it was evaluating the matter."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/tesla-unveils-cybercab-robotaxi-exclusive-220441497.html",
          "outlet": "Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo",
          "published": "2026-09-03",
          "quote": "Tesla said Cybercab rides now are available only in a limited area in Austin, though."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 279,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n279",
      "date": "2026-09-02",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Driverless Cybercabs run on Austin streets the day before the launch event; 45 authorised in Texas",
      "summary": "The day before its launch event Tesla ran driverless Cybercabs, with no steering wheel and nobody on board, on public streets in Austin; video clips circulated on X and Musk posted A storm of Cybercabs. Texas DMV records that night showed 45 Cybercabs among 420 Tesla vehicles authorised for driverless operation in the state, and a tracker counted about 200 unsupervised vehicles across Tesla's U.S. fleet in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa.",
      "type": "report",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Cybercab",
        "Elon Musk",
        "Texas Department of Motor Vehicles"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
        "cybercab",
        "elon-musk",
        "texas-department-of-motor-vehicles"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://qz.com/tesla-cybercab-driverless-robotaxi-austin-090326",
          "outlet": "Quartz",
          "published": "2026-09-03",
          "quote": "Tesla $TSLA put driverless Cybercab vehicles on public streets in Austin on Wednesday, ahead of a planned event Thursday where the company is expected to share more details about its robotaxi rollout."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://apnews.com/article/tesla-cybercab-austin-elon-musk-driverless-8791add840f4debbc41bcaa9d1e64561",
          "outlet": "Associated Press",
          "published": "2026-09-03",
          "quote": "Tesla has more than 200 “unsupervised” robotaxis in those cities, meaning they operate without safety drivers aboard, according to the monitoring site RobotaxiTracker."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 272,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n272",
      "date": "2026-08-25",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Tesla sets an invitation-only Cybercab launch event in Austin for September 3",
      "summary": "Tesla posted a flyer for a September 3 Cybercab launch event and chose attendees through a Robotaxi rider sweepstakes and direct invitations. Musk had warned that the early production rate would be agonisingly slow; Texas transport officials said the car would dramatically scale the service.",
      "type": "announcement",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Cybercab",
        "Elon Musk"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
        "cybercab",
        "elon-musk"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.statesman.com/business/article/tesla-cybercab-austin-launch-robotaxi-22402542.php",
          "outlet": "Austin American-Statesman",
          "published": "2026-08-25",
          "quote": "Tesla Inc. is throwing an exclusive party to mark the launch of its newest model, a purpose-built robotaxi known as Cybercab."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 289,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n289",
      "date": "2026-08-20",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Nevada authorises Tesla to run up to 5,000 robotaxis in Clark County, replacing a 10-vehicle interim permit",
      "summary": "The Nevada Transportation Authority unanimously approved Tesla Robotaxi LLC, Waymo and Aviari (Uber's partners) as autonomous vehicle network companies for paid driverless rides in Clark County, with Tesla allowed up to 5,000 vehicles in its first year against 1,000 each for the others. Weeks earlier the authority had capped Tesla at 10 cars. Tesla's Cybercab chief engineer Eric Early told the meeting 5,000 was a ceiling and that 2,500 within a year would satisfy the company. Operations must begin within 120 days of permit issue.",
      "type": "regulatory",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Nevada Transportation Authority",
        "Waymo",
        "Eric Early"
      ],
      "parties": [
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        "nevada-transportation-authority",
        "waymo",
        "eric-early"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.business.nv.gov/news-media/press-releases/2026/ntata/nevada-transportation-authority-approves-autonomous-vehicle-network-applications-for-tesla-waymo-and-aviari/",
          "outlet": "Nevada Department of Business and Industry",
          "published": "2026-08-21",
          "quote": "Under the approved orders, Tesla is authorized for a fleet of up to 5,000 fully autonomous vehicles during the first 12 months following issuance of its permit."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 286,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n286",
      "date": "2026-08-17",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Video surfaces showing an Austin Robotaxi driving through bollards",
      "summary": "Electrek reported video of an Austin Model Y Robotaxi driving through bollards protecting a closed lane. The outlet said no safety monitor was aboard and could not determine whether a remote operator was involved.",
      "type": "report",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Robotaxi",
        "Model Y",
        "Austin"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
        "robotaxi",
        "model-y",
        "austin"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://electrek.co/2026/08/18/tesla-robotaxi-rams-through-bollards-austin/",
          "outlet": "Electrek",
          "published": "2026-08-18",
          "quote": "A Tesla “Robotaxi” running with no safety monitor onboard drove straight through a row of bollards protecting a closed-off lane in Austin, then kept driving."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 284,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n284",
      "date": "2026-07-27",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Nevada approves 10 Tesla robotaxis in Clark County",
      "summary": "Nevada granted Tesla a Clark County robotaxi permit for up to 10 vehicles. Axios reported that Tesla had sought approval for up to 5,000 robotaxis.",
      "type": "regulatory",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Robotaxi",
        "Nevada Transportation Authority",
        "Clark County",
        "Las Vegas",
        "Harry Reid International Airport"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
        "robotaxi",
        "nevada-transportation-authority",
        "clark-county",
        "las-vegas",
        "harry-reid-international-airport"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/08/14/tesla-sought-permit-for-5000-robotaxis-in-las-vegas-it-got-10",
          "outlet": "Axios",
          "published": "2026-08-14",
          "quote": "Tesla applied for a permit to deploy up to 5,000 robotaxis in Clark County, Nevada, but got approval from the state for just 10."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 283,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n283",
      "date": "2026-07-22",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Tesla reports zero notable incidents for its unsupervised Robotaxi fleet",
      "summary": "During Tesla's second-quarter earnings webcast, Ashok Elluswamy said the unsupervised Robotaxi fleet had driven more than 380,000 miles across six cities in two states. He said Tesla had recorded zero notable incidents.",
      "type": "announcement",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Ashok Elluswamy",
        "Robotaxi"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
        "ashok-elluswamy",
        "robotaxi"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/05/tesla-tsla-q2-2026-earnings-call-transcript/",
          "outlet": "The Motley Fool transcript of Tesla Q2 2026 webcast",
          "published": "2026-08-05",
          "quote": "We have had zero notable incidents."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 271,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n271",
      "date": "2026-07-22",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Q2 2026 update: Cybercab production under way, robotaxi service live in seven metros after Florida launches",
      "summary": "The second-quarter deck said Cybercab had begun production at Gigafactory Texas with installed capacity above 125,000 a year, that engineering test drives of production Cybercabs on public roads had started and employees were riding in them on the Giga Texas campus, and that unsupervised rides had launched in Miami, Orlando and Tampa in July, taking the service to seven metros. Cumulative paid robotaxi miles were charted at around two million.",
      "type": "report",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Cybercab"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
        "cybercab"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000162828026049213/exhibit991.htm",
          "outlet": "SEC EDGAR",
          "published": "2026-07-22",
          "quote": "Engineering test drives of production Cybercabs on public roads also began during the quarter, and we began offering employee rides in Cybercabs on our Gigafactory Texas campus in July, both important precursors to Cybercab deployment in our Robotaxi fleets."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://ir.tesla.com/_flysystem/s3/sec/000162828026049213/tsla-20260722-gen.pdf",
          "outlet": "Tesla Q2 2026 Update / SEC Form 8-K",
          "published": "2026-07-22",
          "quote": "Engineering test drives of production Cybercabs on public roads also began during the quarter, and we began offering employee rides in Cybercabs on our Gigafactory Texas campus in July, both important precursors to Cybercab deployment in our Robotaxi fleets."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 281,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n281",
      "date": "2026-06-26",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "NHTSA proposes ADS brake-rule changes for vehicles without manual controls",
      "summary": "NHTSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend FMVSS No. 135. The proposal addressed application of the brake standard to vehicles with and without manually operated driving controls, while retaining stopping-distance requirements.",
      "type": "regulatory",
      "entities": [
        "NHTSA",
        "FMVSS No. 135",
        "Tesla",
        "Cybercab"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "nhtsa",
        "fmvss-no-135",
        "tesla",
        "cybercab"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-15231.pdf",
          "outlet": "National Highway Traffic Safety Administration",
          "published": "2026-07-28",
          "quote": "On June 26, 2026, NHTSA published an NPRM to amend FMVSS No. 135."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 282,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n282",
      "date": "2026-06",
      "date_precision": "month",
      "title": "Tesla tests a production Cybercab without a steering wheel or pedals",
      "summary": "Tesla began testing a production Cybercab with two seats and no steering wheel or pedals in Austin. TechCrunch reported that a safety monitor sat in the right-front passenger seat during the tests.",
      "type": "other",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Cybercab",
        "Austin"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
        "cybercab",
        "austin"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/tesla-starts-testing-cybercab-without-pedals-or-a-steering-wheel-in-austin/",
          "outlet": "TechCrunch",
          "published": "2026-06-30",
          "quote": "Tesla has begun testing a production version of its Cybercab that has two seats, but no steering wheel or pedals, in Austin, Texas."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 275,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n275",
      "date": "2026-05-15",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Tesla stops redacting robotaxi crash narratives; two low-speed collisions were caused by teleoperators",
      "summary": "Newly unredacted crash reports released by NHTSA gave narrative descriptions for all 17 crashes Tesla had logged on the Robotaxi network since launch; Tesla had previously blacked out every description as confidential. Two of the crashes, in July 2025 and January 2026 in Austin, happened while a remote operator was driving the car at under 10 mph after the safety monitor asked for help: one mounted a curb into a metal fence, the other scraped a construction barricade. Other cases included an unprotected left turn into a parking-lot chain and a dog that ran into the road. Most of the rest were other vehicles hitting the Teslas. Musk had said the month before that making sure things are completely safe was the biggest limit on expansion.",
      "type": "report",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "NHTSA",
        "Elon Musk"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
        "nhtsa",
        "elon-musk"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/tesla-reveals-two-robotaxi-crashes-involving-teleoperators/",
          "outlet": "TechCrunch",
          "published": "2026-05-15",
          "quote": "It’s not clear why, but Tesla changed course this week, and the latest version of the data released by the NHTSA now provides a narrative description for all 17 crashes Tesla has recorded since last year with its nascent Robotaxi network."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "intel-foundry-18a",
      "id": 1914,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/intel-foundry-18a#n1914",
      "date": "2026-04-22",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Musk says Terafab plans to use Intel 14A",
      "summary": "Elon Musk said Terafab planned to use Intel's 14A process. Tom’s Hardware reported that the plan was for use when Terafab had production capacity and the process had matured.",
      "type": "announcement",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Elon Musk",
        "Terafab",
        "Intel",
        "Intel 14A"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
        "elon-musk",
        "terafab",
        "intel",
        "intel-14a"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/tsla/transcripts/547944-q1-2026/",
          "outlet": "Stock Analysis, Tesla Q1 2026 earnings-call transcript",
          "published": "2026-04-22",
          "quote": "We plan to use Intel's 14A process, which is state-of-the-art and in fact, not yet totally complete."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/elon-musk-says-terafab-will-use-intels-14a-process-technology-to-make-ai-chips-spacex-will-be-responsible-for-high-volume-chip-manufacturing-in-liekly-intel-tech-licensing-deal",
          "outlet": "Tom’s Hardware",
          "published": "2026-04-23",
          "quote": "Elon Musk on Wednesday said that TeraFab plans to use Intel's 14A fabrication technology when it has its own production capacity later this decade and when the manufacturing process matures."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 270,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n270",
      "date": "2026-04-22",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Q1 2026 update: Cybercab in pilot production, unsupervised rides launched in Dallas and Houston",
      "summary": "The first-quarter deck listed Cybercab in pilot production at Giga Texas, said Tesla expected volume production of Cybercab and Semi in 2026 and that Cybercab would over time replace the Model Y fleet, and reported unsupervised rides in Dallas and Houston in April along with a larger Austin area. On the call Musk said production had begun but would be very slow before ramping late in the year, with little revenue before 2027; Tesla said the car meets federal safety standards and needs no NHTSA exemption.",
      "type": "report",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Cybercab",
        "Elon Musk"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
        "cybercab",
        "elon-musk"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000162828026026551/exhibit991.htm",
          "outlet": "SEC EDGAR",
          "published": "2026-04-22",
          "quote": "We further expanded our unsupervised operation area in Austin and launched unsupervised rides in both Dallas and Houston in April."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/tesla-begins-cybercab-robotaxi-production-154930610.html",
          "outlet": "Quartz (via Yahoo Finance)",
          "published": "2026-04-24",
          "quote": "\"You should expect that initial production of Cybercab and Semi will be very slow, but then ramping up and going kind of exponential towards the end of the year.\""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "intel-foundry-18a",
      "id": 1913,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/intel-foundry-18a#n1913",
      "date": "2026-04-07",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Intel joins the Terafab project",
      "summary": "Intel announced it had joined the Terafab project alongside SpaceX, xAI and Tesla. An Intel filing later described Intel as a strategic Terafab partner.",
      "type": "announcement",
      "entities": [
        "Intel",
        "Terafab",
        "SpaceX",
        "xAI",
        "Tesla"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "intel",
        "terafab",
        "spacex",
        "xai",
        "tesla"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-joins-elon-musks-terafab-project-intel-is-proud-to-join-the-terafab-project-with-spacex-xai-and-tesla-to-help-refactor-silicon-fab-technology?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-text-block",
          "outlet": "Tom’s Hardware",
          "published": "2026-04-07",
          "quote": "Intel is proud to join the Terafab project with SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla to help refactor silicon fab technology"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.intc.com/filings-reports/all-sec-filings/content/0000050863-26-000077/0000050863-26-000077.pdf",
          "outlet": "Intel Corporation Form 8-K",
          "published": "2026-04-23",
          "quote": "Intel joined the Terafab project as a strategic partner alongside SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://download.intel.com/newsroom/2026/earnings/1Q2026-Earnings-Call.pdf",
          "outlet": "Intel",
          "published": "2026-04-23",
          "quote": "We recently announced our partnership with SpaceX, xAI and Tesla to support Terafab."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 269,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n269",
      "date": "2026-01-28",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Q4 2025 update: safety monitors coming out in Austin, Cybercab in tooling for a first-half 2026 ramp",
      "summary": "The fourth-quarter deck confirmed that Tesla began testing driverless Robotaxis in Austin in December and began removing the safety monitor from customer rides in January on a limited basis, which it said would unlock a larger fleet and coverage area. Cybercab was listed as in tooling at Giga Texas with its production ramp commencing in the first half of 2026, and the Robotaxi app waitlist was gone in served areas.",
      "type": "report",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Cybercab"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
        "cybercab"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000162828026003837/exhibit991.htm",
          "outlet": "SEC EDGAR",
          "published": "2026-01-28",
          "quote": "We began testing driverless Robotaxis in Austin in December and began removing the safety monitor from customer rides in January on a limited basis, which will unlock further expansion of our Robotaxi fleet and coverage area in the Austin-metro."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 268,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n268",
      "date": "2026-01-22",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "First paid robotaxi rides in Austin with no safety monitor in the car",
      "summary": "Musk posted that Tesla had started Robotaxi drives in Austin with no safety monitor in the car, seven months after launch. Tesla had begun driverless testing in December; AI chief Ashok Elluswamy said a few unsupervised vehicles would be mixed into the monitored fleet with the ratio rising over time. Riders reported being charged, and chase cars were seen following the driverless vehicles.",
      "type": "launch",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Elon Musk",
        "Ashok Elluswamy"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
        "elon-musk",
        "ashok-elluswamy"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://ir.tesla.com/_flysystem/s3/sec/000162828026003837/tsla-20260128-gen.pdf",
          "outlet": "Tesla, Inc.",
          "published": "2026-01-28",
          "quote": "We began testing driverless Robotaxis in Austin in December and began removing the safety monitor from customer rides in January on a limited basis, which will unlock further expansion of our Robotaxi fleet and coverage area in the Austin-metro."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/tesla-launches-robotaxi-rides-in-austin-with-no-human-safety-driver/",
          "outlet": "TechCrunch",
          "published": "2026-01-22",
          "quote": "CEO Elon Musk on Thursday posted on X, his social media platform: “Just started Tesla Robotaxi drives in Austin with no safety monitor in the car."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tesla-cybercab-robotaxi",
      "id": 267,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi#n267",
      "date": "2025-11-06",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Shareholders approve Musk's 2025 performance award, with a million robotaxis in commercial operation among its milestones",
      "summary": "At the annual meeting in Austin, Tesla said 75 percent of votes cast backed the 2025 CEO Performance Award, a stock grant of up to 423.7 million shares paid in twelve tranches as market value climbs from $2 trillion to $8.5 trillion and operational goals are met. Alongside 20 million vehicles, 10 million active FSD subscriptions and a million Optimus robots, the goals include one million robotaxis in commercial operation.",
      "type": "announcement",
      "entities": [
        "Tesla",
        "Elon Musk"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tesla",
        "elon-musk"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://ir.tesla.com/_flysystem/s3/sec/000110465925108507/tm2530590d1_8k-gen.pdf",
          "outlet": "Tesla, Inc.",
          "published": "2025-11-07",
          "quote": "On November 6, 2025, Tesla’s shareholders approved the 2025 CEO Performance Award at the Annual Meeting as described below in Item 5.07 to this Current Report."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/tesla-shareholders-musk-pay.html",
          "outlet": "CNBC",
          "published": "2025-11-06",
          "quote": "Other goals tied to the newly approved pay plan include reaching 20 million vehicle deliveries, 10 million active FSD (Full Self-Driving) subscriptions, 1 million bots (Optimus humanoid robots) delivered and 1 million robotaxis in commercial operation."
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      "date": "2025-10-22",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Q3 2025 update: Austin service area and fleet expanded, Bay Area service launched, Cybercab still on schedule for 2026",
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      "date": "2025-09-04",
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      "title": "Robotaxi app opens to the general public",
      "summary": "Tesla's Robotaxi account posted that the iOS app was now available to all, linking to the App Store and a waitlist, in line with Musk's forecast of a September public opening. Until then the Austin service had been limited to invited riders. The app's rules required riders to be 18 to travel alone, and Tesla said it was pursuing permits in Arizona, Florida and Nevada.",
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      "date": "2025-06-22",
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      "title": "Tesla starts paid robotaxi rides in Austin with Model Ys, safety monitors and a $4.20 flat fare",
      "summary": "Tesla's Robotaxi service began on a Sunday afternoon in a fenced area of Austin with roughly ten modified Model Ys, invited riders, mostly influencers and investors, a Tesla employee in the front passenger seat as safety monitor, daytime-only hours and a flat $4.20 fare announced by Musk on X. It was the first time Tesla carried paying passengers in cars with no one in the driver's seat.",
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          "quote": "In June, we launched our Robotaxi service in the first city, Austin, with a safety rider."
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          "quote": "After driverless Tesla Model Ys were spotted traversing Austin, Texas, streets on Sunday morning, CEO Elon Musk posted on his social platform X that Tesla's \"robotaxi launch\" would start this afternoon with rides for a flat fee of $4.20."
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      "date": "2025-06-20",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Texas governor signs SB 2807, requiring a state permit for driverless vehicles from September 1",
      "summary": "Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2807 two days before Tesla's Austin launch. From September 1, 2025, operating a vehicle on public roads without a human driver would require authorisation from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, which could revoke permits for vehicles that endanger the public and required first-responder interaction plans. The law replaced a 2017 statute that had barred cities from regulating self-driving cars.",
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      "summary": "The first-quarter deck said Tesla remained on track for a pilot launch of Robotaxi in Austin by June, showed a Model Y driving itself unsupervised to the outbound lot at Giga Texas, and reported progress installing Cybercab lines in Texas, still scheduled for volume production in 2026. The next day Tesla posted that an FSD Supervised ride-hailing service was live for employees in Austin and the Bay Area.",
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      "date": "2025-01-29",
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      "title": "Q4 2024 update: Cybercab lines being prepared at Giga Texas for volume production in 2026; robotaxi service to launch in 2025",
      "summary": "The fourth-quarter deck listed Cybercab as in development at Gigafactory Texas with volume production planned for 2026, and said advances in FSD would unlock an unsupervised option for customers and the Robotaxi business, which Tesla expected to begin launching in parts of the U.S. later in 2025. On the call Musk named Austin as the first city, with a June target.",
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          "quote": "Preparation is underway for Cybercab lines at Gigafactory Texas with volume production planned for 2026."
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      "date": "2024-10-23",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Q3 2024 update: Cybercab to be built on a next-generation platform using the unboxed process",
      "summary": "Tesla's third-quarter shareholder deck, filed as an 8-K exhibit, said the Cybercab and Robovan were designed from the ground up for autonomy and that Cybercab would use a new powertrain rated at about 5.5 miles per kWh and the unboxed manufacturing method. On the call Musk said he hoped to open a ride-hailing service in California and Texas in 2025 and that employees were already hailing supervised cars in the Bay Area.",
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      "date": "2024-10-10",
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      "title": "We, Robot: Tesla unveils the two-seat Cybercab, priced under $30,000, with production targeted before 2027",
      "summary": "At the We, Robot event on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Tesla showed 20 Cybercab prototypes with butterfly doors, inductive charging and no steering wheel or pedals, plus a 20-passenger Robovan and Optimus robots. Musk said the Cybercab would cost under $30,000 to buy and about 20 cents a mile to run, promised unsupervised FSD for Model 3 and Model Y in Texas and California in 2025, and said Cybercab production would start in 2026 or before 2027.",
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          "quote": "He acknowledged that he’s too optimistic about timelines, but said he expects the Cybercab to be in production by 2026 or “before 2027.”"
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      "date": "2024-07-15",
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      "title": "Robotaxi reveal pushed from August to October over a front-end design change",
      "summary": "Musk confirmed a Bloomberg report that the August 8 event was being delayed to October, saying he had requested an important design change to the front of the vehicle and that the extra time would let Tesla show off a few other things. Shares had fallen more than 6 percent on the initial report.",
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      "date": "2024-04-05",
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      "title": "Musk announces a robotaxi unveiling for August 8, hours after denying a report that the $25,000 car was shelved",
      "summary": "After Reuters reported that Tesla had dropped its low-cost EV to concentrate on a robotaxi built on the same platform, Musk called the report a lie and then posted that a Tesla Robotaxi would be unveiled on August 8. Weeks later he cut more than a tenth of the workforce and said the company was going all in on autonomy.",
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      "date": "2022-04-20",
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      "title": "Musk says a dedicated robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals will reach volume production in 2024",
      "summary": "On the first-quarter 2022 earnings call Musk said Tesla would bring a dedicated robotaxi, optimised for autonomy and without a steering wheel or pedals, to volume production in 2024, and that rides would cost less than a subsidised bus ticket. He conceded that full self-driving had produced more false dawns than any technology he had worked on.",
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      "summary": "At Tesla's Autonomy Investor Day, Elon Musk said the company would launch a ride-hailing network in 2020 in which owners could add their cars and Tesla would run its own dedicated fleet, taking 25 to 30 percent of fares. He predicted over a million robotaxis on the road within about a year, enabled by an over-the-air update to cars carrying Tesla's new self-driving computer. None of that happened on that schedule.",
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