Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) is reviewing Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system, coordinating with the Dutch RDW that issued the first provisional EU approval in April. Reports suggest German approval is nearing, but no official date is confirmed — and the unrestricted Autobahn may force extra high-speed testing.

A Not a Tesla App report says the FSD v14 builds on current HW4 cars are distilled versions of the heavier models Tesla develops first for the Cybercab, mirroring how v14 Lite was distilled for HW3.

Tesla's six-seat, long-wheelbase Model Y L has been spotted testing on German roads with local plates — the strongest sign yet that a European launch is imminent, just days after the crossover's US debut.

South Korean media report that LG Energy Solution is bringing two new cylindrical battery lines online at its Nanjing plant in the second half of 2026, adding around 4 GWh of capacity to cover Tesla's growing orders driven by strong Model Y demand.

A fleet of camera-washer-equipped Model Ys wearing Texas manufacturer plates has reportedly been spotted mapping New Orleans, a telltale sign of Tesla robotaxi groundwork — though Tesla has not officially announced the city and wider unsupervised scaling is said to hinge on FSD v15.

Sources say early production Cybercab units run a more powerful version of Tesla's current AI4 self-driving computer, with more RAM than the chip in today's Model 3 and Model Y — but it is still not the long-awaited AI5, which Tesla has pushed to mid-2027.

Volkswagen is reportedly planning to cut up to 100,000 jobs — about 15% of its workforce — and potentially close four factories in the most radical restructuring of its 89-year history. The reported plan, phased over several years and not yet confirmed by VW, is driven by intense pressure from Tesla on premium EVs and Chinese brands like BYD on price, and stands in sharp contrast to Tesla's expanding European production.

Tesla plans a major Giga Berlin expansion: a new factory building roughly double the current footprint, big enough for new product lines and expanded 4680 cell production, plus a modernised rail link to the Freienbrink freight centre and infrastructure upgrades around Fangschleuse station. The construction sits on top of an output ramp toward about 7,500 vehicles a week by October, all driven by a rebound in European demand.

Tesla has quietly allocated around 20 of its final-run Model S Signature Edition cars to Europe, roughly 8% of the 250-unit sedan run. The collector's-item Plaids come in exclusive Garnet Red with carbon-ceramic brakes, gold detailing and a numbered '1 of 250' dash plate, bundled with lifetime Supercharging and Full Self-Driving. They are offered by private invitation only, with deliveries slated for July to September 2026.

Reports point to a North American launch of the long-wheelbase, three-row Model Y L as early as this autumn. The six-seater is already sold in China, Australia and New Zealand — but Tesla has named no European date, leaving the continent's biggest Model Y market waiting.

Elon Musk says Tesla will let drivers guide Full Self-Driving with natural-language voice commands through Grok "in about three months" — roughly September. Drivers would be able to say things like "turn right here" or "drop us off here," and Musk also teased a "Banish" reverse-summon feature and per-destination parking memory. These are timeline claims from Musk on X, not shipped features, and Tesla has a long record of slipping such dates.

Elon Musk says upcoming Full Self-Driving releases will learn and remember how you like to park at home, work and school — targeting what he calls the biggest remaining reason owners take over during destination parking.

Elon Musk says early engineering reviews of Tesla's next-generation AI6 inference chip are going "so great" that it could set a record for usable intelligence per wafer. Here is what is confirmed, what is still a projection, and why it matters for the hardware behind Full Self-Driving.

Tesla VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy says a tri-motor Model 3 Plaid is something he 'thinks about all the time' but isn't a priority, and won't rule out a future Model S and Model X return — while the Roadster, Robotaxi and Optimus take precedence.

A newly surfaced Tesla patent details a hierarchical nodal-graph decision tree that explains how FSD v14 plans complex manoeuvres like human drivers. The same filing hints at how v14-Lite gets a stripped-down version of the same model to run on the older HW3 computer.

A Cybercab prototype was photographed on public roads with a Starlink Mini satellite dish bolted to its rear liftgate. The setup suggests Tesla is exploring low-earth-orbit satellite links as the primary connectivity backbone for a robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals.

Sweden's Transport Agency has said Tesla's Full Self-Driving system is progressing through the EU approval process and could be available across the bloc as early as summer or fall 2026, though the same agency is openly raising speeding, icy-road and phone-use concerns that may slow the rollout.

A coordinated wave of US-based Tesla influencers reviewing the long-wheelbase Model Y L from China and Australia in late April 2026 mirrors past pre-launch playbooks and points to a US production start as early as September 2026, analysts say.

Reuters reports Tesla is developing a smaller, cheaper electric SUV measuring 4.28 metres, priced below the Model 3, with production planned for China and potentially Europe and the US.