Tesla Price Forecast: Nevada Robotaxi Victory Offset by China Recall; Cybercab Launch Looms
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TradingKey - Tesla ( TSLA ) began August 24 with solid momentum from Nevada’s approval of robotaxi operation the previous day, but prepared for fallout in China. On August 20, the Nevada Transportation Authority approved Tesla Robotaxi LLC to run a commercial autonomous vehicle network in Clark County, allowing up to 5,000 vehicles over a period of 12 months, a huge jump from the previous interim cap of 10 vehicles. On August 17, Reuters noted that Tesla was possibly preparing for employee testing of Cybercab in Austin. However, on August 21, China announced an almost 2.98 million recall of Tesla vehicles (Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X), with concerns of the emergency door release, as the largest recall in the history of the Chinese market. Q2 FY2026 brought in record 480,126 vehicle deliveries and revenue of $28.236B, a rise of 26% year on year. Shanghai’s production increased by 37.8% over the same period. Energy revenue for the same period increased by 13% with a sharp decline in margins from 30.3% to 20.4%. At $25 billion, Tesla has set an unprecedented budget for 2026 to shift from a vehicle company to AI and robotics, alongside the autonomous transportation industry. Aug 20: The Nevada Transportation Authority has unanimously approved Tesla Robotaxi LLC to deploy up to 5,000 autonomous vehicles across Clark County. This approval replaces the previous July 27th...
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Automotive gross margin was reported as 16.9%, and GAAP net income was $1.11B, compared to $1.17B YoY.
