Watch Tesla FSD v14 Lite drive over a giant log without stopping
Electrek·- A Tesla owner published footage showing a vehicle running Full Self-Driving v14.1 Lite driving straight over a road log without braking or slowing down. - The incident occurred on a wet, foggy rural road at 32 mph with the self-driving visualization active on a Hardware 3 vehicle. - This event highlights ongoing performance issues documented with Tesla's FSD Lite version on older hardware systems.Tesla Q2 Beat Revenue But EPS Miss 35%: Free Cash Flow Collapses -$1.09B as Capex Doubles
TradingKey·- Tesla reported a record Q2 revenue of $28.24 billion and 480,126 vehicle deliveries, but adjusted EPS missed estimates at $0.33 due to surging expenses and operating margins compressing to 1.4%. - Free cash flow plunged to negative $1.09 billion as capital expenditures more than doubled to $5.79 billion to fund aggressive investments in AI, robotics, and the Cybercab. - Management expects full-year 2026 capital expenditures to exceed $25 billion, fueling ongoing debates over whether heavy spending will yield long-term returns or continue eroding profitability.Tesla Stock (NASDAQ:TSLA) Slips as FSD Develops New Hiccup
Tip Ranks·- Tesla stock slipped fractionally in Monday trading following a reported incident where Full Self-Driving v14.3.6 nearly steered a vehicle into a ditch at 68 miles per hour. - In product updates, Tesla released an 80 dollar adapter for the Model Y requiring the Gen 3 Mobile Connector to power devices like laptops and phones. - Wall Street maintains a Hold consensus rating on TSLA stock with an average price target of 377.43 dollars per share implying an 11.13 percent upside potential.9 Consumer Discretionary Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today’s Session
benzinga_article·- Benzinga tracks large-scale investor transactions in the Consumer Discretionary sector to help traders discover new opportunities through abnormal options activity. - Notable whale alerts include neutral call sweeps for TSLA at a $335.00 strike and bullish call sweeps for AMZN at a $270.00 strike. - Additional activity features bullish put sweeps for CPNG at a $15.00 strike and neutral put sweeps for MELI at an $1865.00 strike.Gary Black Warns Elon Musk: Tesla Can’t Match Apple's Marketing Relying Only on ‘Word-of-Mouth and the CEO’s Posts on X’
benzinga_article·- Investor Gary Black warns that Tesla must hire professional marketing leadership instead of relying solely on word-of-mouth and CEO posts to reach higher valuations. - Black attributes Tesla's five-year stock underperformance and strategic missteps, such as failing to launch a compact vehicle, to an overly dominant engineering mindset. - He also highlights risks including scaling delays for the robotaxi fleet and potential shareholder dilution from a hypothetical SpaceX merger.North American EV Sales Fall 27% in July as Discounts Shrink, Global Sales Grow 9% Led by Europe
benzinga_article·- Benchmark Mineral Intelligence reported that North American electric vehicle sales fell 27 % year-on-year to 140,000 units in July, driven by reduced incentives and shifting federal policies. - In contrast, European electric vehicle sales grew 33 % to 450,000 units in July, while Chinese sales declined 5 % to 980,000 units. - Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom promoted the MyFirstEV program to support adoption, though Tesla quickly exhausted its allocated funds within four days of launch.BYD’s new electric sedan is the size of a Tesla Model 3, but half the price
Electrek·- BYD launched the 2027 Seal 06 sedan in China featuring both pure-electric and plug-in hybrid powertrains across 12 variants. - The new Seal 06 EV starts at 109,900 yuan, approximately $16,500, while the PHEV version is priced from 99,900 yuan, or about $15,000. - This new model matches the size of a Tesla Model 3 while being offered at roughly half the cost in the Chinese market.Gary Black Says Investors ‘Losing Faith’ That Tesla Can Scale Autonomy—Blames Elon Musk’s Vision-Only Approach
benzinga_article·- Investor Gary Black argues that Tesla is losing investor confidence in scaling its autonomy due to slowing deployment targets and safety concerns surrounding its Full Self-Driving technology. - The argument is supported by Tesla scaling back its goals, shifting from serving half the U.S. population to a slower 10 percent weekly fleet growth rate, while competitors like Alphabet's Waymo operate 4,000 unsupervised vehicles completing over 500,000 weekly rides. - Black concludes that Tesla's vision-only approach, adopted for economic reasons, forces the company to persist while relying on management assertions becomes risky if safety and scaling challenges persist.