--- title: "The next major $Tesla(TSLA.US) catalyst is removal of safety monitors in Robotaxis, which would sign" description: "The next major $Tesla(TSLA.US) catalyst is removal of safety monitors in Robotaxis, which would signal an imminent scale up, and which Elon has targeted in Austin by year-end. Many argue this is alrea" type: "topic" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/100000000371286.md" published_at: "2025-12-29T17:08:51.000Z" author: "[Gary Black Tracker](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/17077344)" --- # The next major $Tesla(TSLA.US) catalyst is removal of safety monitors in Robotaxis, which would sign The next major $Tesla(TSLA.US) catalyst is removal of safety monitors in Robotaxis, which would signal an imminent scale up, and which Elon has targeted in Austin by year-end. Many argue this is already discounted in TSLA’s stock price; hence TSLA’s +47% surge over the past 6 months (vs NDX +12%, Mag 7 +22%). Year-to-date $Tesla(TSLA.US) continues to underperform (TSLA +15% vs NDX +21%, Mag 7 +24%) as FY’26 Adj eps ests have declined -46% due to TSLA’s loss in EV share. We remain cautious about TSLA’s extended valuation, now the highest in the S&P 500 at a 2026 P/E of 213x vs annual forward L/T earnings growth of +35% (6.1x PEG), despite clear evidence that TSLA and a handful of competitors are on the verge of achieving unsupervised autonomy. ### Related Stocks - [TSLA.US - Tesla](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLA.US.md) - [MAG.US - Mag Silver](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MAG.US.md) - [TSDD.US - GraniteShares 2x Short TSLA Daily ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSDD.US.md) - [TSLL.US - Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLL.US.md) - [TSLQ.US - AXS TSLA Bear Daily ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLQ.US.md) - [09366.HK - XI2CSOPTSLA-U](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/09366.HK.md) - [07766.HK - XL2CSOPTSLA](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07766.HK.md) - [07366.HK - XI2CSOPTSLA](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07366.HK.md) - [TSLR.US - GraniteShares 2x Long TSLA Daily ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLR.US.md) --- > **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.