Tesla Inc.’s China shipments in January increased 9% from a year earlier, bucking the rocky start that many local electric vehicle makers had in 2026, including top rival BYD Co., which saw sales slip by almost a third.

TSMC first started volume production of these chips in 2018 and the technology remains widely used in AI and data centres today. Even if it is several years behind, Tesla could, in principle, produce usable AI chips for running models for vehicle autonomy and humanoid robots.

Tesla is taking one of the boldest turns in its history, and it’s not just about electric cars anymore. After years of dominating headlines as a pioneer of electric vehicles, the company is phasing out its Model S and Model X as part of a strategic shift toward robotics,

The company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said this week that it would stop making the car, an electric pioneer in 2012, as well as the Model X.

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SpaceX announced today that it has acquired xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, in a deal that creates a combined entity reportedly valued at $1.25 trillion ahead of a planned IPO. The acquisition notably does not include Tesla,

The company announced it was ending production of its higher-end Model S and Model Y, and turning that production space over to making humanoid robots.