Meanwhile, Tesla is also facing fresh legal trouble from its own shareholders. A new class-action lawsuit filed in Texas claims the company misled investors by overstating the capabilities of its Full Self-Driving and robotaxi tech. The suit accuses Tesla of making “materially false and misleading” statements about how effective, and how legal, its autonomous features really are.
All of this comes as Tesla’s robotaxi pilot, which quietly rolled out in Austin in June 2025, is already raising eyebrows. Early videos show the autonomous cars swerving into wrong lanes, braking unpredictably, and even stopping mid-crosswalk. The NHTSA has reached out to Tesla for more details, hinting that regulatory heat may not be far behind.
As of July, the NHTSA has at least 40 open investigations into Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD-related crashes. Tesla has typically responded to concerns with over-the-air updates rather than issuing full recalls.
Despite the controversy, Tesla’s stock rose 2% following Musk’s post. However, no official timeline or technical breakdown for the new FSD model has been provided yet.
