AAPL $346.74 +0.93% ▲ ACN $238.74 -2.95% ▼ ADBE $251.93 -2.13% ▼ ADEA $22.14 +3.31% ▲ ADIG $16.92 +3.45% ▲ ADP $293.54 -2.52% ▼ ADSK $244.24 -2.08% ▼ AEHR $60.28 +4.93% ▲ AEVA $10.23 +3.18% ▲ AGYS $120.51 +4.79% ▲ AI $12.72 -0.47% ▼ AIP $20.30 +4.40% ▲ ALAB $273.83 +3.33% ▲ ALKT $15.52 -1.30% ▼ ALNT $92.88 +3.08% ▲ AMBA $67.88 +0.71% ▲ AMBQ $53.51 +4.82% ▲ AMD $552.84 +3.21% ▲ AMPL $17.18 -0.69% ▼ AMZN $252.12 +1.07% ▲ ANET $184.69 +3.24% ▲ AOSL $23.72 +7.97% ▲ APLD $19.40 +6.77% ▲ APP $262.83 +0.72% ▲ APPN $49.93 -3.12% ▼ APPS $10.16 +5.72% ▲ ARM $225.91 +0.32% ▲ ARRY $3.25 +1.91% ▲ ARW $218.91 +2.09% ▲ ASML $1,624.55 +1.60% ▲ AAPL $346.74 +0.93% ▲ ACN $238.74 -2.95% ▼ ADBE $251.93 -2.13% ▼ ADEA $22.14 +3.31% ▲ ADIG $16.92 +3.45% ▲ ADP $293.54 -2.52% ▼ ADSK $244.24 -2.08% ▼ AEHR $60.28 +4.93% ▲ AEVA $10.23 +3.18% ▲ AGYS $120.51 +4.79% ▲ AI $12.72 -0.47% ▼ AIP $20.30 +4.40% ▲ ALAB $273.83 +3.33% ▲ ALKT $15.52 -1.30% ▼ ALNT $92.88 +3.08% ▲ AMBA $67.88 +0.71% ▲ AMBQ $53.51 +4.82% ▲ AMD $552.84 +3.21% ▲ AMPL $17.18 -0.69% ▼ AMZN $252.12 +1.07% ▲ ANET $184.69 +3.24% ▲ AOSL $23.72 +7.97% ▲ APLD $19.40 +6.77% ▲ APP $262.83 +0.72% ▲ APPN $49.93 -3.12% ▼ APPS $10.16 +5.72% ▲ ARM $225.91 +0.32% ▲ ARRY $3.25 +1.91% ▲ ARW $218.91 +2.09% ▲ ASML $1,624.55 +1.60% ▲

Tesla Lost the EV Crown—Now It’s Betting Everything on Autonomy

October 26, 2026 · by alexmoreno

Tesla, the company that used to be synonymous with electric cars, is now telling the world — loudly — that it wants to be known for something else entirely: autonomy. And it’s doing it in the most Elon Musk way possible.

This month, a Tesla Roadster quite literally jumped and flipped through the air, a stunt made possible by compressed-gas thrusters developed by SpaceX, Musk’s rocket company. The clip went viral everywhere.