Autonomous Vehicles News 15 December 2025 - 22 December 2025

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is back at the center of the market conversation on December 16, 2025, after a fresh burst of optimism around the company’s autonomous-driving ambitions pushed shares higher. Tesla stock was trading around $475, up roughly 3.5%, and sitting near the top of its 52‑week range. Investing.com The catalyst isn’t a new Model Y refresh or a surprise earnings beat. It’s a classic Tesla storyline: autonomy progress + big valuation arguments + very loud disagreement among analysts about what it all should be worth. Below is what’s driving TSLA today, what major forecasts are saying, and what

Tesla, Inc. stock (NASDAQ: TSLA) is back at the center of a familiar—and increasingly high-stakes—Wall Street argument: is Tesla primarily an electric-vehicle manufacturer facing demand headwinds, or an AI-and-autonomy platform nearing a step-change moment? On Monday, Dec. 15, Tesla shares jumped about 4.5% to $479.53 in early U.S. trading (as of 14:37 UTC / 9:37 a.m. ET), extending a volatile stretch where the stock’s price action has been tightly linked to new signals—real or perceived—about robotaxis and Full Self-Driving progress. Today’s catalyst mix is unusually broad: a reported milestone in Austin robotaxi testing, fresh governance scrutiny around director compensation, and