Overview
- Tesla shares ended an eight‑week slide Friday, rising about 11% over five sessions to trade near $400 ahead of next week’s results.
- Elon Musk said Wednesday, April 15, that Tesla finished tape‑out of its AI5 self‑driving chip, a step that locks the design before foundry production.
- UBS lifted its rating to Neutral this week, while the broader analyst view sits at a Hold with average price targets clustered around $398 to $401.
- First‑quarter deliveries totaled 358,023 vehicles versus roughly 370,000 expected, and the April 22 release is set to update robotaxi and Full Self‑Driving plans as well as capital spending.
- Tesla is contending with more than 20 active lawsuits tied to Autopilot, securities, and discrimination, with one analysis estimating worst‑case exposure near $14.5 billion.