Tesla’s European Autonomy Drive Hits a Swedish Roadblock as Musk Exercises Options and Goldman Lifts Forecasts
19.06.2026 - 19:43:31 | boerse-global.de
Elon Musk’s electric-car juggernaut is navigating sharply divergent currents this week. On one side, a Swedish regulator has thrown a regulatory grenade into Tesla’s plans to bring its Full Self-Driving software to Europe. On the other, Goldman Sachs has raised its second-quarter delivery estimates, and the company has released fresh technical details on the upcoming Cybercab. The stock, meanwhile, has barely budged, closing Friday at €346.20 after drifting lower.
Sweden’s transport authority is urging the European Union to block Tesla’s FSD until a controversial “speed offset” feature is removed. The function allows drivers to deliberately exceed posted speed limits, which Swedish officials view as a safety risk. An EU committee will decide on final approval at the end of this month. Under EU rules, Tesla needs the backing of at least 15 member states representing nearly two-thirds of the bloc’s population. If the application fails, Europe could end up with a patchwork of national regulations, hobbling Tesla’s software rollout just when it is trying to monetise autonomy at scale.
Yet Brussels is not the only venue where Tesla’s autonomous driving credentials are being weighed. The Netherlands’ road transport authority, RDW, has released data showing that roughly 40,000 Tesla vehicles equipped with the same software have already covered 24 million kilometres without a serious incident. The RDW approved the system earlier this year after exhaustive testing, and Belgium, Denmark, Estonia and Lithuania have followed suit. The contradictory signals between the Dutch green light and the Swedish red flag underscore the regulatory fragmentation Tesla faces as it pushes to expand FSD beyond North America.
Goldman Sachs, for its part, appears unfazed by the European friction. The bank has lifted its delivery outlook for Tesla’s second quarter, citing rising demand and a more efficient production ramp. Those bullish signals are backed by solid fundamentals: Tesla generated $1.4 billion in free cash flow during the first quarter of 2026 and holds nearly $44.7 billion in cash reserves. The official Q2 delivery numbers are due in early July and will test whether operational momentum can keep pace with heightened expectations.
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Meanwhile, new details on Tesla’s Cybercab have emerged courtesy of the US Environmental Protection Agency. The vehicle weighs just 1,412 kilograms — roughly 320 kg less than a current Model 3 — suggesting a relentless focus on efficiency and simplified manufacturing. In a sharp departure from Tesla’s traditional rear- or all-wheel-drive architecture, the Cybercab adopts front-wheel drive. Its autonomous capabilities and sensor suite remain under regulatory review.
On the ground in Texas, Tesla is simultaneously advancing two large-scale projects. Drone footage from June 19 confirms earthworks have begun on the Gigafactory site in Austin for both the “Terafab” — a joint chip factory with SpaceX and xAI — and a dedicated production facility for the Optimus humanoid robot. Across the Pacific, FSD Supervised Version 14 has started rolling out in Australia and New Zealand, marking the first deployment of that software iteration in left-hand-drive markets.
A SEC filing dated June 17 revealed that Musk exercised more than 303 million stock options from his 2018 compensation package. No shares were sold on the open market; exercise costs and taxes were settled through a net share-cancellation mechanism. The move further cements Musk’s grip on Tesla equity without diluting public shareholders.
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Technically, the stock remains directionless. With a relative strength index of 47.2 and a price just below the 50-day moving average of €346.84, neither bulls nor bears have seized control. More tellingly, the share has shed 6.45% year-to-date, closing Thursday at €349.80 with an RSI of 48.9 — another neutral signal.
All eyes are now on early July, when Tesla delivers its Q2 production and delivery tally. The numbers will either vindicate the Goldman upgrade and the RDW’s safety data or reinforce the caution emanating from Stockholm. Until then, the stock is stuck in a waiting game, with regulatory risk on one side and operational momentum on the other.
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