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Tesla could be looking to open its first service center in Michigan
While the saga of Tesla and Michigan’s long and arduous legal battle is still ongoing, the electric carmaker is refusing to slow down its efforts to provide its services to Model S, Model X, and Model 3 owners in the state. Just recently, a floor plan of what appears to be the first Tesla Service Center in MI has been filed.
From what could be determined in the leaked blueprints, the Farmington Hills location at 37567 Interchange Dr. could be a full service center to support the California-based electric carmaker’s local customers.

Floor plan for a Tesla facility in Farmington Hills, MI [Source: TwinTurbskiZ via Reddit]
While Tesla has not issued any official announcement about the upcoming center that’s located just miles northwest of Detroit, all signs that have emerged as of writing suggest that the facility would be dedicated to servicing cars. A job listing for a Service Assistant was recently posted on Tesla’s careers page, with job responsibilities that include washing and detailing of cars; delivering of vehicles between production, service and sales operations; and parts operations. In addition, Tesla’s listing for Service Centers in the U.S. reveals that a Detroit location will be “coming soon”.
As could be seen in Google Maps of the area, the building in question definitely has the characteristics of a Tesla service center.
Tesla and Michigan have been butting heads for years, after the state blocked Tesla from directly selling its vehicles to customers in the region. Potential buyers of the company’s fleet of electric cars are unable to purchase within the state due to legacy franchise laws that require Tesla to sell vehicles through independently owned dealerships.
This has not stopped the Silicon Valley-based electric carmaker from gaining support in Michigan, however, with enthusiasts in the region simply purchasing their vehicles out of state and driving them back across borders. Tesla also opened a gallery inside a Nordstrom department store to showcase its cars, followed by a full-scale store in Troy, located next door to an Apple store.
The number of Model S, Model X and now, Model 3 vehicles in Michigan continue to increase. A Teslarati reader sent us the following photo of a gorgeous Midnight Silver Metallic Model 3 that was spotted in Royal Oak on the parking lot of an LA Fitness.
Overall, it seems that regardless of ongoing legal battles in Michigan, Tesla will be providing services to its customers in the region and continue to push forward on selling within the state.
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Tesla owners across the globe prepare for Robotaxi launch with this neat customization
Tesla will eventually have Robotaxis worldwide. Some owners are already preparing.

Tesla owners are already preparing for the company’s launch of the Robotaxi platform with a new, neat customization that is appearing around the world.
On Tuesday, the first Tesla Robotaxi test mule was spotted in Austin, where the company will launch the first driverless rides of this ride-hailing service. At first, it will be a limited rollout, reserved for a select few. CEO Elon Musk said public rides could occur as soon as June 22.
First Tesla driverless robotaxi spotted in the wild in Austin, TX
However, the Tesla Robotaxi platform is not one that will be confined to cities and geofenced to certain areas.
Eventually, Tesla will gain enough confidence to roll the Full Self-Driving software straight to every car in the customer fleet that paid for it. Owners will be able to generate income for themselves while they sleep, as the cars will operate as ride-hailing vehicles for people to use for transportation.
In an effort to prepare for the launch of Robotaxi, Tesla owners across the globe are installing Tesla’s ‘Robotaxi’ word art on their cars.
Here’s one in South Korea:
🚨ROBOTAXIS SPOTTED IN 🇰🇷SOUTH KOREA TOO! $TSLA
It’s not official, just vinyl wraps, but you should sell these!pic.twitter.com/mViKuIV96P pic.twitter.com/fuYpvuOjic
— Tesla Archive (@tesla_archive) June 12, 2025
Here’s another in the U.S.:
🚀 Transform your ride into a vision of the future with our Robotaxi sticker set. 🌟
Your Tesla isn’t just a car—it’s a symbol of innovation and style. Be the trendsetter you were born to be and let your vehicle spark inspiring conversations wherever you go. ✨😎
Grab yours… pic.twitter.com/wTJPmnsO1X
— TESBROS (@teslabros) June 12, 2025
Obviously, this is more of a symbol of support for the Robotaxi launch, but many owners are recognizing that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software will extend to them the ability to use their personal cars as ride-hailing vehicles, becoming a part of the global fleet of self-driving chauffeurs.
These are unmodified Tesla cars coming straight from the factory, meaning that every Tesla coming out of our factories is capable of unsupervised self-driving! https://t.co/n94ln0Uas6
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2025
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Tesla sues former Optimus engineer for stealing trade secrets
Tesla is suing a former engineer who worked on Optimus after he left and immediately started a robotics company that achieved quick development of a hand.

Tesla is suing former Optimus engineer Jay Li in federal court after accusing him of stealing trade secrets and using them to enable a startup he founded after he left.
Li is accused of stealing confidential files and using them to help get his company, “Proception,” off to a rocking start. Tesla says the files Li took helped his new startup “shortcut the typical development process” for robot hands, something that took Tesla years to develop and evolve.
The company said in the complaint (via Reuters):
“Through Li’s pilfering, Defendant Proception purportedly achieved in a matter of months what it has taken Tesla over four years, hundreds of employees, and billions of dollars to achieve.”
Li was an employee at Tesla for several years, working on the Optimus sensor team from 2022 to 2024. The company says it utilized and devoted “extraordinary resources” to the development of Optimus, which has come a long way since its unveiling several years ago.
Tesla Optimus to receive hands with 22 degrees of freedom later this year
Li allegedly downloaded confidential files related to Optimus’ robotic hand movement research before departing the company. He did not work on the hands at the time. However, he left and swiftly started Proception, as the suit states the company was founded just six days after he left Tesla.
Proception was gloating about its ability to build robotic hands just five months after the company was founded. Tesla says the hands have “striking similarities” to its own design for Optimus.
The company is looking for monetary damages and a court order that would block Proception from misusing the secrets it accuses Li of taking.
This is not the first suit Tesla has filed over trade secrets and confidential information theft. Recently, it accused German-Canadian dual citizen Klaus Pflugbeil of stealing battery-related secrets. He was arrested and sentenced to two years in prison.
Men accused of selling Tesla battery secrets arrested in undercover sting
The U.S. Department of Justice used an undercover sting to arrest Pflugbeil.
Tesla is being represented by Josh Krevitt, Orin Snyder, and Angelique Kaounis of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.
The case is Tesla Inc. v. Perception Inc., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, No. 5:25-cv-04963.
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Tesla teases new Model Y seating option potentially coming soon
Tesla appears to be ready to launch the new Model Y seating option in the coming weeks.

Tesla teased a new Model Y seating option earlier this week in a promotional email, potentially hinting that it could introduce an arrangement offered on the legacy version of the vehicle.
Back in 2021, Tesla started offering a seven-seat configuration of the Model Y, and there was a lot of speculation about its orientation and the space it would provide. The two additional seats were truly a tight fit for anyone, even kids, as the space for a third row was extremely limited in the Model Y.
Tesla Model Y third-row seats first impressions shared by EV owner
Eventually, Tesla started building the seven-seater with forward-facing seats and very tight legroom dimensions. It was beneficial for some, but many still considered the arrangement to be too confined for their needs.
The company confirmed earlier this year in an interview with Jay Leno that the car would get other configurations, including Rear-Wheel-Drive, which has already launched, a Performance trim, which has been spotted with bumper covers several times this year, and a seven-seat version:
🚨CONFIRMED: Tesla will launch the new Model Y 7-Seater and new Model Y Performance later this year.
pic.twitter.com/AA5ZPa7K4q https://t.co/zkphg11LsS
— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) February 10, 2025
The new seven-seater could be coming soon as well, according to a recent email Tesla sent to customers and fans. In it, Tesla writes:
“Ready for anything with long range seating for up to seven and enough room for everyone’s gear.”
Tesla did have a mysterious Model Y roaming around the Fremont Factory’s test track recently with covered bumpers and what appeared to be strange dimensions.
We thought it might be the compact, affordable model that is set to launch in the first half of the year, but now it seems that the car could have either been the Model Y seven-seater or the Model Y Performance configuration, as they are both expected soon.
We are interested to see if Tesla can squeak out a few more inches of legroom in the new seven-seater, but we’re not holding our breath. Nevertheless, the new Model Y came with quite a few improvements, including suspension changes, acoustic-lined glass for a better cabin experience, and a front and rear bumper redesign, among other things.
There is no doubt it will be a better car than the legacy version.
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