Acquisition	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, Transaction between Entities under Common Control, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]
Acquisition	Acquisition In the second quarter of 2026, Tesla acquired an AI hardware company in an asset acquisition for $1.95 billion in Tesla common stock and equity awards, of which $1.73 billion is subject to certain service conditions and/or performance milestones dependent on the successful deployment of the company's technology and $222 million was allocated to a patent and related developed technology intangible asset. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, no stock-based compensation expense related to the performance-based awards was recognized as the performance conditions were determined to be improbable.

Acquisition

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2026

Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, Transaction between Entities under Common Control, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]

Acquisition

In the second quarter of 2026, Tesla acquired an AI hardware company in an asset acquisition for $1.95 billion in Tesla common stock and equity awards, of which $1.73 billion is subject to certain service conditions and/or performance milestones dependent on the successful deployment of the company's technology and $222 million was allocated to a patent and related developed technology intangible asset. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, no stock-based compensation expense related to the performance-based awards was recognized as the performance conditions were determined to be improbable.