Another quarter is in the books, and that means it’s time for Tesla’s Q3 2026 earnings call. Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in Q3, handily beating analyst expectations, and Q3 and Q4 are usually Tesla’s strongest quarters of the year as it pushes to close out annual numbers.
The earnings call will be live-streamed on Tesla’s Investor Relations website. It’s also expected to stream on X and YouTube, like in past quarters, although Tesla hasn’t shared those links yet. We’ll post them here closer to the event so you can listen live.
Update: Tesla’s Q3 earnings call starts in just about an hour and Tesla has shared its shareholders’ deck ahead of the call. Check back shortly for a link to the live call.
Start Time
Tesla’s live stream starts at 5:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 21.
Tesla’s Q3 So Far
Tesla has already released its Q3 2026 production and delivery numbers. Deliveries were up 1.3% from Q2 and beat an analyst consensus of 461,974 vehicles by 5.3%. They were still down 2.1% from Q3 2025, when buyers rushed to grab the U.S. federal EV tax credit before it expired. Here’s a breakdown of Tesla’s Q3 2026 results:
Production
Deliveries
Model 3/Y
457,387
478,237
Model S, X, and Cybertruck
7,004
8,295
Total
464,391
486,532
Energy storage was a weak spot this quarter. Tesla deployed 13.7 GWh, up from both Q2 and last year, but well short of the 15.9 GWh analysts expected.
How to Submit and Vote On Questions
Tesla lets shareholders submit questions that are voted on and may be answered during the Q&A session. To submit your own question or vote on one that’s already been submitted, you’ll need to be a verified shareholder. Head to Say’s platform and link your brokerage account.
Once verified, you can vote your shares on your own question or someone else’s. Here’s the link to get started on Say’s Tesla Q3 2026 Q&A. Submissions and voting close on Tuesday, October 20, at 1:00 p.m. PT.
Top Questions So Far
Shareholders have already submitted more than 800 questions. Here are the top ones so far, ranked by shares represented:
How does the Cybercab fleet scale past Austin, and what’s the regulatory path outside Texas given NHTSA’s open safety review?
When can we anticipate FSD unsupervised in customer cars?
When will the CyberCab be available for customer purchase/ownership?
What’s the unit economics per paid robotaxi mile, and how does it compare to the thirty-cent target?
Tesla has acknowledged that HW3 vehicles cannot support unsupervised FSD. When will owners know whether they can upgrade their hardware for free, and when will Tesla provide a clear plan?
What’s the cost per Optimus unit, and what does the first paying customer look like?
When do you anticipate Optimus will begin generating revenue?
And here are some other ones we found interesting:
Mapping for FSD continues to be a problem. The three biggest issues are recognizing proper speed limits, parking, and typical routes. I understand you use various third-party maps, but why not use your own maps. Authorize trusted/verified Tesla owners to provide input.
How are SI assets partitioned between SPCX and TSLA?
What to Expect
Cybercab is likely to be a major topic. The top question asks about scaling the fleet beyond Austin while NHTSA reviews how Tesla certified the vehicle, and Tesla recently got a 30-day extension to respond to that probe, with a deadline of October 30. Dallas is next in line for Cybercab rides, so we may get a timeline.
FSD (Supervised) and Optimus are also on investors’ minds. Expect details about unsupervised FSD for customer cars, FSD v15, and the path to 24/7 Robotaxi service. Investors also want to know about Optimus costs and when it will start making money.
The call also comes just ahead of Tesla’s 2026 Annual Shareholder Meeting on December 3. There, Tesla is asking shareholders to re-elect Elon Musk, Robyn Denholm, and JB Straubel to the Board.
Earnings Call Details
Tesla will release its Q3 2026 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 21, followed by the earnings call at 5:30 p.m. ET. We’ll add the stream links here before it starts.
We’ll have a full recap of the call afterward, along with deeper dives into anything new Tesla shares about its products and plans.
If you want the new Tesla Roadster on your phone’s lock screen, Tesla has you covered. Tesla China recently shared eight official Roadster wallpapers sized for mobile phones, each with the Roadster wordmark at the bottom (via @TeslaNewswire).
Official Tesla Roadster Wallpapers Are Here
Several of the wallpapers highlight the Roadster’s almost-sci-fi tricks. One captures the car’s kickflip from Tesla’s Roadster reveal event, where it leaped over a Semi and other Tesla vehicles while doing a barrel roll in mid-air, with its cold-gas thrusters puffing out plumes. Another shows the rear thrusters firing and creating a cloud of smoke as the Roadster hovers in the air.
Not a Tesla App
Others focus on design. There’s a top-down shot of the Roadster on a cracked desert lakebed next to a figure in a spacesuit, showing off its tinted Gold Glazed glass. A starry night scene features its manual scissor doors open, while a dramatic studio shot shows the car sideways against a wall, invoking the fact that the Roadster can stick to surfaces perpendicular or even parallel to the ground thanks to its fan-based suction system that creates a whopping 2 Gs of downforce. Close-ups of the rear show the full-width light bar, active aero wing, and rear thruster nozzles.
Not a Tesla App
A Very Different Roadster From 2017
The wallpapers also show how much the Roadster has changed. The 2017 concept was a curvy red sports car that looked like a lower, sleeker Model 3. The new one has a sharp, wedge-shaped supercar silhouette, scissor doors, and active aero, drawing comparisons to Ferrari and Lamborghini. Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna even gave Tesla’s Roadster reveal a perfect 10 out of 10 for technology and presentation.
It packs serious hardware, too. The Roadster makes 1 MW of power and hit 0-60 mph in 0.81 seconds at the event, with Tesla working to make the production version sprint even faster. We covered all of its other features in our full Roadster specs breakdown and our guide to the Roadster details you may not know.
With production not starting until 2028, a wallpaper is as close as most of us will get to a Roadster for a while.
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