Tesla (TSLA): FY26 Q3 earnings call, Oct 21, 2026

Wed, Oct 21Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptTesla

On its Oct 21, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q3), Tesla said 24 of the 39 words Kalshi and Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 39 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each, with timed clips.

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39 words · 24 settled yes · our count agreed on 39 of 39
Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability published before the event
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityClipMarket
Optimus Yes4343✓98%n=5+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 4:43, Optimus–
Cybercab Yes2328✓92%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 3:58, Cybercab–
Robotaxi 5+ timesYes2222✓85%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 3:23, Robotaxi 5+ times–
Robot Yes2121✓96%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 5:22, Robot–
AI / Artificial Intelligence 10+ timesYes1717✓83%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 7:05, AI / Artificial Intelligence 10+ times–
Robotaxi Yes1522✓97%n=5+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 3:23, Robotaxi–
Software Yes1010✓94%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 18:37, Software–
Regulator / Regulatory / Regulation Yes67✓92%n=6+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 17:50, Regulator / Regulatory / Regulation–
SpaceX / xAI Yes55✓90%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 2:25, SpaceX / xAI–
SpaceX Yes55✓75%n=4+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 2:25, SpaceX–
America Yes44✓88%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 11:40, America–
Terafab Yes45✓77%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 8:22, Terafab–
Semi Yes33✓90%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 2:05, Semi–
Texas Yes33✓79%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 17:51, Texas–
SI / Super Intelligence Yes33✓23%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 15:11, SI / Super Intelligence–
Tariff Yes23✓89%n=5+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 13:02, Tariff–
China Yes23✓79%n=5+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 36:15, China–
Roadster Yes22✓36%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 2:08, Roadster–
Merge / Merger Yes22✓11%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 9:43, Merge / Merger–
Solar Yes12✓89%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 17:02, Solar–
Competition Yes11✓79%n=4+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 36:30, Competition–
Megapack 3 Yes11✓64%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 15:21, Megapack 3–
Cybertruck Yes11✓58%n=6+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 34:46, Cybertruck–
Rocket Yes11✓16%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 4:16, Rocket–
Roadster 5+ timesNo22✓8%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 2:08, Roadster 5+ times–
Samsung No00✓77%transcripts from the transcript model–
Grok 3+ timesNo00✓72%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Supercharger / Super Charger No00✓69%n=5+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Safety Monitor No00✓62%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Afford / Affordable No00✓44%transcripts from the transcript model–
Waymo No00✓41%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Intel No00✓36%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
James Bond No00✓21%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Flying Car No00✓21%transcripts from the transcript model–
Gigafactory No00✓15%n=6+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Iran / Middle East No00✓12%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Miami No00✓12%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Six-Seater / Six-Seat No00✓12%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Street Legal No00✓12%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 22, 2026 15:30 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Speaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.

Where the listed words were said

Elon Muskcompany“Optimus” · prepared · 4:45Hear it 4:44, Elon Musk

…concert recently. This is really going to a very good place. Regarding Optimus, we've started what I'd call early production on our high-volume line in…

Elon Muskcompany“Cybercab” · prepared · 4:00Hear it 3:59, Elon Musk

…match our scale with autonomous vehicles as we continue to ramp. The Cybercab fleet in Austin, for example, has grown by a factor of 10…

Elon Muskcompany“Robotaxi (5+)” · prepared · 3:25Hear it 3:24, Elon Musk

…are now headed for a lot of fun and significant growth. Regarding Robotaxi, we are seeing the Robotaxi miles driven or fully autonomous miles driven…

Elon Muskcompany“Robot” · prepared · 5:24Hear it 5:18, Elon Musk

…there's 10,000 things that have to go right for production of the robot, and it'll move as fast as the slowest, least lucky of the…

Elon Muskcompany“AI / Artificial Intelligence (10+)” · prepared · 7:07Hear it 7:02, Elon Musk

…still quite a lot of work to do with regard to the AI and the robot for it to be truly useful for open-ended tasks.…

Vaibhav Tanejacompany“Robotaxi” · prepared · 13:50Hear it 13:49, Vaibhav Taneja

…of the businesses in services and other, including Supercharging and insurance. The Robotaxi business, which is part of services and others, continued to grow with…

Ashok Elluswamycompany“Software” · qa · 18:39Hear it 18:35, Ashok Elluswamy

…fact, next month we'll be launching in Dallas, and then the same software just scaled to lots of other cities, along with the Model Y…

Travis Axelrodcompany“Regulator / Regulatory / Regulation” · qa · 17:52Hear it 17:46, Travis Axelrod

…how does the Cybercab fleet scale past Austin, and what is the regulatory path outside Texas given NHTSA's open safety review? Ashok, did you want…

Elon Muskcompany“SpaceX / xAI” · prepared · 2:27Hear it 2:22, Elon Musk

…ever. That is a testament to amazing work by the Tesla and SpaceX teams. We have also been laying the groundwork for a lot more…

Elon Muskcompany“SpaceX” · prepared · 9:46Hear it 9:43, Elon Musk

With regard to a potential merger with SpaceX, I think I said everything that should be said yesterday, tap dancing through a minefield there. That's…

Vaibhav Tanejacompany“America” · prepared · 11:42Hear it 11:39, Vaibhav Taneja

…key driver for demand. In Q3, over 75% of deliveries in North America included a sign-up for paid FSD subscription at the time of delivery,…

Elon Muskcompany“Terafab” · prepared · 8:24Hear it 8:23, Elon Musk

…close to Tesla with respect to a general-purpose humanoid robot. Regarding the Terafab, the Austin-based research fab is progressing quickly. We'll begin commissioning machinery in…

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