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New Tesla Patents
Tesla files fewer patents than most big tech companies but each one counts, covering batteries, manufacturing, Autopilot, and vehicle engineering.
Through the USPTO’s November 5, 2026 release, Patentlyze has covered 56 notable Tesla patent applications, including 10 published in the last 30 days.
10
published last 30 days
31
published last 90 days
This week's published patents
Week of November 5, 2026 · 3 filings covered · refreshes every week
What Tesla is working on
Based on Tesla's activity across the watchlists we track · tracked programs only, not all of Tesla's output
Long-running programs
what qualifies: 8 or more filings, active in the last 6 weeks
Newly emerging
what qualifies: first Tesla filing within the last 8 weeks
Contested races
what qualifies: 3 or more companies in the same watchlist, Tesla among them
Tesla patent questions, answered
Numbers pull live from the database, so answers never go stale
What is Tesla working on right now?
Tesla's current patent filings concentrate on Tesla's camera-only bet, with newer activity in Teaching robots to grasp and move and The AI chip wars. The breakdown above shows each program’s filing count and latest activity.
How many patents did Tesla publish this month?
3 Tesla patent applications have published in November 2026 so far, after 16 in October. Patentlyze has covered 56 Tesla filings since tracking began in May 2026.
Does a Tesla patent mean the feature will launch?
No. A published application is not a product announcement. Companies file to protect options, and most patented ideas never ship in the form described. What filings do show is where Tesla is spending research effort right now.
Where can I find Tesla’s newest patents?
This page updates every week, when the USPTO publishes its new batch of applications. The newest Tesla filings appear in the list below.
Top inventors
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Ritvik RAWAT
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Srihari SAMPATHKUMAR
5
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Alex SINGH
3
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Christos Gougoussis
3
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Matthew Robert Rocchio
3
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All Tesla filings
A New Tesla Patent Gives Robot Fingers Cables That Work Like Tendons
Nov 5, 2026
Tesla Files Patent for a Battery Fluid Recipe That Cuts Gas Buildup
Nov 5, 2026
Tesla Files Patent to Spray Car Seat Surfaces Instead of Sewing Them
Nov 5, 2026
Tesla Files Patent to Cut a Camera Window Into Its Windshield's Inner Layers
Oct 30, 2026
Tesla Files Patent for Underbody Fans That Vacuum a Car Onto the Road
Oct 30, 2026
Tesla Files Patent for a Truck That Tilts Itself to Make Loading Ramps Gentler
Oct 23, 2026
Tesla Files Patent for Car Doors Where the Outer Metal Skin Is the Crash Protection
Oct 23, 2026
Tesla Files Patent for a Camera System That Reads Hills, Curbs and Road Materials
Oct 23, 2026
Tesla Files Patent for Giving Repair Technicians Temporary, Owner-Approved Access to Your Car's Data
Oct 16, 2026
Tesla Files Patent for a Protective Camera Cover That Fixes the Blur It Causes
Oct 16, 2026
Tesla Patents a Touch-Sensitive Skin Molded to Fit Robot Hands
Oct 9, 2026
A New Tesla Patent Has Nearby Cars Fix Each Other's GPS Errors
Oct 9, 2026
Tesla Patents a Faster Method for Teaching Its Self-Driving AI to Focus
Oct 2, 2026
Tesla Patents a Way to Run Self-Driving AI Faster on Less Hardware
Oct 2, 2026
Tesla Patents a Way to Open Car Doors the Moment You Lean In
Oct 2, 2026
Tesla Patents a Wireless Charger That Ignores Temperature and Finds Real Metal
Oct 2, 2026
Tesla Patents a Way to Make Robot AI Run Faster Without Bigger Chips
Oct 2, 2026
Tesla Patents a Method to Adjust Its In-Car AI Chips on the Fly
Oct 2, 2026
Tesla Patents a Per-Token Precision Trick to Speed Up Its Self-Driving AI
Oct 2, 2026
Tesla Patents a Vision System That Builds a Running Map of Still Objects Around Its Cars
Sep 24, 2026
Tesla Patents a Motorized Mechanism That Lifts Dashboard Screens Without Scratching Them
Sep 24, 2026
Tesla Patents a Rear Wing That Hides Until the Car Needs It
Sep 24, 2026
Tesla Patents a Steering Wheel Button That Pushes Back When You Press It
Sep 18, 2026
Tesla Patents a System to Sync Camera and Radar Identifications for Self-Driving AI
Sep 18, 2026
Tesla Patents a Self-Driving Safety System That Reads Its Own Cameras for Blind Spots
Sep 18, 2026
Tesla Patents a High-Power Emergency Alert System for Self-Driving Cars
Sep 10, 2026
Tesla Patents a Laser That Cleans Windshields by Firing Rapid Light Bursts
Sep 4, 2026
Tesla Patent Would Open Your Trunk Before You Even Reach For It
Aug 28, 2026
Tesla Files Patent for a Solar Panel Mount That Fits Into Tile Roofs
Aug 28, 2026
Tesla Patents a Soda Ash HVAC Filter That Stops Bacteria Growing in Your Car
Aug 21, 2026
Tesla Patents Plastic Car Parts That Absorb Chemical Fumes to Keep Cameras Clear
Aug 21, 2026
New Tesla Patent Lets One System Both Absorb Bumps and Read Road Conditions
Jul 23, 2026
Tesla Patents a System That Catches Uneven Battery Cell Wear During Charging
Jul 17, 2026
Tesla Patents a Rapid Hot-Cold Testing System for Vehicle Components
Jul 17, 2026
Tesla Patent: Pinpointing Antenna Signal Origins to Improve Autonomous Vehicle Safety
Jul 17, 2026
Tesla Patent: Low-Cost Sensors Replicate Premium Ones Through Machine Learning Software
Jul 17, 2026
