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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 September 24, 2026 release, Patentlyze has covered 37 notable Tesla patent applications, including 10 published in the last 30 days.
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published last 30 days
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published last 90 days
This week's published patents
Week of September 24, 2026 · 3 filings covered · refreshes every week
Tesla's three filings cover a vision system that tracks stationary objects to build a live map around the car, a motorized mount that raises dashboard screens without scratching surfaces, and a retractable rear wing that deploys only when aerodynamic conditions call for it.
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
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. The breakdown above shows each program’s filing count and latest activity.
How many patents did Tesla publish this month?
8 Tesla patent applications have published in September 2026 so far, after 4 in August. Patentlyze has covered 37 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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Shakeel Theodore
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Devan Maximo Wiitala
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Anting Shen
2
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William S, Sweney
2
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Michael Kessler
2
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All Tesla filings
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
Tesla Patents a Locking Foot That Snaps Solar Roof Tiles Together
Jul 10, 2026
Tesla Patent Replaces Battery Metal Tabs With a Folded Electrode Edge
Jul 10, 2026
Tesla Patents a Perforated Glass Window That Absorbs Road Noise
Jul 10, 2026
Tesla Patents a Heated, Anti-Glare Glass Stack for Its Vehicle Cameras
Jul 3, 2026
Tesla's New Patent Lets Your Car Schedule Its Own Repairs
Jul 3, 2026
Tesla's New Patent Teaches Its Cars to Read Where Every Lane Leads
Jun 18, 2026
Tesla Patents a Dashboard Panel That Hides Its Graphics Until You Need Them
Jun 12, 2026
Tesla Patents a Dashboard Display Showing How Hard Each Wheel Is Pulling
Jun 12, 2026
Tesla Patents a Windshield Washer Pump That Monitors Its Own Fluid Level
Jun 12, 2026
Tesla Patents a Parallel 2D Matrix Processor for Accelerated AI Image Math
May 29, 2026
Haptic Buttons That Calibrate Themselves Could Replace Traditional Car Controls
May 29, 2026
Tesla Patents a Simulated-Data Training Loop for Vision-Only Vehicles
May 22, 2026
Tesla Patents a Simplified Electrode Material Process That Skips Costly Milling
May 15, 2026
Tesla Patents a Fleet-Powered Road Roughness Map for Predictive Suspension
May 15, 2026
Tesla Patents a Magnetic Sun Visor That Splits Into Two Separate Panels
May 15, 2026
Tesla Patents a Precision Trimming System for Dry Electrode Battery Manufacturing
May 15, 2026
Tesla Patents a Single-Wire System for Lit Buttons That Also Sense Touch
May 15, 2026
Tesla Files Patent for Autonomous System That Reads Intent Before Moving
May 15, 2026
Tesla Patents a Visualization Tool for Wafer-Scale Computing Systems
May 8, 2026
