Neural AI, LLC v. Tesla Inc. — Entry #6: CORRECTED MOTION to Compel Compliance With Subpoena Served on Third Party Tesla, Inc
Case: Neural AI, LLC v. Tesla Inc. txwd · 7:26-cv-00318
filed August 17, 2026
What this document is
Docket entry #6 · filed August 18, 2026
CORRECTED MOTION to Compel Compliance With Subpoena Served on Third Party Tesla, Inc. by Neural AI, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Declaration of Tanner Laiche, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4, # 6 Exhibit 5, # 7 Exhibit 6, # 8 Exhibit 7, # 9 Exhibit 8, # 10 Exhibit 9, # 11 Exhibit 10, # 12 Exhibit 11, # 13 Exhibit 12, # 14 Exhibit 13, # 15 Exhibit 14, # 16 Exhibit 15, # 17 Exhibit 16, # 18 Exhibit 17, # 19 Exhibit 18, # 20 Exhibit 19, # 21 Exhibit 20, # 22 Exhibit 21, # 23 Proposed Order)(Magni, Rocco) (Entered: 08/18/2026)
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- Neural AI, LLC
- Tesla Inc.
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- CoreWeave: its name “CoreWeave” appears in a filing in this case.
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BUSINESS
Tesla now employs 20,000 in Austin, could triple that as
it ramps up Cybertruck production
By Eric Killelea , Staff writer
Updated Sep 25, 2023 3:54 p.m.
Employees at Tesla’s factory in Austin pose in mid-July with a Cybertruck the company said was the first to be built at
its Gigafactory Texas in Austin. A company official says the plant now employs about 20,000 people — and that number is
expected to triple.
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Tesla Inc. now employs 20,000 people at its plant near Austin and has the potential to
triple that as it’s quickly become one of the largest employers in Central Texas, the
Austin Regional Manufacturers Association said.
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Current employment was disclosed last week by the plant’s director of manufacturing
during a meeting of the manufacturers association.
With this year’s new hires, Elon Musk-led Tesla is now Austin’s second-largest private
employer, just behind San Antonio’s H-E-B, which earlier this year reported 22,955
employees in Austin, according to the Austin Business Journal. Dell Technologies
employed 13,000 workers in the metro last year, according to filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Tesla now is stepping up its hiring efforts to push employment to 60,000 at its sprawling
Austin plant as it continues producing its Model Y mid-sized SUV and ramps up
production of its long-delayed Cybertruck.
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The disclosure reportedly was made by Jason Shawhan, Tesla’s director of
manufacturing, when he spoke at the manufacturers association’s 2023 State of
Manufacturing Conference and Expo last week.
Neither Tesla nor the Austin Regional Manufacturers Association responded to requests
for comment Monday.
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As of Monday morning, Tesla had about 845 job openings listed in Texas on its website.
Most of those were based in Austin.
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Among them are Austin metro area-based positions for manufacturing engineers,
construction managers, supply chain parts advisors, environmental specialists, project
designers for the company’s solar and EV charging stations, attorneys — even
an athletic trainer to focus on “setting the right conditions of work — from
manufacturing and maintenance to sales and service.”
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Tesla relocated to Texas from California in 2021 and began limited production of the
Model Y at its sprawling factory later that year. By the end of 2022, the company said it
had invested $5.81 billion into the sprawling facility.
Development has continued in 2023. In January, Tesla said it was planning to spend
$775 million on five construction projects covering 1.5 million square feet of its land off
Texas 45 and U.S. 130 near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. It also plans to open
a new cathode production facility at the site this year. Cathodes are a key component
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Musk also told investors the company had installed Cybertruck production equipment at
the Texas plant in anticipation of kicking off production this summer and ramping up
manufacturing efforts by 2024.
As Tesla moves toward production of the long-delayed pickup, the company on Monday
had 65 Austin job openings specifically related to manufacture of the stainless-steel
electric truck.
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The company also is building a $375 million lithium refinery in Robstown, near Corpus
Christi. Musk has said it would begin producing enough of the material for batteries in
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As of Monday, Tesla had 39 job openings in Robstown.
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Tesla’s hiring push comes as tech giants with offices in the Austin area have been laying
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announced cuts. It also reflects Musk’s expanding business footprint across the state.
Hawthorne, Calif.-based SpaceX, where Musk is CEO, had about 1,700 employees at
its Starbase facility in Boca Chica in April, according to former Brownsville Mayor Juan
“Trey” Mendez III.
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As of Monday, SpaceX was advertising 103 openings for its Starship program in Boca
Chica and eight at its rocket testing site in McGregor, near Waco.
Other Musk-owned businesses with Texas operations — tunneling firm The Boring Co.
and brain implant company Neuralink — also were advertising dozens of job openings
Monday.
Sep 25, 2023 | Updated Sep 25, 2023 3:54 p.m.
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