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TESCREAL

TESCREAL, coined by Timnit Gebru and Émile P. Torres in 2023, is an acronym for transhumanism, Extropianism, singularitarianism, cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and longtermism, argued to be a eugenics-rooted bundle driving the AGI race.

Teseida

The Teseida (Teseida delle nozze d'Emilia) is an epic poem by Giovanni Boccaccio, composed around 1340 in ottava rima and generally regarded as the first epic of Italian literature.

Tesetaxel

Tesetaxel (DJ-927) is an oral semi-synthetic taxane chemotherapy candidate that stabilizes microtubules and evades P-glycoprotein resistance; its CONTESSA phase 3 breast cancer trial met its endpoint, but development was discontinued in 2021 after FDA feedback.

Tesevatinib

Tesevatinib (XL647, KD019, EXEL-7647) is an oral multikinase inhibitor of EGFR, HER2, VEGFR, EphB4, and Src, trialed in EGFR-mutant NSCLC with brain metastases, glioblastoma, and polycystic kidney disease; never approved, its ADPKD phase 2 trial failed.

Teshekpuk

Teshekpuk Lake, meaning "the largest lake of all," is an 850 km² freshwater lake in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve; largest in the state's Arctic, key molting site for brant and calving ground of the Teshekpuk caribou herd.

Tesher

Tesher is the stage name of Hitesh Sharma, a Canadian rapper, singer, and producer from Regina, Saskatchewan, whose 2020 hit "Jalebi Baby" earned a 2022 Juno nomination.

Teshub (crater on Ganymede)

Teshub is a 188-km-diameter impact crater on Ganymede at -68.30 degrees latitude, 279.28 degrees longitude, named in 1994 for the Elamite god of the tempest and classified as a palimpsest.

Tesia

Tesia, genus of tiny, nearly tail-less cettiid warblers (Cettiidae) of Himalayan and Southeast Asian undergrowth; four species including Grey-bellied Tesia (type) and Javan Tesia; eight tail feathers.

Tesis

Tesis (Thesis) is a 1996 Spanish black-and-white thriller, the debut feature of Alejandro Amenábar, starring Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, and Eduardo Noriega; a film student finds a snuff tape at Madrid's Complutense University and won seven 1997 Goya Awards.

Tesla (2020 film)

Tesla (2020 film), Michael Almereyda's experimental biopic starring Ethan Hawke as Nikola Tesla opposite Kyle MacLachlan's Edison and Eve Hewson's narrator Anne Morgan; Sundance 2020 Sloan Feature Film Prize winner, IFC Films release, 102 minutes, $459,051 worldwide gross, Metascore 67.

Tesla (band)

Tesla (band), American hard rock band from Sacramento, California, formed as City Kidd; signed to Geffen Records. Known for Mechanical Resonance, The Great Radio Controversy, Five Man Acoustical Jam, the hit cover "Signs," and 14 million U.S. albums sold.

Tesla (unit)

The tesla (T) is the SI derived unit of magnetic flux density, equal to one weber per square meter and named for Nikola Tesla, adopted in 1960.

Tesla 4680 cell

The Tesla 4680 cell is a large cylindrical lithium-ion battery cell, 46 mm by 80 mm, announced in September 2020 for the Cybertruck and Model Y.

Tesla AI4

Tesla AI4, also called Hardware 4 (HW4), is Tesla's fourth-generation Full Self-Driving vehicle computer, built in house and installed in new vehicles beginning in early 2023.

Tesla Autopilot

Tesla Autopilot is a suite of driver assistance features on Tesla electric vehicles, combining adaptive cruise control with lane centering; it is a Level 2 system requiring an attentive driver.

Tesla Autopilot hardware

Tesla Autopilot hardware is the sensor suite and onboard computer Tesla installs to run Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, evolving through generations HW1 to HW4 since 2014, always requiring driver supervision.

Tesla Boy

Tesla Boy is a Russian electropop and synthpop group from Moscow, founded in August 2008 by Anton Sevidov and known for songs performed in English.

Tesla coil

The Tesla coil, also called a resonance transformer, is a resonant transformer invented by Nikola Tesla in 1891 that produces high-voltage, high-frequency alternating current from a lower-voltage supply.

Tesla Cybercab

Tesla Cybercab, also written CyberCab, is a two-seat, fully autonomous electric robotaxi by Tesla with no steering wheel or pedals, serving Austin, Texas since 2026.

Tesla Cybertruck

The Tesla Cybertruck is an all-electric pickup truck produced by Tesla in Austin, Texas, unveiled by Elon Musk in 2019 and delivered to customers beginning in 2023.

Tesla Diner

Tesla Diner, also known as Tesla Diner and Drive-In, is a Supercharging station, restaurant, and drive-in theater in West Hollywood, California, opened in 2025 with 80 Supercharger stalls.

Tesla Dojo

Tesla Dojo was Tesla's in-house AI training supercomputer program, built around its D1 chip to train Full Self-Driving models; announced in 2021, shut down in 2025.

Tesla Electric VPP

The Tesla Electric VPP is a virtual power plant in Texas that aggregates Tesla Electric customers' home Powerwall batteries to support the ERCOT grid, earning bill credits.

Tesla Full Self-Driving

Tesla Full Self-Driving, sold as FSD (Supervised), is Tesla's advanced driver assistance suite that steers, changes lanes, and turns at intersections, requiring continuous human supervision.

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg is Tesla's first European plant, in Grünheide (Mark), Brandenburg, southeast of Berlin, which opened in March 2022 to build the Model Y.

Tesla Megapack

Tesla Megapack, also known as Megapack, is a utility-scale battery energy storage product made by Tesla, shipped as a factory-integrated enclosure used by utilities to stabilize power grids.

Tesla Model 3

The Tesla Model 3 is a battery electric compact sedan produced by Tesla, unveiled as a prototype in March 2016 and delivered from July 2017.

Tesla Model S

The Tesla Model S is a battery-electric liftback sedan produced by Tesla in Fremont, California from June 2012 until production ended in 2026, Tesla's first mass-market car.

Tesla Model X

Tesla Model X is a battery-electric mid-size crossover SUV built by Tesla at its Fremont, California factory. Launched in 2015, it is known for its double-hinged falcon-wing rear doors.

Tesla Model Y

The Tesla Model Y is a battery-electric compact crossover SUV from Tesla, announced for 2020 and refreshed for the 2026 model year with 327 miles of EPA range.