2025 has largely been a year to forget for Tesla investors, but here's some good news for the future.

Tesla ( TSLA -1.64% ) investors are likely hunkering down and preparing for a few bumpy quarters. The young electric vehicle (EV) maker is struggling with declining sales, an aging lineup, consumer backlash to CEO Elon Musk's political adventures, and the loss of federal tax credits and zero-emission regulatory credit sales -- it's been a full plate of bad news in 2025. For those tired of the negative developments, here's something positive to chew on.

Vehicle as a platform?

Gone are the days of a traditional hardware-centric approach with fixed features at the time of manufacture. In its place are software-defined vehicles (SDVs) that have the ability to receive updates and new

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