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Tesla Video Promoting Self-Driving Was Staged, Engineer Testifies
Jan 18 2023 // A 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a...
Tesla Under Fire in Germany Over Union Concerns on Worker Safety, Contracts
Jan 18 2023 // BERLIN, Jan 16 (Reuters) — Tesla has come under fire from German union IG Metall and politicians over allegations by workers of unreasonable working hours and fears over speaking out at its Brandenburg plant, with some...
Tesla, Musk Face Trial in Shareholder Case Over 2018 Tweets
Jan 17 2023 // Elon Musk and Tesla Inc. are set to go to trial in San Francisco on Tuesday in a case where the company’s shareholders claim they were defrauded by Musk’s 2018 statement that funding was “secured”...
Tesla Recalls More Than 80,000 Cars in China on Software, Seat Belt Problems
Nov 28 2022 // Tesla Inc. is recalling almost 81,000 electric cars in China — more than it typically ships from its Shanghai factory in any given month — due to a software issue and seat belt problems. The US EV maker will...
Tesla Safety Is Focus of South Korean Criminal Trial Over Fiery, Fatal Crash
Nov 21 2022 // In an upscale Seoul neighborhood two years ago, a white Tesla Model X smashed into a parking lot wall. The fiery crash killed a prominent lawyer – a close friend of South Korea’s president. Prosecutors have...
Elon Musk Trial Opens to Decide Fate of His $56B Tesla Pay
Nov 14 2022 // A trial opened Monday over shareholder allegations that Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package was rigged with easy performance targets and that investors were duped into approving it, with...
Tesla Recalls 40,000 U.S. Vehicles Over Potential Loss of Power Steering Assist
Nov 8 2022 // Tesla Inc. is recalling just over 40,000 2017-2021 Model S and Model X vehicles that may experience a loss of power steering assist when driving on rough roads or after hitting a pothole. The Texas-based electric vehicle...
Tesla Raises Insurance Incentives in China to Boost Purchases
Nov 8 2022 // Tesla Inc. said it has raised insurance incentives for car orders in China placed before Nov. 30, but reduced them for orders made next month, a move to urge consumers to place orders earlier. The U.S. automaker previously...
Tesla Manslaughter Trial Hinges on Question of ‘Man vs Machine’
Nov 1 2022 // A manslaughter trial set to begin in Los Angeles for a fatal crash caused by a Tesla operating on Autopilot presents a first-of-its kind test for the legal responsibility of a human driver in a car that was partly driving...
Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Self-Driving Claims
Oct 27 2022 // Tesla Inc. is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company’s electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said. The U.S. Department of Justice...
Series of Tesla Fires in Florida Linked to Saltwater Damage From Hurricane Ian
Oct 17 2022 // A Florida senator is calling for action from the Transportation Department and automakers after a series of electric vehicle fires tied to Hurricane Ian. The storm caused flooding and destruction across the state, and fire...
Tesla Recalls Nearly 1.1 Million Vehicles to Update Window Reversing Software
Sep 22 2022 // Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million U.S. vehicles because the window automatic reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction, increasing the risk of injury. The electric vehicle manufacturer told...
Tesla Sued by Drivers Over Alleged False Autopilot, Full Self-Driving Claims
Sep 15 2022 // Tesla Inc. was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of misleading the public by falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. The complaint...
U.S. Seeks Information From Tesla on In-Car Camera in Autopilot Probe
Aug 19 2022 // U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday asked Tesla Inc. to answer questions about its in-car camera intended to monitor driver awareness as part of a probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles that employ the carmaker’s...
U.S. Agency Probes Tesla Crashes That Killed 2 Motorcyclists
Aug 8 2022 // Two crashes involving Teslas apparently running on Autopilot are drawing scrutiny from federal regulators and point to a potential new hazard on U.S. freeways: The partially automated vehicles may not stop for...
Tesla’s Phantom Brake Problem Exposes Need for Human Audits of Machine-Read Data
Jul 26 2022 // “Slamming on the brakes” is often a blaming moment. Someone most likely was not paying attention to conditions, but is that always the case? In the case of usage-based insurance models, which determine an...
Jury Finds Tesla 1% Negligent in Fatal Model S Crash
Jul 20 2022 // A Florida jury found electric car maker Tesla Inc. to be 1% negligent in the death of an 18-year-old man whose Model S sedan slammed into a concrete wall after the car’s speed limiter had been deactivated, with the...
Tesla Sued in Germany Over Car Surveillance Cameras, Carbon Footprint Claims
Jul 19 2022 // Tesla Inc. was hit by a lawsuit in Germany over potential privacy concerns linked to its car surveillance cameras and claims that buying its vehicles helps cut CO2 emissions. VZBV, the main German consumer association,...
Tesla Software Glitch Affects 59,000 Vehicles Globally: German Road Traffic Agency
Jul 6 2022 // FRANKFURT – Germany’s road traffic agency said it was recalling Tesla models Y and 3 because of a fault in the automatic emergency call system that affects 59,000 vehicles globally. The KBA watchdog said on its...
Tesla Faces New Lawsuit Alleging Racial Abuse Against Black Workers
Jul 1 2022 // Fifteen Black former or current employees at Tesla filed a lawsuit against the electric car maker on Thursday, alleging they were subjected to racial abuse and harassment at its factories. The workers said they were...
