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U.S. Justice Department Seeks Tesla Driver-Assist Documents

Tesla Inc. disclosed on Tuesday the U.S. Justice Department has sought documents related to its Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Autopilot driver-assistance systems as regulatory scrutiny intensifies. The automaker said in a filing it “has received requests from the DOJ for …

Tesla Competing With ‘GEICOs of the World’ to Lower Insurance Prices

While executives of Tesla said the car maker’s insurance business isn’t yet big enough to warrant separate financial disclosure of its results, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk reiterated a benefit for Tesla owners: cheaper premiums. Speaking on an earnings conference …

Musk Faces SEC Probe for Role in Tesla Self-Driving Claims

US regulators are investigating Elon Musk’s role in shaping Tesla Inc.’s self-driving car claims, the latest effort by watchdogs to scrutinize the actions of the world’s second-richest person. The review is part of an ongoing Securities and Exchange Commission probe …

Tesla, Insurers Address Expensive Repairs in Sharply Different Ways

Tesla Inc.’s electric vehicles are expensive to repair – so much so that the automaker and insurers are addressing the issue in sharply different ways. Chief Executive Elon Musk says Tesla is making design and software changes to its vehicles …

Tesla Confirms Nevada Expansion to Make More Electric Trucks

Tesla confirmed it intends to invest $3.6 billion to expand its manufacturing capabilities in Nevada for “high-volume” production of electric semi-trucks and make enough cell batteries for 2 million light-duty vehicles annually. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo had said during his …

Tesla Video Promoting Self-Driving Was Staged, Engineer Testifies

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 senior …

Tesla, Musk Face Trial in Shareholder Case Over 2018 Tweets

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” to take the electric car …

Tesla Recalls More Than 80,000 Cars in China on Software, Seat Belt Problems

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 call …

Tesla Safety Is Focus of South Korean Criminal Trial Over Fiery, Fatal Crash

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 charged the driver with …

Elon Musk Trial Opens to Decide Fate of His $56B Tesla Pay

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 Musk slated to take the stand later …