Tesla’s public robotaxi rides set for tentative June 22 start, CEO Musk says

Tesla’s public robotaxi rides set for tentative June 22 start, CEO Musk says

Tesla tentatively plans to begin offering rides on its self-driving robotaxis to the public on June 22, CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday, as investors and fans of the electric vehicle maker eagerly await rollout of the long-promised service. Musk has staked Tesla’s future on self-driving vehicles, pivoting away from plans to build a cheaper […]

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The rise and fall of Trump and Musk’s partnership

The rise and fall of Trump and Musk’s partnership

Last week, the Internet witnessed the spectacular implosion of one of the most unconventional alliances in modern American politics. What had once been an uneasy partnership between the billionaire CEO of Tesla and X, Elon Musk, and U.S. President Donald Trump, blew into a full-blown public feud. Mr. Musk accused the 78-year-old President of “total […]

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Elon Musk sells .95 billion worth of Tesla stock

Elon Musk sells $3.95 billion worth of Tesla stock

Elon Musk’s personal net worth dropped below $200 billion on Nov. 8, according to Forbes, but he is still the world’s richest person Elon Musk’s personal net worth dropped below $200 billion on Nov. 8, according to Forbes, but he is still the world’s richest person Twitter’s new owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has […]

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Renault, Google expand pact to make cars ‘like mobile phones’

Renault, Google expand pact to make cars ‘like mobile phones’

Renault SA is deepening its collaboration with Alphabet Inc.’s Google in a bid to extend capabilities on remote software updates to new models such as the electric Megane E-Tech and Austral. “We want to make the car an intelligent object that learns and one that can be upgraded over the air like a mobile phone,” […]

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Tesla flags its cars not ready to be approved as fully self-driving this year

Tesla flags its cars not ready to be approved as fully self-driving this year

Tesla Inc’s advanced driver assistant software won’t gain regulatory approval in 2022, CEO Elon Musk said in remarks which indicate the company is not yet able to satisfy authorities that its cars can be driven without someone behind the wheel. The Silicon Valley automaker sells a $15,000 software add-on called “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) which enables […]

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Tesla cars not ready to be approved as fully self-driving

Tesla cars not ready to be approved as fully self-driving

Some analysts say that Tesla’s primary problem is not regulators but the software itself, given the complexity of autonomous driving Some analysts say that Tesla’s primary problem is not regulators but the software itself, given the complexity of autonomous driving Tesla Inc.’s advanced driver assistant software won’t gain regulatory approval in 2022, CEO Elon Musk […]

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Tesla hit with proposed class action over phantom braking issue

Tesla hit with proposed class action over phantom braking issue

The lawsuit seeks class action status for all U.S. owners or those leasing a Tesla that suffers from the sudden unintended braking defect The lawsuit seeks class action status for all U.S. owners or those leasing a Tesla that suffers from the sudden unintended braking defect A California owner of a Tesla Model 3 sued […]

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets Indian engineer Pranay Pathole who frequently traded tweets with him

Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets Indian engineer Pranay Pathole who frequently traded tweets with him

Pranay Pathole, who amplified a design flaw in Tesla’s windscreen wipers, has since enjoyed chatting openly with the billionaire on Twitter Pranay Pathole, who amplified a design flaw in Tesla’s windscreen wipers, has since enjoyed chatting openly with the billionaire on Twitter An Indian engineer who is known for his close Twitter friendship with Tesla […]

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk subpoenas former Twitter CEO and friend Jack Dorsey

Tesla CEO Elon Musk subpoenas former Twitter CEO and friend Jack Dorsey

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has subpoenaed his friend and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as part of an effort to back out of his $44 billion agreement to acquire the company Dorsey helped found Tesla CEO Elon Musk has subpoenaed his friend and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as part of an effort to back […]

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U.S. seeks information from Elon Musk’s Tesla on in-car camera in Autopilot probe

U.S. seeks information from Elon Musk’s Tesla on in-car camera in Autopilot probe

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is assessing the performance of Autopilot after earlier identifying a dozen crashes The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is assessing the performance of Autopilot after earlier identifying a dozen crashes U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday asked Tesla Inc. to answer questions about its in-car camera intended to monitor […]

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