A federal probe of Tesla’s Autopilot function has escalated, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) now investigating if the Autopilot feature is potentially defective. The agency is studying data on 200 Tesla crashes, stating that “On average in these crashes, Autopilot aborted vehicle control less than one second prior to the first impact.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s deal to gain financing to limit his cash investment in his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter has reportedly been put on hold due to uncertainty around the deal.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is threatening to end his $44 billion buyout offer of Twitter, accusing the social media company of not complying with his request for data on how many fake accounts exist on the site.
Joy Behar told her co-hosts Friday on ABC’s “The View” that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was “a self-important bore.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk plans to cut ten percent of the jobs at his electric carmaker because he has a “super bad feeling” about the economy. The Company will also institute a hiring freeze, which has caused an 8% plunge in its stock price in intraday trading.
Ford CEO Jim Farley recently stated that he believes that the electric car market will soon enter a price war with upcoming models costing as little as $25,000. Farley seems thrilled with the prospects of manufacturing electric vehicles, which may impact manufacturing employment. He describes EVs as “Half the fixtures, half the work stations, half the welds, 20% less fasteners. We designed it, because it’s such a simple product, to radically change the manufacturability.”
As Elon Musk’s attempt to purchase Twitter drags on, the Wall Street Journal reports that many Tesla fans are becoming increasingly tired of the billionaire’s focus on the social media company.
Actor Owen Wilson reportedly had $4,000 worth of tires and rims stolen from his Tesla that was parked outside his Santa Monica mansion.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday praised China for “leading the world in renewable energy generation and electric vehicles.”
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has again accused Microsoft founder and vaccine advocate Bill Gates of not being serious in his commitment to environmental issues, as the feud between the two billionaires continues to escalate.
According to Fortune’s list of the top 10 highest-paid CEOs of the Fortune 500, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk received the highest compensation in 2021 while Apple CEO Tim Cook trailed just behind. Musk’s realized compensation of $23.5 billion in 2021 dwarfs Cook’s otherwise impressive $770.5 million haul.
The SEC is investigating Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s disclosure of his stake in Twitter according to a recent letter sent by the agency.
A lawsuit has been filed against Tesla CEO Elon Musk on behalf of Twitter shareholders, claiming that the billionaire Tesla CEO actively manipulated Twitter stock for his own gain.
Tesla owner Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) ‘would love’ to swap her Model 3 for another electric vehicle almost a month after her Twitter feud with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Bloomberg News reported.
Elon Musk once again demonstrated his ability to send Twitter’s far-left users into rabid bouts of rage yesterday. In the latest meltdown, all that was required for Musk to send the platform’s liberal and progressive users into rage mode was him signaling that he read a single Breitbart News article.
Shares of Elon Musk’s Tesla have hit an 11-month low, dropping 49 percent since November, with reports that many investors are becoming concerned with the company and its flamboyant CEO.
Elon Musk has defended himself from recent allegations of sexual harassment against a flight attendant, claiming that he does not have flight attendants on his private jet, where he stocks “only fruit & nuts.”
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggested recently that his $44 billion Twitter buyout offer may be cut in proportion to the real number of bots on the platform. Musk continues to express doubt about the platform’s outlandish claims of bots making up only five percent of its userbase.
Firefighters in Vancouver, Canada, are investigating a car fire involving a Tesla after an electrical malfunction caused the vehicle doors to lock shut, trapping the driver inside as smoke began pouring in through vents. The driver kicked out a window to escape from Elon Musk’s electric vehicle.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was recently accused by a Business Insider report of exposing himself to a SpaceX flight attendant and propositioning her for sex in 2016. Musk has vigorously denied the allegations, which he calls “wild” and “utterly untrue,” and applied the mocking label of “Elongate” to the situation.
A SpaceX flight attended has accused founder Elon Musk of exposing himself and propositioning her for sex in 2018.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched a probe into yet another fatal car crash involving Tesla’s Autopilot “full self-driving” system. The latest Tesla crash under federal investigation resulted in three fatalities.
Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Inc. was removed from the ESG version of the S&P 500 Index on Wednesday just as Elon Musk moved to purchase Twitter.
Following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s announcement Friday that he has placed his buyout of Twitter “on hold,” many across social media were quick to react to the news.
Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicle company made a devil’s bargain with the Chinese Communist government to keep its Shanghai “Gigafactory” running by forcing its employees to live inside the plant, working harsh 12-hour six-day shifts and camping on the factory floor in sleeping bags.
The SEC has reportedly launched a probe into Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s late disclosure last month of his large stake in Twitter, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Speaking at a recent conference, Tesla CEO Elon Musk once again spoke glowingly of Communist China and its workers, calling Americans lazy in comparison. According to Musk, America’s manufacturing sector employees are “trying to avoid going to work at all.”
Elon Musk’s Tesla has recalled approximately 130,000 vehicles across the U.S. as the cars’ touchscreens can overheat and go blank. At the end of 2021, Tesla recalled 475,000 cars, or about half of the vehicles sold in the entire country.
The largest tech firms in the world have reportedly lost over $1 trillion in value over just three trading days. Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, and Google all lost more than $100 billion in a few days, while Facebook lost $70 billion.
Tesla boss and green energy advocate Elon Musk’s private jet recently took a nine-minute flight of just 31 miles, a distance easily drivable in one of his own electric vehicles.
Elon Musk’s Tesla is covering travel costs for employees who get out-of-state abortions, joining the ranks of several other companies that have introduced similar reimbursement policies in the wake of multiple states passing pro-life legislation.
Recent reports state that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is expected to serve as temporary CEO of Twitter following his $44 billion takeover of the social media firm.
According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, despite Elon Musk’s plans to take Twitter private, the billionaire Tesla CEO has told potential investors he wants to take the company public again within a few years.
Recent reports claim that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is in talks with large investment firms and high-net-worth individuals to back his $44 billion Twitter acquisition. Musk could be attempting to bring in additional outside money to lower the portion of his own personal fortune at stake in the acquisition of the social media platform.
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), China’s top maker of computer chips, said on Thursday its factories in Shanghai have resumed production under a “closed-loop system” that has about 60% of the staff sleeping at the factory to comply with Shanghai’s grueling coronavirus lockdown.
An Austin-area man is offering Tesla CEO Elon Musk 100 acres of free land to move Twitter’s headquarters from San Francisco to Texas. The offer comes after Musk’s successful bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted that he would declare the area a “free speech zone” and added “maybe we can rename it Twitter, Texas.”
A federal judge has denied Elon Musk’s request to end an agreement with the SEC that requires him to have social media posts about Tesla approved by a company lawyer, popularly referred to as his “Twitter sitter.”
Norse mythology has a colorful warning about the danger of distraction derailing an important project. This story was brought to mind by the dramatic sell-off on Tuesday of shares of Tesla.
Indian Transportation Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. is welcome to manufacture or sell electric cars in India, provided the company does not import vehicles built in China.
China’s state-run Global Times on Tuesday rushed to defend Twitter’s new owner-to-be, Elon Musk, from criticism by Amazon and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos.
