Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently predicted that AI-powered humanoid robots produced by the electric car company will one day outnumber humans. Musk has faced criticism following October’s completely underwhelming introduction of the Optimus robot.
Rivian, the electric vehicle startup aiming to compete with Tesla, posted lower-than-expected Q4 revenue, leading to a share price drop of almost 17 percent in morning trading.
Communist China warned Elon Musk against addressing the coronavirus lab leak theory in case it impinges on his future business prospects in the country.
ABC News is admitting that electric vehicle owners face a “logistical nightmare” when it comes to everyday use, not to mention long drives.
Elon Musk’s Tesla has announced that it will be establishing a new engineering headquarters in California. Musk previously made headlines for moving Tesla’s headquarters out of California after setting up shop in Texas.
A Tesla car crashed into a fire truck blocking traffic as a car was towed on Interstate 680 in Contra Costa County, California, on Saturday. The driver of the Tesla was killed in the crash and a passenger was taken to the hospital. Although it isn’t yet known if the Tesla had Elon Musk’s “Autopilot” engaged, there have been multiple accidents involving a Tesla with Autopilot engaged hitting fire trucks and other safety vehicles that are stopped on the road.
Former Tesla employees at the company’s Autopilot facility in Buffalo, New York, are claiming that the company fired them for participating in union organizing efforts. A complaint filed with the NLRB alleges retaliation by Elon Musk’s electric car company.
Elon Musk’s Tesla has reportedly recalled 362,758 vehicles after the NHTSA determined that the company’s “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) system may increase the chances of crashing. Tesla’s FSD has faced constant criticism including a Super Bowl ad demonstrating cars running over mannequins of children and other serious safety failures.
The Dawn Project, a safety advocacy group critical of Tesla, ran a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl criticizing Elon Musk’s “Full Self-Driving” autopilot feature. According to the group, Tesla’s “deceptive marketing” and “woefully inept engineering” is endangering the public.
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, and Twitter, was seen sitting with News Corp Executive President Rupert Murdoch while attending Super Bowl LVII on Sunday in Glendale, AZ.
Business Insider recently published an essay from Vivek Wadhwa, an entrepreneur and friend of Elon Musk, who expressed his disappointment with Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” claims. Despite being a major Tesla fanboy, Wadhwa admits he has “been duped” by Musk’s farcical “full self-driving” claims.
Video footage shows a Tesla driver appearing to be asleep at the wheel while her electric vehicle travels along a freeway in California.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently won a lawsuit brought against him by Tesla investors who claimed they were financially affected by his infamous 2018 “funding secured” tweets about taking the company private.
The Department of Justice is seeking documents related to the self-driving feature in Tesla cars, the electric automaker revealed in filings today.
Firefighters in Sacramento, California, were forced to use 6,000 gallons of water to extinguish a Telsa Model S that “spontaneously caught fire.” First responders found the electric vehicle produced by Elon Musk “engulfed in flames’ on a highway. Luckily, no one was injured in the green inferno.
The Wall Street Journal claims that Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk is in discussions to raise up to $3 billion to partially pay off debt related to his purchase of Twitter.
Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk recently continued his trend of praising Communist China, stating that a Chinese car maker is “most likely to be second” in breaking into the EV market in the way that Tesla has as they “work the hardest, and they work the smartest.”
Yet another Tesla vehicle has burst into flames following a car crash, highlighting once again the new challenges that firefighters face when dealing with electric vehicle accidents. The latest example of an electric car produced by Elon musk turning into a fireball comes from the Boston metro area, where a firefighter said, “You can’t put them out. They don’t go out. They reignite. And they release tremendously toxic gases.”
Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk recently explained to analysts and shareholders why he refuses to leave the social media company despite recent calls by Tesla shareholders to step down and refocus his efforts on the electric car company.
Per mile traveled, our British friends are now paying more to charge their electric cars than to gas them up.
Tesla CEO and new Twitter owner Elon Musk attempted to downplay the impact of his Twitter account during a fraud trial related to his infamous 2018 “funding secured” tweet. Musk told the jury, “Just because I tweet about something doesn’t mean people believe it or will act accordingly.”
The attorney representing Tesla investors is alleging that CEO Elon Musk “lied” when tweeting that he had “funding secured” to take the electric car maker private. The investors are seeking “billions” in damages.
A senior Tesla engineer recently claimed during a legal deposition that a video published by Elon Musk’s electric car company in 2016 demonstrating its “full self-driving” system was faked.
Tesla CEO and new Twitter owner Elon Musk is set to return to court this week for a legal battle with angry Tesla shareholders who claim his infamous 2018 “funding secured” tweet cost them huge amounts of money.
The Tesla Model S that braked sharply, triggering an eight-car pileup in San Francisco on Thanksgiving Day, reportedly had Elon Musk’s Autopilot “full self-driving” software engaged at the time of the crash.
A Tesla vehicle suddenly accelerated into a ferry ramp at the Horseshoe Bay terminal in West Vancouver, Canada, breaking the car in half. Various governmental agencies have investigated instances of Teslas reportedly “suddenly accelerating” in the past, an investigation of this incident is ongoing.
Legislators in the state of Wyoming have begun the process of introducing legislation that aims to phase out electric vehicles by 2035. State Sen. Jim Anderson explained, “if you don’t like our gasoline-powered cars, then we don’t like your electric cars.”
Tesla CEO, Twitter owner, and self-promoter Elon Musk has broken the world record for “worst loss of fortune,” according to Guinness World Records.
Tesla has cut the price of its vehicles in the U.S. and Europe to encourage sales following poor delivery figures at the end of 2022.
Have you gone electric? Elon Musk thinks you should. That’s why he’s slashed Tesla prices in the U.S. and Europe by as much as 20 percent in an effort to get more drivers into electric vehicles (EVs) and out of legacy gas powered alternatives.
A Tesla Model S utilizing the car’s “Full Self-Driving” mode reportedly caused a major crash in San Francisco on Thanksgiving day, just hours after Musk announced the North American rollout of the feature. The Tesla abruptly stopped on the San Francisco Bay Bridge, causing a crash involving eight cars that injured nine people including a two-year-old child.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently told reporters that the agency is “working really fast” on its investigation into Tesla’s autopilot system. The federal agency has been probing a constantly growing number of Tesla accidents involving Elon Musk’s attempt at self-driving cars.
Tesla has reportedly cut its vehicle prices in China for the second time in three months due to slow demand. Elon Musk placed big bets on expanding operations in China by cozying up to the Communist government, a gamble which seems to be going against him.
A Tesla Megapack battery on a mobile Supercharger caught on fire and burned down in Baker, California, on New Year’s Day. Tesla’s mobile superchargers are charging stations built on trailers. Unfortunately, they seem to be as prone to battery fires as Elon Musk’s electric cars.
Police say a Pasadena man named Dharmesh A. Patel, identified as a doctor in multiple news reports, intentionally drove his Tesla off a 250-foot cliff with his wife and two kids still in the car. Miraculously, the entire family survived the ordeal. Patel now faces charges of attempted murder and child abuse.
Elon Musk’s Tesla has reportedly missed its target for vehicle delivery in the final quarter of 2022, resulting in analysts questioning possible issues with demand for Musk’s pricey electric cars.
German police have accused a Tesla driver of putting his electric car into “autopilot” mode and going to sleep behind the wheel, resulting in a 15-minute police chase.
Elon Musk has reportedly promoted executive Tom Zhu, Tesla’s chief of operations in China, to the head of U.S. plants and sales, making him the company’s number two executive after Musk himself.
A brother and sister said they had to stop six times in one day while driving a rented Tesla because the cold weather caused the battery to drain quickly and charge slowly at power stations.
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and new owner of Twitter, started 2022 as the world’s richest man but has since become the first person in history to lose $200 billion in personal wealth.