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Tesla Gets 5-Week Extension in Probe of Full Self-Driving Traffic Violations
Jan 16 2026 // U.S. auto safety regulators have granted Tesla a five-week extension to respond to an investigation into whether its vehicles violated traffic laws while the Elon Musk-led company’s Full Self-Driving system was...
Driver Fails to Back Up Claim That Tesla Touchscreen Defect Caused Accident
Jan 15 2026 // Vehicle manufacturer Tesla has won dismissal of a product liability lawsuit claiming that a defective touchscreen in a 2021 Tesla caused an accident. Judge Nelson Roman in federal district court in New York granted Tesla...
Tesla Agrees to Mediation That Could Resolve EEOC’s Racism Lawsuit
Jan 14 2026 // Tesla agreed to enter mediation that could resolve the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s electric car maker of tolerating severe and widespread harassment of Black...
Tesla Door Design Is Targeted by New US Automotive Safety Bill
Jan 8 2026 // A US lawmaker is proposing legislation that would require manual door releases in new cars, a move to address growing safety concerns with the type of electrically powered handles popularized by Tesla Inc. The measure from...
NHTSA Probes Tesla Model 3 Emergency Door Release
Dec 29 2025 // The U.S. auto safety regulator said it has opened a defect investigation into Tesla Model 3 compact sedans over concerns that emergency door release controls may not be easily accessible or clearly identifiable in an...
Tesla Door Safety Issues Have Owners Buying Car Escape Tools
Dec 19 2025 // Erin Geter’s toddler son became trapped inside her Tesla in May when the electric doors lost power. A few weeks later, she was at a Honda dealership buying a new family car. “I was very traumatized,” said...
California Regulator Puts Tesla Sales Suspension Order on Hold
Dec 17 2025 // A California regulator has deferred an order for Tesla to suspend sales in its biggest U.S. market, giving the electric vehicle maker more time to address its accusation of misleading marketing and overstating self-driving...
Tesla Sued Over Fatal Crash in Washington in Growing Scrutiny of Doors
Nov 24 2025 // Tesla Inc. was sued over a fiery crash in Washington state that left one person dead and another seriously injured after rescuers allegedly struggled to open the vehicle’s doors, the latest in a growing body of...
Tesla Gets Permit to Run as Transportation Network Company in Arizona
Nov 20 2025 // Tesla has received a permit to operate as a transportation network company in Arizona, a state regulator said on, in a step toward expanding the electric vehicle maker’s robotaxi service. The TNC permit will allow...
Tesla Wins Bid to Undo Race Bias Class Action by Black Factory Workers
Nov 17 2025 // A California state judge has ruled that 6,000 Black workers at Tesla’s flagship assembly plant cannot sue over alleged racial harassment as a class, reversing an earlier ruling in a major victory for CEO Elon...
California Department of Insurance Taking Actions Against Tesla Over Claims Handling
Oct 20 2025 // The California Department of Insurance launched enforcement actions against Tesla Insurance Services Inc. and Tesla Insurance Company companies for allegedly failing to adequately handle hundreds of California automobile...
Tesla’s European Regulator Says Door Safety a ‘Key Priority’
Oct 17 2025 // Tesla Inc.’s safety regulators in Europe are joining an expanding global effort to more closely scrutinize the door handle design popularized by the world’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer. The Dutch...
US Probes Driver Assistance Software in 2.9 Million Tesla Vehicles Over Traffic Violations
Oct 13 2025 // The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that it is opening an investigation into 2.88 million Tesla vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving system over more than 50 reports of...
California Department of Insurance Taking Actions Against Tesla Over Claims Handling
Oct 6 2025 // The California Department of Insurance launched enforcement actions against Tesla Insurance Services Inc. and Tesla Insurance Company companies for allegedly failing to adequately handle hundreds of California automobile...
Tesla Settles Another Fatal Crash Lawsuit Ahead of Jury Trial
Sep 17 2025 // Tesla Inc. reached a confidential deal to resolve a lawsuit by the family of a teenager who was killed in a 2019 California crash involving a Model 3 on Autopilot. The settlement disclosed in court filings marks the latest...
NHTSA Opens Probe Into 174,000 Tesla Model Y Cars Over Door Handle Failures
Sep 16 2025 // The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into about 174,000 Tesla TSLA.O Model Y cars from the 2021 model year over reports that electronic door handles can...
Tesla Says Its Robotaxi App Now Open to Public Riders
Sep 5 2025 // Tesla Inc. said it has opened its robotaxi app to the general public, suggesting the company will soon roll out the service beyond a select group of early access users in Austin, Texas. The company’s Tesla Robotaxi...
Tesla Asks Court to Throw Out $243M Award; Says Comments About Musk Misled Jury
Sep 2 2025 // The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during...
Tesla Rejected $60M Settlement Before Losing $243M Autopilot Verdict
Aug 26 2025 // Billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla rejected a $60 million settlement proposal in a lawsuit over the 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S before a jury this month awarded a $243...
Tesla Drivers Can Pursue Class Action Over Self-Driving Claims, Judge Rules
Aug 20 2025 // Tesla must face a certified class action by California drivers who said Elon Musk misled them for eight years about the self-driving capabilities of his company’s electric vehicles. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin said...
