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Tesla Settled Suit Over Autopilot Crash With Truck Crossing Highway
Jul 18 2025 // Tesla Inc. settled a high-profile lawsuit over a driver’s death in 2019 when the Autopilot system in his Model 3 allegedly failed to avoid a collision with a tractor-trailer crossing a Florida highway. The...
Waymo Expands in Austin After Tesla Launches Robotaxi Competitor
Jul 18 2025 // Waymo is more than doubling its service territory in Austin as the driverless taxi firm looks to fend off competition from Tesla Inc. Through its partnership with ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc., Waymo said...
Tesla Failed to Stop Autopilot Misuse, Safety Expert Testifies
Jul 17 2025 // Tesla Inc. hasn’t done enough to protect against drivers misusing its Autopilot system, a safety expert testified at a trial over a 2019 fatal collision. Mary “Missy” Cummings, an engineering professor at...
Tesla Goes to Trial Over Fatal Autopilot Crash in Florida
Jul 14 2025 // Tesla Inc. will stand trial over claims that the company is partly to blame for a fatal 2019 crash in Florida that occurred when the Autopilot system in a Model S allegedly failed to detect a parked SUV. Family members of...
Tesla Plans Robotaxi Expansion to California and Arizona
Jul 11 2025 // Tesla Inc. is aiming to bring its driverless taxis to California and Arizona as the carmaker plots an expansion on the heels of last month’s limited rollout in Austin. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk predicted on...
Elon Musk Says First Tesla Drove Itself From Factory to Customer
Jul 1 2025 // Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said a Tesla Model Y SUV drove itself from the company’s factory near Austin to a customer’s home in the company’s latest move to showcase its push into...
USC Basketball Star Alijah Arenas Recounts Tesla Cybertruck Crash
Jun 26 2025 // Star college basketball recruit Alijah Arenas spoke publicly for the first time about the Tesla Cybertruck crash that left him in an induced coma, casting fresh attention on safety issues with the EV maker’s newest...
Tesla Sued Over Model S Crash That Killed Three in New Jersey
Jun 26 2025 // Tesla was sued on Monday by the estates of three people killed last September when their 2024 Model S equipped with Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features crashed on New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway. The wrongful...
NHTSA Contacts Tesla on Robotaxi Issues Seen in Online Videos
Jun 25 2025 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking information from Tesla after reviewing online videos of a robotaxi allegedly using the wrong lane and of speeding by another driverless vehicle. The U.S. auto...
French Investigators Order Tesla to Stop ‘Deceptive Business Practices’
Jun 25 2025 // French investigators on Tuesday ordered Tesla to stop what they called “deceptive business practices” or face thousands of euros in fines. Investigators at the finance ministry’s Competition, Consumer...
Tesla Launches Long-Promised Robotaxi Service for Select Riders
Jun 23 2025 // Tesla Inc. rolled out its long-awaited robotaxi service to a handful of users following almost a decade of hype from Elon Musk, kicking off a precarious new era for the carmaker. Several of the online influencers who were...
How Will Tesla Remotely Control Robotaxis, And What Are The Limitations?
Jun 20 2025 // Tesla is expected to tiptoe into its long-awaited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, as soon as Sunday with about 10 of its Model Y SUVs that will operate within strict limits. CEO Elon Musk has said the company is being...
Musk Pins Tesla’s Comeback on Robotaxis After Retreat From Feud
Jun 12 2025 // Tesla Inc. already had a lot riding on its highly anticipated robotaxi launch long before Elon Musk decided to swing a wrecking ball through his alliance with President Donald Trump — and the company’s share price....
Tesla Targets June 12 Launch of Robotaxi Service in Austin
May 29 2025 // Tesla Inc. is poised to begin its long-awaited robotaxi service in Austin on June 12, according to a person familiar with the matter, a milestone in Elon Musk’s plan to reshape the company around driverless vehicles...
Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch in Texas Faces Scrutiny Over Potential Accident Risks
May 15 2025 // Federal safety regulators have asked Elon Musk’s car company to explain how its driverless taxis will avoid causing accidents when they hit the road in Texas next month before a national “robotaxi” launch...
In Tesla’s Wake, More Big Companies Propose Voting ‘Dexit’ to Depart Delaware
May 15 2025 // In the coming weeks, investors in nine public companies worth at least $1 billion each will vote on proposals to ditch Delaware as their place of incorporation, potentially denting the state’s longtime reputation as...
Tesla Driver Charged in California Attacks Arrested Again for Road Rage in Hawaii
May 12 2025 // A Tesla driver charged with attacking motorists’ vehicles with a pipe in the Los Angeles area has been arrested again for allegedly assaulting two women during a road rage incident in Honolulu. The recent arrest...
Father of Tesla Cybertruck Crash Victim Files Lawsuit Over Death
Apr 25 2025 // The family of one of three college students who died in a Cybertruck crash in California filed a lawsuit in a bid to gain access to the Tesla Inc. pickup and better understand how their daughter died. The driver and two...
Tesla Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claiming Sudden Acceleration in Ohio Crash
Apr 22 2025 // Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a man who was killed in 2021 after his Tesla crashed and caught fire near Dayton, Ohio. Tesla and...
Tesla Settles Employee’s California Suit Alleging Pervasive Harassment
Apr 21 2025 // Tesla settled a racial discrimination lawsuit by a Black female employee who claimed a manager at its Fremont, California, plant sometimes greeted workers by saying “welcome to the plantation” or “welcome...
