Latest Tesla Headlines
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Two Die in Tesla Crash in Texas
Apr 19 2021 // Two men died after a Tesla vehicle, which was believed to be operating without anyone in the driver’s seat, crashed into a tree on Saturday night north of Houston, authorities said. “There was no one in the...
Man Admits Ransomware Plot Against Tesla in Nevada
Mar 22 2021 // A Russian man has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to offering a Tesla employee $1 million to cripple the electric car company’s massive electric battery plant in Nevada with ransomware and steal company secrets for...
Feds Investigating Tesla/Police Cruiser Crash in Michigan
Mar 19 2021 // For the second time in a week, the U.S. government’s road safety agency is sending a team to investigate a Tesla crash in Michigan. This time, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is sending a special...
Safety Agency Has 23 Active Tesla Crash Investigations
Mar 19 2021 // The U.S. auto safety agency disclosed on Thursday it has opened 27 investigations into crashes of Tesla vehicles, 23 of which remain active, and at least three of the crashes occurred in recent weeks. The National Highway...
Tesla Drives Under Semitrailer in Detroit; Feds to Investigate Crash
Mar 18 2021 // The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is sending a team to Detroit to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that drove beneath a semitrailer. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that a...
Investor Suit Alleges Tesla CEO Musk’s Tweets Violate SEC Pact
Mar 15 2021 // Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk has been sued by a shareholder who accused him of violating his 2018 settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over his Twitter use. According to a complaint unsealed...
Tesla to Offer Auto Insurance Program in Texas
Feb 22 2021 // Not only is Tesla moving some manufacturing operations to Austin, Texas, its founder, Elon Musk, is said to be relocating there, and the electric car company will soon be offering its own brand of car insurance in the Lone...
Texas Approves Redpoint/Tesla Auto Insurance Policy Form
Feb 5 2021 // It looks like Tesla has gone all-in on Texas. Not only is the electric car company moving some manufacturing operations to Austin, its founder, Elon Musk, is said to be relocating there, and it will soon be offering its...
Tesla Agrees to Recall 135K Vehicles Over Touchscreen Display Complaints
Feb 2 2021 // Tesla Inc. has agreed to recall 134,951 Model S and Model X vehicles with touchscreen displays that could fail after U.S. auto safety regulators sought the recall last month, according to a recall posted on a government...
Safety Agency Dismisses Claims of Faulty Acceleration Against Tesla
Jan 11 2021 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it would not grant a petition seeking a formal review of 662,000 Tesla vehicles for claims of sudden unintended acceleration (SUA). The U.S. auto safety...
Former Tesla Employee Settles Over Theft of Trade Secrets, False Claims to Media
Dec 2 2020 // A former Tesla Inc. factory employee will pay Elon Musk’s electric car maker $400,000 after it accused him of tipping reporters about alleged production inefficiencies and delays, a court filing shows. The payment by...
Latest Tesla Safety Probe Involves 115,000 Vehicles Over Front Suspension
Nov 30 2020 // The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Friday said it had opened a formal investigation into around 115,0000 Tesla vehicles over a front suspension safety issue. The auto safety regulator said...
Oregon Man Arrested After Tesla Crashes, Sends Batteries Flying
Nov 23 2020 // An Oregon man crashed a Tesla while going about 100 mph, destroying the vehicle, a power pole and starting a fire when some of the hundreds of batteries from the vehicle broke windows and landed in residences, police said....
U.S. Safety Agency Expands Probe Into 159,000 Teslas Over Touchscreen Failures
Nov 17 2020 // The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Monday it was expanding a probe into nearly 159,000 Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles, upgrading it to an engineering analysis, a step required...
GM’s Cruise on Top in Consumer Reports Safety Ratings of Driving Assistance Systems
Oct 29 2020 // General Motors Co.’s Super Cruise once again edged Tesla’s Autopilot in an evaluation of 17 vehicles equipped with active driving assistance systems (ADAS) by Consumer Reports, the testing organization said on...
Safety Regulator Vows to ‘Closely Monitor’ New Tesla Self-Driving Software
Oct 23 2020 // The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Thursday it was closely watching Tesla Inc.’s release of a software version intended to allow its cars to drive themselves, saying it stood ready to protect the public against...
Advisor Drops Opposition to Tesla Director After Change in D&O Insurance
Sep 3 2020 // Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis said late on Tuesday it had recommended Tesla Inc.’s investors to vote in favor of re-electing Chairwoman Robyn Denholm after having earlier opposed her re-election in June. Glass...
FBI Thwarts Cyber Attack on Tesla Factory
Aug 28 2020 // Elon Musk said on Thursday that Tesla Inc.’s factory in Nevada was a target of a “serious” cybersecurity attack, confirming a media report that claimed an employee of the company helped the Federal Bureau...
Tesla Says Hedge Fund Is Behind Ex-Employee’s Lawsuit
Aug 13 2020 // Tesla Inc. says hedge fund Cable Car Capital LLC, which is shorting the company’s stock, is funding a former employee’s allegations that the company smeared him by accusing him of sabotage and stealing...
South Korea Investigates Suspected Safety Issues with Tesla Vehicles
Jul 29 2020 // South Korea said it is investigating suspected safety issues with vehicles made by U.S. automaker Tesla Inc, which is competing strongly with Hyundai Motor Co in the South Korean electric vehicle market. Braking and...
