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#1 Digging Into Tesla’s Liability in Crash Case: Where’s the Data?
Aug 8 2025 // Two experts on autonomous vehicle safety recently dove into legal arguments and engineering factors that shaped last week’s landmark jury decision against Tesla, at one point surfacing an important takeaway about...
#2 Tesla Must Pay $243 Million Over Fatal Autopilot Crash
Aug 4 2025 // Tesla Inc. was told to pay $243 million in a lawsuit over a 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida that killed a young woman and seriously injured her boyfriend, the first significant court loss for the automaker in litigation...
#3 Human Responses: Did Jurors React to Musk in Damage Award Against Tesla?
Aug 7 2025 // During a webinar this week devoted to analyzing possible factors that fueled a $243 million jury verdict against Tesla, a lawyer not involved in the case fielded a question about Elon Musk’s impact. Did animus toward...
#4 Tesla, Musk Sued by Shareholders Over Robotaxi Claims
Aug 5 2025 // Elon Musk and Tesla were sued by shareholders who accused them of securities fraud for concealing the significant risk that the company’s self-driving vehicles, including the Robotaxi, were dangerous. The proposed...
#5 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...
#6 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....
#7 Musk’s Massive Tesla Lithium Plant Hunts for Water in Drought-Hit Texas
Jan 7 2025 // Twenty miles outside Corpus Christi, Texas — an area so dry the local water company distributes shower timers at high school football games — the world’s richest man is nearly done building a lithium refinery...
#8 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...
#9 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...
#10 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...
#11 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...
#12 Tesla Sets Sights on Waymo, Uber in California Ridesharing Bid
Feb 28 2025 // Tesla Inc. is seeking approval to offer ride-hailing services in California, a key step by Elon Musk’s company to begin carrying paying customers while its traditional car-selling business falters. The electric...
#13 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...
#14 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...
#15 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...
#16 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...
#17 Tesla Cited by US Regulators Over Texas Worker’s Death
Mar 21 2025 // Federal regulators have cited Tesla for violating workplace safety rules in connection with the electrocution of a worker last summer at its Austin, Texas, auto-manufacturing plant. The U.S. Department of Labor confirmed...
#18 Tesla Secures Texas Rideshare Permit for Robotaxi Operation
Aug 8 2025 // Tesla Inc. has been granted a rideshare license in Texas, paving the way for the electric-vehicle maker to operate its robotaxi service under new regulations governing autonomous vehicles in the state. Tesla Robotaxi LLC...
#19 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...
#20 Appeals Court Revives Tesla’s Challenge Against Louisiana Law Banning Direct Sales
Aug 29 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tesla’s federal court challenge to a Louisiana law that prohibits automobile manufacturers from selling directly to consumers has been revived by an appeals court. The lawsuit by the electric car...
