Latest Tesla Headlines
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How to Get Autonomous Cars to Pull Over for Police
Feb 25 2019 // It was still dark on a Friday morning in November when a California Highway Patrol officer started following a Tesla Model S on Route 101 between the San Francisco International Airport and Palo Alto. The gray sedan was...
How Pricing Insurance for Cars of Future Could Bring Insurers, Carmakers Together
Feb 19 2019 // Dan Peate, a venture capitalist and entrepreneur in Southern California, was thinking of buying a Tesla Model X a few years ago—until he called his insurance company and found out how much his premiums would...
Study Questions Safety Claims About Tesla Autopilot’s Steering Feature
Feb 14 2019 // An analysis of government data disputes a finding by safety regulators and promoted by Tesla Inc. that crash rates of its older vehicles declined after they were equipped with an automatic steering capability. The study,...
Suit Against Tesla Over Fatal Florida Accident Blames Battery
Jan 9 2019 // Chicago law firm Corboy & Demetrio said on Tuesday it filed a lawsuit against electric carmaker Tesla Inc. alleging that its 2014 Model S sedan had a defective battery pack that caused the death of an 18-year old...
California Highway Patrol May Have Used Tesla Autopilot to Stop Speeding Car
Dec 5 2018 // The California Highway Patrol says it may have used the Autopilot system of a Tesla to stop the car after its driver fell asleep. The CHP says officers attempted to stop the Tesla Model S, which was doing about 70 mph on a...
Tesla Settles Most Sudden Acceleration Claims
Nov 14 2018 // Tesla Inc. resolved most of a purported class-action lawsuit by customers who alleged that their Model S and Model X vehicles would suddenly accelerate, which in some cases resulted in accidents. Lawyers for the carmaker...
Suit Filed in Florida Against Tesla Claims Autopilot Failed, Caused Crash
Nov 1 2018 // A Florida man says the autopilot feature of his Tesla vehicle failed to detect a disabled car on a highway, leading to a collision that left him with permanent injuries, according to a negligence lawsuit filed...
Tesla Touts Its Safety Statistics
Oct 8 2018 // When it’s machine versus human, it’s more likely humans will be exchanging insurance information with other humans, according to data released by the electric car maker Tesla. In the first quarterly report on...
Tesla’s Debt Insurance Cost Rises After SEC Action Against CEO Musk
Oct 1 2018 // The cost to insure debt holdings in electric carmaker Tesla Inc. rose to its highest-ever level on Friday as the bond market reflected growing worries about a default, following the news that Chief Executive Elon Musk had...
Settlement with Tesla’s Musk Reflects SEC Strategy of Targeting Individual Executives
Oct 1 2018 // A high-profile settlement with Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk exemplifies a recent push by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go after executives and not just their companies, securities law experts...
Thai Soccer Boys’ Cave Rescuer Sues Musk for Defamation
Sep 18 2018 // Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Inc., was sued for defamation on Monday for falsely suggesting that a British caver who helped rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thailand cave in July was a pedophile and...
Tesla Driver in California Blames Autopilot for Firetruck Crash, Arrested for DUI
Sep 17 2018 // Authorities say a Tesla driver, who said he thought his car was in Autopilot mode, crashed into the back of a firetruck in San Jose. The California Highway Patrol says the Tesla rear-ended a fire engine that was stopped...
Tesla Driver in California Blames Autopilot for Firetruck Crash, Arrested for DUI
Aug 28 2018 // Authorities say a Tesla driver, who said he thought his car was in Autopilot mode, crashed into the back of a firetruck in San Jose. The California Highway Patrol says the Tesla rear-ended a fire engine that was stopped...
Tesla CEO Musk Just Made It Easier for Shareholders to Sue: Viewpoint
Aug 14 2018 // On Monday morning, six days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he was thinking about taking the company private at $420 a share, with “funding secured” for the transaction, Tesla published a blog post in...
IIHS Tests Expose Risks of Semi-Autonomous Driving Systems
Aug 9 2018 // Cars and trucks with electronic driver assist systems may not see stopped vehicles and could even steer you into a crash if you’re not paying attention, an insurance industry group warns. The Insurance Institute for...
California OSHA Opens Third Probe into Tesla Factory
Jul 6 2018 // A California agency for occupational safety said on Thursday it opened a third investigation at Tesla Inc.’s factory in Fremont, California, following a complaint. The state’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Safety Probe of Tesla Crash Cites Battery Fire Risk
Jun 27 2018 // A Tesla Inc. Model S involved in a May 8 fatal high-speed crash in Florida reignited twice after firefighters extinguished a fire in the electric vehicle, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a...
Correction: Safety Agency Orders Firm to Stop Selling Tesla Warning Reduction Feature
Jun 20 2018 // Correction: An earlier headline on this article incorrectly identified the product as Tesla’s. It is not; it is made by an aftermarket firm. Tesla supports the move to end sales of the product. Insurance Journal...
Safety Agency to Watch Tesla Car Fire Exam Following California Incident
Jun 19 2018 // The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a technical specialist to observe Tesla Inc.’s examination of a Model S that caught fire in California on Friday, the agency said in a statement. The action is not...
How Tesla Severance Agreement Addresses Worker Safety Complaints
Jun 19 2018 // Language in a confidential severance agreement Tesla Inc. is using as part of the biggest job cut in its history is likely to deter dismissed employees from going public with worker safety concerns, according to...
