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U.S. Safety Board ‘Unhappy’ Tesla Released Crash Information
Apr 2 2018 // The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday it was “unhappy” that electric car maker Tesla Inc made public information about the crash of its Model X vehicle on Autopilot that killed the driver...
U.S. Launches Investigation into Fatal Tesla Crash in California
Mar 28 2018 // A fatal crash and vehicle fire of a Tesla Inc Model X near Mountain View, Calif., last week has prompted a federal field investigation, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said, sparking a big selloff in Tesla...
Driverless Vehicle Makers Reach Feared Crossroad with Uber Fatality
Mar 20 2018 // Last week, Waymo showed a video of people riding in its self-driving minivans. They thumbed their phones, yawned and one snoozed. The message: Driverless cars are so safe, they’re boring. The clip was meant to drum...
GM to Pilot Airbnb-Like Service for Autos This Summer
Mar 14 2018 // General Motors Co. plans to start a pilot program this summer that will enable car owners to rent out their vehicles when they aren’t using them, according to people familiar with the matter. The tests will begin in...
Tesla Autopilot Crash with Parked Fire Truck in Los Angeles Under Investigation
Jan 24 2018 // The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will investigate an accident involving a Tesla Inc. Model S sedan that rear-ended a firetruck on a freeway near Los Angeles on Monday, the agency said. The agency will send two...
UK Auto Insurer Direct Line Offers Tesla Drivers 5% Discount if They Use ‘Auto-Pilot’
Dec 4 2017 // Britain’s largest motor insurer Direct Line is offering Tesla Inc drivers in Britain a 5-percent discount for switching on the car’s autopilot system, seeking to encourage use of a system it hopes will cut down...
Tesla Debuts 500-Mile Electric Heavy Duty Truck
Nov 17 2017 // Tesla Inc. upstaged its own debut of an electric heavy duty truck on Thursday when a red Roadster pulled out of the big rig’s trailer and Chief Executive Elon Musk said the new $200,000 sports car would be the...
Tesla Hit with Class-Action Suit over Racial Discrimination at California Plant
Nov 14 2017 // U.S. automaker Tesla Inc. was hit with a class-action lawsuit claiming its California production plant is a “hotbed for racist behavior.” The lawsuit filed in California state court in Oakland on Monday is at...
Liberty Mutual Insurance Tailors Policy for Tesla Electric Car Drivers in U.S.
Oct 16 2017 // Tesla Inc. is partnering with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. to offer an auto-insurance plan designed specifically for its electric cars in the U.S. The plan made available to U.S. customers starting Friday is similar to...
Tesla ‘Operational Limitations’ Cited for ‘Major Role’ in Crash by Safety Board
Sep 13 2017 // The chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday “operational limitations” in the Tesla Model S played a “major role” in a May 2016 crash that killed a driver...
Family Says Tesla Car Did Not Kill Their Son But Regulator Says Tesla Shares Blame
Sep 12 2017 // Federal accident investigators are poised to find that Tesla Inc.’s auto-driving system should share blame for a fatal 2016 crash in which a Model S sedan drove itself into the side of a truck. The investigative...
National Safety Board Schedules Vote on Tesla Autopilot Crash Cause
Aug 23 2017 // The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will vote at a Sept. 12 hearing on the probable cause of a May 2016 crash that killed a man using the semi-autonomous driving system on his Tesla Model S sedan, the agency said...
Tesla Developing Self-Driving Long Haul, Electric Truck
Aug 15 2017 // Tesla Inc. is developing a long-haul, electric semi-truck that can drive itself and move in “platoons” that automatically follow a lead vehicle, and is getting closer to testing a prototype, according to an...
Declarations
Aug 7 2017 // Egregious Fallony “The Fallons’ alleged theft from injured workers is particularly egregious. By stealing from injured workers who depend on the funds for future care, the Fallons may have left many victims...
Tesla Workers in California Seek Safety Plan, Clarity on Pay
Aug 7 2017 // A group of Tesla Inc. workers in California have asked the electric car maker’s board to provide a plan to address employee safety and information on pay and promotion. The worker group, which hopes to become part of...
Tesla Workers in California Seek Safety Plan, Clarity on Pay
Aug 1 2017 // A group of Tesla Inc. workers in California have asked the electric car maker’s board to provide a plan to address employee safety and information on pay and promotion. The worker group, which hopes to become part of...
Tesla Driver: Autopilot System Didn’t Cause Minnesota Crash
Jul 17 2017 // The driver of a Tesla vehicle involved in a crash in Minnesota on July 16 has denied that its Autopilot system caused the incident, according to an email released by the automaker on Monday. The Kandiyohi County...
How Tesla’s Model S Fared in Insurance Safety Test
Jul 6 2017 // Tesla Inc.’s Model S did not get the top score in certain tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the agency said on Thursday. Chevrolet Impala, Ford Motor Co.’s Taurus and Tesla’s...
Automakers Grapple with What To Do with Drivers in Autonomous Vehicles
Jun 26 2017 // Automakers are using tiny cameras, sensors to track drooping heads, steering wheel monitors and audible alerts to ensure drivers pay attention when using advanced driver assistance systems, like Tesla’s Autopilot,...
Report Offers Details But No Finding of Cause of Tesla Crash
Jun 21 2017 // The Tesla Model S accident that last year sparked a debate about the car company’s partially autonomous driving tools resulted in a cloud of white dust as the sedan plowed underneath a tractor trailer, a witness told...
