Trapped Tesla Driver’s 911 Call: ‘It’s on Fire. Help Please’ February 5, 2026 By Dana Hull and Madlin Mekelburg Samuel Tremblett pleaded with a 911 operator to be rescued from his burning Tesla Inc. Model Y SUV after a...
China to Ban ‘Hidden’ Car Door Handles to Address Safety Fears February 4, 2026 China will ban ‘hidden’ car door handles from 2027, becoming the first country to phase out a design pioneered by...
Delaware’s Supreme Court Slashes Legal Fees in Tesla Director Pay Lawsuit February 2, 2026 By Tom Hals The Delaware Supreme Court handed Tesla a victory on Friday, slashing by more than $100 million the legal fees owed...
Insurtech Lemonade Starts Autonomous Car Product With Tesla’s Data January 21, 2026 Insurtech Lemonade said it has launched Lemonade Autonomous Car insurance, and will begin with a technical collaboration with Tesla that...
Tesla Gets 5-Week Extension in Probe of Full Self-Driving Traffic Violations January 16, 2026 U.S. auto safety regulators have granted Tesla a five-week extension to respond to an investigation into whether its vehicles violated...
Driver Fails to Back Up Claim That Tesla Touchscreen Defect Caused Accident January 15, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Vehicle manufacturer Tesla has won dismissal of a product liability lawsuit claiming that a defective touchscreen in a 2021 Tesla...
Tesla Agrees to Mediation That Could Resolve EEOC’s Racism Lawsuit January 14, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel Tesla agreed to enter mediation that could resolve the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s electric car...
Tesla Door Design Is Targeted by New US Automotive Safety Bill January 8, 2026 By Dana Hull and Richard Clough A US lawmaker is proposing legislation that would require manual door releases in new cars, a move to address growing...
NHTSA Probes Tesla Model 3 Emergency Door Release December 29, 2025 The U.S. auto safety regulator said it has opened a defect investigation into Tesla Model 3 compact sedans over concerns...
Tesla Door Safety Issues Have Owners Buying Car Escape Tools December 19, 2025 By Kara Carlson and Miguel Ambriz Tesla owners are going to extreme lengths to deal with a problem most had never imagined: being unable to open...