Tesla

Tesla relocating to Texas should be Silicon Valley wake-up call, critics say

Silicon Valley boosters say it should not be taken lightly that Tesla is moving its corporate headquarters to Texas.

October 8, 2021 9:07pm PDT

Elon Musk announces Tesla is moving headquarters to Austin

The big news that came out of Tesla's Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday is that the company is moving its headquarters from California to Texas. 

October 7, 2021 5:01pm PDT

Traumatized by his time at Tesla, ex-worker awarded $137M now drives bus for AC Transit

A former Tesla contractor asked for $101 million in damages for racial abuse he said he endured while working for the electric car maker. Instead, a jury in San Francisco ordered Telsa to pay him $137 million.

October 7, 2021 6:41am PDT

Black ex-Tesla worker who claimed racial abuse awarded $137M

Owen Diaz alleged in a lawsuit that he was harassed and faced “daily racist epithets,” including the “N-word,” while working at Tesla’s Fremont plant in 2015 and 2016 before quitting.

October 5, 2021 1:20pm PDT

NHTSA asks Tesla why its Autopilot causes crashes into emergency vehicles

The U.S. government's highway safety agency wants detailed information on how Tesla's Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles parked on highways.

September 1, 2021 10:36am PDT

Tesla autopilot system linked to crashes with emergency vehicles: NTSB

The agency says it has identified 11 crashes since 2018 in which Teslas on Autopilot or Traffic Aware Cruise Control have hit vehicles with flashing lights, flares, an illuminated arrow board or cones warning of hazards.

August 16, 2021 2:22pm PDT

Tesla reaches milestone with first $1B quarterly profit

The financial milestone announced Monday extended a two-year run of prosperity that has erased questions about Tesla’s long-term viability raised during its early years of losses and production problems.

July 26, 2021 3:18pm PDT

Elon Musk to testify over Tesla acquisition of SolarCity

On Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk will have to defend the $2.5 billion SolarCity deal under oath in a shareholder lawsuit alleging conflicts of interest.

July 11, 2021 12:43pm PDT

San Lorenzo family files lawsuit over Tesla autopilot crash that left teen dead

Jovani Maldonado, 15, of San Lorenzo, died on a Bay Area freeway after a Tesla rear-ended his father's pickup truck. Neither Tesla's much self-bragged about autopilot system nor the driver tried slowing down until a split second before ramming the SUV.

July 6, 2021 5:53pm PDT

Tesla to recall 285,000 vehicles in China amid cruise control problem

Tesla is recalling about 285,000 electric vehicles in China because of a problem with the cruise-control function. Chinese authorities said Saturday that cruise control can activate accidentally and cause cars to suddenly speed up.

June 26, 2021 2:29pm PDT

Safety ratings yanked after Tesla pulls radar from Model S and Model Y vehicles

Consumer Reports pulled its “Top Pick” status for Tesla’s Model 3 and Y vehicles built after April 27, while the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety plans to remove the vehicles’ “Top Safety Pick Plus” designation.

May 27, 2021 4:34pm PDT