Police investigate 'suspicious death' at Tesla factory in Fremont

Homicide investigators were called to the Tesla factory in Fremont Monday after a person was found dead in the parking lot.

Tesla drivers able to play video games while behind the wheel

A recent software update has given Tesla drivers the ability to play video games from the center display screen. An investigation is underway regarding the new feature.

Tesla lawsuit claims female employees subjected to 'rampant sexual harassment' at Fremont factory

The complaint, filed Friday in Alameda County Superior Court, alleges that the company's supervisors and managers have helped create a "pervasive culture of sexual harassment" through a daily barrage of sexist language and behavior, including frequent groping.

Elon Musk sells more shares than necessary to pay current tax bill

Elon Musk is selling more Tesla shares than he needs to pay current tax obligations. Experts say he’s either converting part of his fortune from stock to cash, or he’s saving for bigger tax bills due next year.

Elon Musk Twitter poll: 58% vote 'yes' on billionaire's proposal to sell 10% of Tesla stock

Tesla shares were down 3% in midday trading Monday after CEO Elon Musk said he would sell 10% of his holdings in the electric car maker — more than $20 billion worth by most calculations — based on the results of a poll he conducted on Twitter over the weekend.

Elon Musk's wealth grows 11.4% to nearly $256B after Hertz Tesla order

After Hertz’s Tesla order, Elon Musk is now worth more than Google co-founder Larry Page and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg combined, according to Forbes.

Hertz orders 100,000 Tesla cars in effort to electrify rental fleet

Hertz said it will buy 100,000 Tesla Model 3 cars by the end of 2022. It’s one of the largest purchases of battery-powered cars in history.

Regulators seek answers from Tesla over lack of recall

In a letter to Tesla, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told the electric car maker Tuesday that it must recall vehicles if an over-the-internet update deals with a safety defect.

Tesla relocating to Texas is wake up call for Silicon Valley, critics say
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The announcement from Tesla CEO Elon Musk that the electric car manufacturer would relocate its headquarters from Palo Alto to Austin should be a wake-up call to California officials who try to sustain Silicon Valley's reputation for business innovators, according to critics.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Elon Musk introduces humanoid robot prototype at Tesla AI Day

Elon Musk says the "Tesla Bot" will probably be launched in 2022, claiming the robot would "eliminate dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks."