Oct 25 NTSB chair wants Tesla to limit where Autopilot can operate By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is calling on Tesla to act on recommendations to limit where its Autopilot driver-assist system can operate and to put a system in place to make sure drivers are paying attention. Continue reading
Oct 21 Driver was behind wheel at time of Tesla crash in Texas, NTSB says By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board announced the findings in an investigative report update released Thursday on the April 17 crash on a residential road in Spring, Texas. Continue reading
Sep 01 U.S. asks Tesla how Autopilot responds to emergency vehicles By Tom Krisher, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 16 U.S. opens formal probe into Tesla Autopilot system By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The investigation covers 765,000 vehicles, almost everything that Tesla has sold in the U.S. since the start of the 2014 model year. Continue reading
Jul 12 Elon Musk to testify over Tesla’s SolarCity acquisition By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The Tesla CEO will testify about the $2.5 billion deal in a shareholder lawsuit that alleges Tesla's acquisition was rife with conflicts of interest, overlooked SolarCity's fundamental weaknesses and failed to produce profits Musk had promised. Continue reading
Apr 22 Tesla expects to have fully self-driving cars by next year By Michael Liedtke, Tom Krishner, Associated Press The company made the announcement during an investor conference at its Palo Alto, California, headquarters Monday. Continue reading
Mar 11 Tesla walks back its plan to close most showrooms By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Tesla announced last month that it would shutter most of its stores to cut costs so it could sell its lower-priced Model 3 for $35,000. The company continues its shift to toward online-only sales, but now says it won't close… Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: SpaceX tests Dragon capsule for launching humans into space By Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation The launch window opens on Saturday at 2:49 a.m. EST, and is the first time the privately owned capsule, which is designed to carry humans into space, is testing its ability. Continue reading
Jan 18 Tesla says it will cut jobs to lower prices on its electric vehicles By Associated Press Tesla's cheapest model right now is the $44,000 Model 3, and it needs to broaden its customer base to survive. Continue reading
Sep 29 Tesla CEO Elon Musk, company settle fraud suit for $40M By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the electric car company have agreed to pay a total of $40 million and make a series of concessions to settle a government lawsuit. Continue reading