Mar 22 SEC claims authority to subpoena Elon Musk over tweets By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The SEC disclosed publicly in documents filed Tuesday that it is investigating Musk's Nov. 6, 2021 tweets that asked followers whether he should sell 10 percent of his Tesla stake. Continue reading
Feb 10 California sues Tesla for alleged discrimination, racial slurs at plant By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press California regulators allege the company has been discriminating against Black employees who have been likened to monkeys and slaves at the San Francisco Bay Area factory where most of its vehicles are made. Continue reading
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Dec 22 U.S. probes Tesla drivers playing video games while on the road By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The US has opened a formal investigation into the potential for Tesla drivers to play video games on a center touch screen while the vehicle is in motion. Continue reading
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