[ad_1] Elon Musk hasn’t had success avoiding a trial over his accusations that cave rescue diver Vernon Unsworth was a “pedo guy.” Judge Stephen Wilson has determined that the defamation lawsuit is strong enough to go to trial, with the court battle due to start on October 22nd. While Musk’s attorneys argued that he was […]
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Tesla sued over fatal 2018 Model X crash with Autopilot engaged
[ad_1] BREAKING NEWS: Tesla hit with lawsuit by family of Walter Huang, Apple Engineer who died last year when autopilot in Model X steered him into a traffic barrier Southbound 101 in Mountain View. #ABC7now pic.twitter.com/1cEql1vllc — Dan Noyes (@dannoyes) May 1, 2019 At the time, Tesla CEO Elon Musk published a blog post about […]
SEC, Elon Musk reach an agreement about his tweeting
[ad_1] Ever since Elon Musk tweeted about taking Tesla private his use of the platform has been troublesome in the government’s eyes, but today the CEO reached an amended agreement with the SEC. According to Reuters, if a judge approves the deal then charges of contempt in his earlier settlement will be dropped. It requires […]
Tesla will begin selling its own in-house insurance ‘in a month’
[ad_1] Despite “significant challenges with the battery module line at Gigafactory 1 in Nevada, and later with our general assembly line in Fremont” Tesla managed to deliver nearly 140,000 Model 3 vehicles in 2018. That trend continued through Q1 2019 with the electric sedan outselling its nearest competitor by nearly 60 percent. “To the best […]
Tesla’s Model S and Model X get new motors with more range
[ad_1] New Model S has 370 mile / 595 km range https://t.co/D6bY7F2wUT — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 24, 2019 Without increasing the size of the battery, Tesla claims it’s improved range, power and torque and faster 0 – 60 MPH times. The Long Range Model S was previously rated for up to 335 miles on […]
Tesla accuses investor of harassing and stalking its workers
[ad_1] Randeep and his brother Gagan (who works for VW) allegedly also run a Twitter account that frequently blasts Musk and Tesla, proclaiming the company’s doom. Previously, users also linked the Hothi brothers to Reddit accounts that moderated a Tesla stock subreddit. Hothi hasn’t addressed the restraining order so far, although a hearing on Tesla’s […]
Tesla will ‘substantially’ raise the price of its self-driving option
[ad_1] The increase comes on the heels of Tesla making Autopilot standard and won’t exactly thrill buyers who can’t buy before May. However, there is a reason for the move: Tesla is showing off its next-gen driverless technology, which comes in tandem with a new computer, at an investor meeting on April 22nd. The company […]
SpaceX will assist NASA’s first-ever mission to redirect an asteroid
[ad_1] This is batting practice. But the stakes are still high: Failure could derail NASA’s so-called “kinectic impactor technique,” success will provide the crucial data that will inform its deployment against an actual asteroid on a collision course with Earth. NASA plans to intercept Didymos when it’s within 11 million kilometres (7 million miles) of […]
Jeweler who made Tesla ring for Elon Musk gets locked inside Model X
[ad_1] Baller, the co-founder and CEO of If & Co., a Los Angeles-based maker of diamond-encrusted jewelry, detailed the incident and its aftermath in an Instagram post. Baller, a longtime fan of Tesla, said he was locked inside his Model X P100D on a recent Saturday night for 47 minutes, having initially recorded the experience […]
Tesla investigated Elon Musk after he reportedly pushed a former employee
[ad_1] The incident in question occurred when a senior employee returned to the company’s Fremont delivery hub facility the day after turning in their resignation to tie up loose ends and say goodbye to colleagues according to Bloomberg. According to witnesses that requested anonymity from Bloomberg for fear of retribution, Musk yelled and told the […]