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Hacker Shows Off a Way to Unlock Tesla Models, Start Cars

May 17 2022 // Tesla Inc. customers might love the carmakers’ nifty keyless entry system, but one cybersecurity researcher has demonstrated how the same technology could allow thieves to drive off with certain models of the...

Tesla Fails to Block Its First Jury Trial Over Fatal Crash

May 12 2022 // Tesla Inc. can’t escape a trial over claims the automaker is responsible for the death of a Florida teenager who crashed a Model S into a wall at 116 miles an hour in 2018.A federal judge’s ruling paves the way...

Court Says Musk Recklessly Tweeted ‘Funding Secured’ for Taking Tesla Private

May 11 2022 // A court said that Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets that funding was secured to take Tesla private was inaccurate and reckless, saying “there was nothing concrete” about financing from Saudi Arabia’s...

Tesla Recalls 130,000 Vehicles Over Touchscreen Display Malfunction

May 10 2022 // Tesla Inc. is recalling about 130,000 vehicles in the United States following an overheating issue that may cause the center touchscreen display to malfunction, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...

Tesla, Echoing Musk, Says ESG Metrics Are ‘Fundamentally Flawed’

May 9 2022 // Tesla Inc., whose Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has criticized ESG for making little sense, said current ways of measuring environmental, social and governance issues are “fundamentally flawed.”In a...

Musk Loses Bid to End SEC Agreement on Oversight of Tesla Tweets

Apr 29 2022 // A U.S. judge slammed Elon Musk for trying to escape a settlement with regulators requiring oversight of his Tesla Inc. tweets, saying the billionaire was “bemoaning” the 2018 deal now that he felt Tesla was...

Judge Rules for Elon Musk in $13 Billion Lawsuit Over Tesla-SolarCity Deal

Apr 28 2022 // Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk did not unjustly enrich himself when he guided the electric vehicle maker in 2016 to acquire SolarCity Corp, where Musk was chairman and the largest shareholder, a Delaware...

Tesla Insurance Turning ‘Nightmare’ Claims Experience Into ‘Dream’: Musk

Apr 22 2022 // Tesla is “trying to turn a nightmare into a dream with Tesla Insurance,” Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said Wednesday.His final words during an earnings conference call that lasted more than an hour came as...

Judge Finds Tesla Liable to Black Former Worker Who Alleged Bias, but Slashes Payout

Apr 14 2022 // A federal judge said on Wednesday Tesla Inc. was liable to a Black elevator operator who said the electric car company ignored racial abuse at the factory where he worked, but reduced a nearly $137 million jury award to...

Tesla, Other Car Makers Have Edge Over Incumbent Auto Insurers: Moody’s

Apr 4 2022 // Tesla and other car makers represent a growing threat to incumbent auto insurers, even though they have little direct impact on the insurance market today, Moody’s Investors Services said.In a report titled,...

U.S. Boosts Fines for Automakers Not Meeting Fuel Economy Rules in Tesla Win

Mar 28 2022 // The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Sunday reinstated a sharp increase in penalties for automakers whose vehicles do not meet fuel efficiency requirements for model years 2019 and beyond.The...

Paris Taxi Driver Files Legal Complaint Against Tesla After Fatal Crash

Mar 21 2022 // A Paris taxi driver whose Tesla Model 3 crashed in December, killing one person, has filed a legal complaint against the U.S. carmaker, his lawyer said on Sunday.The French government said in the days after the accident...

Who Owns Tesla Vehicle Performance Data?

Mar 11 2022 // At the end of an interview with the founder of Quantiv Risk, an insurtech that helps carriers make sense of performance data from vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems, Carrier Management posed a big picture...

Tesla, Other Car Makers Have Edge Over Incumbent Auto Insurers: Moody’s

Mar 10 2022 // Tesla and other car makers represent a growing threat to incumbent auto insurers, even though they have little direct impact on the insurance market today, Moody’s Investors Services said.In a report titled,...

Tesla Tells U.S. Lawmakers Autopilot Requires ‘Constant Monitoring’

Mar 9 2022 // Tesla Inc. defended the safety benefits of its advanced driver assistance system Autopilot and its Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability but acknowledged they require “constant monitoring and attention of the...

Tesla’s Many Dockets of Litigation Keep Lawyers and Judges Busy

Feb 24 2022 // Elon Musk generates a near-constant barrage of news headlines because of his tweets. It’s a lot to keep up with.Last week, he posted a Hitler meme, only to delete it hours later. On Wednesday, Musk claimed he’s...

How Autonomous Car Companies Are Outrunning U.S. Regulators And Lawmakers

Feb 21 2022 // Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc. to General Motors Co.’s Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology, outrunning efforts by regulators and Congress to write rules of the road for...

Tesla Sued Over Suspension System in Fatal Florida Crash

Feb 18 2022 // Tesla Inc. has been sued over an alleged suspension failure in a crash that killed the driver and a passenger in Florida last year and sparked a federal probe.The 2021 Model 3 vehicle had a “defective and...

State Farm Sues Tesla For $1.2 Million Over Indiana Car, Garage Fire

Feb 18 2022 // State Farm filed a $1.2 million subrogation claim against Tesla in Indiana federal court on Feb. 16, alleging negligence and strict product liability over a fire that damaged an insured’s car and residence.Two State...

U.S. Investigates 416,000 Tesla Vehicles Over Unexpected Braking

Feb 18 2022 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it is opening a formal investigation into 416,000 Tesla vehicles over reports of unexpected brake activation tied to its driver assistance system...