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Companies offering driver-assistance systems and developing autonomous vehicles are entering a new phase of more exacting oversight.

BP Plc’s electric vehicle charging arm is eager to snap up Tesla Inc. supercharging sites across the US — along with the workers behind them — and has pledged $1 billion to expand its network.

DETROIT — Federal highway safety officials want Tesla to tell them how and why it developed the fix in a recall of more than 2 million vehicles equipped with the company’s Autopilot system.

Tesla eliminated almost its entire Supercharger organization, which has built a network of public charging stations that virtually every major automaker is in the process of tapping into.

NEW YORK — Shares of Tesla stock rallied April 29 after CEO Elon Musk paid a surprise visit to Beijing over the weekend and reportedly won tentative approval for its driving software.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Elon Musk over a settlement with securities regulators that requires him to get approval in advance of some tweets that relate to Tesla.

DETROIT— The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating whether last year’s recall of Tesla’s Autopilot driving system did enough to make sure drivers pay attention to the road.

Tesla Inc.’s touted Class 8 Semi tractor is likely to begin rolling off the company’s Reno, Nev., production line late next year, according to a senior executive.

Tesla’s first-quarter net income plummeted 55%, but its stock price surged in after-hours trading April 23 as the company said it would accelerate production of more affordable vehicles.

Tesla Inc. plans to cut more than 6,000 jobs across Texas and California as part of CEO Elon Musk’s demand to slash more than 10% of the global workforce.