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Tesla Announces Plan to Halve Prices of Next-Generation Cars

DETROIT — Tesla says it will cut the cost of its next generation of vehicles in half, largely by using innovative manufacturing techniques and smaller factories.

March 2, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla Pauses Rollout of Self-Driving Software Facing Recall

Tesla Inc. has temporarily stopped rolling out its $15,000 driver-assistance system until it addresses issues that led the carmaker to recall almost 363,000 vehicles.

February 27, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla Recalls More Than 362,000 Cars Due to Self-Driving Crash Risk

Tesla Inc. is recalling 362,758 vehicles due to a crash risk associated with its so-called Full Self-Driving Beta software, according to U.S. authorities.

February 16, 2023
Government, Technology, Autonomous

Tesla Fires Unionizing Autopilot Workers, Complaint Alleges

Tesla Inc. terminated dozens of employees Feb. 15 at its plant in Buffalo, N.Y., one day after Autopilot workers at the facility announced a union campaign, organizers said in a complaint.

February 16, 2023
Government, Business, Technology

Tesla Will Make Some EV Chargers Available to All

WASHINGTON — Electric car giant Tesla will make some of its charging stations available to all U.S. electric vehicles by the end of next year, under a new plan announced Feb. 15 by the White House.

February 15, 2023
Business, Technology

New York Tesla Workers Launch Campaign to Organize Union

NEW YORK — Tesla workers at a factory in New York are launching a campaign to organize a union.

February 14, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Tesla Semi Skepticism Lingers Months After Musk’s First Delivery

While Tesla's first Semi delivery to PepsiCo was cause for celebration, there’s still a lot of uncertainty as to just how meaningful the Semi will be to Tesla’s business.

February 9, 2023
Government, Business

Musk’s Tesla Tweets Didn’t Defraud Investors, Jury Says

SAN FRANCISCO — A jury on Feb. 3 decided Elon Musk didn’t defraud investors with his 2018 tweets about electric automaker Tesla.

February 6, 2023
Government, Business

Closing Arguments in Tesla Trial Keep Musk Center Stage

Elon Musk’s lawyer told a jury the Tesla Inc. chief executive officer has been “falsely accused” of defrauding investors and argued that the billionaire is not a “fire-breathing tweeting monster.”

February 3, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla Gets Justice Department Subpoena for Self-Driving Features

The U.S. Justice Department has requested documents from Tesla Inc. related to its Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” features, according to a regulatory filing.

January 31, 2023