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A Silicon Valley judge began questioning potential jurors Jan. 17 to hear allegations that Elon Musk cheated Tesla investors by claiming in a 2018 tweet that he had lined up financing to take the electric automaker private.

A tweet from Elon Musk indicating that Tesla might allow some owners who are testing a “Full Self-Driving” system to disable an alert that reminds them to keep their hands on the steering wheel has drawn attention from U.S. safety regulators.

Tesla Inc.’s board of directors is facing mounting pressure to prove just how prepared they are for the potential loss of Elon Musk, the erratic CEO largely behind the breakneck rise and dramatic fall in the company’s valuation.

Tesla said Jan. 2 that it sold a record 1.3 million vehicles last year, but the number fell short of CEO Elon Musk’s pledge to grow the company’s sales by 50% nearly every year.

Tesla Inc. shares are trading at their cheapest ever by at least one measure as the electric vehicle giant grapples with an array of challenges, from waning demand in China to investor concern over billionaire CEO Elon Musk’s priorities.

Tesla Inc. has handed over the first of its long-awaited battery-electric Class 8 tractors to private fleet operator PepsiCo, kicking off customer deliveries for the vehicle originally unveiled more than five years ago.

For owners and potential buyers of Tesla cars, it has become all but impossible to find neutral ground on the controversies that surround CEO Elon Musk.

The fear Tesla Inc. investors had as soon as Elon Musk made his bid for Twitter Inc. has come to fruition: Even he admits he’s taken on more than he should.

Tesla Inc. demonstrated a beta version of its driver-assistance system for California transportation officials, including outside consultants the automaker previously sought to bar from the event.

U.S. prosecutors are investigating whether Tesla Inc. made misleading claims about the capabilities of its Autopilot driver assistance system, according to a person familiar with the matter.