Tesla News Updates

NHTSA officials are opening an investigation into whether Tesla's new steering wheel-free taxis comply with safety rules a day after the company began offering rides.

Elon Musk sent dozens of self-driving Cybercabs without steering wheels or brake pedals onto the streets of Austin, Texas, betting that Americans will overcome their fears of rides with “no control.”

The addition is set to triple the size of Einride’s deployed fleet and extend its network across North America. It has previously used vehicles from Daimler Truck, Scania, MAN and BYD.

The preliminary evaluation involves an estimated 1.2 million vehicles, including Model 3 sedans from the 2018 to 2020 model years and Model Y SUVs from 2021 to 2023.

The parent company of Kenworth and Peterbilt has autonomous trucking partnerships with Aurora Innovation, Kodiak AI and Stack.

Bloomberg News has reported at least 15 deaths in a dozen incidents in which occupants or rescuers were unable to open the doors of a Tesla that had crashed and caught fire.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said of an autonomous Semi: “It will definitely be working next year and in time for the scale-up to high production of the Tesla Semi.”

Shashua, 66, informed Mobileye’s board of his intention to cede the CEO role once a successor is appointed.

Vehicle manufacturers are looking to leverage their multibillion dollar EV investments to tap into a promising market in vehicle, home and grid technology.

Edsel sales dropped each year the model was on the market, and Ford discontinued the car in 1959. Cybertruck sales are off to an even worse start.