Category: tesla

San Francisco Raises Tesla ‘Self-Driving’ Safety Concerns as Public Test Nears

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco transport authorities on Thursday raised concerns about the safety record of Tesla’s advanced driver assistant system, as the electric car maker prepared a wide release of a test version of the software that works on city streets and highways. The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) also disputed the name of the…


Tesla’s South Australian Battery Sued After Failing To Ensure Energy Stability

South Australia’s big Tesla grid battery is being taken to court by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) after failing to provide grid stability measures despite being obligated to do so. Known officially as the Hornsdale Power Reserve, the 150 Megawatt (MW), 77 minute grid battery built by Tesla was the largest in the world at…


US NTSB to Probe Fatal Tesla Crash in Florida

WASHINGTON—The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Friday it will send a team to investigate a Tesla vehicle crash this week that killed two people in Coral Gables, Florida. Coral Gables police have said it is unclear whether the Tesla Model 3 involved in the crash in a residential area on Monday evening…


Tesla to Work With Global Regulators on Data Security: Musk

SHANGHAI—Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. will work with global regulators to ensure data security, Chief Executive Elon Musk told an industry event in China on Friday. Tesla, which assembles vehicles for the Chinese market in Shanghai, has been under scrutiny in China this year over its storage and handling of customer data. Cars are being…


US Asks 12 Automakers for Assistance in Tesla Probe

WASHINGTON—The U.S. auto safety regulator said Tuesday it has asked 12 major automakers for assistance as part of its probe into crashes involving Tesla vehicles striking emergency vehicles while using advanced driver assistance systems like Autopilot. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent letters to General Motors Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Ford Motor Co.,…


Tesla, Toyota Spar With Ford, UAW Over EV Tax Bill

WASHINGTON—Toyota Motor Corp. and Tesla clashed with Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union over a proposal by Democrats in the U.S. House to give union-made, U.S.–built electric vehicles an additional $4,500 tax incentive. In a letter to Congress, Toyota said the plan discriminates against nearly half of American autoworkers who do…


Tesla to Become a Retail Electricity Provider in Texas

This story originally appeared on ValueWalk Tesla Inc, led by the ultra-innovative Elon Musk, is listed as “An American electric vehicle and clean energy company.” When people think of Tesla, most immediately have their electric vehicles or an image of Musk pop in their mind. However it is this second aspect of Tesla, as a clean…


GM Invests in Oculii, Radar Software Maker for Self-Driving Cars

SAN FRANCISCO—General Motors’s venture capital arm has invested millions of dollars in Oculii, a startup maker of software for radar sensors used in self-driving cars, Oculii co-founder Steven Hong said. GM can use Oculii’s low-cost software to boost the resolution of radars and scale up its partially automated vehicles and full self-driving cars, he told…


Tesla a Bigger Financial Risk to Banks Than Climate Change: Prominent Economist

Claims that climate change poses a “risk” to the coal industry are “ludicrous,” according to a leading U.S. economist, who has warned Australian members of Parliament not to allow overseas institutions to dictate the country’s development. John Cochrane, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and author of “Asset Pricing,” a widely…


Feds Probe New York Tesla Crash That Killed Man Changing Flat Tire

DETROIT—The U.S. government’s road safety agency has added another fatality involving a Tesla to the list of crashes it is probing due to the use of partially automated driving systems. A special crash investigation team was dispatched to a July 26 crash on the Long Island Expressway in New York in which a man was…