Category: tesla

Victim of Tesla Crash in Texas Had Alcohol Level Exceeding Legal Limit

SAN FRANCISCO—One of the two victims of a fatal crash involving a Tesla car in Texas had a blood-alcohol level that exceeded the legal driving limit, according to an autopsy report. No one was found in the driver’s seat in the April accident where a Model S caught fire after hitting a tree, killing the…


Tesla’s Musk Says 2021 Has Been Year of ‘Super Crazy’ Supply Chain Shortages

Tesla Inc. top boss Elon Musk said on Wednesday that 2021 has been the year of “super crazy supply chain shortages” and pointed to potential delays in shipments. “2021 has been the year of super crazy supply chain shortages, so it wouldn’t matter if we had 17 new products, as none would ship,” Musk said…


Musk Says Tesla’s Self-Driving Software Update ‘Not Great’

Tesla Inc’s Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday said that the electric-car maker was working on improving the much-awaited update to its self-driving software “as fast as possible.” The billionaire entrepreneur tweeted that the Full Self-Driving Beta version 9.2 is “actually not great imo [in my opinion], but Autopilot/AI team is rallying to improve…


Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Self-Driving Software Update ‘Not Great’

Tesla Inc’s Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday said that the electric-car maker was working on improving the much-awaited update to its self-driving software “as fast as possible.” The billionaire entrepreneur tweeted that the Full Self-Driving Beta version 9.2 is “actually not great imo [in my opinion], but Autopilot/AI team is rallying to improve…


Musk Says Tesla Likely to Launch Humanoid Robot Prototype Next Year

SAN FRANCISCO—Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Thursday said the electric automaker will probably launch a “Tesla Bot” humanoid robot prototype next year, designed for dangerous, repetitive, or boring work that people don’t like to do. Speaking at Tesla’s AI Day event, the billionaire entrepreneur said the robot, which stands around 5-foot-8-inches tall, would…


Musk’s ‘AI Day’ Confronts Tough Questions About Tesla’s Technology

SAN FRANCISCO—At Tesla’s “Autonomy Day” event in April 2019, Chief Executive Elon Musk said that by mid-2020 Tesla would have over a million self-driving vehicles where riders “could go to sleep” during a trip. Tesla has not achieved that goal and on Thursday Musk is staging another event, called “AI Day,” to promote his electric…


Senators Ask FTC to Probe Tesla’s Self-Driving Claims Following Crashes

Two senators on Wednesday called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to probe Tesla, alleging that the company exaggerated the capability of its vehicles’ self-driving features and so put the public in danger. In a letter to FTC chief Lina Khan (pdf), Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said that they fear that…


6 Children, One Adult Injured in Tesla Crash Outside School

Six children and an adult have been injured after being hit by a Tesla outside a Sussex school on Monday, police in England confirmed. The collision happened on Monday afternoon at around 4:30 p.m. outside Ardingly College on College Road, Ardingly. One 8-year-old boy was airlifted to a London hospital. Sussex Police said the boy…


Federal Authorities Launch Probe Into Tesla’s Autopilot System Following Crashes

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a formal probe into Tesla’s partially automated driving system after a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles. According to an NHTSA document issued on Aug. 13 (pdf), the agency’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has opened a probe that encompasses 765,000 Tesla vehicles. In the…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Aug. 4)

The CDC extends the eviction moratorium for two months. We talk to a Chicago property owner and get his thoughts on how to help landlords and tenants alike. Kroger announced today that it’s entering the restaurant business. It’s partnering up with a startup and soon, you will see kitchens open inside its supermarkets. Mergers and…