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Victims of Tesla Autopilot crash are seeking $345 million in damages

The victims and family of victims of a crash involving Tesla Autopilot are seeking $345 million in damages as part of a wrongful death court case. We reported on this case at trial in Miami last month. The case attempts to place some responsibility on Tesla for creating complacency with drivers, who were led to believe Autopilot could do more than it actually could. George McGee was driving his…
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Elon Musk goes full propaganda mode to distract from Tesla's delivery numbers

Elon Musk is going on full propaganda mode to distract from Tesla’s delivery numbers with new Optimus robot content and misleading claims about Model Y’s popularity. Tesla will release its delivery results for the first quarter of 2025 this morning, and it is expected to be its worst quarter in two years. Update: Tesla has now released its Q1 delivery numbers. CEO Elon Musk, who has mostly…
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Tesla starts hiring in India in a big deja vu moment

Tesla has started hiring staff in India, in another deja vu moment. After several false starts in the market, is it finally time for Tesla to launch in India? Tesla has been trying to get into the Indian automotive market for years, but it wasn’t able to find a way around…
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Tesla Full Self-Driving's approval in China could be used as bargaining chip in trade war

Tesla is waiting for the approval of its (supervised) Full Self-Driving (FSD) system in China, but now a new report claims that Chinese authorities are considering using it as a bargaining chip in the ongoing trade war with the US. Last year, there were reports that Tesla was getting close to a deal with China to bring its FSD system into the market, but it has yet to happen. During Tesla’s last…
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Hacker reveals Tesla is gathering extra data around its Robotaxi launch site

A hacker has revealed that Tesla has launched a new data gathering around the site where it plans to unveil its Robotaxi next month. It is raising questions about what the automaker is going to demonstrate at the event. While most other self-driving ride services, like Waymo and Cruise, focus on making their system work in geo-fenced city areas using mapping, Tesla has always claimed to…
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