Tesla asks court to throw out damages awarded in deadly crash — claim Musk misled jury

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The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during the trial. The filing in Miami federal court seeks to overturn the $243 million award after a 22-year old […]


Tesla rejected $60M settlement before losing $243M in deadly Autopilot crash case

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Billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla rejected a $60 million settlement proposal in a lawsuit over the 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S before a jury this month awarded a $243 million verdict in the case. Lawyers for the plaintiffs disclosed the settlement proposal in a filing on Monday in the federal court in Miami, as part of a request […]


Musk says Tesla is training new Full Self-Driving (FSD) model

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The Tesla Motors Inc. logo. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla is now training a new Full Self-Driving model boasting “big” video improvements and size upgrades, CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday on social media. “Tesla is training a new FSD model with ~10X params and a big improvement to video compression loss. Probably […]


Tesla held partially liable for 2019 fatal autopilot crash

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A jury in Miami has determined that Tesla should be held partly liable for a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash, and must compensate the family of the deceased and an injured survivor a portion of $329 million in damages. Tesla’s payout is based on $129 million in compensatory damages, and $200 million in punitive damages against the […]


Tesla plans ‘friends and family’ service in California, regulator says

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A vehicle Tesla is using for robotaxi testing purposes on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, US, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Tim Goessman | Bloomberg | Getty Images In an earnings call this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased an expansion of his company’s fledgling robotaxi service to the San Francisco Bay Area and other […]


Tesla investors grow wary of Elon Musk robotaxi promises

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images At Tesla, vehicle sales are slumping, profits are thinning and revenue from regulatory credit sales are poised to dry up due to Republican-led […]


Tesla shares drop after Elon Musk plans a new political party

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White House Senior Advisor Elon Musk walks to the White House after landing in Marine One on the South Lawn with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) on March 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty Images News | Getty Images Tesla shares fell in premarket trade on Monday after CEO Elon Musk […]


Tesla shares drop on Musk, Trump feud ahead of Q2 deliveries

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Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Jim Lo Scalzo | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla shares have dropped 7% from […]


Tesla agrees to build China’s largest grid-scale battery power plant

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Tesla has inked its first deal to build a grid-scale battery power plant in China amid a strained trading relationship between Beijing and Washington. The U.S. company posted on the Chinese social media service Weibo that the project would be the largest of its kind in China when completed. Utility-scale battery energy storage systems help […]


Tesla faces protests in Austin over Musk’s robotaxi plans

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Blythe Christopher attends a demonstration to protest Tesla robotaxis on June 12, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Todd Wiseman With Elon Musk looking to June 22 as his tentative start date for Tesla’s pilot robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, protesters are voicing their opposition. Public safety advocates and political protesters, upset with Musk’s work with the […]