Tesla
Founded by Martin Eberhard, Marc Tarpenning, JB Straubel, Ian Wright, and Elon Musk, Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles and energy solutions. Their automotive lineup includes the Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, and Cybertruck. Tesla also produces solar panels, solar roofs, and energy storage products like Powerwall and Powerpack.
Elon Musk sets new date for Tesla robotaxi reveal, calls everything beyond autonomy ‘noise’
Elon Musk says he will show off Tesla’s purpose-built “robotaxi” prototype during an event October 10, after scrapping a previous plan to reveal it August 8. Musk said Tesla will…
Tesla was not the first company to begin working on a humanoid form factor, but while being the first to market does carry weight in this high-tech space, we’re at…
In spite of maintaining stealth until now, Mytra has already drummed up interest with big names. The startup has a pilot with grocery giant Albertsons, among others.
Fisker scores a win, an AV startup reboots in Texas, and why Elon pushed the Tesla robotaxi reveal
This week’s TechCrunch Mobility looks at Fisker scoring a win, an AV startup rebooting in Texas, why Elon is pushing the Tesla robotaxi reveal and more.
Tesla had internally planned to build the dedicated robotaxi and the $25,000 car, often referred to as the Model 2, on the same platform.
For the first time, Chinese government workers will be able to purchase Tesla’s Model Y for official use. Specifically, officials in eastern China’s Jiangsu province included the Model Y in…
What’s the common thread between Tesla, building startups, General Motors venture capital and Lyft? Jon McNeill, co-founder and partner of DVx Ventures, joins TechCrunch editor…
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has secured enough shareholder votes to have his 2018 stock option compensation package approved. Shareholders also approved the company’s decision to re-incorporate Tesla in Texas, moving…
Tesla shareholders are suing CEO Elon Musk and members of the automaker’s board of directors over Musk’s decision to start xAI, which they say is a competing AI company, and…
It’s all part of an effort to say that, this time, when the shareholders vote to approve his monster $56 billion compensation package, they were fully informed.
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Ahead of Tesla’s big shareholder vote, let’s re-read the judge’s opinion that got us here
There has been a silly amount of drama in the run-up to Tesla‘s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday. The company is set to hold a vote on “re-ratifying” the $56…
Elon Musk has said that Tesla has ambitious plans for AI, which will require it to more than double its usage of Nvidia’s flagship AI…
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Tesla unexpectedly gutted its charging team in a new round of layoffs. It begs the question: What kind of company is Tesla, anyway?
What a wild week for transportation news! It was a smorgasbord of news that seemed to touch every sector and theme in transportation.
Here’s what one insider said happened in the days leading up to the layoffs.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that lidar sensors are a “crutch” for autonomous vehicles. But his company has bought so many from Luminar that Tesla is now the lidar…
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Hyundai antes up $1B for AV startup Motional and Elon unplugs the Tesla Supercharger team
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Tesla has gutted its charging team in a new round of layoffs, despite recently winning over major automakers like Ford and General Motors and making its connector the de facto…
Tesla profits tumble, Fisker flatlines, and California cities battle for control of AVs
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Tesla Autopilot investigation closed after feds find 13 fatal crashes related to misuse
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed a long-standing investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system after reviewing hundreds of crashes involving its misuse, including 13 that were fatal and…
Tesla’s been undergoing some major changes, and now we have a sense of why: The company says it is upending its product roadmap because of “pressure” on EV sales. The…
