Tesla FSD v14 Lite tied to rising HW3 computer failures, owners report
Tesla FSD v14 Lite tied to rising HW3 computer failures, owners report

A growing number of Tesla owners running the new Full Self-Driving v14 “Lite” build on Hardware 3 (HW3) vehicles are reporting Autopilot computer overheating alerts — and, in some cases, outright computer failures.
The reports have stacked up in the tw…

Tesla Supercharger shooting sparks EV charging safety debate
Tesla Supercharger shooting sparks EV charging safety debate

After a gunman opened fire at a Twin Falls, Idaho, In-N-Out with an attached Tesla Supercharger last week, EV owners flooded social media with the same suggestion: buy an EVject.
The breakaway charging connector lets you drive off while still plugged i…

TechCrunch Mobility: Two roads diverged — for robotaxis

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

The NHTSA is investigating 1.2 million Tesla vehicles over suspension failure reports
The NHTSA is investigating 1.2 million Tesla vehicles over suspension failure reports

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is probing nearly 1.2 million Tesla vehicles after receiving complaints about a suspension failure that could cause “a loss of vehicle directional control,” as reported earlier by Reuters. The preliminary investigation includes the 2018-2020 Model 3 and 2021-2023 Model Y, according to a filing from the NHTSA’s Office […]

NHTSA probes 1.2M Tesla Model 3, Model Y over suspension failures
NHTSA probes 1.2M Tesla Model 3, Model Y over suspension failures

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into roughly 1.2 million Tesla vehicles after receiving 156 complaints of a front suspension component detaching while driving.
The probe covers 2018-2020 Model 3 and 202…

Tesla reportedly might sell its China business ahead of a SpaceX merger

Tesla had already reportedly prepped for the idea in the event that Beijing invades Taiwan.

Tesla is reportedly weighing a China sell-off to clear the way for a SpaceX merger
Tesla is reportedly weighing a China sell-off to clear the way for a SpaceX merger

Tesla is weighing whether to sell, spin off, or shut down its China business to clear a path for a possible merger with SpaceX, according to a Wall Street Journal report that Elon Musk has publicly and flatly denied. The move would untangle Tesla’s vas…

Tesla weighs selling China business to clear path for SpaceX merger
Tesla weighs selling China business to clear path for SpaceX merger

Tesla is looking at cutting loose its China business to clear a path toward a merger with SpaceX, according to a new Wall Street Journal report.
If true, it would be a massive deal in the auto industry. Tesla’s Shanghai factory builds more than half of…

Tesla’s Elon Musk is having a generational melting down
Tesla’s Elon Musk is having a generational melting down

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spent 2026 turning his X feed into a problem no investor relations team can fix. His posts have escalated from trolling into open white nationalism, and this week his AI company sued the state of Minnesota to block a law targeti…

Tesla made its 10 millionth EV

The milestone means Tesla is halfway to accomplishing one of the four core product goals Elon Musk has to hit to unlock his full $1 trillion pay package.