Tesla settles lawsuit over fatal ‘Full Self-Driving’ pedestrian crash
Tesla settles lawsuit over fatal ‘Full Self-Driving’ pedestrian crash

Tesla has quietly settled the lawsuit brought by the family of a pedestrian killed by a Model Y running “Full Self-Driving,” according to Bloomberg. The terms were not disclosed.
It’s the first known pedestrian death tied to FSD — and the same crash th…

Tesla Semi slides on ice and impressively regains control
Tesla Semi slides on ice and impressively regains control

Tesla’s Semi program lead Dan Priestley shared a video of the electric truck holding its line on icy winter surfaces, sliding under control rather than skidding out of it.
The clip is a rare look at the Tesla Semi’s Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) syste…

Trump DOT proposes dropping the brake pedal requirement for fully autonomous vehicles
Trump DOT proposes dropping the brake pedal requirement for fully autonomous vehicles

The Trump administration’s Department of Transportation proposed on Wednesday removing the federal requirement for brake pedals in vehicles designed to be driven exclusively by automated driving systems. The rule change, if adopted, would eliminate one…

Toyota is closing in on GM as America’s top-selling automaker as hybrids surge and EVs falter
Toyota is closing in on GM as America’s top-selling automaker as hybrids surge and EVs falter

Toyota is gaining on General Motors in the race for America’s sales crown, and the gap is now the narrowest it has been in half a decade. A new forecast from Cox Automotive, released on Wednesday, projects Toyota will sell approximately 1,250,000 vehic…

Tesla to hire 1,000 more Giga Berlin workers as Europe demand returns
Tesla to hire 1,000 more Giga Berlin workers as Europe demand returns

Tesla plans to hire another 1,000 workers at its Gigafactory outside Berlin, the automaker confirmed Thursday, as it moves to ramp production at its only European plant.
The hiring push comes as Tesla targets 7,500 vehicles per week at the Grünheide fa…

Trump admin proposes axing brake pedal requirement for AVs in a boost for Tesla

The Department of Transportation wants to remove the brake pedal requirement for vehicles “designed to be driven exclusively by automated driving systems.”

Tesla sued over fatal Texas crash the driver says happened on Autopilot
Tesla sued over fatal Texas crash the driver says happened on Autopilot

A wrongful-death suit filed days after a Model 3 ploughed into a Katy home leans on the same argument that produced last year’s $243m Florida verdict. The family of a 76-year-old woman killed when a Tesla crashed through the wall of her home near Houst…

America’s most affordable new car is THIS electric pickup, but Ford is catching up
America’s most affordable new car is THIS electric pickup, but Ford is catching up

On today’s officially priced episode of Quick Charge, Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto has announced official pricing for its compact, ultra-simple electric pickup and SUV – and this compact truck just so happens to be the most affordable new car you can b…

Tesla, Sunrun team up on 16 GW virtual power plant for data centers
Tesla, Sunrun team up on 16 GW virtual power plant for data centers

Sunrun, Tesla, and Renew Home announced an agreement today to aggregate more than 16 gigawatts of home batteries, thermostats, and other devices into what they say would be the largest distributed power plant in the country, aimed squarely at the surgi…

NTSB launches probe into fatal Texas Tesla crash

The safety board, known for its thorough investigations, is probing the crash alongside the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.