Showing posts with label Tesla. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tesla. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Black Tesla employees accuse company of fostering racial discrimination in major trial

Dozens of Black employees at Tesla’s flagship plant in California said they were subject to racist slurs, unequal pay and promotions, and bullying by supervisors on a daily basis, a situation management did little to nothing to fix… 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/21/black-employees-accuse-tesla-fostering-discrimination 


 

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Tesla Autopilot verdict sends a chill across the industry

"I trusted the technology too much," George McGee testified. "I believed that if the car saw something in front of it, it would provide a warning and apply the brakes."


Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Four reasons Musk attacked Trump's "big beautiful bill"

The sources familiar with the Trump-Musk relationship say there appeared to be four inflection points that led to his caustic attack on Trump's bill:…

https://www.axios.com/2025/06/03/elon-musk-trump-white-house-relationship 


 

Friday, March 21, 2025

Lutnick urges Fox News viewers to buy Tesla stock, raising ethics questions - The Washington Post

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged Fox News viewers Wednesday night to buy Tesla stock, an apparent violation of federal ethics rules that prohibit officials from endorsing products or businesses...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/20/lutnick-urges-fox-news-viewers-buy-tesla-stock-raising-ethical-questions/ 


Republicans set to slam the brakes on the EV transition - The Washington Post

Republican plans to end federal EV tax credits, weaken tailpipe pollution rules and slash funding for charging stations would boost emissions and shut down factories, experts say...

 

‘Deeply concerned’: Crash victims’ families ask DOT not to water down Tesla oversight - POLITICO

The families of several people killed or seriously injured in crashes involving Teslas using self-driving technologies are asking Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy not to allow Elon Musk to influence crash probes or oversight rules...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/19/deeply-concerned-crash-victims-families-ask-dot-not-to-water-down-tesla-oversight-00236890


 

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

A new document undercuts Trump admin’s denials about Tesla deal : NPR

The State Department claimed a plan to buy thousands of armored Teslas was left over from the Biden administration. A document obtained by NPR shows the Biden plan was far smaller...

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/24/nx-s1-5305269/tesla-state-department-elon-musk-trump 


 





Saturday, December 21, 2024

House Democrat says Republicans protecting Elon Musk's Chinese investments | Reuters

Representative Rosa DeLauro said in a letter that Musk, CEO of electric car maker Tesla, may have upended the government funding process to remove a provision that would regulate U.S. investments in China given his "extensive investments in China in key sectors and his personal ties with Chinese Communist Party leadership, and calls into question the real reason for Musk's opposition to the original funding deal."

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Exclusive: Trump transition recommends scrapping car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla | Reuters

The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk's Tesla (TSLA.O) , according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could cripple the government's ability to investigate and regulate the safety of vehicles with automated-driving systems...

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Elon Musk and Donald Trump: A modern-day Teapot Dome scandal waiting to happen  

"Congress should reject this self-dealing by Musk and focus instead on helping American manufacturers... 

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, got that way in part due to federal government help. But after backing Trump, he has again changed his tune. "Take away the subsidies," he wrote on X, which he also owns. "It will only help Tesla. Remove subsidies from all industries!" …"







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