• Tesla chief Elon Musk's India visit 'postponed'

    Tesla chief Elon Musk has postponed a planned trip to India where he was to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and announce plans to enter the South Asian market, four people familiar with the matter say. Tesla and Modi’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. After Reuters reported his India trip plans […]

  • Elon Musk defers India visit until after elections

    Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk has postponed his India trip and may visit the country only after the elections, sources in the know of the development told ET.Confirming the development, Musk said: “Unfortunately, very heavy Tesla obligations require that the visit to India be delayed, but I do very much look forward to visiting later this year”.Musk was scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi early next week. He was also scheduled to meet senior officials from the state governments...

  • Elon Musk arrives in China after deferring India visit

    The billionaire, who was scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 22, had deferred the visit citing ‘very heavy Tesla obligations’.

  • Elon Musk visits China as Tesla seeks self-driving

    Tesla boss arrived in Beijing on Sunday for unannounced meeting with Chinese premier Li Qiang promising an imminent roll-out of driverless cars in the country. The surprise visit came just a week after Musk cancelled a meeting with India 's PM Narendra Modi, citing 'very heavy Tesla obligations'. Analysts welcomed the visit with the company's share price down by a third since January

  • Elon Musk Meets with Chinese Premier in Beijing, Bolstering Tesla Stock

    Elon Musk paid a surprise visit to China to secure Chinese government approval for the automatic driving features of his Teslas.

  • Elon Musk's China Visit Pays Off: Tesla Partners with Baidu for Driver-Assistance Tech

    Tesla and Baidu have announced a partnership to develop driver assistance technology following Elon Musk's visit to China over the weekend.

  • ‘Watershed moment’ for Tesla as Elon Musk’s visit to China reaps quick reward

    Deal to use mapping data from web search giant Baidu is a big step towards launching driver assistance tech in world’s biggest car marketElon Musk’s visit to China has reportedly reaped immediate rewards with a deal for Tesla to use mapping data provided by web search company Baidu, a big step in introducing driver assistance technology in the world’s largest car market.Musk made an unannounced visit to China over the weekend. The billionaire posted a picture of his meeting with the Chinese...

  • Tesla founder Elon Musk visits China as competitors show off new electric vehicles

    Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk has met with a top government leader in the Chinese capital, just as the nation’s carmakers are showing off their latest electric vehicle models at the Beijing auto show

  • Elon Musk Makes Surprise Beijing Visit As Tesla Seeks Full Self-Driving Rollout

    Elon Musk Makes Surprise Beijing Visit As Tesla Seeks Full Self-Driving Rollout Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday and met with Premier Li Qiang, one week after postponing a trip to India. A source familiar with the visit told Reuters that Musk was expected to discuss the rollout of Full Self-Driving software and permission to transfer data overseas with top Chinese officials. X user Yan Chan captured the moment Musk's Gulfstream G550 landed at Beijing Capital Airport on...

  • Has Elon Musk driven Tesla off track?

    The electric carmaker’s Cybertruck was recalled last month after safety concerns emerged over the accelerator pedal. Kari Paul reportsLast month Tesla recalled its Cybertrucks after malfunctions involving the accelerator pedal were reported. It is the latest blow for the US electric carmaker, which has been hit by a series of embarrassing failures since the Cybertruck was delivered to customers late last year.Kari Paul, a technology reporter for Guardian US, talks to Michael Safi about Tesla’s...

  • Elon Musk is going 'hardcore' again at Tesla

    Elon Musk wants there to be no doubt that Tesla needs to be "hardcore."Musk reaffirmed the company's need for meaningful layoffs and cost-cutting in an email late Monday night, according to a report from The Information.In the email, Musk announced the departure of two executives at the company: Rebecca Tinucci, senior director of the company's Supercharger group, and Daniel Ho, head of new products, according to the report.All staff reporting to the executives would also be cut, although a...

  • Tesla's in trouble. Is Elon Musk the problem?

    Elon Musk may be living on borrowed time as CEO of Tesla, as the Cybertruck stalls and the stock falls. Why price cuts won't help.