Reuters reported Tesla scrapped its Robotaxi plan. Elon Musk tweeted otherwise. We'll see come August.
A strike by Tesla mechanics in Sweden, among the country's longest labour disputes, continues to disrupt operations, a union said on Wednesday, and is drawing scrutiny from investors despite Elon Musk saying the storm is over. For months Tesla has been under pressure in the Nordics, with sympathy actions since October backing Swedish IF Metall's mechanics' demand for a collective agreement. Postal workers, garbage collectors, repair centres, port workers, electricians, and cleaners are among...
Tesla announced global workforce reductions of "more than 10%" in an internal email Monday to staff from CEO Elon Musk, according to electric-vehicles.com, a specialist outlet, in a report later covered by Reuters.Newsweek has not seen the original email and was unable to verify its content. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment.The ContextThe reported layoffs come amid a tough start to the year for Elon Musk and his electric-vehicle company. Quarterly results released at the beginning...
Elon Musk revealed Friday that Tesla will pull back the curtain on a robotaxi this summer, news that comes as the adoption of self-driving vehicles hits speed bumps over safety concerns.The billionaire boss of the electric car maker did not provide details, saying only in his post on X that the Tesla Robotaxi unveil will come on August 8.Tesla shares rose more than three percent in after-market trades following the post, after finishing the day down.Musk has long boasted of work Tesla is doing...
The EV company keeps pushing its “next phase of growth” message, but it’s getting harder to look past a slump in vehicle sales and its unexciting lineup.
In January 2020, as it became clear that countries outside of China were reporting COVID cases, the taxpayer-funded World Health Organization instead spent its time publishing a series of 14 tweets about the dangers of vaping, including claims that e-cigarette liquid is “highly flammable,” that secondhand vapor is lethal to bystanders, and that there is no evidence that e-cigarettes help people to quit smoking, all of which are entirely false.It was a scurrilous thread deliberately designed to...
With early glitches plaguing Tesla Cybertruck, questions are mounting over rushed production. After floating around the rumour mill for over two years, the Cybertruck was finally announced in November last year.Sporting a unique triangular body design, the Cybertruck was first introduced as a concept vehicle in November 2019. Tesla's battery electric medium-duty full-size pickup truck has been making headlines for the wrong reasons lately.Tesla Owners' Club forum is teeming with tales of the...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted "Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8" on X, formerly Twitter, last week. abut Tesla's autonomous taxi, here.
Elon Musk revealed Friday that Tesla will pull back the curtain on a robotaxi this summer, news that comes as adoption of self-driving vehicles hits speed bumps over safety concerns.The billionaire boss of the electric car maker did not provide details, saying only in his post on X that the "Tesla Robotaxi unveil" will come on August 8.Tesla shares rose more than three percent in after-market trades following the post, after finishing the day down.Musk has long boasted of work Tesla is doing on...
Just hours after Elon Musk claimed Reuters was “lying” about plans to ditch its $25,000 low cost EV and instead focus all its efforts on a robotaxi, the Tesla CEO announced on X that he would reveal said robotaxi in an event on August 8. The announcement comes as Tesla EV sales have lagged and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company has to “reorganize and streamline the
Tesla's robotaxi venture has yet to contact prominent state regulators for operation permits. Tesla's newest venture, automated robotaxis, teased by Elon Musk just last week, has reportedly yet to notify prominent robotaxi regulators regarding its plans nor secure permits needed to operate its services.