Tesla News Updates

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Elon Musk Presses for US to Reopen Ahead of Tesla Earnings Report

Tesla Inc. shares have soared in spite of production shutdowns, likely demand disruptions and uncertainty about how soon the electric-car maker can restore more-normal operations.

April 29, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous

Tesla Rolls Out Feature Designed to Detect Stop Signs, Traffic Lights

After testing on public roads, Tesla is rolling out a new feature of its partially automated driving system designed to spot stop signs and traffic signals.

April 27, 2020
BusinessTechnology

Goldman Sachs: Buy Tesla and Stocks With Electric-Car Exposure

The significant pullback in U.S. auto stocks creates an opportunity for investors to own long-term growth names including Tesla Inc. and other companies exposed to electric vehicles, Goldman Sachs said.

April 15, 2020
BusinessSafety

Tesla Plans No-Pay Furloughs, Salary Cuts While Plants Idled

Tesla Inc. will furlough noncritical employees without pay and temporarily cut executive salaries as much as 30% to conserve cash while the coronavirus pandemic forces the shutdown of much of its operations.

April 8, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTCA

Tesla’s Ventilator Production in New York Has Yet to Begin

Elon Musk promised nearly two weeks ago that the Tesla factory in Buffalo, N.Y., would reopen for ventilator production to help with the coronavirus pandemic. But it still hasn’t happened yet.

April 7, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTCA

Elon Musk Will Reopen Tesla’s Buffalo Factory for Ventilators

Elon Musk says the Tesla factory in Buffalo, N.Y., will reopen for ventilator production to help with the coronavirus pandemic.

March 26, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Tesla Asked by N.Y. Assemblyman to Make Ventilators in State

A New York assemblyman has asked Elon Musk to make ventilators at Tesla Inc.’s state-subsidized solar factory, which may be unable to meet hiring goals because of a shutdown order.

March 24, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous

NTSB Blames Drivers, Tesla, Lax Regulations in Florida Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board says two drivers, Tesla and lax regulation of new partially automated driving systems are to blame for a fatal 2019 crash in Florida involving a Tesla on Autopilot.

March 20, 2020
BusinessTechnologySafetyTCA

Tesla Suspends More Production; Elon Musk Says He’s Working on Ventilators

Tesla Inc. announced March 19 that it would suspend most production and close its factories in Buffalo, N.Y., and California due to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 20, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafetyTCA

Tesla to Slash Workers Showing Up at Fremont Plant By Three-Quarters

Tesla, the Bay Area’s largest manufacturer, has greatly reduced the number of workers coming to its Fremont, Calif., assembly plant, though it’s not clear if the cutbacks put it in full compliance with health orders Alameda County and five other Bay Area counties imposed Monday to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

March 19, 2020