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Rivian to Face Trial in Tesla Trade Secrets Theft Case, Judge Says

Electric car maker Rivian Automotive will go on trial over allegations that it encouraged its employees who defected from Elon Musk’s Tesla to steal trade secrets, according to a tentative ruling issued by a California judge. Judge Theodore C. Zayner …

Tesla’s U.K. Lawsuit for 5G Patents License Thrown out by Court

U.S. technology firm InterDigital and a patent licensing platform on Monday won their bid to throw out a London lawsuit by Tesla, which was seeking a patent license ahead of the automaker’s launch of 5G vehicles in Britain. Elon Musk’s …

Elon Musk Beats $500M Severance Lawsuit by Fired Twitter Workers

Elon Musk won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he refused to pay at least $500 million of severance to thousands of Twitter employees he fired in mass layoffs after buying the social media company now known as X. U.S. District …

Long-Range EVs Now Cost Less Than the Average New Car in the U.S.

The automotive industry has entered a fiercely competitive phase in the electric vehicle transition, and it’s producing an intriguing result for US car buyers: the first long-range EVs that are cheaper to buy than the average gas-powered car. At least …

Tesla to Recall 125,227 Vehicles Over Faulty Seat Belt Warning System

Tesla is recalling 125,227 vehicles in the United States due to a malfunction in its seat belt warning system that can increase the risk of injury in a collision, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. The regulator …

Tesla Settles Factory Worker’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Tesla has settled a lawsuit by a former factory employee who says she was fired for complaining about severe sexual harassment, as the electric carmaker faces a series of sex and race discrimination lawsuits. U.S. District Judge William Orrick in …

Reuters: In Tesla Autopilot Probe, US Prosecutors Focus on Securities, Wire Fraud

U.S. prosecutors are examining whether Tesla committed securities or wire fraud by misleading investors and consumers about its electric vehicles’ self-driving capabilities, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems assist with steering, braking …

Tesla Autopilot Probe Escalates With US Regulator’s Data Demands

Tesla Inc. is facing a July 1 deadline to furnish US regulators with information about its biggest-ever recall because drivers using Autopilot keep crashing while using the system. In a letter posted on its website Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic …

New Vehicle Registrations in California Rose, While Tesla Registrations Dropped Again

The first quarter of the year saw the sixth straight quarterly increase (.7%) in overall registrations in California in the first quarter from the same period last year, while the state’s love affair with Tesla’s may be getting old, the …

Tesla to Recall 3,878 Cybertrucks Over Faulty Accelerator Pedal, NHTSA Says

Tesla is recalling 3,878 Cybertrucks to fix an accelerator pedal pad that could come loose and get lodged in the interior trim, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday. A trapped accelerator pedal could cause the …