NHTSA will start developing new requirements to ensure drivers and passengers can safely exit their vehicles, a significant move to address issues exposed by deadly incidents in which people have become trapped inside cars. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US to Begin Work on New Car Door Safety Rules After Deaths in Teslas

US auto safety regulators will start developing new requirements to ensure drivers and passengers can safely exit their vehicles, a significant move to address issues exposed by sometimes deadly incid...

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FREE LINK > Tesla Cybertruck sales have been so weak that it's challenging Ford's Edsel to become the biggest automotive flop of all time. Great tale by Bethany Benjamin > www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Tesla’s Cratering Cybertruck Sales Evoke Ford Edsel Comparisons

Both automakers expected consumers to buy hundreds of thousands of their futuristic models per year. Tesla’s pickup is missing the mark by a wider margin.

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As robotaxis enter more cities, the messier aspects of serving humans are becoming harder to ignore, as passengers fall asleep, spill drinks or food, vomit, experience medical emergencies, and, in at least two instances, give birth With @natalielung.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Robotaxi Riders Are Falling Asleep, Sparking Frantic 911 Calls

Passengers are also spilling food, getting sick and, in at least two instances, giving birth in self-driving vehicles.

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Weeks after launching Telsa's long-promised automated ride-hailing service to initial riders Elon Musk predicted it could expand to half the population of the US that year Almost a year later, Tesla's robotaxis have risen to just several dozen in three Texas cities www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Tesla’s Robotaxi Falls Short With Long Waits and Stalled Rides

The carmaker has just 59 vehicles in its fleet and is limited to three Texas cities, nowhere close to Elon Musk’s big promises.

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FREE LINK for this great Tesla reality check by @karacarlson.bsky.social -- the EV maker has just has just 59 vehicles in its entire robotaxi fleet www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Tesla’s Robotaxi Falls Short With Long Waits, Stalled Rides

The carmaker has just 59 vehicles in its fleet and is limited to three Texas cities, nowhere close to Elon Musk’s big promises.

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What is it about SXSW that keeps making people drive in the very few clearly marked bike lanes Austin has?

Tesla's longtime design chief Franz von Holzhausen said the company is looking to redesign its door handles to combine the electronic and manual release mechanisms, a change he said would make exiting more intuitive for occupants in “a panic situation.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Tesla Is Redesigning Door Handles That Drew Safety Scrutiny

Tesla Inc. is working on a redesign of its door handles, which have drawn scrutiny over safety incidents that trapped passengers inside their vehicles.

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NEW FROM ME: I wrote about the many, many Tesla drivers who complain that their FSD software fails them at rail crossings. There are dozens of complaints online from drivers, including many videos. Here's our investigation: www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...

Tesla's 'self-driving' software fails at train crossings, some car owners warn

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told NBC News that it had spoken to Tesla about mishaps at train crossings.

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This morning, US auto safety regulators opened an investigation into some Tesla vehicle doors, following incidents where exterior handles stopped working, leaving trapped children inside www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trapped Inside: Tesla’s Dangerous Doors

When Teslas lose power, crashes can turn into deadly races against time.

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Do you know how to get out if your Tesla loses power? Depending on the model, locating a manual door release can include removing speaker covers, pocket liners or carpet First responders and occupants have been flummoxed by the designs in crucial moments www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

NEW: “It’s the most horrible thing, to see a human burning,” Max Walsh said in a recent interview recounting the December 2023 crash. “If I was able to open the doors, I could have gotten them both out before the fire department even got there.” www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Trapped Inside: Tesla’s Dangerous Doors

When Teslas lose power, crashes can turn into deadly races against time.

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Tesla is aiming to bring its driverless taxis to California and now also Arizona as the carmaker plots an expansion on the heels of last month’s limited rollout in Austin www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I've been driving all over the greater Austin-area all week so naturally it was a ten-minute drive that seems to have led to this

An early birthday present for Elon Musk: Tesla made its first autonomous delivery from the factory to a customer’s home. @karacarlson.bsky.social has the details > www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Elon Musk Says First Tesla Drove Itself From Factory to Customer

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said a Tesla Model Y SUV drove itself from the company’s factory near Austin to a customer’s home in the company’s latest move to showcase its push into au...

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New Elon Inc, coving the big(?) robotaxi launch(?) and “oh yeah X has an advertising business” with @karacarlson.bsky.social and @kurtwagner.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Robotaxi’s Underwhelming Texas Rollout

In this week’s episode of Elon, Inc., we discuss how Musk’s attempt to catch up to Waymo may earn him some traffic tickets.

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Tesla kicked off its first robotaxis rides on a few square miles of south and southeast streets after almost a decade of hype from Elon Musk, kicking off a precarious new era for the carmaker www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Tesla to Roll Out Robotaxis in Overdue Step Toward Musk Dream

Tesla Inc. rolled out its long-awaited robotaxi service to a handful of users following almost a decade of hype from Elon Musk, kicking off a precarious new era for the carmaker.

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Tesla’s robotaxis are expected to launch at a moment when the billionaire and his cars have never been more polarizing. The service is now expected to start June 22 in a few square miles of Austin www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

SCOOP: Jeff Bezos funded a secretive EV startup called Slate Auto based in Michigan, and I've got all the details. It's working on a low-cost EV pickup truck and has attracted investment from the owner of the LA Dodgers. The result of a year-long investigation. techcrunch.com/2025/04/08/i...

Exclusive: Inside the EV startup secretly backed by Jeff Bezos | TechCrunch

Jeff Bezos is funding a secretive EV startup based in Michigan called Slate Auto that could start production as soon as next year, according to multiple

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Elon Musk has long mentioned wanting to build an "ecological paradise" on Tesla's Austin property A report to Travis County this week has given a clearer picture of the plans including a Tesla-themed playground, sports courts, a boardwalk and expo area www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Elon Musk to Expand His Texas Empire With Sprawling Austin Park

Elon Musk’s influence is vast in Texas, the state both he and his companies call home. He’s funding schools and wading into politics, buying up homes and even trying to incorporate a city.

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NEW: No fewer than 10 principle scientists at NIH investigating emerging infectious diseases and neural disorders were among those fired by RFK Jr. today. One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease. By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:

Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH

Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.

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Scenes from Austin's Tesla Takedown today as backlash continues against Elon Musk Organizers estimated about 225-250 people attended The decentralized movement aims for today, March 29, to be the biggest day of action yet, with a goal to have same-day protests at 500 locations worldwide

Last night, Tesla CEO Elon Musk encouraged employees to hang onto their stock and spoke about his view for a bright future for the company, despite rising backlash and against Musk and as Tesla sales are off to a slow start of the year www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Musk Tells Tesla Employees Hang On to Stock After 50% Plunge

Elon Musk sought to reassure Tesla Inc. employees through what he referred to as “a little bit of stormy weather,” after the carmaker’s shares plunged more than 50% in just three months.

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Brand reputation experts say Tesla outcry and reputation issues are unlikely to slow down anytime soon as Tesla vehicles, charging stations and showrooms become political symbols Still Elon Musk continues to paint a bright future for the company www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

At least two vans are among many Rivian vehicles at SXSW this year; an Olive & June manicure van and a Ben & Jerry's ice cream van (ice cream truck?) It comes about a month after the EV maker broadened sales of the vans to customers beyond Amazon. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Are any AV/EV folks on here in town for SXSW? 🚗🤠 Let me know! I'm an Austin-based EV reporter for Bloomberg

first day of sxsw and even the robots are sporting cowboy hats

Elon Musk’s recent polarizing actions and comments are leading some consumers to vote with their wallets, deciding against buying Teslas or even selling their current vehicles at a loss www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Tesla Feels the Wrath of Anti-Elon Musk Backlash

Sales are plunging in some of the world’s biggest EV markets, and protesters and vandals are targeting the company’s stores.

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Lucid is searching for a new chief executive officer after it said its current leader, Peter Rawlinson, has stepped down. COO Marc Winterhoff was named as interim CEO. The change comes as Lucid works to scale production of its new Gravity SUV www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

EV Maker Lucid to Seek New CEO After Rawlinson Steps Aside

Lucid Group Inc. will begin a search for a new leader after Chief Executive Officer Peter Rawlinson stepped aside to serve as an advisor to the electric-vehicle maker.

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