An agreement with the White House to allow electric cars made by other automakers is part of a broad drive to improve charging and increase sales of battery-powered vehicles.
Missy Cummings, who spent more than a year at the federal auto safety agency, said that drivers were putting too much trust in systems like Tesla’s Autopilot and that regulators needed to restrict their use.
If successful, the workers who help develop Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assistance system would be the first group at the company to organize.
Already two years behind schedule, the Cybertruck has experts wondering how the company will manufacture its unusual stainless steel “exoskeleton.”
The case centers on whether investors lost money because they believed Mr. Musk’s social media posts about taking Tesla private in 2018.
A regulatory filing says officials have asked about software that Elon Musk, the chief executive, has said would allow cars to operate autonomously.
Shares in the electric carmaker continued to rally after the company reported strong profits, even amid growing competition and economic pressures.
The electric car company is facing intensifying competition, supply chain disruptions and concerns about the behavior of Elon Musk.
The $3.6 billion investment, which also includes a new battery factory, presents a challenge to traditional truck makers that have been slow to sell electric vehicles.
Under questioning, Mr. Musk said he hadn’t discussed how much money investors would put in to help him take his car company private.