A California family that lost a 15-year-old boy when a Tesla hit its pickup truck is suing the company, claiming its Autopilot system was partly responsible.
Tesla said sales doubled in the second quarter, but Ford reported a more modest increase as the industry grapples with a semiconductor shortage.
Federal safety regulators told automakers to provide more information about accidents involving cars and trucks with automation technology.
The company’s top executive resigned after the struggling automaker released an investigation by its board.
If it sells well, an electric version of the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. could help accelerate the move to electric vehicles.
Param Sharma, 25, was arrested on charges of reckless driving. “I’m about to go in the back seat right now,” he said after being released from jail.
A race is on to produce lithium in the United States, but competing projects are taking very different approaches to extracting the vital raw material. Some might not be very green.
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The automaker should be able to win back some customers who drifted to Tesla, and hold onto the Tesla-curious.
The company is charging tens of thousands of dollars more to cover roofs with its much-anticipated solar shingles, angering some customers.