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Tesla spars in court over autopilot alert 2 seconds before 2019 crash

Tesla is seeking to show a jury that the company's technology performed as it should and that the driver is fully to blame for running through a stop sign at a T intersection

EV giant Tesla's India entry may have more symbolic than strategic value

Many see Tesla's India entry as an attempt to address the capacity glut at its global plants, from where excess inventory might be brought to India

Tesla failed to prevent misuse of autopilot system, safety expert testifies

The trial, which began Monday and is expected to take three weeks, is among the first to test Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk's claims that his cars are the safest ever made

Datanomics: India EV penetration subdued even as biggies enter market

According to the data from Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA), the EV penetration in India was just 7.8 per cent in FY25, marginally up from 7.1 per cent in FY24

ACKO selected as preferred insurance partner for Tesla customers in India

Tesla has picked ACKO as its preferred insurance partner in India to offer embedded, digital-first car insurance with the launch of its first showroom in Mumbai

Tesla rolls out Model Y in India, costlier than US, China and Germany

Tesla opens bookings for Model Y in India at up to ₹67.89 lakh due to high import duties, with first deliveries expected later in 2025 from Shanghai plant

VinFast starts bookings for electric SUVs in India as Tesla makes debut

These models will be officially launched for public sale in August, following the inauguration of the company's plant in Thoothukudi, with deliveries to follow subsequently

Tesla launches Model Y in India, starting at ₹60 lakh for RWD variant

Tesla India site lists Model Y RWD at ₹60 lakh, Long Range RWD at ₹68 lakh; prices significantly higher than in US, China and Germany

Musk suggests Tesla shareholders should vote on possible xAI investment

Musk asked X users publicly last year if Tesla should invest $5 billion in xAI, writing at the time that he was just testing the waters

Musk & Mumbai debut: EV maker Tesla to open first India store on July 15

Tesla will compete with its Chinese rival BYD, as well as domestic major Tata Motors in the Indian market

Tesla likely to begin its first car deliveries in India from August

Deliveries are expected to start from late August, a separate person familiar with the development said. Customers will be able to configure and order their Tesla EVs from next week

Tesla stock slides as Musk's 'America Party' heightens investor concerns

Musk unveiled the 'America Party' on Saturday after openly sparring with Donald Trump over the US president's tax-cut and spending bill

Tesla's money man Vaibhav Taneja joins Musk's America Party as treasurer

Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja appointed Treasurer and Custodian of Records for Elon Musk's newly launched America Party, aimed at offering an alternative to the two-party political system

'What's Truth Social?' Musk hits back after Trump slams America Party

As Donald Trump calls Elon Musk a 'train wreck' over America Party announcement, the Tesla CEO mocks him with a jab on Truth Social, reigniting their war of words on social media

Tesla's deliveries drop again as competition, Musk backlash hit demand

Still, shares of the electric automaker jumped 3 per cent in early trading as the decline proved less severe than the bleakest analyst projections

'So tempting to escalate': Musk fires back as Trump hints at deportation

US President Donald Trump threatens to review Elon Musk's citizenship and EV subsidies as tensions over a Republican tax bill mount; Musk hints at retaliation but says he'll hold off - for now

Tesla executive Omead Afshar, Elon Musk confidant, leaves company: Report

Afshar, who was part of the CEO's office at Tesla, had started overseeing sales and manufacturing operations in Europe and North America last year

Tesla launches robotaxi pilot in Texas, faces tough road to mass rollout

For years, Musk has said Tesla would soon operate its own autonomous ride-hailing service and also turn any Tesla, new or used, into a cash-generating robotaxi for its customers

Tesla launches long-awaited robotaxi service with low-key rollout

The first robotaxi trips were limited to a narrow portion of Tesla's hometown of Austin, with an employee in each vehicle keeping tabs on the operations

Would you hail robotaxi? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla lift after boycotts

Elon Musk promised in 2019 that driverless Tesla robotaxis would be on the road next year, but it didn't happen. A year later, he promised to deliver them the next year, but that didn't happen either. Despite the empty pledges the promises kept coming. Last year in January, Musk said, Next year for sure, we'll have over a million robotaxis. Would you settle for 10 or 12? Musk appears to be on the verge of making his robotaxi vision a reality with a test run of a small squad of self-driving cabs in Austin, Texas, starting Sunday. Reaching a million may take a year or more, however, although the billionaire should be able to expand the service this year if the Austin demo is a success. The stakes couldn't be higher, nor the challenges. While Musk was making those next year promises, rival Waymo was busy deploying driverless taxis in Los Angeles, San Diego, Austin and other cities by using a different technology that allowed it to get to market faster. It just completed its 10 millio