Tunnel to tomorrow? Elon Musk's Las Vegas Loop is now open for business

Visitors to Las Vegas may soon be able to beat the street traffic by traveling underground on Elon Musk's Vegas Loop. Here's a first look from deep below Sin City.

California crews use 4,500 gallons of water to put out Tesla fire

Sacramento fire crews used about 4,500 gallons of water to fully extinguish a Tesla that kept re-igniting and then ended up submerging the high-tech car into a makeshift pond to fully quell the blaze. 

SpaceX reportedly fires employees who criticized Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s spacecraft engineering company SpaceX has reportedly fired several employees after they filed a letter of complaint criticizing the outspoken chief executive over his perceived inappropriate behavior.

U.S. says Tesla automated driving systems involved in 273 crashes

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said five people have been killed in the crashes and six others were seriously hurt.

Possible job cuts by Tesla could cut into deal with Travis County

Travis County officials are also keeping a close watch. The multi-million dollar incentive package that brought Tesla to Austin does not require a job cut notification.

Hundreds of Tesla owners say their cars stop for no reason; US investigating

Investigators are looking at Teslas equipped with automated driver-assist features such as adaptive cruise control and “Autopilot,” which allows them to automatically brake and steer within their lanes.

Elon Musk: Twitter deal 'can't move forward' until company proves spam numbers

The Tesla CEO said his deal to buy Twitter can't move forward unless the company shows public proof that less than 5% of the accounts on the platform are fake or spam.

Tesla pledges to cover travel costs for workers seeking out-of-state abortions

The company said Friday in its 2021 “Impact Report” that it expanded its Safety Net program and health insurance offerings last year to include “travel and lodging support for those who may need to seek health care services that are unavailable in their home state.”

Tesla covers travel costs for workers seeking abortions

Tesla is joining the ranks of major companies who’ve introduced a similar policy to benefit workers affected by new restrictions in the past few months.

Tesla recalling about 48,000 of its Model 3 vehicles

The recall affects the 2018-22 model years. The speedometer may not be displayed when it's in “track” mode.

Williamson County rancher offers Elon Musk free land for Twitter HQ

A rancher is offering 100 acres of free land to Elon Musk if he moves the Twitter headquarters from California to Schwertner, Texas.

Musk ordered to abide by SEC settlement over 2018 tweets

The whole dispute stems from an October 2018 agreement with the SEC that Elon Musk signed where he and Tesla each agreed to pay $20 million in civil fines over tweets about having the “funding secured” to take Tesla private.

Tesla offering jobs to Manor ISD graduates leading to full-time employment

Manor ISD says that Tesla provides graduates the opportunity to launch a career by participating in a seven-week program at Austin Community College leading to full-time employment.