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Elon Musk’s car company is facing yet another set of lawsuits. This time, not about the CEO’s chaotic tweet habits, nor alleged civil rights violations at a California factory.

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Imagine: you’re driving your brand new Tesla down the highway when suddenly, the steering wheel slumps from the steering column into your hands. Or, don’t simply imagine it, instead look at these images posted by a Tesla driver who reported going through just that at the end of January.

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How much does a Tesla cost? The question seems straightforward, but Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company has been adjusting its prices so much this year, it’s a little hard to keep up.

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Elon Musk presented Tesla’s much-hyped “Master Plan 3" on Wednesday, in the company’s first “investor day” livestream. But, instead of revealing a new Tesla model, specifying the date of the repeatedly delayed cybertruck launch, introducing a more affordable electric car (as previously promised), or announcing some…

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Tesla is gearing up for its first annual investor day and the release of the company’s third “master plan” at 4pm ET on Wednesday, March 1, at Tesla’s Austin, Texas Gigafactory. CEO Elon Musk is expected to take to the stage at the investor day and outline his vision for his the company’s future, an exercise that will…

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Car companies often talk about autonomous vehicles as an avenue towards increased freedom—enabling more people to access roadways and giving drivers back their time and attention. But at least one auto giant is considering alternate (and darker) uses of still-elusive self-driving technology.

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The Dutch safety watchdog decided on Wednesday that it had concluded its investigation into Tesla and wouldn’t issue a fine against the company for its vehicle’s security cameras.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just forced Tesla to recall some 362,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to a software problem with its “Full Self Driving” feature. Regulators say the feature could lead to crashes. Though a novel reason for an automotive recall, this is far from the first time the electric…