Tesla sues former Optimus engineer over alleged trade secret theft
Tesla alleges that Zhongjie Li stole confidential trade secrets and used them to launch a robotics startup a week after he left Tesla.
Musk targets June 22 launch of Tesla’s long-promised robotaxi service
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his company will start offering public rides in driverless vehicles in Austin, Texas, on June 22.
Tesla’s Optimus robot VP is reportedly leaving the company
The head of Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot program, Milan Kovac, is leaving the company, according to Bloomberg News. The departure comes as Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed the company will have “thousands” of Optimus…
Elon Musk’s introduction to politics
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Tesla files new ‘Robotaxi’ trademark applications after prior attempt stalls
Tesla has filed trademark applications for the term “Tesla Robotaxi,” after the company’s previous attempts to secure trademarks for its planned self-driving vehicle service hit roadblocks. The company originally applied in October 20…
Elon Musk is lobbying lawmakers on driverless vehicle rules
Musk and others in his orbit have been calling members of Congress directly, according to Bloomberg.
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Tesla alum’s Heron Power closes $38M Series A to transform key grid technology
Heron Power is developing solid-state transformers, which promise to be more compact and responsive than the century-old analog models.
Tesla pleads for Senate to spare its booming energy business
If the Senate were to pass it with those repeals in tact, it could have a devastating impact on Tesla’s energy division.
Dozens of unsold Tesla Cybertrucks are piling up at Detroit parking lot
A Detroit landowner is in violation of city codes for storing unsold Tesla Cybertrucks in his parking lot.