How Elon Musk Cuts Costs at Tesla, SpaceX and X - Mr. Musk dug into his companies’ budgets, preferring to cut too much rather than too litt... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/technology/elon-musk-cost-cuts.html #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #governmentefficiencydepartment(us) #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #presidentialelectionof2024 #electricandhybridvehicles #prices(faresfeesandrates) #layoffsandjobreductions #x(formerlytwitter)

Tesla Self-Driving System Will Be Investigated by Safety Agency - The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said it was looking into what E... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/business/tesla-self-driving-investigation.html #nationalhighwaytrafficsafetyadministration #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #regulationandderegulationofindustry #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #presidentialelectionof2024 #electricandhybridvehicles

G.M. Reaches $1.5 Million Fine After Self-Driving Taxi Accident - The General Motors subsidiary reached a settlement with the main auto safety regulator af... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/business/gm-cruise-nhtsa-fine.html #nationalhighwaytrafficsafetyadministration #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #compensationfordamages(law) #trafficaccidentsandsafety #taxicabsandtaxicabdrivers #electricandhybridvehicles #sanfrancisco(calif) #generalmotors

G.M. Will Restart Cruise Taxi Service - General Motors said the self-driving division’s cars will operate in Dallas, Houston and ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/business/general-motors-cruise-driverless-taxi.html #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #regulationandderegulationofindustry #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #taxicabsandtaxicabdrivers #trafficaccidentsandsafety #electricandhybridvehicles #sanfrancisco(calif) #companyreports

Auto Safety Regulator Investigating Tesla Recall of Autopilot - The National Highway Safety Administration said it had concerns about how Tesla handled t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/business/tesla-autopilot-recall-nhtsa-investigation.html #nationalhighwaytrafficsafetyadministration #regulationandderegulationofindustry #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #electricandhybridvehicles #trafficaccidentsandsafety #recallsandbansofproducts

Tesla Will Recall Cybertruck in Latest Setback - A federal auto safety agency said the accelerator pedal on the pickup truck, sales of whi... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/business/tesla-cybertruck-recall.html #nationalhighwaytrafficsafetyadministration #regulationandderegulationofindustry #sportsutilityvehiclesandlighttrucks #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #electricandhybridvehicles #trafficaccidentsandsafety #recallsandbansofproducts #teslamotorsinc #automobiles #austin(tex)

Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over a Fatal Crash Involving Autopilot - A Tesla driver’s family had sought damages for the 2018 crash, which happened while the c... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/business/tesla-autopilot-walter-huang-settlement.html #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #nationaltransportationsafetyboard #suitsandlitigation(civil) #trafficaccidentsandsafety #taxicabsandtaxicabdrivers #computersandtheinternet #mountainview(calif)

What Car Owners Should Know About the Tesla Autopilot Recall - Under pressure from federal regulators, the company has agreed to recall two million cars... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/business/tesla-recall-what-to-know.html #nationalhighwaytrafficsafetyadministration #regulationandderegulationofindustry #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #electricandhybridvehicles #trafficaccidentsandsafety #recallsandbansofproducts #computersandtheinternet

‘Lost Time for No Reason:’ How Driverless Taxis Are Stressing Cities - In San Francisco and Austin, Texas, where passengers can hail self-driving vehicles, the ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/20/technology/driverless-taxis-cars-cities.html #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #trafficaccidentsandsafety #carservicesandliverycabs #computersandtheinternet #firesandfirefighters #sanfrancisco(calif) #accidentsandsafety #transportation #generalmotors

‘Lost Time for No Reason:’ How Driverless Taxis Are Stressing Cities - In San Francisco and Austin, Texas, where passengers can hail self-driving vehicles, the ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/20/technology/lost-time-for-no-reason-how-driverless-taxis-are-stressing-cities.html #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #trafficaccidentsandsafety #carservicesandliverycabs #computersandtheinternet #firesandfirefighters #sanfrancisco(calif) #transportation

Man vs. Musk: A Whistleblower Creates Headaches for Tesla - An employee who was fired after expressing safety concerns leaked personnel records and s... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/business/tesla-whistleblower-elon-musk.html #nationalhighwaytrafficsafetyadministration #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #workplacehazardsandviolations #electricandhybridvehicles #trafficaccidentsandsafety #suitsandlitigation(civil) #firesandfirefighters #privacy

U.S. Will Require All New Cars to Have Automatic Braking Systems - The Transportation Department wants new cars to automatically stop when they detect an ac... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/business/automatic-braking-cars.html #nationalhighwaytrafficsafetyadministration #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #transportationdepartment(us) #trafficaccidentsandsafety #transportation #automobiles

Tesla to Recall 362,000 Cars With Its ‘Full Self Driving’ System - A federal auto safety agency said the technology can cause crashes, but said the company ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/business/tesla-recall-full-self-driving.html #nationalhighwaytrafficsafetyadministration #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #regulationandderegulationofindustry #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #electricandhybridvehicles #trafficaccidentsandsafety #recallsandbansofproducts #teslamotorsinc

Carmakers Are Pushing Autonomous Tech. This Engineer Wants Limits. - Missy Cummings, who spent more than a year at the federal auto safety agency, said that d... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/business/missy-cummings-tesla-autopilot.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #electricandhybridvehicles #trafficaccidentsandsafety #rumorsandmisinformation #speedlimitsandspeeding #deaths(fatalities) #roadsandtraffic

Tesla’s Self-Driving Technology Comes Under Justice Dept. Scrutiny - A regulatory filing says officials have asked about software that Elon Musk, the chief ex... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/technology/tesla-autopilot-investigation.html #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #regulationandderegulationofindustry #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #trafficaccidentsandsafety #electricandhybridvehicles #suitsandlitigation(civil) #advertisingandmarketing #justicedepartment #automobiles

Elon Musk’s Appetite for Destruction - A wave of lawsuits argue that Tesla’s self-driving software is dangerously overhyped. Wha... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/17/magazine/tesla-autopilot-self-driving-elon-musk.html #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #compensationfordamages(law) #electricandhybridvehicles #trafficaccidentsandsafety #artificialintelligence #ethics(personal) #teslamotorsinc #automobiles #muskelon

Tesla’s Direct Sales Model Helps It Thwart Customer Lawsuits - Sales contracts prevent buyers of the company’s electric cars from pursuing class-action ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/business/tesla-class-action-lawsuit-arbitration.html #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #workplacehazardsandviolations #compensationfordamages(law) #electricandhybridvehicles #suitsandlitigation(civil) #teslamotorsinc

GM Unit’s Self-Driving Taxis Are Subject of US Safety Investigation - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into unexpected braking by ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/business/gm-cruise-self-driving-cars-investigation.html #nationalhighwaytrafficsafetyadministration #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #regulationandderegulationofindustry #automobilesafetyfeaturesanddefects #taxicabsandtaxicabdrivers #trafficaccidentsandsafety #sanfrancisco(calif) #waymo