Tesla shares sink, wipe out over $125 billion in value, as Musk scores Twitter deal Tesla shares dropped 12.2%, wiping out more than $125 billion off its market value, over worries about how it would be impacted as Elon Musk looks to complete his takeover of Twitter. David Gura
Judge cuts the payout in a Black former Tesla contractor's racial discrimination suit A federal judge has slashed the award to Owen Diaz over claims that he was subjected to racial discrimination at work to $15 million. A jury had ordered the automaker to pay Diaz $137 million. Rina Torchinsky
Elon Musk dares United Autoworkers to try to unionize Tesla Unfair labor practice charges have previously been filed against Tesla, Musk and other company executives for allegedly blocking union organizing attempts at the company. Jaclyn Diaz
California sues Tesla over alleged rampant discrimination against Black employees California' Department of Fair Employment and Housing said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that Black employees at Tesla's Fremont plant in the state have faced racism and harassment. Deepa Shivaram
Tesla recalls autos over software that allows them to roll through stop signs Tesla recalls nearly 54,000 vehicles because their "Full Self-Driving" software lets them roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt. It will disable the feature with a software update. The Associated Press
A Tesla driver is charged in a crash involving Autopilot that killed 2 people California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019. The Associated Press
Tesla recalls nearly half a million cars over possible safety issues Defects in some models leading to problems with the rearview camera and front hood, which could lead to serious accidents, triggered two separate recalls of the electric cars. Camila Domonoske
Every auto startup wants to be the next Tesla. Why these 2 may have a real shot They aren't household names yet, but Rivian and Lucid are two auto startups attracting a lot of buzz – and loads of money. Camila Domonoske Play AudioListen 4 mins
The electric startup Rivian soared in its stock debut. Why there's so much buzz Rivian, which has just started deliveries of its battery-powered pickup truck, surged in its first day of trade after completing one of the biggest IPOs in U.S. history. Camila Domonoske
Elon Musk asked Twitter followers if he should sell Tesla shares. They said yes Tesla shares are falling after Elon Musk proposed to sell 10% of his shares in the company if his Twitter followers agreed. David Gura
