Law & Courts 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
National 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
National 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
Business 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. Vanessa Romo Camila Domonoske
Business 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
Business 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
Technology 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
Law & Courts Tesla must pay $137 million to a Black employee who sued for racial discrimination Owen Diaz, an elevator operator from 2015 to 2016, said in his lawsuit that he and others were called the N-word by Tesla employees and that he was told to "go back to Africa." Joe Hernandez
Business Never Mind: Elon Musk Says Tesla Won't Accept Bitcoin For Car Purchases Any More Tesla's CEO explained on Twitter that the reversal on accepting Bitcoin was prompted by concerns about the "rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels" to mine the cryptocurrency. Camila Domonoske
Technology What Will Tesla's New German Gigafactory Mean For Germany's Auto Industry? The electric automaker plans to start building cars outside Berlin this summer, threatening to upend Germany's traditional combustion engine car culture. It's Tesla's first European production site. Rob Schmitz
