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The latest news about Tesla Motors, the Tesla Model 3, Model X, Model S and CEO Elon Musk and his companies from The Mercury News.

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Tesla shares helped by leaked Elon Musk email about deliveries
The Mercury News - Tom Krisher, Associated Press
Shares of Tesla, suffering one of the worst stretches in company history, rebounded Thursday after CEO Elon Musk told employees that orders are …
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Tesla’s automatic lane-changing feature is ‘far less competent’ than a human driver, Consumer Reports says
The Mercury News - The Washington Post
The latest version of Tesla’s automatic lane changing feature may actually be less safe than a human driver, according to Consumer Reports. An April …
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Are Elon Musk's 'sci-fi projects' becoming a drag on Tesla?
The Mercury News - Rex Crum
Is Elon Musk spending too much time away from Tesla’s assembly line? That’s the opinion of a Wall Street analyst whose new view on where Musk is …
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NTSB: Autopilot was engaged in fatal Tesla crash in March
The Mercury News - Reuters
WASHINGTON – Tesla Inc’s Autopilot feature was engaged during a fatal March 1 crash of a 2018 Model 3 in Delray Beach, Fla., in at least the third …
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Tesla $35K model is no more (now it's the $35.4K model)
The Mercury News - CNN.com Wire Service
The $35,000 Tesla proved to be very short-lived — less than three months, start to finish. The company confirmed Tuesday it raised the price of the …
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Apple, Tesla falter as China trade war hits Wall Street
The Mercury News - Rex Crum
The trade war is on. And the battlefield is getting ugly. Bay Area business giants such as Apple, Tesla, HP and Intel joined a broad stock market …
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Musk will stand trial over 'pedo guy' tweet in cave rescue
The Mercury News - Reuters
A U.S. judge on Friday said Elon Musk must face a defamation lawsuit by a British diver who said he was falsely branded a pedophile and child rapist …
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Blue what? Elon Musk's colorful way of tweaking Jeff Bezos
The Mercury News - Rex Crum
If there are two things that Elon Musk loves, those have to be tweeting, and using his tweets to tweak Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos. Especially …
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Patents reveal Dyson plans electric car in 2021
The Mercury News - Bloomberg News
Dyson Ltd.’s electric car may have a long wheel base, an interior cabin with reclining seats and an aerodynamic design, according to patents awarded …
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Letter: I dare Tesla and all autonomous vehicles to try to drive this route
The Mercury News - Letters To The Editor
I dare all autonomous cars, Tesla to drive this route Re: “Magid: Soon, you could cash in on your Tesla as a self-driving cab” (Mercurynews.com, …
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More please: Tesla now seeks to raise $2.7 billion in new financing
The Mercury News - Rex Crum
Tesla must have decided $2.3 billion wasn’t enough. Because the company wants to raise even more money that it originally planned for just one day …
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Tesla goes big with plans to raise $2 billion
The Mercury News - Rex Crum
With it needing to almost constantly expand its automaking efforts, Tesla said Thursday it will seek to raise more than $2 billion through a …
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Tesla hit with wrongful death suit related to fatal Mountain View crash
The Mercury News - Rex Crum
The family of a Foster City man who died when his Tesla Model X vehicle crashed in Mountain View last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against …
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SEC commissioner decries agency's deal with Elon Musk
The Mercury News - Reuters
A U.S. Securities and Exchange commissioner on Tuesday criticized a settlement between the regulator and Tesla CEO Elon Musk over his use of …
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Tesla says it may need to raise funds from outside sources
The Mercury News - Rex Crum
Less than a week after reporting a quarterly loss of more than $700 million, Tesla on Monday said it may have to look of alternative financing …
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Elon Musk, SEC settle again over his tweets
The Mercury News - Levi Sumagaysay
Elon Musk and the SEC on Friday reached another settlement over the Tesla CEO’s tweets. Under a new proposed amendment to a settlement both parties …
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Elon Musk, SEC again ask for more time to work things out
The Mercury News - Levi Sumagaysay
The battle between Elon Musk and the SEC over the Tesla CEO’s Twitter use isn’t over. Both sides on Thursday asked a judge for more time to resolve …
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Magid: Soon, you could cash in on your Tesla as a self-driving cab
The Mercury News - Larry Magid
At an autonomous driving event for investors at Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, CEO Elon Musk along with some Tesla engineers, showed off the …
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Tesla returns to posting losses as it struggles with delivering vehicles
The Mercury News - Levi Sumagaysay
Tesla’s first quarter went as badly as expected. The electric-car maker missed Wall Street expectations by posting a $702 million loss, or $4.10 a …
Tesla touts 'best' self-driving chip, says its vehicles can be fully autonomous by end of year
The Mercury News - Levi Sumagaysay
After declaring the superiority of Tesla’s self-driving chip, CEO Elon Musk also said his company will roll out fully self-driving features by the …
Tesla investigating after video shows parked car catching fire in China
The Mercury News - Yan Zhang
Tesla and its Chinese competitor NIO are looking into fires involving their vehicles, as videos of a car bursting into flames circulate on social …
Tesla 'shakeup' to reduce board size, length of term
The Mercury News - Dana Hull, Bloomberg News
Tesla will bid farewell to longtime directors and reduce the size of its 11-member board to nine as the automaker ushers in a new era of corporate …
West Coast utilities to figure out how to charge electric big rigs from Mexico to Canada
The Mercury News - Steve Scauzillo
Thirty-three utilities from three West Coast states have launched a study to assess what it would take to install electric charging stations along …
These tech companies want to use AI to make you lunch at work
The Mercury News - Leonardo Castañeda
The next frontier in automated food could be coming to an office kitchen near you, complete with big, salad-making robots. Relying on AI to make …
Tesla touts energy savings in company's first sustainability report
The Mercury News - Rex Crum
Tesla on Monday released its first sustainability report, in which the electric carmaker highlighted the positive effects it said its vehicles — and …
Tesla adds Model 3 leasing to its product options
The Mercury News - Rex Crum
Are you in the market for a Tesla Model 3, but for whatever reason, just felt like you couldn’t go through with buying one of the electric cars? Well, …
Tesla, GM electric car sales could get a big boost if this bill passes
The Mercury News - CNN.com Wire Service
Click here if you’re having trouble viewing this video on a mobile device. By Katie Lobosco | CNN Business General Motors and Tesla sales could get a …
Elon Musk tweets--make that tweaks--at Jeff Bezos over satellite internet plans
The Mercury News - Rex Crum
When it comes to Twitter, Elon Musk really is a master of saying a lot by saying a little. For example, remember how less than a year ago, Musk …
Tesla to cash in from vehicle emissions deal with Fiat Chrysler
The Mercury News - Rex Crum
Are Tesla and Fiat Chrysler getting together? In a way, yes, as the two automakers have reportedly reached a deal that will let Fiat Chrysler count …