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Workplace clash preceded fatal shooting in Tesla parking lot, police say
One worker is dead, and another has been arrested following a fatal shooting Monday afternoon in the Tesla factory parking lot in Fremont.Read More
Photos of man traveling alone in backseat of self-driving Tesla sparks investigation
The California Highway Patrol is looking for a man who appears to have been riding alone in the backseat of his Tesla while the car drove itself around automatically...Read More
Covid-19 update: Global cases near 5 million, Tesla drops lawsuit
All of the 50 states have begun easing stay-at-home restrictions, including California. Here in the Bay Area, counties this week have allowed many retail businesses to reopen for curbside...Read More
Covid-19 update: CSUs plan online fall semester, Tesla submits safety plan to reopen, Memorial Day goes virtual
California State University Chancellor Timothy White announced Tuesday that Fall 2020 classes will be conducted online instead of in-person. White said in a statement: “This approach to virtual planning...Read More
Covid-19 update: U.S. deaths pass 80,000, Elon Musk escalates county standoff, Western Pact states request $1 trillion federal relief
As the White House administration fixates on matters related to the Russia investigation and former President Barack Obama, the nation is still battling a virus that in about two...Read More
Covid-19 Update: Global cases pass 4 million, Tesla sues Alameda county
The number of Covid-19 cases topped over 4 million cases worldwide Saturday.Read More
‘Final straw’ forces Tesla out of California, threatens Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk vented on social media Saturday about Alameda County public health orders.Read More
Police say Tesla’s auto pilot feature inactive in Sunday’s deadly crash
A preliminary investigation into Sunday’s deadly crash in San Francisco indicates the Tesla’s auto pilot feature was not active when it struck and killed one pedestrian and seriously injured...Read More
Police identify driver in red light crash that killed one pedestrian, injured another
San Francisco police released the identity of the driver involved in a crash Sunday afternoon in the Tenderloin neighborhood as 21-year-old Vallejo resident Kelsey Mariah Cambridge. Police arrested Cambridge...Read More
EPA and Tesla reach $86,000 settlement for hazardous waste violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced an $86,000 settlement with Tesla Motor Co. over hazardous waste violations at the company’s electric car plant in Fremont. The violations...Read More
Fremont police will introduce first zero-emission Tesla to patrol fleet
The Fremont Police Department on Wednesday will showcase a new zero-emission Tesla patrol vehicle during a media event. The vehicle, a customized 2014 Tesla Model S 85, will be...Read More
Tesla reignites at tow yard after fire at auto shop
A Tesla Model S vehicle that caught fire at an auto shop in Los Gatos on Tuesday afternoon reignited after the original fire was extinguished.Read More
Towed Tesla catches fire at repair shop
A Tesla Model S car caught on fire at an auto shop in Los Gatos Tuesday afternoon and fortunately no one was injured, Santa Clara County fire officials reported.Read More
Tesla partners with Evergreen Valley College for service training
A new automotive program will be offered at Evergreen Valley College in San Jose starting in January to train Bay Area students in electric vehicle technology to prepare them...Read More
Fire controlled outside Tesla plant
A fire burned a structure Thursday evening outside the Tesla plant in Fremont, fire officials said.Read More
Tesla in fatal crash sped up before wreck
A Tesla that re-ignited five days after a fatal, fiery crash in Mountain View in March while it was on "auto-pilot" accelerated three seconds before the crash.Read More
Tesla labels lawsuit alleging workplace racism as ‘extortion’
Tesla Motors responded Tuesday to allegations that racial slurs were used against black workers at their factory in Fremont.Read More
Lawsuit alleges racial discrimination at Tesla factory
A black man who used to work at Tesla's factory in Fremont has filed a lawsuit alleging an "intimidating, hostile, and offensive work environment."Read More
Small fire snuffed at Tesla factory
Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire in the air conditioning system at the Tesla Motors factory in Fremont.Read More
Tesla driver identified after alleged hit-and-run
The California Highway Patrol arrested 41-year-old John Donovan on suspicion of a deliberate hit-and-run of a bicyclist Saturday. Read More