The federal company that oversees car recollects is directing electrical automaker Tesla to supply details about battery fires in its Model S and Model X automobiles and provides particulars on a software program replace that shortened the driving vary for some customers’ automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in a letter to Tesla’s lawyer dated Oct. 24, is giving the corporate till Nov. 28 to supply the data or face fines of as a lot as $22,329 per day or as much as $111 million complete. NHTSA despatched the letter after receiving a petition from client lawyer Edward C. Chen of Irvine, California, who can also be pushing for a class-action lawsuit on behalf
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Porsche Previews Upcoming Tesla Rival With All-Electric Cayman Concept
Porsche is trying to build excitement around its upcoming rival for the Tesla Model S. On Monday at the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Stuttgart, Germany, Porsche revealed the Cayman e-volution, an all-electric research car that previews the Mission E, which is set to launch in 2019. Although Porsche didn’t release any information regarding the e-volution’s power output, it revealed that the battery-powered Cayman can accelerate from zero to 100 kph (62 mph) in 3.3 seconds. The gasoline-powered 718 Cayman, for perspective, takes 3.9 seconds just to reach 60 mph, even with Porsche’s available PDK automatic transmission. In addition to previewing t... NESN.com
Tesla’s Worker Injury Rate Drastically Higher Than Industry Average In 2015
Share this: Automotive and technology enthusiasts likely would jump at the chance to work for a company as progressive as Tesla. That jump, though, could end in a painful fall. The injury rate for Tesla workers at the company’s manufacturing plant in 2015 was 31 percent higher than the industry average, according to a report published Wednesday by Worksafe, a California-based organization that strives to eliminate hazards in the workplace. Moreover, the rate of serious injuries — those resulting in days off from work or restricted duty — was nearly double the industry average in 2015. Overall, the report says Tesla saw 8.8 injuries per 100 workers in 2015, with the industry average being 6.7. For serious injuries, Tesla’s rate was 7.9, compared to 3.9
GM Counters Tesla’s Autopilot With Super Cruise Self-Driving Technology
Share this: General Motors is about to join the autonomous revolution. The 2018 Cadillac CT6 sedan, when it releases this fall, will be the first vehicle to feature Super Cruise, Cadillac revealed in a press release Monday. The automaker, one of GM’s signature brands, is billing Super Cruise as the automotive industry’s “first true hands-free driving technology for the highway,” — a statement that certainly could be read as a shot at Tesla’s Autopilot feature. Furthermore, Cadillac says Super Cruise uses driver attention monitoring and precision liar map data, two systems Tesla doesn’t utilize, according to Automotive News. “Super Cruise is a more technologically advanced hands-free driving solution, which in terms of capability, integration and validation is uniquely focused on customer convenience and safety,” Cadillac President
Man Claims Daughter Still Would Be Alive If She Wasn’t Driving Tesla
Share this: Teslas are remarkable vehicles, but are they too powerful? One man certainly thinks so. Jon Speckman, whose daughter Casey died in Indianapolis on Nov. 3 after driving intoxicated and crashing her boss’ Tesla Model S into a tree, is claiming that his daughter still would be alive if she was driving any vehicle other than a Telsa, The Indianapolis Star reports. Speckman’s boss, Kevin McCarthy, also died n the accident. It’s recently acquired video surveillance footage, though, that has Speckman calling foul on Tesla. Video shows that prior to colliding with the tree, Casey had to avoid a wrong-way driver. And while Speckman acknowledges that his daughter should not have been driving intoxicated, in an interview with the IndyStar on Feb. 10, he claims
Elon Musk In War Of Words With UAW Over Tesla Worker’s Call To Unionize
Share this: Elon Musk has been in the spotlight a lot recently for his role on the Presidential Advisory Forum, but the Tesla CEO is now making headlines over a disagreement with the United Automobile Workers. The UAW on Friday claimed it’s been contacted by workers from Tesla’s Fremont, Calif., factory expressing a desire to unionize, Reuters reports. The news comes one day after an alleged disgruntled Tesla worker, Jose Moran, wrote a blog post claiming the electric vehicle manufacturer overworks and underpays its employees. Musk told Gizmodo that Tesla thinks Moran was paid by the UAW. “Our understanding is that this guy was paid by the UAW to join Tesla and agitate for a union,” Musk said. “He doesn’t really work for us, he works
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