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「 Germany’s largest automobile club, ADAC, issued a public recommendation that Tesla drivers should carry emergency window hammers. In a statement, ADAC warned that retractable door handles could seriously hinder rescue efforts. Even trained emergency responders, it said, may struggle to reach trapped passengers. Tesla shows no intention of changing the design 」

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/05/the-vehicle-suddenly-accelerated-with-our-baby-in-it-the-terrifying-truth-about-why-teslas-cars-keep-crashing

#tesla #eu #musk #fsd

Panasonic said its newest battery plant in the U.S. is on track to reach full production by later this year, easing concern about the Japanese electronics maker’s commitment to supplying electric vehicle makers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/15/companies/panasonic-us-battery-plant-full-output/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #panasonic #batteries #tesla #kansas

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😵‍💫 Elon Musk Says He's Installing His Racist Grok AI in Teslas "Next Week"

「 After backlash forced xAI to remove some — but not all — the offensive Grok posts and promise to crack down on its hate speech, Musk later wrote off the issue as Grok being "too compliant" and said that users had "manipulated" the chatbot 」

https://futurism.com/elon-musk-says-hes-installing-his-racist-grok-ai-in-teslas-next-week

#tesla #musk #grok #ai

🧑‍⚖️ Judge Finds Tesla Has Failed to Deliver Full Self-Driving, Needs to Issue Refund

「 Self-Driving, Needs to Issue Refund
A Washington-based Tesla owner and lawyer named Marc Dobin had purchased the FSD package for his wife's third Tesla with the hope of maintaining her "independence as her motor skills declined," he wrote in a blog post 」

https://futurism.com/judge-tesla-failed-full-self-driving-refund

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Elon Musk’s lobbyists spent tens of thousands of dollars on things like gifts and meals for Texas elected officials this year.

But, in most cases, state transparency laws do not require them to disclose which elected officials they wine and dine.
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-texas-lobbyists-influence-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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🚇 Tesla's Self-Driving Mode Causes It to Get Hit by Train

「 As Pennsylvania-based broadcaster WFMZ reports, a family of three was forced to exit their Tesla in the wee hours of the morning after it decided, when in an assisted driving mode, to turn left onto some train tracks 」

https://futurism.com/fsd-tesla-train-crash

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