Russ Mitchell

An experimental Uber car fitted with driverless technology in Pittsburgh last year.

The self-driving car industry just acknowledged it has an image problem

January 8, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

For the driverless car industry, 2018 saw technology breakthroughs. Unfortunately, the year also was a public relations disaster. An experimental Uber driverless car, with an inattentive “safety driver” at the...

A gear hatch behind the R1T cab can fit golf bags or snowboards, and provides a step to reach the roof. With powertrain batteries beneath the trunk and no engine under the hood, a front trunk, or "frunk," offers more cargo space, for a vehicle total of 11.6 cubic ft.

Could Rivian founder become Elon Musk of electric pickups? Illinois-built trucks unveiled at LA auto show.

December 12, 2018 at 7:19 a.m.

At the LA CoMotion mobility conference in Los Angeles earlier this month, R.J. Scaringe was introduced as “the version of Elon Musk you’d want your daughter to marry.” His company,...

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took offense at the idea that the mini-submarine he sent to Thailand could not have performed a needed rescue mission.

Cave diver says he might sue Elon Musk after Musk suggests he’s a pedophile

December 13, 2018 at 3:25 a.m.

A British cave diver involved in the rescue of 12 Thai soccer players and their coach said he would consider taking legal action against Elon Musk after the Tesla Inc....

Nikola, a Tesla competitor, scores big electric truck order from Anheuser-Busch

December 13, 2018 at 2:57 p.m.

Anheuser-Busch, which ordered 40 electric semi trucks from Tesla last December, on Thursday upped its bet on a green fleet by placing a substantially larger order with a competitor. The...

Video del accidente mortal del Uber automanejado que atropelló a una mujer

December 14, 2018 at 11:03 p.m.

Police on Wednesday released a video that shows an Uber robot car running straight into a woman who was crossing a highway with her bicycle in Tempe, Ariz. The woman...

An exterior view of the Tesla Model S P90D. <a href="http://bancodeprofissionais.com/classified/automotive/sc-tesla-models-autopilot-1210-20151207-story.html" target="_blank">Read the review of autopilot>>></a>

Tesla Model 3 delivery delayed again

August 18, 2019 at 9:37 p.m.

The new Model 3, crucial to the company's success, won't hit full-scale production until the end of June, Tesla said last week — nearly a year after the company began...

Customers mingle with ownership advisors in the Tesla Motors store in Pasadena, Calif.

Tesla tops Consumer Reports’ satisfaction survey

June 1, 2019 at 7:07 a.m.

Tesla satisfies its car buyers better than any other brand, according to Consumer Reports. The electric-drive Tesla Model S sedan topped the list of cars whose buyers are satisfied with...

Future of cars can be found in voice command systems

June 1, 2019 at 7:06 a.m.

If you buy a new Nissan, you can tell Amazon's Alexa to unlock the car before you leave the house. That's nice. If you buy a new Ford, you sit...

Tesla was supposed to have delivered thousands of Model 3s by now, but only 260 have been built.

Tesla says full-speed production of Model 3 won’t come for months, as it reports a big loss

June 30, 2019 at 9:50 a.m.

For months, Tesla forecast a production rate of 5,000 Model 3 electric sedans a week by the end of this December. Never mind. The company said Wednesday that milestone is...

In a photo from Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in Detroit, a Tesla Model S 70D is seen during a test drive. Starting Wednesday, Tesla will stop selling the old base Model S called the 60 and replace it with the 70-D.

Tesla Model 3 is stuck in ‘production hell’

June 1, 2019 at 7:05 a.m.

When Elon Musk talks about the future of factory automation at Tesla, he envisions new breeds of robots and smart machines compressed in dense factories with little room for human...

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