Tag: Tesla

Tesla continues layoffs, zeroes in on California

Tesla plans to cut 601 jobs from its facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area.  According to government filings from Monday, Tesla will lay off 223 workers at its Palo Alto facility and 378 from its Fremont plant.  The layoffs will begin June 20 and are expected to affect mechanics, engineers and technicians.  The firings […]

Elon Musk teases launch of Tesla robotaxis in China

During his trip to China last month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk proposed introducing robotaxis into the country powered by his electric vehicle company’s autopilot technology. Chinese state media reported Wednesday that officials told Mr. Musk the country is looking forward to possible Tesla-backed robotaxi testing in China. According to reports, Tesla wants to start testing robotaxis in […]

Tesla orders German factory workers to stay home amid upcoming eco protests

Tesla told workers at its Gigafactory Berlin to stay home Friday after environmental activists said they would protest outside the facility. Tesla announced Tuesday that all work would stop late Wednesday and restart late Sunday. Thursday is a holiday in Germany, so Tesla employees will have four days off. Andre Thierig, senior manufacturing director at the Berlin plant, confirmed […]

Regulators demand answers from Tesla over autopilot recall

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wrote a letter to electric vehicle maker Tesla, seeking answers about the company’s massive recall of its autopilot program. The agency said it sent the letter after receiving over 20 reports of crashes where Tesla’s autopilot was engaged after the December update. The NHTSA asked for Tesla’s comparative data […]

Tesla layoffs continue as company trims fat

Layoffs at electric vehicle maker Tesla keep rolling a month after the company announced it would cut 10% of its global workforce.  While no exact numbers have been revealed, several Tesla employees reported being let go over the weekend. The cuts reportedly affected several programmers and engineers at the company.  Electrek, which covers EV and […]

Tesla halts Summer internship program as layoffs continue

Even interns aren’t safe from Tesla’s recent layoffs. According to several social media posts, Tesla has started canceling summer internships, even before they were to have started. This week, dozens of young professionals on LinkedIn posted that their dreams of working for Tesla over the summer were dashed by a phone call. “After a single […]