The internet is filled with scam artists who try to swindle unsuspecting people out of their money. But impersonation scams that use Elon Musk and his bevy of tech companies—including Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and X—have exploded in popularity in recent years. And Gizmodo obtained reports about many of these scams filed with the federal government … Read more
A state judge in California has tentatively ruled that nearly 6,000 Black Tesla factory workers can sue the automaker as a group. They allege the Austin, Texas-based EV maker failed to address rampant racism, discrimination and harassment at its plant in Fremont, California. The Hype Behind Tesla Stock Success In 2023 California Superior Court Judge … Read more
Apple announced to its employees earlier this week that the long-running Apple Car project — Project Titan — is no more. The news isn’t exactly a surprise, given that the last few years have been filled with story after story after story about the project’s struggles, but a new postmortem shows that Titan floundered from … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, February 29, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 2024 Polestar 2: Your Questions, Answered 1st Gear: Biden Weary Of Chinese Cars U.S. officials are going to … Read more
Elon Musk is not a man who is known for doing the right thing, but since a broken clock is still right twice a day, he may be doing just that. The Tesla CEO said that he would “make things good” with the black-owned bakery in San Jose, California that the automaker royally screwed over. … Read more
Elon Musk’s dumb — and almost entirely pointless — tunnels below the Las Vegas strip are not exactly going as planned. Since the company first appeared about seven years ago, plans have been scaled back, promises have been broken and safety violations have piled up. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) Bloomberg Businessweek decided to take … Read more
Image: Tesla Tesla fans (customers? followers?) have been obsessed with the automaker’s latest product, the Cybertruck. It’s been blowing up the internet since it began getting delivered to customers at the end of 2023. From videos — both annoying and embarrassing — to claims of premature rusting, its definitely getting attention. Now, the public at … Read more
The car company with a performance trim named after a throw-away joke from every 13-year-old’s favorite Mel Brooks film is apparently expanding its EV performance lineup downward with a new Model 3 Plaid on the docket. The Model S Plaid proved no match for Porsche’s Taycan or Lucid’s Air Sapphire on track. As a result, … Read more
There’s quite the mystery on Twitter/X these days, and it involves the head Twit himself, Elon Musk. It seems one of the most ardent pro Musk accounts on the site is rumored to just be the Musk himself, parading as his own fan boy. If true, boy, that would be real sad. Walter Isaacson On … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, February 22, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Rivian Recalls Nearly Every Car It Has Built 1st Gear: Rivian, Lucid 2024 Production Falls On Weakening Demand … Read more
