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Tesla takes legal action against China driver who alleged “brake failure” incident

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Tesla China’s assertive stance against inaccurate reporting and false news continues, with the company recently taking legal action against a Model 3 owner who previously alleged that his vehicle experienced a “brake failure” incident. I don’t think Tesla China is seeking a huge compensation. Credit: Weibo.

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Elon Musk’s legal team asks judge to dismiss $258 billion Dogecoin lawsuit

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Elon Musk’s legal team is seeking the dismissal of a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing the Tesla CEO of running a scheme to support the meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin. The request was filed by Musk’s legal team in a Manhattan federal court. The team also rejected the idea of Dogecoin qualifying as a security.

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Elon Musk’s legal team: Twitter ordered whistleblower to destroy evidence

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Elon Musk’s legal team threw some allegations against Twitter in a recent filing, with the Tesla CEO’s camp alleging that the social media company had ordered whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, its former head of security, to destroy evidence as part of his severance package. Judge Kathaleen St.

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Tesla has begun its Cybertruck tour around China

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Tesla has officially begun its Cybertruck tour around China, after it was revealed just weeks ago that the electric vehicle (EV) would be put on display in the country. Despite this, Musk also said in the original post that it “would be very difficult” to make the Cybertruck road legal in China , though he did not disclose why.

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Tesla Cybertruck tour is officially heading to Japan

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The Tesla Cybertruck has been making waves in its recent appearances around China, and now the automaker says it’s planning to send the vehicle on its next tour in Japan. Tesla Japan announced the news on Tuesday on X , featuring a teaser video showing the vehicle as it’s unloaded from a plane and delivered to a display warehouse.

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Tesla’s camera-based driver monitoring system triggers legal complaint in Illinois

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Tesla has implemented a number of safety improvements for its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving suites over the years, and this includes updates to its driver monitoring systems (DMS). In the complaint’s introduction, the Plaintiff described how Tesla benefits from the data it collects from its fleet of vehicles. .

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Tesla executive hopes to have Cybertruck on sale in Canada soon

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Tesla has already started selling early Cybertruck units in the U.S., Rohan Patel, Tesla’s Vice President of Public Policy and Business Development, said in a post on X on Saturday that there’s “no doubt” the Cybertruck will be sold in Canada, adding that he hopes some necessary paperwork “can be wrapped up soon.”

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