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The Technology “Handoff” May Mean Legal Trouble For Tesla

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A wrongful death suit against Tesla goes to trial on March 18 in California. There are reasons to believe Tesla may not win this one. The post The Technology “Handoff” May Mean Legal Trouble For Tesla appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla Supercharger Network faces legal challenges in Germany

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As the Tesla Supercharger Network expands worldwide, it faces new legal challenges. According to Electrek , Tesla’s Supercharger Network is facing some legal challenges in Germany, where the chargers do not meet current requirements for EV chargers. Tesla will be required to address this issue in the coming months.

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Tesla Sweden update: Transport Workers Union’s sympathy strike fails

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The Swedish Transport Workers union joined IF Metall’s fight against Tesla and plans to hold a sympathy strike. Tesla can’t ignore the norm on the Swedish labour market,” the President of the Swedish Transport Workers Union, Tommy Wreeth, told Reuters. “This type of sympathy action is very rare.

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Tesla loses VP of Legal to LiDAR startup Luminar

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Tesla’s longtime Vice President of Legal and Acting General Counsel, Al Prescott, has joined LiDAR startup Luminar. Prescott announced the move earlier today after being with Tesla for just under four years. Tesla’s Autonomy Day highlights Elon Musk’s vision for a full self-driving future without LiDAR.

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Tesla seeking government affairs specialist in Sweden amid union protest

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It appears that Tesla is looking to strengthen its legal team in Sweden, with the company posting a job opening for a government affairs specialist for the Nordic region. ” The job opening comes amidst Tesla’s efforts to navigate an ongoing union strike in Sweden. .” Tesla describes them as follows.

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Tesla’s appeal against license plate delivery hold up withheld by Swedish court

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Tesla’s case against a widespread union pushback in Sweden has taken an odd turn, as the court system in the country denied an appeal from the automaker. For example, last year, the country’s Transport Workers’ Union said that it would no longer collect garbage and waste from Tesla’s showrooms and Service Centers.

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Tesla Redesigned Headlights To Not Blind While Bright — Legal In Europe, Not In US

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Yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk replied to a tweet about headlights — yep, headlights. Paul Kelly shared a photo of new Tesla headlights at the Berlin factory and noted that the lights are fully adaptive on the Berlin-built Model Y. In his second tweet, he shared a video. Elon Musk responded and said something that […].

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