The electric car company run by Elon Musk is facing increasing competition, but investors have focused mostly on the prospects for Tesla’s self-driving technology.
Category: Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles
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Tesla Electric Car Sales Fell in 2024, a First for Elon Musk
The electric-car company led by Elon Musk no longer has the market to itself. Investors are focusing on autonomous driving and other new technologies.
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Tesla’s Stock is Soaring Even as Its Car Sales Sag
Sales of the company’s cars are flagging, but investors are focusing on the potential of autonomous driving and Mr. Musk’s ties to President-elect Donald J. Trump.
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Why Mergers of Carmakers Like Honda and Nissan Often Falter
The Japanese companies are considering joining forces to survive in a rapidly changing auto industry, but auto history is filled with troubled and failed marriages.
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G.M. Will Stop Developing Self-Driving Taxis
The company said it would now focus its efforts on developing fully autonomous vehicles for personal use.
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Tesla’s Stock Jumps After Trump’s Victory
Investors believe that the electric car company led by Elon Musk will benefit from his support of the president-elect.
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How Elon Musk Might Use His Pull With Trump to Help Tesla
Although Donald Trump has opposed policies that favor electric cars, if he becomes president he could ease regulatory scrutiny of Tesla or protect lucrative credits and subsidies.
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Waymo Raises $5.6 Billion From Outside Investors
Alphabet’s driverless car unit now has vehicles operating in San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles.
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Tesla’s Third Quarter Earnings Report Robust Profit Increase
The electric car company said profits climbed 17 percent in the third quarter as strong sales of energy products helped to make up for relatively slow auto sales.
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‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producers Sue Elon Musk Over ‘Robotaxi’ Imagery
Alcon Entertainment, the Hollywood company behind “Blade Runner 2049,” said it had denied a request to use images from the movie but that Mr. Musk did so anyway.
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Tesla Self-Driving System Will Be Investigated by Safety Agency
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said it was looking into what Elon Musk’s electric car company called the full self-driving system.