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Tesla Presents Two Theories On Why Fatal Autopilot Crash Occurred
Tesla is considering whether the radar and camera input for the vehicle's automatic emergency braking system failed to detect the truck trailer or the automatic braking system's radar may have detected the trailer.
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Eric Loveday
03 August 2016
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Tesla Issues Response To Model S Suspension Failure Allegations (Update)
There is no safety defect with the suspensions in either the Tesla Model S or Model X, says Tesla Motors in response to recent claims against the automaker.
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Eric Loveday
10 June 2016
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Case Closed in NHTSA Tesla Model S Fire Investigation
The NHTSA has officially closed it Tesla Model S safety investigation. This clears the Model S in relation to two previous on-road fires in the US. We suspect
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Eric Loveday
28 March 2014
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Daily Ticker: Are Investors Prepared For Any "Growing Pains" At Tesla? (video)
The Daily Ticker's Aaron Task and Rick Newman, columnist at Yahoo Finance, debate if Tesla's current investors have any tolerance for "growing pains" at the company - something the company has not had a lot of recently as its stock has surged 625% this past year. Topics of concern were 'what if' the battery fires turned out to be a real thing, 'what if' an ongoing NHTSA investigation into...
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Jay Cole
03 March 2014
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Battery Tech
NHTSA Issues Legally Enforceable Request to Tesla for ALL Model S Specific Information
The NHTSA has issued a formal, official request to Tesla Motors. The request, which is directly related to the recent Tesla Model S fires, is legally enforceable. This means that Tesla will have no choice but to honor the NHTSA's request. The NHTSA is seeking specific battery and under-body deformation information from Tesla Motors. Most of this information is not known to any indivi...
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Eric Loveday
03 December 2013
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General Motors Takes No Satisfaction in Tesla's NHTSA Investigation
Cadillac ELR Gets A "Charge" In LA Some might think that General Motors is celebrating internally after getting word of the NHTSA conducting an investigation into the recent Tesla Model S fire, but the truth of the matter is that GM takes no satisfaction in Tesla's current situation. Tesla Model S Now Under Formal NHTSA Investigation Make...
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Eric Loveday
02 December 2013
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Op-Ed: NHTSA Takes Aim at Tesla With Updated Guidelines; Tesla Model S Remains Safest Vehicle Ever Tested
Tesla's Public Advertising Makes No Mention of the 5.4 VSS Score That the NHTSA Doesn't Want Out There Oh the joys of being an investigative journalist. Tesla Model S I continue to stand behind Tesla Motors on this one and I firmly believe that the NHTSA has an axe to grind with Tesla Motors. Remember when the NHTSA went on record sayi...
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Eric Loveday
22 November 2013
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Why the Second Tesla Model S Unintended Acceleration Complaint is Still Absolutely Meaningless
Unintended Acceleration Complaints Compiled in 2010 - Source: Edmunds Now widely reported, a Tesla Model S supposedly had some "unintended acceleration," which led to it jumping a curb and landing on top of a 4.5-foot high retaining wall. Unintended Acceleration Complaints Filed With the NHTSA by Model - Source: Edmunds It seems miraculo...
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Eric Loveday
26 September 2013
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