Elon Musk News Updates

Government, Business, Fuel, Autonomous

Musk Invites UAW to Hold Organizing Vote at Factory

DETROIT — Elon Musk is inviting the United Auto Workers union to hold an organizing vote at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, Calif.

March 3, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Submits Plan for North Miami Beach Tunnel

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. is seeking to build an underground loop around North Miami Beach for Tesla vehicles, the latest idea to help address traffic in an ever-growing part of Florida with limited public transportation.

February 18, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Elon Musk Donated $5.7 Billion of Tesla Shares to Charity

Elon Musk gifted almost $6 billion worth of Tesla Inc. stock to charity late last year in one of the largest philanthropic donations in history.

February 15, 2022
Business, Technology

Elon Musk Named FT’s Person of the Year for Transforming Car Industry

The Financial Times followed Time magazine in naming Elon Musk “Person of the Year,” with the British newspaper lauding the world’s richest man’s role in shifting the automotive industry toward an all-electric future.

December 15, 2021
Business

Elon Musk Named Time’s Person of the Year

Elon Musk was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year,” capping a run during which the head of Tesla Inc. solidified his standing as the world’s richest person and turned his onetime electric vehicle startup into a $1 trillion company.

December 13, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Musk Not a Fan of Biden’s Build Back Better Act

Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk spoke out in opposition to President Joe Biden’s signature economic package, questioning the need for legislation that would support electric car adoption due to concerns government spending is out of control.

December 7, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Musk Says Cybertruck Will Be Able to Drive Diagonally

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, responded to a tweet speculating about what versions of the Cybertruck will be available for purchase by saying initial production will be of the four-motor variant.

December 3, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Elon Musk’s Tesla Share Sales Pass $10 Billion

Elon Musk’s offloading of Tesla Inc. shares surpassed the $10 billion mark as he sold stock in the electric car maker for the fourth consecutive week.

December 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Twitter Users Back Musk Selling 10% of Stake

Tesla Inc. declined after Elon Musk’s Twitter followers voted in favor of selling 10% of his stake in a poll set up by the electric car chief.

November 8, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Elon Musk, Autopilot Critic Sought as Witnesses in Tesla Crash Trial

The first trial to determine whether Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot technology led to a fatal car crash may require jurors to weigh testimony from founder Elon Musk against criticism of the driver-assistance system by Mary “Missy” Cummings, a U.S. government safety adviser.

November 3, 2021