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NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - Auto retailers have been slow to embrace e-commerce, but the coronavirus pandemic is changing that. Online traffic has risen even as in-person showroom traffic has disappeared. Auto dealers are embracing digital tools to close de… Read More

At the end of February, the US National Transport Safety Board presented its findings from a two-year investigation into a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model X driving on Autopilot. Given the current state of the tech, it served as another reminder of how dangerous self-driving technologies can be. For…

Tesla said that it would suspend production at its Fremont, California, factory beginning March 23.The company said that "continued operations" had caused challenges for employees and suppliers.The San Francisco Bay Area is under a shelter-in-place order among a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the US.In shutting down its plant, Tesla joins…

Analysis bannerBusiness InsiderTesla's Fremont factory.Benjamin Zhang/Business InsiderTesla said that it would suspend production at its Fremont, California, factory beginning March 23.The company said that "continued operations" had caused challenges for employees and suppliers.The San Francisco Bay Area is under a shelter-in-place order among a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the US.In…

Concerns about the spreading coronavirus are forcing most of North America’s auto plants to close, at least temporarily.Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Toyota said they would shut down all of their factories in the region, citing concerns for employees who work in close quarters building automobiles. In addition,…

Tesla Inc. stock picked up a couple of upgrades this week while confusion still reigned about the extent the company’s California factory had been affected by a coronavirus-related shutdown. Bank of America analysts moved Tesla TSLA, +5.62% shares one notch to the equivalent of hold as Tesla stock fell about…

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BEIJING Tesla plans to increase its production capacity for certain car parts at its $2 billion factory in China, according to a government document seen by Reuters, as it pushes to localize its supply chain in the world's biggest auto market. The U.S. autom… Read More

Source: Jerry Hildenbrand / Android Central I will go out on a limb and say that everyone reading this has a smartphone within reach at this very moment. In fact, most people reading this are doing so on their smartphones. Our phones have become an extension of our arms and…

Grimes defended her boyfriend, the tech billionaire Elon Musk, in a new interview with Rolling Stone.The musician said Musk, whose net worth is about $40 billion, spends all his money and energy on making the world a better place."I admire it a lot. I think it's great. To me, it…