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Tesla Gets $381,755 Finger-Wag From EPA Over Air Pollution Violations
The Environmental Protection Agency has fined Tesla a paltry $US275,000 ($381,755) for repeated Clean Air Act violations — chump change for the $US800 ($1,111) billion electric vehicle company heralded as an environmental champion. I love a little irony in the morning!
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Tesla Is Being Sued For Allegedly Faulty Suspension After Florida Crash
Last September, a Tesla Model 3 crash in Coral Gables, FL sparked a fireball that killed both of the car’s occupants. The car had been travelling at up to 90 mph before appearing to hit a bump and veer off the road. Now, the family of the car’s driver is suing Tesla, Tesla Florida, and…
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Steering Wheel Sensors Won’t Save Us From Distracted Drivers
Driver monitoring systems that watch for distracted driving through steering wheel input are terrible at keeping drivers focused on the road, according to a study from the American Automobile Association. Carmakers are building driver monitoring into the ADAS in new cars, but as Reuters reports, the AAA study found that tracking steering wheel input is…
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Noted Tesla Hacker Finds Evidence Of ‘Seat Abuse’ Protection That Locks You Out Of Seat Controls
We’ve reported on the findings of Tesla hacker/researcher GreenTheOnly before, and it seems that a new interesting detail has been discovered, found in relation to information about a new front seat vendor for Tesla Model 3 and Model Y cars. The cars appear to track metrics and data about how often the seat is adjusted,…