The family of 19-year-old Krysta Tsukahara has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla, alleging its “dangerously defective” Cybertruck door handle design trapped her inside a burning vehicle, as first reported by The New York Times. The lawsuit, filed in a California court on Thursday, claims Tesla continued to sell its vehicles despite “repeated and direct notice” that its electronic …
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As Cybertruck sales fall, Tesla raised the price of its top-end “Cyberbeast” model by $15k today, bundling some additional software and perks to go along with it. The top-end trim now costs $45k more than its original announced price. Tesla has been having a rough time in sales lately, owing primarily to its bad CEO, Elon Musk. Sales are down …
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The U.S. Air Force is trying to acquire Tesla Cybertrucks to use as missile targets in battlefield training, according to recent filings. The military’s invocation of the Tesla brand is emblematic of the tightening relationship not only between the Pentagon and Elon Musk, but with Big Tech more broadly, according to American University foreign policy professor Gordon Adams. The U.S. …
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The U.S. Air Force is taking steps to acquire Tesla Cybertrucks—for the express purpose of blowing them up. But while the vehicles in this context are meant to be destroyed, the Air Force seeking out the Tesla brand is just another example of how Big Tech and the Department of Defense have become unlikely bedfellows, one defense spending expert said. …
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