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Doctor, once hired by clinic that sees Tesla workers, just lost his license

Enlarge / Exterior view of the Tesla factory in Fremont, California, on Thursday, July 26, 2018. (credit: Mason Trinca / Washington Post via Getty Images)
A doctor who once worked for a Fremont, California, medical clinic contracted to treat
Bad news for the 1,000mph car as Bloodhound SSC is shut down

Artist’s rendering of a rocket car screaming across the desert. (credit: Bloodhound SSC)
Sad news, everyone. Bloodhound SSC, the British project to shatter the land speed record, is dead. Breaking the 1,000mph barrier with a ground vehicle is neither
Uber manager in March: “We shouldn’t be hitting things every 15,000 miles”

Enlarge / NTSB officials inspecting the vehicle that killed Elaine Herzberg in a March crash in Arizona. (credit: NTSB)
On March 19, the world learned that Uber had a serious safety problem when a prototype self-driving car struck and killed
Electric car industry group says Californians have now purchased 500,000 EVs

Enlarge / Nissan Leaf electric car plugged in and charging at an electric vehicle charging station in San Ramon, California, September 26, 2018. (credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
In November, California reportedly crossed the 500,000 threshold for electric vehicles sold
Elon Musk promises big new Tesla Autopilot upgrade, but is it legal?

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is famous for the use of his Twitter feed, where he often engages with his almost 24 million followers. Sometimes it gets him in trouble—as with the case of the infamous “420”
Elon Musk on 60 Minutes: “I do not respect the SEC”

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If anyone thought that Elon Musk had turned over a new leaf following a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over illegally manipulating Tesla’s stock price, think again. On Sunday, CBS’ 60 Minutes interviewed the Tesla
We’ve driven Audi’s first proper electric car, the 2019 e-tron SUV

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Because Audi was only offering e-tron drives in Abu Dhabi, we elected to accept paid flights and two nights in a hotel in order to attend this event, rather than having to wait at least six
Waymo One, the groundbreaking self-driving taxi service, explained

Enlarge / Hail our robotic cab overlords. (“Hail!” Ha ha!) (credit: Waymo)
Today is a day that fans of self-driving cars have been anticipating for years. Waymo—widely seen as the industry leader—is finally launching its “Waymo One” commercial taxi service