Tesla’s stock tumbled 10 percent Friday, generating more than $1 billion in profits for investors betting on a fall in the electric-car maker’s shares.
It’s been three decades since cars’ internal networks got an update. With autonomous vehicles on the horizon, quick decisions will rely on a faster network.
The same traits that have made Mr. Musk a great entrepreneur also make him a potentially troublesome chief executive. Tesla’s board should act as a filter.
Doctors and public health workers in San Francisco are preparing to track injuries from electric scooters and the other transportation services blossoming in the city.
Mr. Musk’s statement that he had “funding secured” for a possible $70 billion buyout could get scrutiny from securities regulators and plaintiffs’ lawyers.
The proposal would freeze rules requiring cleaner, more efficient cars and unravel one of President Obama’s signature policies to fight global warming.
Andrew Wheeler, E.P.A. acting administrator, said the agency will enforce stricter pollution limits for so-called glider trucks built with older engines.
By LISA FRIEDMAN
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