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CA judge rules Tesla lied about FSD, must fix marketing within 60 days
A California judge ruled late Tuesday afternoon that Tesla engaged in “deceptive marketing” in reference to its Full Self-Driving system, and that Tesla’s license to sell and produce cars in the state should be revoked for 30 days. However, the California DMV has said it will give Tesla 60 days to comply and fix its… Continue reading CA judge rules Tesla lied about FSD, must fix marketing within 60 days
Clean Technica: Tesla vs. Waymo Continued, & Elon Musk’s Big 2025 Robotaxi Rollout Miss004292
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I recently wrote about the latest updates to the long-running Tesla vs. Waymo battle. However, I missed some things! Plus, I completely forgot about a pretty wild claim Elon Musk made earlier in the year and therefore missed adding an update on that as part… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla vs. Waymo Continued, & Elon Musk’s Big 2025 Robotaxi Rollout Miss004292
Clean Technica: Op-Ed: How A $14,000 Electric Kei Car Became Japan’s Best-Selling EV & Saved Nissan004291
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. While Tesla and BYD (not in that order) dominate EV headlines globally, Japan’s EV sales success for three consecutive years is a tiny 11-foot-long kei car that costs roughly $14,000 after subsidies and offers just 112 miles of range. The Nissan Sakura has become more… Continue reading Clean Technica: Op-Ed: How A $14,000 Electric Kei Car Became Japan’s Best-Selling EV & Saved Nissan004291
CoreWeave Has Lost a Staggering Amount of Stock Value Over the Past Six Months
Bruno de Carvalho/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images AI cloud computing company CoreWave exploded onto the scene in March with the biggest tech IPO since 2021. The company’s stock soared by more than 40 percent in the following days, riding on the coattails of immense hype surrounding generative AI. The hype was driven by insatiable AI… Continue reading CoreWeave Has Lost a Staggering Amount of Stock Value Over the Past Six Months
Washington Post Says It Will Continue AI-Generating Error Filled Podcasts as Its Own Editors Groan in Embarrassment
Getty / Futurism The outcry sparked by the Washington Post’s launch of AI-generated podcasts has gone in one ear of the newspaper’s leadership and out the other, which isn’t too dissimilar to what might happen to anyone listening to the slop it’s trying to peddle. On Monday, the Jeff Bezos-owned publication doubled down on its… Continue reading Washington Post Says It Will Continue AI-Generating Error Filled Podcasts as Its Own Editors Groan in Embarrassment
We’re Bracing for an Accident Now That Tesla Is Taking the Safety Drivers Out of Its Robotaxis
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Jay Janner / Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images Tesla is preparing for its Robotaxis to go fully driverless and ditch its human safety monitors, according to CEO Elon Musk, while the rest of us prepare for an accident. Over the weekend, footage circulated on social media showing at… Continue reading We’re Bracing for an Accident Now That Tesla Is Taking the Safety Drivers Out of Its Robotaxis
Jaguar Type 00 EV First Ride: It Still Looks Odd, but It’s Seriously Quick
This all bodes well for when we eventually get to drive the final production of the Type 00. But of course there’s much that can still go wrong between now and then. And considering the company’s form of late, you wouldn’t bet against fate dealing Jaguar yet another bad hand. Glover is clear all this… Continue reading Jaguar Type 00 EV First Ride: It Still Looks Odd, but It’s Seriously Quick
The Best Streaming Bundles and Streaming Deals of December 2025
The Black Friday streaming deals bonanza is over. But holiday streaming deals continue in December, and some of the December deals are better than the one I signed up for in November. Buyer’s remorse is eternal, but this time it’s also reversible. The best December streaming deals are ad-free. It’s not an eye-poppingly low number,… Continue reading The Best Streaming Bundles and Streaming Deals of December 2025
Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules
An administrative law judge has ruled that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing that gave customers a false impression of the capabilities of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving driver assistance software. This is a pivotal development in a years-long case initiated by California’s Department of Motor Vehicles. The judge agreed with the state DMV’s request to… Continue reading Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules