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Elon Musk says Tesla’s “Gigafactory” outside Berlin will start pumping out electric cars as soon as November — even though the company has still not secured final approval from German authorities. The factory is set to start making Tesla Model Y SUVs in November or December, Musk said on Saturday, according to Bloomberg. But Tesla…

Tesla was hit with a lawsuit Monday from five Texas cops who say they were injured when a Model X on “autopilot” mode plowed into them during a traffic stop. The five cops say they were left with “severe injuries and permanent disabilities” and are seeking $20 million in damages. “The officers want to hold…

U.S. safety investigators are asking anyone who witnessed a fiery Tesla crash last week near Miami that killed two people to send them video or photos taken at the scene. The National Transportation Safety Board sent three investigators to the Sept. 13 crash in Coral Gables, Florida. The agency says Thursday that it’s specifically looking…

US auto safety regulators said on Wednesday they had identified a 12th crash involving Tesla vehicles that were using advanced driver-assistance systems in incidents involving emergency vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Aug. 16 said it had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla driver assistance system Autopilot after 11 crashes. The 12th occurred in Orlando…