Elon Musk's Tesla is going to enter India soon. In 2018, SpaceX sent Tesla Roadster into space, which has so far covered a distance of 5.63 lakh crore km.
The company sent this car to space on 6 February 2018.
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Tesla Roadster has covered a distance of 5.63 lakh crore km in space.
SpaceX sent Tesla Roadster into space in 2018.
Tesla is going to enter India's car market soon.
New Delhi. Elon Musk's Tesla is very much discussed in India these days. Because, Tesla's entry is going to be done in India's car market in a short time. Elon Musk is known for his outspoken style. You know about his company Tesla, but do you know that Tesla's car runs not only on the ground but also in space? Yes! This is not a joke, this is true. So let us explain to you what the whole matter is.
Elon Musk's company Space X launched its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket in space on 6 February 2018. A Tesla roadster car with this rocket was sent to space with Starman Dummy. This car of Tesla has been traveling around the Sun since then and has covered a distance of about 5.63 lakh crore km.
Large -scale freight in space The aim of Elon Musk behind launching this car was to display SpaceX's capabilities to the world. With this mission, Musk also showed that his company is capable of carrying out freight in space.
Car understood Esteroid An interesting thing about the journey of this car is that it was recently considered an asteroid by mistake. The Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Association released a bulletin on 2 January, claiming the 2018 CN41 that it was a comet, making a round near the Earth.
Later it was discovered that this object actually matches the Falcon Heavy Upper Stage of Tesla Roadster. Spacex and astronomers are monitoring this car. For this, the company has also released a website called 'Ware Is Roadster.com'. This website follows the location of the car and calculates how much distance it has traveled.
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March 03, 2025, 19:22 IST
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Alon Musk's Tesla, which is filling up in space, makes the sun circle
Tesla's entry in India will increase competition in the automobile sector. Tata Motors has prepared to launch Tata Avinya All Electric SUVs to deal with Tesla's challenge.
The price of Tata Avinya can be close to Rs 25 lakh.
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Tata Avinya will compete with Tesla's cars in India.
The price of Tata Avinya can be around Rs 25 lakh.
Tata Avinya's first model is expected to be launched in FY27.
New Delhi. These days, there is a lot of discussion about Elon Musk of Tesla in the Indian market in India. After Tesla's entry in the Indian market, the competition in the automobile sector is likely to be very fast. In such a situation, there will be a big challenge for India's Major Auto Brands like Tata and Mahindra. It will be interesting to see how Indian brands face Tesla's challenge. Now in the meantime, the big news is that Tata has started preparing to deal with this challenge. The company is bringing a new all electric SUV in India, which is going to have a direct competition with Tesla.
Tata Motors is preparing to launch Tata Avinya (Tata Avinya) all electric SUV in India. The price of this car is likely to be around Rs 25 lakh. This electric SUV has been designed by Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML). Avinya, based on Tata's Gen 3 Architecture, has introduced the company once in April 2022.
How long will it be launched? Responding to a question of Moneycontrol, a spokesman for Tata Motors said: “We have indicated that the first model under Avinya series is expected to come in FY27. We have not indicated anything at the price of the car. We usually talk about it at the launch. “
How much will Tesla car cost? Seeing the scope in the Indian automobile market, Alan Musk has expressed his interest in the Indian market many times for a long time. Now the question in everyone's mind is how much the cost of Tesla's cars will be in India. However, no official information about this has been revealed yet. According to recent media reports, the price of Tesla's first car can be 25 thousand dollars i.e. about 21 lakh rupees. Electric mobility in India is also becoming increasingly popular. The government also offers many types of subsidy to promote it.
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February 25, 2025, 14:40 IST
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Tata prepared to compete with Tesla, Dhansu Electric Car
Alan Musk's Tesla is going to enter India soon. According to the survey of the Chalding Tree, Tesla Drivers are responsible for driving the most accidents, speed tickets and drunk.
The data of 1000 drivers has been included in this survey.
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'Tesla drivers are the most responsible for accidents.'
Tesla is going to knock in the Indian market soon.
In the lending tree survey, Tesla drivers were described as 'careless'.
New Delhi. Tesla of Elon Musk is very much discussed today. Not only America, but also in India. The reason for this is Tesla's possible entry in India. Tesla's entry in India has been speculated for a long time. Now the picture about this is quite clear. The company is going to knock in the market in India soon. Now another interesting survey related to Tesla has come out, whose report may probably surprise you. So let's know what is interesting in this survey.
When it comes to Tesla owners, the news of their negligence on the road often comes up. There is a common belief in the US that Tesla drivers are 'careless'. Now the Lending Tree has further strengthened this general perception in one of its survey. The results of the survey also confirm this.
What does the survey say? The survey report shows that Tesla EV owners are responsible for the most incidents including accidents, speed tickets and fine of drunk driving. Tesla drivers are at the top in this list, followed by the owners of Ram and Subaru. There are often reports of accidents related to Tesla on social media and this survey approves these reports.
Tesla drivers involved in most incidents Depending on the Kotwizard Tool of the lending, 1st January 2024 to December 31, 2024, based on 1000 drivers, accident number 26.67 for Tesla, 23.15 for Ram and 22.89 for Subaru. According to Sarve, the lowest incidents The top car brand drivers are Mercury, Pontiaq and Cadilac. The interesting thing to note is that the production of 2 of these has stopped. The number of incidents for Mercury was 18.63, followed by this number 19.72 for Pontiaq and 20.75 for Cadilac.
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February 20, 2025, 16:41 IST
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Tesla driver is 'dangerous', shocking report from America
By: bloomberg , updated on: November 19, 2024, 10:32 am
Tesla announced plans to produce large numbers of driverless robotaxis, which lack driver control, from 2026.
Tesla's plans to launch a self-driving robotaxi in 2026 may hit a hurdle as existing US regulations prohibit such vehicles from operating. NHTSA currently allows manufacturers to deploy 2,500 self-driving vehicles per year.
Members of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team have told advisers they plan to make a federal framework for fully automated vehicles one of the Transportation Department's priorities, according to people familiar with the matter.
If the new rules enable cars without human control, it would directly benefit Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer and Trump mega-donor Elon Musk, who has become a powerful fixture in the president-elect's inner circle. He has bet the EV maker's future on self-driving technology and artificial intelligence.
Tesla shares traded up more than 8% as of 4:15 a.m. Monday in New York, before the start of regular trading. The stock has risen 28% since Election Day.
Current federal regulations create significant hurdles for companies that want to deploy vehicles without steering wheels or foot pedals in large quantities, which Tesla plans to do. The Trump team is looking for policy leaders for the department to develop a framework for regulating self-driving vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because they were asked to speak publicly. Were not authorized.
While the Transportation Department could issue rules through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that would make it easier to deploy autonomous vehicles, an Act of Congress would clear the way for mass adoption of self-driving cars. A bipartisan legislative measure being discussed in the early stages would create federal rules around AVs, the two people said.
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He said one candidate under consideration for transportation secretary is former Uber Technologies Inc. executive Emil Michael, who has spoken with Trump's team and potential staffers. He said the work is in the early stages and policy details have not yet been determined.
Republican Representatives Sam Graves of Missouri and Garrett Graves of Louisiana also have been considered to lead the department, the people said.
The transition team did not respond to requests for comment.
Musk announced in October plans to produce large numbers of driverless Tesla robotaxis, which lack driver controls, by 2026. Current US regulations pose significant obstacles to Musk's plans for Tesla Cybercab models, including limits limiting their deployment.
The CEO called for a federal approval process for autonomous vehicles during Tesla's third-quarter earnings call, saying he would use any role with the government to move it forward.
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Trump has since nominated Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency to “eliminate government bureaucracy” and reduce spending and regulations deemed overly burdensome.
Previous attempts to introduce federal legislation to regulate autonomous vehicles have failed.
NHTSA currently allows manufacturers to deploy 2,500 self-driving vehicles per year under the waiver, but legislative efforts to increase that number to 100,000 have repeatedly failed.
A bill to do so passed the House several years ago during Trump's first term, but the measure has stalled in the Senate. Efforts to merge the bill with other laws during the first year of the Biden administration failed when some makers tried to include language that would prevent consumers from suing or creating class-action cases.
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First publication date: 19 November 2024, 09:27 AM IST
New Delhi. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally launched the company's first robotaxi after a long wait. This robotaxi, which runs entirely on battery, has been named Cybercab. The company launched it at an event at Warner Bros. Studio in Los Angeles. Musk announced that production of the Cybercab will begin in 2026 and it will be priced under $30,000 (approximately ₹25 lakh).
Tesla fans were eagerly waiting for this event, because the event was already running late. Nearly 3.3 million viewers participated in the livestream on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter).
How is CyberCab? The CyberCab electric taxi has a seating capacity of only two people and has neither pedals nor steering, making it a fully automated vehicle. Both its doors open upwards like the wings of a butterfly.
More safe than ordinary cars During the launch, Musk said that autonomous vehicles could be 10 to 20 times safer than human-driven vehicles, and would also be much cheaper. He estimated that the cost of operating a self-driving car would be about $0.20 per mile, compared to $1 per mile for city buses.
Why is Tesla making Cybercab? Automation has been a key tenet of Elon Musk's strategy. Musk has long been promising to bring fully automated, driverless cars to the market. Through CyberCab, Tesla wants to take this vision a step further, through which this taxi service will be offered through its own ride-hailing app. Musk has been talking about a ride-hailing business since 2019, but there has been little progress so far.
According to a report by TechCrunch, Musk is also planning to allow Tesla users to rent their vehicles through ride-hailing apps, in which the company will take about 25-30% commission.
The Tesla lawsuit is part of a broader effort to circumvent laws in various states that prevent automakers from also being retailers.
The Tesla lawsuit is part of a broader effort to circumvent laws in various states that prevent automakers from also being retailers.
Tesla's challenge in federal court to a Louisiana law that bars automobile manufacturers from selling directly to consumers has been revived by an appeals court.
The lawsuit filed by the electric car company owned by billionaire Elon Musk is part of a broader effort to circumvent laws in several states that bar automakers from also being retailers. The effort has included court challenges and, in some cases, opening showrooms on sovereign Native American tribal properties where state laws don't apply.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, overturned a lower court ruling that rejected Tesla's claim that it was being denied constitutional due process. The appeals court said Tesla had a reasonable claim that the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission, which regulates car sales in the state, was biased against Tesla, given that it is dominated by licensed third-party dealers.
“The Commission will always be incentivized to prevent new business models from entering the market,” Judge Jerry Smith wrote for the majority in a decision issued Monday.
The ruling sends the case back to federal District Court in New Orleans.
Smith was appointed to the court by former Republican President Ronald Reagan. Judge Katharina Haines, appointed by former Republican President George W. Bush, concurred with the outcome. Judge Dana Douglas, appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, dissented.
“The Supreme Court has made clear that regulatory boards are not unconstitutional simply because they are composed of competitors of the entities they regulate,” Douglas wrote.
First Publication Date: 28 August 2024, 07:40 AM IST
By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 09 Apr 2024, 07:10 AM
Tesla is scouting locations for setting up its manufacturing plant in India.
Tesla is scouting locations for setting up its manufacturing plant in India. (AFP)
The biggest news in the Indian automotive space in the last few days was that Tesla is scouting locations for its India manufacturing facility. Three states of the country, namely Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu are reportedly on the radar of the electric car giant. Telangana government is also said to be in talks with Tesla for the plant. We have also reported earlier that, Tesla has already started production of cars in a limited number for the Indian market at its Gigafactory in Berlin. Also, previously Tesla India Motor and Energy Pvt Ltd leased office space in Pune, marking its first official presence in India.
HT has reported that Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk said that it is going to be a natural progression for his company to provide electric vehicles in India. However, he didn’t reveal which models would be the first to reach Indian shores officially. We can expect the Model 3 and Model Y, two of the automaker’s most popular EV offerings to be introduced to the country initially, while the other models too would be launched here gradually.
Meanwhile, the auto company has pulled the plug on plans for its most affordable car project, which could have been a perfect model for the Indian market. Instead, Tesla now plans to focus and invest in robotaxis. This comes after it was reported that Tesla was searching for a location to set up its factory in the country.
Tesla setting up its manufacturing facility in India could mean the electric car manufacturer will invest somewhere between $2 billion to $3 billion in the country. The Indian manufacturing facility of the OEM will not only cater for the Indian market but the overseas demand as well. What’s more important is that this would be a major leap for the Indian electric vehicle industry as well as the local manufacturing sector.
Self-driving capability is central to Tesla’s financial future, according to Musk, whose own reputation as an engineering leader is being challenged with allegations by plaintiffs in one of two lawsuits that he personally leads the group behind technology that failed. Wins by Tesla could raise confidence and sales for the software, which costs up to $15,000 per vehicle.
Tesla faces two trials in quick succession, with more to follow. The first, scheduled for mid-September in a California state court, is a civil lawsuit containing allegations that the Autopilot system caused owner Micah Lee’s Model 3 to suddenly veer off a highway east of Los Angeles at 65 miles per hour, strike a palm tree and burst into flames, all in the span of seconds.
The 2019 crash, which has not been previously reported, killed Lee and seriously injured his two passengers, including a then-8-year old boy who was disemboweled. The lawsuit, filed against Tesla by the passengers and Lee’s estate, accuses Tesla of knowing that Autopilot and other safety systems were defective when it sold the car.
Musk ‘de facto leader of Autopilot team
File photo of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. (REUTERS)
The second trial, set for early October in a Florida state court, arose out of a 2019 crash north of Miami where owner Stephen Banner’s Model 3 drove under the trailer of an 18-wheeler big rig truck that had pulled into the road, shearing off the Tesla’s roof and killing Banner. Autopilot failed to brake, steer or do anything to avoid the collision, according to the lawsuit filed by Banner’s wife.
Tesla denied liability for both accidents, blamed driver error and said Autopilot is safe when monitored by humans. Tesla said in court documents that drivers must pay attention to the road and keep their hands on the steering wheel. “There are no self-driving cars on the road today,” the company said.
The civil proceedings will likely reveal new evidence about what Musk and other company officials knew about Autopilot’s capabilities – and any possible deficiencies. Banner’s attorneys, for instance, argue in a pretrial court filing that internal emails show Musk is the Autopilot team’s “de facto leader”.
Tesla and Musk did not respond to Reuters’ emailed questions for this article, but Musk has made no secret of his involvement in self-driving software engineering, often tweeting about his test-driving of a Tesla equipped with “Full Self-Driving” software. He has for years promised that Tesla would achieve self-driving capability only to miss his own targets.
Tesla won a bellwether trial in Los Angeles in April with a strategy of saying that it tells drivers that its technology requires human monitoring, despite the “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” names. The case was about an accident where a Model S swerved into the curb and injured its driver, and jurors told Reuters after the verdict that they believed Tesla warned drivers about its system and driver distraction was to blame.
Stakes higher for Tesla
The stakes for Tesla are much higher in the September and October trials, the first of a series related to Autopilot this year and next, because people died.
“If Tesla backs up a lot of wins in these cases, I think they’re going to get more favorable settlements in other cases,” said Matthew Wansley, a former General Counsel of nuTonomy, an automated driving startup and Associate Professor of Law at Cardozo School of Law.
On the other hand, “a big loss for Tesla – especially with a big damages award” could “dramatically shape the narrative going forward,” said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina.
In court filings, the company has argued that Lee consumed alcohol before getting behind the wheel and that it is not clear whether Autopilot was on at the time of crash.
Jonathan Michaels, an attorney for the plaintiffs, declined to comment on Tesla’s specific arguments, but said “we’re fully aware of Tesla’s false claims including their shameful attempts to blame the victims for their known defective autopilot system.”
In the Florida case, Banner’s attorneys also filed a motion arguing punitive damages were warranted. The attorneys have deposed several Tesla executives and received internal documents from the company that they said show Musk and engineers were aware of, and did not fix, shortcomings.
In one deposition, former executive Christopher Moore testified there are limitations to Autopilot, saying it “is not designed to detect every possible hazard or every possible obstacle or vehicle that could be on the road,” according to a transcript reviewed by Reuters.
In 2016, a few months after a fatal accident where a Tesla crashed into a semi-trailer truck, Musk told reporters that the automaker was updating Autopilot with improved radar sensors that likely would have prevented the fatality.
But Adam (Nicklas) Gustafsson, a Tesla Autopilot systems engineer who investigated both accidents in Florida, said that in the almost three years between that 2016 crash and Banner’s accident, no changes were made to Autopilot’s systems to account for cross-traffic, according to court documents submitted by plaintiff lawyers.
The lawyers tried to blame the lack of change on Musk. “Elon Musk has acknowledged problems with the Tesla autopilot system not working properly,” according to plaintiffs’ documents. Former Autopilot engineer Richard Baverstock, who was also deposed, stated that “almost everything” he did at Tesla was done at the request of “Elon,” according to the documents.
Tesla filed an emergency motion in court late on Wednesday seeking to keep deposition transcripts of its employees and other documents secret. Banner’s attorney, Lake “Trey” Lytal III, said he would oppose the motion.
“The great thing about our judicial system is Billion Dollar Corporations can only keep secrets for so long,” he wrote in a text message.
