Tesla Model 3 Crash That Killed Motorcyclist Is Added to Wider US Probe
US auto safety regulators are investigating a crash involving a 2020 Tesla Model 3 that killed a motorcyclist in Utah, the latest in a broader examination of collisions suspected to involve the use of advanced driver-assistance systems.
Elon Musk Crafts New Master Plan Before Tesla Pulls Off the Old One
At some point, Elon Musk is going to blog again.
Four months have passed since the chief executive officer of Tesla tweeted he was working on a third “master plan” for the electric-car maker. Parts one and two were playful, endearing and hugely effective in burnishing Musk's reputation as a visionary, ginning up excitement among investors and prospective hires. Who wouldn't want to do good for the world by making a difference in global carbon emissions? Does ambition get any bigger than disrupting every major form of terrestrial transport?
Before Musk hits publish on another blog post, though, it's worth taking another look at Master Plan Part Deux, released six years ago this month. Tesla has made incredible strides since 2016, becoming the world's most valuable car company by a wide margin. But it's also fallen short or completely whiffed on each of the four goals its CEO listed.
Let's break them down, one by one:
Integrating energy generation and storage
It was no wonder this came first on Tesla's list of plans six years ago. A month before part deux was published, the company announced it had offered to acquire SolarCity, the debt-laden panel installer run by two of Musk's cousins, for $2.86 billion. The CEO was under pressure to justify what some investors believed amounted to a bailout.
Musk wrote that Tesla would “create a smoothly integrated and beautiful solar-roof-with-battery product that just works,” and “scale that
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