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U.S. auto safety agency that’s probing Tesla cuts 4% of staff

By Keith Laing and Bloomberg

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Tesla excluded from EV buyer credits in California proposal

By Eliyahu Kamisher, Keith Laing, and others

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES – JULY 24: A Cruise, which is a driverless robot taxi, is seen during operation in San Francisco, California, USA on July 24, 2023. The self-driving service of âCruiseâ, the autonomous vehicle company owned by General Motor, is thought to be a step towards wider commercial deployment of a long-promised autonomous alternative to ride-hailing services such as Uber or Lyft in the US. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Federal regulators are investigating whether Cruise robotaxis are risky to pedestrians following several accidents

By Keith Laing, David Welch, and others

Electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on among other CEOs before a roundtable during the 6th edition of the “Choose France” Summit at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris on May 15, 2023. Since 2018, the Choose France Summit seeks to promote France’s economic attractiveness and encourage international investment across the country and brings together hundreds of leaders from the largest multinational corporations. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Tesla’s dropping of AM radio in its cars prompts broadcasters and lawmakers to fight back against the ‘betrayal’

By Todd Shields, Keith Laing, and others

Vehicles in traffic travel along Interstate 80 in Emeryville, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed freezing fuel efficiency requirements for autos at 37 miles per gallon in 2020, instead of letting them rise to 47 mpg by 2025 under Obama-era regulations. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

U.S. urges recall of 67 million air bag parts that are responsible for two deaths, but the manufacturer ‘strongly disagrees’

By Keith Laing and Ryan Beene

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Larry Summers says a soft landing ‘looks more possible’ for the U.S. economy but warns inflation indicators remain ‘unimaginably high’

By Keith Laing and Bloomberg

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The pandemic was terrible for traffic deaths—that’s very slowly beginning to change

By Keith Laing and Bloomberg

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Two U.S. Senators raise concerns over a Tesla feature that lets its vehicles run through stop signs

By Keith Laing and Bloomberg

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Manchin opposes proposed $4,500 tax credit for electric vehicles made by union labor

By Bloomberg and Keith Laing

“Vehicle Charging Only” sign at a Tesla charging station in El Cerrito, California, U.S., on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Tesla Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on July 26. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Biden to set ambitious EV goal as carmakers plead for help

By Bloomberg, Ari Natter, and others

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with a bipartisan group of members of Congress in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, April 12, 2021. Democrats return to Washington today to begin considering Biden’s $2.25 trillion spending and tax proposal as party leaders sort out how ambitious a package they can push through Congress with the slimmest of majorities. Photographer: Amr Alfiky/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images

In call with CEOs, Biden doubles down on a $50 billion plan to invest in chips

By Jenny Leonard, Keith Laing, and others

A traveler wearing a protective mask uses an automated kiosk to check-in at the Delta Air Lines Inc. check-in area at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Airline passenger numbers in the U.S. totaled 1.06 million on Dec. 20, compared with 2.52 million the same weekday a year earlier, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Mask up, air travelers—it will soon be mandatory under Biden’s new travel safety rules

By Keith Laing, Alan Levin, and others

TOPSHOT – Members of the National Guard take a rest in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 13, 2021, ahead of an expected House vote impeaching US President Donald Trump. – The Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives on Wednesday opened debate on a historic second impeachment of President Donald Trump over his supporters’ attack of the Capitol that left five dead.Lawmakers in the lower chamber are expected to vote for impeachment around 3:00 pm (2000 GMT) — marking the formal opening of proceedings against Trump. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Washington mobilizes a massive troop buildup in the capital ahead of Biden inauguration

By Todd Shields, Keith Laing, and others

WILMINGTON, DE – NOVEMBER 19: President-elect Joe Biden listens to a question from a reporter after he delivered a remarks at the Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Biden infrastructure package in jeopardy as bi-partisan cooperation fails to launch

By Keith Laing and Bloomberg