Tesla Recall: The U.S. recall, Tesla s largest to date, was prompted by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration findings that drivers do not always pay enough attention to the road when the system s automatic steering functions are turned on, possibly increasing the chance of crashes.
Tesla: About 130 workers affiliated with IF Metall began a strike on Oct. 27, sparking sympathy strikes - a solidarity tactic by unaffected workers - from dockworkers, cleaners and car dealerships. Sympathy strikes are generally legal in the Nordic countries, in a stark contrast to the United States where such actions are largely prohibited.
Ev Traction: Thai government tax incentives and subsidies have already drawn Chinese carmakers, including BYD and Great Wall Motor, which have committed to investing USD 1.44 billion in new production facilities in the country. CATARC, a Chinese government affiliated auto research institute, has centres in Germany, Switzerland and Japan and the latest one will facilitate Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers in Thailand, Thai government spokesperson Chai Wacharonke said in a statement.
"I went out of my way to entertain them so they would fall in love with Thailand .. they are looking for 2,000 rai (320 hectares) of land," Thailand s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said, adding he was confident that the electric vehicle (EV) maker would invest in Thailand. Srettha, a political newcomer, became prime minister in August and held a meeting with Tesla chief Elon Musk a month later.
Peter Bannon, a former Apple executive and director at Tesla for the last seven years, is now leading the project, the report said. The Dojo supercomputer was designed to process vast amounts of data and video from Tesla cars to train the automaker s autonomous-driving software.