Musk to face Tesla Investors at Annual Shareholder’s Meeting
Toronto, Ontario — June 5, 2018 — Tesla’s annual share holders meeting, held today, will give investors the opportunity to voice their concerns about the company’s direction after a few months of missed production targets and withering press coverage. While it seems unlikely that shareholders will take the opportunity to boot Elon Musk, the […]
Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog call on DMV to investigate deceptive Tesla marketing
By CRM Staff Los Angeles, California — May 30, 2018 — Allegations of misleading marketing have emerged against Tesla for its Autopilot feature. The Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog allege that statements by Tesla and Elon Musk violate California’s newly enacted Autonomous Vehicle Regulations. Those rules say a company cannot make […]
Tesla to open its own autobody repair facilities this year
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — May 4, 2018 — Collision Repair magazine’s partner publication Repairer Driven News, recently reported that Tesla has publicized the company’s plans to open its own bodyshops this year. The announcement for plans to develop repair facilities was first made back in May of 2017 in its first-quarter earnings […]
Auto expert criticizes Tesla Model 3
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — April 26, 2018 — A Detroit-based auto manufacturing consultant recently suggested that one of the biggest issues with the Tesla Model 3 is an overly complicated design. This comes as Tesla continues to struggle to produce these models in mass or hit any forecasted productions targets to date. […]
The Blindspot: Coverage of AV paint raises more questions than answers
By Harland Goulbourne Toronto, Ontario — February 5, 2018 — A report in USA Today describes a future filled with brightly-coloured autonomous vehicles as likely, because the LiDAR – the eyes of most autonomous cars – struggles to see darker colours. Most autonomous vehicles make use of the LiDAR systems in order to navigate the […]
Tesla approves Spanesi equipment for structural repairs
Naperville, Illinois — January 26, 2018 — On January 16, Tesla announced the addition of three new Spanesi structural repair benches, along with the Touch Measuring System, to their OEM approved equipment list. “Spanesi is excited to be a part of approved list of collision repair equipment recognized in the Tesla Approved Body Shop program,” […]
AV Report: Blackberry is making a comeback, Nissan’s new technology
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 6, 2018 — This week in the Autonomous Report, Blackberry is making a comeback, Tesla can’t quite meet their promises and much, much more. Blackberry’s comeback Blackberry just announced a deal with Chinese tech giant Baidu to see that the company uses BlackBerry software for […]
More than 90 percent of Tesla vehicles exit the assembly line defective, say Tesla employees
By Erin McLaughlin Toronto, Ontario — January 2, 2018 — Nine former and current Tesla staff have claimed that over 90 percent of Model S sedans and Model X SUVs require repairs before even leaving the factory. The staff cited these numbers from Tesla’s internal tracking system as recently as October. The employees […]
AV Report: Elon Musk’s reputation takes a hit; Intel and Warner Bros to create AV-entertainment systems
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — December 11, 2017 — In this week’s Autonomous Report, Elon Musk’s reputation takes a hit, Hollywood eyes the potential in AVs, insurance companies get a warning, and much, much more! -The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan was one of the major institutional investors buying up a stake in the ride-share […]
Tuesday Ticker: Nippon could acquire Axalta; Tesla rapidly losing money on Model 3
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — November 28th, 2017 — This week’s Tuesday Ticker: Axalta’s good fortune, FinishMaster’s plan, the return of semi-manufacturing to Ontario, and much, much more! The biggest market news of late, of course, has been the game of musical chairs being played among global paint manufacturers. Nippon Paint made an all-cash […]
