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Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said the electric-car maker will dabble in advertisements, a major departure for the 20-year-old company. “We'll try a little advertising and see how it goes,” Musk said Tuesday at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting in response to an investor's question. Tesla has long prided itself on word-of-mouth among its fan base to market its vehicles. It has built a formidable brand without paying for traditional advertising on television, radio or in newspapers or magazines. Musk…

Last Updated: January 30, 2023, 10:50 ISTElon Musk (Photo: Reuters)In September last year, a Tesla owner sued the EV maker, saying the company and its CEO are deceptively and misleadingly marketing the Autopilot softwareThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating self-driving claims made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.The SEC probe is to determine if the electric car-maker flouted its rules in promoting its full-self driving (FSD) and Autopilot software, reports The Verge.Musk in November last year said the…

Electric car deliveries from Tesla Inc.’s factory in Shanghai rose to a record in November. Electric car deliveries from Tesla Inc.'s factory in Shanghai rose to a record in November after the US automaker deployed aggressive marketing tactics and promotions in China's increasingly competitive market. Tesla shipped 100,291 cars in Asia's biggest economy last month, versus 71,704 in October and almost double the 52,859 vehicles the EV pioneer delivered in the same month of 2021, Cui Dongshu, secretary general of…

Last Updated: August 17, 2022, 19:44 ISTImage used for representation. (Photo: IANS)Tesla earlier this month was also accused by a California state transportation regulator of falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving featuresTesla can continue referring to the capabilities of its driver assistance system and to autonomous driving in its advertising in Germany after a court threw out a complaint against the practice. Germany’s Wettbewerbszentrale, an industry-sponsored body tasked with policing…

Tesla Model 3. Image used for representation. (Photo: Tesla)The report mentioned that out of 392 crashes, 273 were Tesla vehicles using Autopilot or the Full Self-Driving (FSD) betaIANS Last Updated:June 16, 2022, 16:35 ISTFOLLOW US ON:The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) has linked 392 crashes to self-driving and driver assistance systems in 10 months and about 70 percent of those were Elon Musk-owned Tesla vehicles, media reports say. According to Engadget, the US NHTSA released data on 10…