Tag: Tesla

Musk Chose Who Got Chips – Bloomberg

If you are the chief executive officer and controlling shareholder of two different companies, each with different minority shareholders and employees, and they both use the same essential scarce inputs, and the sole supplier of those inputs calls you up and says “we are backed up and can only meet the needs of one of your companies, which one should…

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Top adviser recommends against Elon Musk’s $56B Tesla pay package

Top proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services on Friday recommended Tesla shareholders vote against the reapproval of CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package and withhold their support from the re-election of News Corp. scion James Murdoch to the automaker’s board. Tesla’s shareholder meeting is on June 13. Source: Top adviser recommends against Elon Musk’s $56B Tesla pay package

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Exclusive: In Tesla Autopilot probe, US prosecutors focus on securities, wire fraud | Reuters

U.S. prosecutors are examining whether Tesla, opens new tab committed securities or wire fraud by misleading investors and consumers about its electric vehicles’ self-driving capabilities, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems assist with steering, braking and lane changes – but are not fully autonomous. While Tesla has warned drivers to stay ready…

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