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Tesla Semi’s First Fatal Crash Kills Nevada Couple While The Truck’s Automatic Braking Remains A Black Box
California · Nevada

Tesla Semi’s First Fatal Crash Kills Nevada Couple While The Truck’s Automatic Braking Remains A Black Box

A Tesla Semi slammed into two passenger vehicles stopped at a red light on U.S. 50 in Dayton, Nevada, on Sunday morning, June 28, killing a married couple and leaving a third person with life-threatening injuries. Preliminary statements gathered at the scene suggest the truck driver may have fallen asleep, according to the Lyon County…

Ford's $30,000 EV Pickup Breaks Cover in Long Beach, Far From the Detroit Roads Ford Flagged
Ford

Ford’s $30,000 EV Pickup Breaks Cover in Long Beach, Far From the Detroit Roads Ford Flagged

Ford’s $30,000 electric pickup has been photographed on public streets for the first time, and the sighting happened in Long Beach, California, roughly 2,300 road miles from the metro Detroit area where the company said camouflaged prototypes would soon appear. The Autopian published exclusive spy photos on June 9, 2026, showing a camouflaged four-door pickup…

Tesla Robotaxi Mishaps Spark Safety Concerns in Austin Trials
Nevada

Tesla Asks Nevada for 5,000 Robotaxis While Its Real Fleet Sits at Roughly 20 Cars

Tesla has filed for a permit to run a paid robotaxi service across Clark County, Nevada, and the number it put on paper is the part worth stopping on. The application, logged as Docket 26-05015 with the Nevada Transportation Authority, asks for authorization to operate up to 5,000 autonomous vehicles in the first 12 months…

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