Tesla Model S

Prices for Teslas in China increased 20 percent in response to higher tariffs 
 in the U.S.-China trade war. Meanwhile, a new plant would eventually build 
 500,000 Teslas a year there.

After the Model S's acceptable rating in an IIHS crash test, Tesla issued a 
 statement questioning the agency's methods and motivations.

Crash investigators have concluded that operational design contributed 
 toward driver inattention in a Tesla Model S crash in 2016.

AAA-The Auto Club Group says rates for Teslas could go up 30 percent 
 based on data showing more and costlier collision claims.

The latest insurance industry data for 2014-16 vehicles indicate likely 
 insurance rates and are one measure of vehicle safety.
 

Regulators have moved to stop the distribution of an aftermarket device 
 that could enable hands-free driving on Tesla vehicles.

The Tesla Model X involved in a recent fatal crash sped up from 62 mph to 
 about 71 mph in the seconds before the crash and did not brake or 
 attempt evasive steering, says the NTSB.

American drivers are growing increasingly wary of self-driving cars and the 
 technology used in autonomous drive systems, according to a just-released 
 study by AAA.