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Tesla is suing the state of North Dakota because the state won't allow the company to open any showrooms/service centers and sell direct to consumers.
North Dakota law prohibits vehicle manufacturers from owning car dealerships and requires them to sell their products to franchised dealerships for resale to consumers.
“Tesla just wants to be able to sell its vehicles in North Dakota, and not force customers who would wish to purchase a Tesla vehicle to have to drive to Minnesota or another state to do it,” said Ari Holtzblatt, one of Tesla’s attorneys in the case.
Tesla is asking the court to declare the company does not fall within the definition of manufacturer contained in state law. The term is defined as a person who assembles or imports a motor vehicle and sells it to dealers in the state for resale.
It's wild that in 2026, we still have U.S. states that won't allow direct vehicle sales to consumers. It hurts consumers and reduces choice.
Elon Musk says Tesla FSD V15 will far exceed human levels of safety, even in completely unsupervised and complex situations.
Basically, you’ll be able to sleep, work, or watch movies while being driven around by software that far exceeds human safety.
Manual driving will be a thing of the past.
Looks like Tesla is Robotaxi service testing near Denver, Colorado. Model Y with rear camera washer, side camera washers and Texas manufacturer license plate spotted:
Formal announcement of the TERAFAB project, which will be done jointly by @SpaceX and @Tesla, tonight around 8pm CT. Livestream on 𝕏.
The goal is to produce over a TERAWATT of compute per year (logic, memory & packaging) with ~80% for space and ~20% for the ground.
Tesla is making a big investment in Japan with service & Superchargers.
Many of the parts in Teslas are made in Japan. Panasonic has been our biggest strategic supplier over the past 2 decades.
Europe will love Tesla self-driving!
Due to the extreme regulatory burden of the EU, which in general stifles innovation in Europe, Tesla owners there have been stuck with basic lane-following.
@pbeisel I am a huge admirer of Nvidia and Jensen btw. That market cap is well-deserved.
SpaceX AI and Tesla expect to continue ordering Nvidia chips at scale.