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c/news · by vegeta@lemmy.world · 2y

Tesla is under a federal wire fraud probe for misleading investors

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/teslas-self-driving-claims-subject-to-federal-securities-and-wire-fraud-probe/

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16 Comments

2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de · 76 pts · 2y (2 replies)

“[Full self driving is] the difference between Tesla being worth a lot of money or worth basically zero” — Elon

Statement getting closer to reality with every one of these articles/investigations

9point6@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y

Oh this is delicious

Huschke@programming.dev · 5 pts · 2y

I couldn't believe he actually said that, so I looked it up. Why do I doubt this man's stupidity?

Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 42 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Notice how no fucks were given for the customers for a decade, but now that the investors are crying shit is getting looked in to.

FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Only rich people matter now. /s

Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I have no idea why you have a sarcasm tag on that.

FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Because some people don't get sarcasm and I'd rather avoid hateful messages.

root_beer@midwest.social · 1 pts · 2y

I’d assumed it was because of the word “now”, as though it wasn’t always the case

Zorg@lemmings.world · 5 pts · 2y

Now?

tsonfeir@lemm.ee · 17 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I’ll take “things that won’t amount to anything,” for 200, Alex

driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br · 23 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Going to be hard for justifying the 56B payout while being investigated for misleading investors

partial_accumen@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y

Musk engineered the firing of the first Tesla CEO claiming that previous CEO was lying to investors (and the board).

TWeaK@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 2y

Tesla, or Musk?

Lightborne@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Here comes a whopping million dollar fine in five years

root_beer@midwest.social · 1 pts · 2y

Yep, pocket change, and yet it will still go unpaid

some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 2y

I'm presently listening to the latest ep of the Better Offline podcast and ole' Lonnie is the topic.