Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the Model X launch event in Fremont, Calif. SAN FRANCISCO – Watch out, fellow automakers: Elon Musk announced Wednesday evening that Tesla Motors, known for pricey electric sedans, hopes to expand into small SUVs, a pickup and even heavy-duty semis and buses in a bid to revolutionize transportation as we know it. That bombshell was just part of Musk's long-touted Tesla master plan, a follow-up to one issued when the company was just starting out, outlining a strategy that pivots the company from a builder of niche automobiles to a producer of a broad range of passenger and commercial vehicles that eschew fossil fuel. Also noted in the plan, which Musk published on the company's website, is the company's more well-known pursuit of the consumer solar business through its planned acquisition of SolarCity. Tesla will "create stunning solar roofs with seamlessly integrated battery storage, expand the electric vehicle product line to address all major segments, develop a self-driving capability that is 10 (times) safer than manual via massive fleet learning, (and) enable your car to make money for you when you aren't using it," reads Musk's "Master Plan, Part Deux."

An engineer who helped spearhead the self-driving Google car project at Alphabet Inc. has quietly launched a Silicon Valley startup that plans to retrofit tractor trailers with autonomous-driving technology. Anthony Levandowski, one of the founders of Google's self-driving car program, left Google toward the end of January. He was joined by Lior Ron, another former Alphabet employee who earlier led Google Maps and the development of...

Joshua, who has been driving his Tesla since July 2015, said that other motorists had spotted the truck driver's mistake Joshua, who has been driving his Tesla since July 2015, said that other motorists had spotted the truck driver's mistake. He said: 'There was a group of women in the black Sedan to my left and they went nuts about the guy and what he did. 'Once I was beside the truck as it slowed down on the ramp, the guy gestured "sorry" and I gave him an "it's okay" wave.' He said that he has done a lot of experimenting with his Tesla but had never tested the car's side collision avoidance - and was very impressed by it Joshua said that he has done a lot of experimenting with his Tesla but had never tested the car's side collision avoidance - and was very impressed by it. He said: 'Hands down the best car I have ever owned.