Tesla booted from Vancouver International Auto Show over 'safety of attendees'
The Vancouver International Auto Show is exluding Tesla from its yearly exhibition over worries about safety.
The show's executive director, Eric Nicholl, told FOX Business the show "has removed Tesla as a participant in this week's event."
"The Vancouver Auto Show's primary concern is the safety of attendees, exhibitors and staff," he said. "This decision will ensure all attendees can be solely focused on enjoying the many positive elements of the event."
Protests against Tesla and Elon Musk, the CEO of the automaker and the head of President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, have been occurring in parts of Canada in recent days, The Associated Press reported.
Tesla has also been contending with demonstrations and vandalism in the U.S.
'Dogequest' Website Posts Purported Tesla Owners' Personal Information Online
Read On The Fox Business App
In Oregon, someone shot at a Tesla dealership and vehicles parked at it last week, according to the AP. Several Tesla charging stations have also been set on fire in Massachusetts.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said someone used "incendiary devices" to "set multiple Tesla vehicles on fire" at a Tesla collision center early Tuesday morning. The vandal also allegedly shot at Tesla vehicles there.
Prior to Vancouver International Auto Show organizers taking the safety-motivated step of removing Musk's electric vehicle company, Tesla was "provided multiple opportunities to voluntarily withdraw" from the event, Nicholl said.
Tesla Being Targeted With 'Heinous Violence,' White House Says
The Vancouver International Auto Show describes itself as "Western Canada's premiere automotive experience and B.C.'s best-attended consumer show." This year's edition of the multi-day auto show kicked off Wednesday, with numerous manufacturers, dealers and businesses having displays, according to its website.
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday called the "swarm of violent attacks on Tesla property" in the U.S. recently "nothing short of domestic terrorism" in a press release.
"If you're going to touch a Tesla, go to a dealership, do anything, you better watch out, because we're coming after you," she said of vandals during a Friday appearance on "Mornings with Maria." "And if you're funding this, we're coming after you. We're going to find out who you are."
Ag Pam Bondi Announces Investigation Into Tesla Vandalism, Threatens No-holds-barred Criminal Charges
Musk has said on X that Tesla "just makes electric cars and has done nothing to deserve these evil attacks."
Tesla's lineup of vehicles includes the Model S, Model 3, Model Y, Model X and Cybertruck. It also produces electric semitrucks.
Kristen Altus contributed to this report.Original article source: Tesla booted from Vancouver International Auto Show over 'safety of attendees'
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Boston Globe
an hour ago
- Boston Globe
Musk says Tesla's robotaxi service to ‘tentatively' launch in Austin on June 22
Last month, Musk told CNBC that the taxis will be remotely monitored at first and 'geofenced' to certain areas of the city deemed the safest to navigate. He said he expected to initially run 10 or so taxis, increase that number rapidly and start offering the service in Los Angeles, San Antonio, San Francisco and other cities. Advertisement Musk has been promising fully autonomous, self-driving vehicles 'next year' for a decade, but the pressure is on now as Tesla actually begins to operate a self-driving taxi service. Sales of Tesla's electric vehicles have sagged due to increased competition, the retooling of its most popular car, the Model Y, and the fallout from Musk's turn to politics. The Austin rollout also comes after Musk had a public blowup with President Donald Trump over the administration's tax bill. Some analysts have expressed concern that Trump could retaliate by encouraging federal safety regulators to to step in at any sign of trouble for the robotaxis.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Cybertruck Sales Are So Bad That We Gasped
There's little left for us to say that can further embarrass the Tesla Cybertruck, a vehicle that was supposed to be the culmination of Elon Musk's genius. And maybe this is what Musk's genius looks like. The luckless EV has faced eight recalls so far, and its trademark stainless steel panels, when they aren't flying off, have demonstrated that they're better at serving as a shiny canvas for spray paint than as the armor of an "apocalypse-proof" tank. But somehow, its already dire sales are now even worse than expected. In the entire first quarter of 2025, Tesla has managed to sell just 7,100 Cybertrucks in the US, according to registration data from S&P Global Mobility cited by the Wall Street Journal. It's an astounding and rapid plummet, when in the fourth quarter of 2024, Tesla sold close to double that amount, with roughly 13,000 Cybertrucks. A lot changed between those two quarters — like Musk embarking on a spectacular speedrun to destroy his and Tesla's image, mainly by leading the Trump administration's charge to gut the federal government. These actions, and Musk's personal espousing of far-right politics, sparked worldwide protests against him and his automaker. It has yet to recover, with Tesla's total sales in the US dropping nine percent in the first three months of this year. There are other factors at play, too, like the success of its Chinese competitors and its aging vehicle lineup, but the imploded brand reputation looms largest. And more than any other of its vehicles, the Cybertruck for one reason or another has embodied the public's souring sentiment on Musk, becoming prime targets for vandalism. They're also notoriously unreliable, sold for nothing less than $100,000 before cheaper $70,000 versions were desperately rolled out, and launched with a range over 150 miles shorter than what Musk promised. In all of 2024, the company sold fewer than 40,000 Cybertrucks. The most recent quarter's tally makes Musk previous boast that the automaker would sell up to half a million Cybertrucks per year even more ridiculous. Is it any wonder that buyers are staying away? So few people want to buy these things that in May Electrek reported that Tesla was sitting on an inventory worth $800 million of 10,000 unsold Cybertrucks — an embarrassment as much as it is a logistical headache. Dealerships have resorted to dumping their glut of the unorthodox pickup trucks in deserted parking lots. The pain isn't likely to stop anytime soon. Trump's tariffs, which factored into Musk's fallout with the president, will drive up the costs of car parts. The administration also plans to axe tax credits for purchasing EVs, demolishing a huge incentive for American consumers to buy from automakers like Tesla. More on Tesla: Terrifying Footage Shows Self-Driving Tesla Get Confused by the Sun, Mow Down Innocent Grandmother Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
You Are Completely Unprepared for What Tesla's Robotaxi Actually Looks Like
We've finally gotten a glimpse at one of Tesla's Robotaxis in action. But don't expect your socks to be blown off. As seen in a bystander's footage taken in Austin, Texas, that Elon Musk has proudly reshared, it's literally just a black Model Y with the word "Robotaxi" scrawled on the side in a painfully outdated graffiti font. The future is truly upon us. "Beautifully simple design," Musk tweeted, presumably through a pained grimace. To be clear, this isn't the Cybercab, Tesla's currently in-development car that's supposed to function exclusively as an autonomous taxi, with an extremely boneheaded design that features only two seats and no steering wheel. What we're seeing, instead, is a regular Tesla with a software update (and a mid-life crisis design flourish.) "These are unmodified Tesla cars coming straight from the factory," Musk explained in a followup tweet, "meaning that every Tesla coming out of our factories is capable of unsupervised self-driving!" The self-driving cabs are right around the corner. According to a Bloomberg report last month, Tesla plans to launch its Robotaxi service in Austin on June 12, with development reportedly ahead of schedule. Around the time of the reporting, Musk confirmed in a tweet that the automaker had completed its first test of operating a Robotaxi with no human behind the wheel on a public road. In the recent footage, there was no driver physically present, either. The cab service will start with about 10 vehicles operating in the city, according to Musk. At first, only Tesla employees will be allowed to ride in them. But Musk insisted that the service will quickly expand, if all goes to plan. In one of his trademark grand promises, the billionaire estimated that the city would be crawling with over 1,000 Tesla robotaxis "within a few months" of launching, and upped the ante further by adding that more than a million self-driving cars would be roaming American roads by the end of 2026. There are still huge question marks hovering over the entire thing. Tesla's current self-driving offerings, like its misleadingly named Full Self-Driving feature, are considered to have Level 2 autonomy. That means a human driver must be physically present and ready to take control at any moment. But Robotaxis will need to operate at Level 4 autonomy and higher, which entails they're capable of driving with no human present, though only in limited conditions. That's a concerning leap, as Tesla's safety record with its existing FSD is already questionable, and it's yet to demonstrate that it can even accomplish Level 3. The choice of location explains a lot. Texas virtually has no special regulations in place for autonomous vehicles. A prospective Robotaxi basically just has to follow the same safety requirements as any other car, along with having cameras and other data recording systems installed. And due to a 2017 Texas law, cities can't intervene by imposing their own regulations, leaving everything handled by the state. At this stage, it's also unclear how Tesla plans to teleoperate the vehicles, a term that describes the use of humans to remotely supervise or even completely control the Robotaxis as they prowl public roads — something that Tesla's competitors in the space also do, though they try to avoid talking about. Tesla has put up listings for developing a teleoperation system — but, perhaps tellingly, has avoided providing any further details. More on Tesla: Cybertruck Sales Are So Bad That We Gasped
