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Facing sales decline and leadership instability
Joe Ward, who started at Tesla as a logistics intern in 2010, now oversees global sales for a company hemorrhaging senior executives. His promotion follows Raj Jegannathan's departure after just months as North American sales chief—the second person to leave that role in under a year. Since April 2024, Tesla has lost more than a dozen senior leaders, including its head of batteries, its supercharging director, and the executive who ran operations across North America and Europe.
Updated Feb 10
Expanding robotaxi pilot, under federal investigation
Tesla promised its robotaxis would be safer than human drivers. Seven months into its Austin pilot, the company's own crash reports tell a different story: one collision per 55,000 miles, roughly nine times worse than the human average. Every crash occurred with a trained safety monitor in the vehicle who could intervene—yet the system still failed. On February 3, 2026, Tesla executives defended the program before a Senate committee, insisting autonomous systems are safer than human drivers despite the data.
Updated Feb 5
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