Tesla Stock Drops as Government Ramps Up Self-Driving Oversight
Tesla stock was falling Tuesday as Chinese sales numbers—and results from electric-vehicle start-up Lucid —weighed on investor sentiment. In December, Tesla recalled some 2 million vehicles to update warnings to its driver-assistance systems and prevent misuse by drivers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, recently opened an investigation into that recall to ensure the fixes were working.