Musk's escalating criticism and mocking of European leaders and governments, which he has done repeatedly via X, the social media platform he owns, has sparked a backlash from

Elon Musk’s efforts to influence European politics raise questions about the degree to which he speaks for himself or President-elect Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON − Elon Musk is keeping the pressure on European leaders. Musk frequently wields his 211.5-million-follower account on X, the social media platform he bought for $44 billion in 2022, to air political grievances and promote far-right issues.

A potentially faulty driverless car feature found in roughly 2.6 million Tesla cars on U.S. roads highlights the risks associated with CEO Elon Musk's plans to roll out unsupervised Full Self-Driving this year.

The agency has previously investigated earlier versions of Smart Summon, which is meant to let a Tesla vehicle park itself or fetch a driver via remote app command.

The "Actually Smart Summon" (ASS) feature of Tesla cars is now under the close scrutiny of the Feds as it starts a probe into more than 2.6 million cars that make use of the technology following reports of crashes involving vehicles owned by the Elon Musk's firm.