The FBI in Seattle is investigating the vandalism incidents affecting Tesla owners and store locations.

“FBI Seattle is aware of multiple recent incidents in Washington state related to vandalism of Tesla vehicles and is working with our partners, including ATF and local law enforcement agencies, to determine if federal crimes were committed. We are not able to provide additional details at this time but encourage anyone who has information to contact law enforcement,” noted the FBI’s Seattle office in a statement shared by King 5 local news.

Tesla vehicles and stores have been hit by a barrage of protests against Elon Musk and vandalism by people who disagree with Musk’s political activities. Tesla owners and locations in Seattle experience some of the worst cases of vandalism and violence from people angry with Elon Musk.

The most recent case of vandalism occurred on March 11, Tuesday night, when six Tesla Cybertrucks were spray painted with swastikas and profanity. The Lynnwood Police Department is investigating reports of the Tesla Cybertruck vandalism case.

“We’re not interested in damaging vehicles or harming people or property. We are interested in taking down the stock price of Tesla so that we can send a clear message to Elon Musk and to Donald Trump,” noted Evan Stutton, who organized a “Tesla Takedown” protest in Seattle.

While protesters like Stutton may be peaceful, there is no denying that some people have taken things to the next level and decided on a different form of protest. And now, people other than Trump and Musk are being affected.

“For one, you’re hurting people that work a 9-5 job. I’ve worked very hard for this truck. This was my pride and joy,” commented a Jewish Cybertruck owner whose truck was painted with a swastika.

“You’re not hurting Elon, I already purchased the truck. You’re hurting people that work for a living, and that’s extremely wrong. You want to make a political statement? Go and protest in front of dealerships; that’s fine. That’s your right,” he said. “But to vandalize people’s property with hate symbols?” he said.

On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, Elon Musk’s appeal to restore his $56 billion Tesla pay package started with claims that the lower court judge who rescinded the 2018 compensation made a few mistakes in the case.

“That counterintuitive result defies settled principles of Delaware law, sound corporate governance, and common sense,” said the opening appeal brief.

Elon Musk, plus current and former Tesla directors, are defendants in this case. In their appeal brief, Musk and the Tesla directors argue that Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathleen McCormick incorrectly applied the entire fairness standard to assess the $56 billion pay package and make her ruling.

According to the Delaware Supreme Court, the entire fairness standard reviews corporate transactions, including those between corporations and their controlling stockholders. The entire fairness standard may apply when a controlling stockholder receives a non-ratable benefit, or there is a potential conflict of interest.

In January 2024, Judge McCormick rescinded Elon Musk’s 2018 pay package. She said the $56 billion compensation plan was unfair to Tesla shareholders because the company’s directors at the time were “beholden” to Musk. The Delaware Chancery Judge also believed that Tesla withheld information from investors before they approved Musk’s 2018 pay package.

Musk’s appeal brief states that Judge McCormick applied the entire fairness standard because Musk controlled pay negotiations at Tesla. In addition, she determined that ordinary business relationships among directors were in conflict and faulted Tesla’s disclosures before the 2018 vote that approved Musk’s $56 billion pay package.

According to Reuters, Judge McCormick’s decision to apply the entire fairness standard granted a “license to sue” to Tesla shareholders. As such, Richard Tornetta was able to file a case in 2018, when he owned nine TSLA shares.

Tornetta filed a derivative suit or a lawsuit filed by a shareholder or multiple shareholders on behalf of a corporation against the corporation’s directors, officers, or third parties who breached their duties.

Tesla is set to roll out a couple of highly anticipated Full Self-Driving (FSD) features to the Cybertruck in the coming weeks, effectively putting the truck’s semi-automated driving capabilities on par with the company’s other vehicles.

Within the next 14 days, Tesla is set to roll out the ability to start FSD Supervised from park, according to a Tuesday report from Not a Tesla App citing unnamed sources at the company. The feature was initially launched on other vehicles in November as part FSD v13.2, letting drivers go from “park to park” by simply pressing and holding a start FSD button.

Additionally, while Tesla launched Actually Smart Summon in September 2024, the company is planning to launch the feature in the Cybertruck in the coming update, allowing drivers to summon their vehicles remotely over distances of up to 213 feet using the mobile app.

Along with the start from park FSD feature and Actually Smart Summon, the report also says that Tesla is looking to launch the system’s ability to reverse in the Cybertruck, enabling multi-point turns and other tight maneuvers that require reversing. Crucially, the update will also include an improved traffic controller, which should improve the accuracy of predictions, 3D position tracking, and overall evaluations of the environment, enabling faster decision-making and smoother operation.

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While all of these updates are significant, the improved controller should make FSD in the Cybertruck as good as the software in other vehicles with HW4. In the past, the automaker has also said that it plans to debut a suite of new parking features, which will let drivers select whether the vehicle simply pulls over, or pulls into a parking spot or driveway.

Tesla has prioritized its other vehicles over the Cybertruck with FSD Supervised features since the electric vehicle (EV) launched. Although the Cybertruck was first debuted in November 2023, Tesla only launched FSD Supervised for the vehicle last September after months of anticipation.

In December 2023, Elon Musk explained that the Cybertruck was the “necessarily the lowest priority” for Tesla’s FSD Supervised rollout, due to it being much lower-volume than the company’s other vehicles—and especially around the time it was first released.

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