Power outages have left some first responders in the dark, but community members and organizations are stepping up to help. In an Instagram post, the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team (@altadenamountainrescue) thanked Tesla for its Cybertruck donation.

Now harmful chemicals, which may include asbestos, lead, mercury and other heavy metals, are present in the ash that blankets the burn zones. That’s a health hazard for everyone, but especially residents sifting through wreckage without proper protective gear.

One of the biggest cleanup challenges from the Southern California fires is lithium-ion batteries, which can explode after damage or exposure to heat. The batteries are found in electric vehicles, which abounded in some burned neighborhoods, including Pacific Palisades.

Plus, how scorched Teslas could make fire cleanup even more challenging and how map-makers are responding to the “Gulf of America”.

The hillside home sits behind gates on a 1.33-acre-plus lot as a survivor of the wind-driven fire that destroyed or damaged many of its neighbors.

Lucid CEO and former Tesla chief engineer Peter Rawlinson claims that Tesla’s charge port location, and why everyone has

Musk stated that the company already operates thousands of autonomous vehicles daily at its Fremont factory and hopes to roll out the robotaxi service commercially within

The FireAid benefit was fueled by some of music’s best performers to raise money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts. The event at the Kia Forum and the Intuit

Tesla CEO Elon Musk told investors last year that the company was aiming for a 2025 launch of its self-driving service in California and Texas. The company appears to be on track to hit that target. Musk said during Tesla's fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday that the automaker is on pace to launch its self-driving service as early as June 2025,

L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone woke up in his San Fernando Valley home Jan. 7 to a swimming pool filled with leaves and roof shingles.

Tesla is looking to roll out the latest self-driving taxi service, but critics are already pushing back. In the Bay Area, autonomous driving vehicles have had mixed results. Waymo functions day to day, while Cruise pulled out of the local market due to several incidents.

INSURANCE PAYOUT: Insurance companies have already paid out $4.2 billion in claims related to the Palisades and Eaton fires, according to California’s Insurance Department. That covers only payments intended for immediate assistance, like rental housing, and not yet the cost of debris removal and rebuilding.