Seven US senators, led by Democrat Richard Blumenthal, have penned a letter to Tesla CEO Elon Musk criticising the use by the company of forced arbitration clauses in consumer and employee contracts. The senators argued such clauses prevent instances of discrimination and complaints about consumer safety from being aired in court. The letter also mentioned specific incidents of complaints, including those involving racial and sexual harassment, plus issues relating to Tesla vehicles and its Full Self-Driving Beta software.
An entrepreneur and community leader in New York has been accused of advertising a magazine launch event as featuring Elon Musk, which in fact only included a Musk impersonator; over 120 people had gathered earlier in the hotel lobby to catch a glimpse of Musk. Gary Kong, who heads the Sino American Commerce Association aimed at promoting Chinese-American friendship did not dispute the appearance of an impersonator, but said the April event was free and that he had expected the real Musk to attend, but he did not. Some guests claimed they had paid the group to meet Musk.
