INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
director Michael Morris apparently caught fire "out of the blue" in California, an incident captured on video by his wife, actor Mary
Tesla says it's investigating, calling the event "an extraordinarily unusual occurrence" in a statement.The good news is that Morris and
McCormack emerged unscathed, and the fire was quickly put out
According to reports, passers-by flagged down the couple after noticing the car had caught fire while in traffic, so they were able to pull
over and get out (and film what happened next on Twitter).Tesla will be keen to emphasize that cars of all types can catch fire and develop
faults, but as it looks to push its new technology towards the mainstream, it's going to have to make sure incidents like this are swiftly
explained and dealt with to prevent them reoccurring.Most recently the firm's self-driving Autopilot technology has been put in the
Innovating isn't easy, especially in the motor industry, and unfortunately for Tesla boss Elon Musk it tends to come with added scrutiny
too.In better news for the company, a leaked email from Musk shows Tesla is now producing 3,500 Tesla Model 3 cars a week, as it looks to
hit a 5,000-per-week target by the end of July
After a recent temporary shutdown of production, it sounds like the assembly lines are back on track.
