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Musk postpones India trip due to 'Tesla obligations'

By AFP | 2yrs ago

X CEO Elon Musk. [AFP]

Tech billionaire Elon Musk announced Saturday he was postponing his visit to India, during which the Tesla boss was meant to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discuss big investment plans.

The news came a day after Musk's electric car company announced the recall of nearly 4,000 Cybertruck vehicles owing to an acceleration pedal defect that increased crash risks.

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