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SEC investigates Elon Musk’s claims in Tesla vehicles’ self-driving capabilities

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Tesla CEO Elon Musk's claims around the car company's self-driving program.

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- Elon Musk facing an SEC scrutiny over his role in shaping Tesla's claims about its autopilot driver assistance system. According to "Bloomberg," the agency is looking into whether Musk may have inappropriately made forward-looking statements. The review is reportedly part of an ongoing SEC investigation into what the company has been saying about the system, Tesla shares trading up-- wow-- 11%. It has been a remarkable turnaround this week for Tesla.