Tom Carter

Tom Carter is a Reporter at Business Insider's London office, covering tech with a focus on EVs, self-driving cars, and robotics.

His work includes deeply-reported features, breaking news, and scoops on some of the world’s largest companies. He has written extensively on some of the biggest themes in the auto industry, including the rise of China’s EV giants and Tesla’s pursuit of autonomous vehicles, and has interviewed CEOs and executives from several major companies. 

Tom can be reached at tcarter@businessinsider.com, or securely at tcarter.41 on Signal.  

My reporting: 

Exclusive: Ford employees have been told they could be fired if they don't follow the company's RTO mandate

Exclusive: GM has hired a former Tesla exec in its revived self-driving push

Exclusive: Tesla rival Polestar closes R&D sites in the UK and lays off 130 staff

Inside BYD's plan to rule the waves

Austin is the new capital of the robotaxi wars

Tesla has flirted with disaster before. This time feels different.

Fisker owners say they're hunting for parts and struggling to keep their cars on the road after the company's bankruptcy

Exclusive: Chinese tech startups quietly stop testing driverless cars on Californian roads

Exclusive: A Tesla supplier says it's still in limbo 2 weeks after Elon Musk fired the entire Supercharger team

I was a remote worker at Google. I quit after the company refused to let me move to take care of my dad.