Tag: driving
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Tesla pulls Full Self-Driving update due to ‘issues’
Tesla has rolled back the latest version of its Full Self-Driving car software, from version 10.3 back to version 10.2. The Full Self-Driving (FSD) is optional software that enables a number of autonomous driving features in Tesla cars (though it does not really enabled autonomous driving without driver supervision). The company released it as limited…
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Elon Musk taunts Tesla fans with yet another Full Self-Driving button promise
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a master at leading on his loyal electric vehicle followers — especially when it comes to access to the car’s coveted Full-Self Driving mode beta. Back in March, Musk estimated it’d be less than two weeks until all Tesla cars with the Full Self-Driving package would have an onscreen button…
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Safety-minded feds want Tesla to pump the brakes on Full Self-Driving
Elon Musk has been promising a wider rollout of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving program for months. Now, just a couple days after his latest tweet on the matter, U.S. authorities are asking Tesla to slow its roll. The National Transportation Safety Board, a federal agency tasked with investigating all manner of vehicular accidents and vehicle safety,…
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Meet the autonomous driving influencers of TikTok
“Would you try this?” That’s what Arizona State University retail store manager and mother to three Sophia Lovasz asked her TikTok followers back in April. In a 15-second video we see a driverless Waymo minivan approach before Lovasz hops in and shows that no one is at the wheel. “Ngl it was trippy at first,”…
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With Full Self-Driving available on demand, be wary of any and all Teslas
In the past week, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta program went from about 2,000 select drivers testing it to almost any Tesla owner in the U.S. willing to cough up at least $200. U.S. drivers make up at least half of the more than 1.4 million Teslas worldwide, so there’s a lot more opportunity to encounter…
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Hyundai RoboShuttle Autonomous Taxi Test Operation to Begin on Aug 9
Hyundai Motor Company has announced that it will begin a test operation of the Hyundai RoboShuttle autonomous taxi (named after ‘Robot’ and ‘Shuttle’) service on August 9. The demand-responsive, high-occupancy vehicle service, powered by autonomous driving and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology; will operate along a 6.1 km route in Sejong Smart City, South Korea. The…
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Tesla wants customers to pay a $199 monthly fee for ‘Full Self-Driving’
Congrats, you just bought a Tesla. Now get ready to pay up. The electric car maker is breaking new ground yet again, this time by offering a subscription to unlock its “Full Self-Driving” feature. According to Tesla’s website, for a monthly fee of $199 customers can access the not-fully autonomous capabilities of their electric automobiles.…
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Does autopilot really make Tesla’s cars safer?
Benjamin Maldonado and his teenage son were driving back from a soccer tournament on a California freeway in August 2019 when a truck in front of them slowed. Maldonado flicked his turn signal and moved right. Within seconds, his Ford Explorer pickup was hit by a Tesla Model 3 that was traveling about 60 mph…
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Volvo concept car previews its all-electric future
Where Volvo’s going, it’s all electric. The Swedish car company showed off its electric concept car at a live tech event streamed from Gothenburg, Sweden on Wednesday. The Recharge concept will be the design foundation for future Volvo EVs. Volvo has already pledged to only produce electric vehicles by 2030. Until then, Volvo has five…
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[Techie Tuesday] The 21-year-old student-entrepreneur building an Indian self-driving vehicle
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” — Mark Twain For 21-year-old Gagandeep Reehal, age has never been a challenge when it comes to achieving his goals. Busy making India’s self-driving vehicle dream come true, he is the co-founder of Minus Zero, a startup that aims to…