Tag: self
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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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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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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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[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…
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SpaceX veterans pass milestone in plane race
By Dana HullSilicon Valley has been hard at work on the vexing challenge of autonomous cars. Now veterans of SpaceX and Tesla Inc. are announcing what they’ve been up to: a new startup working on self-flying planes for cargo.Reliable Robotics isn’t trying to invent a new kind of aircraft. The idea is to bring autonomous…
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Lyft’s slumping stock price cost General Motors $214 million last quarter (LYFT, GM)
Lyft General Motors’ third-quarter financials were adversely affected by Lyft’s struggling stock price. The stock’s 28% rout during the three-month period cost GM $0.15 a share, or roughly $214 million. Despite the slump, GM’s investment, originally made in 2016 for self-driving innovation, is most likely still in the green. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more…
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UPS has been quietly delivering cargo using self-driving trucks
UPS has had autonomous vehicle startup TuSimple hauling freight because of it between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, since May as part of a newly publicized partnership between the 2 companies. The delivery giant made the statement now alongside the information that its enterprise arm is taking a minority stake at TuSimple. Terms of the deal…
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Daily News Roundup: Fake Samsung Updates App Had 10 Million Installs
A fraudulent program called “Updates for Samsung” guaranteed to assist users install the latest firmware updates for their Samsung phones. In reality, it redirected users to an ad-filled site and tricked them into purchasing an expensive subscription. Android updates could be a wreck , which ’s mostly the maker ’s error . If you want…