Tag: tesla autopilot
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Tesla Autopilot, Full Self-Driving ‘marketing’ under fire from familiar U.S. senator
United States Senator Ed Markey is back to casting stones in the direction of Tesla’s Autopilot, calling for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate “potentially deceptive marketing.” Markey, a notable critic of Tesla’s Autopilot systems, has had a history of being skeptical and calling for investigations of the company’s semi-autonomous systems on several occasions in…
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Tesla’s Autopilot probe worries Morgan Stanley with ‘reputational risks’
The recently launched Tesla Autopilot probe by the NHTSA is said to be a greater threat to the automaker’s reputation than its financial situation, according to a new note from Morgan Stanley. Headed by analyst Adam Jonas, the note outlines the potential risks that Tesla could face with the probe, which intends to investigate 11…
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Tesla slides after the US opens a new investigation into Autopilot crashes
Zhe Ji/Getty Images Tesla stock fell Monday on reports the US's auto-safety regulator is starting a new investigation into the company's Autopilot system. The NHTSA will look into an estimated 765,000 Tesla Models Y, X, S, and 3 from 2014 to 2021. The agency has identified 11 crashes involving Tesla vehicles at first-responder scenes. See…
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Tesla Autopark now uses a ‘vision-based’ approach
Tesla’s Autopark is making headlines this morning as the Full Self-Driving suite capability has transitioned to a “vision-based” approach for operation. Tesla hacker @greentheonly tested the new operation of Autopark and posted the results to his Twitter feed, where he regularly updates owners on what the automaker is working on through his savvy software decrypting…
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Tesla lawsuit claiming Autopilot is ‘false advertising’ allowed to proceed
A lawsuit against Tesla from two Santa Barbara, California, brothers who claim Autopilot is false advertising is being allowed to proceed to its next phase after the automaker’s several attempts to have it dismissed. Judge Thomas Anderle ruled earlier this week that Alexandro Filippini vs. Tesla, Inc. will be allowed to proceed and could be…
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Tesla Model Y without radar gets the ultimate Forward Collision and Auto-Braking stress test
A Tesla Model Y equipped only with the automaker’s eight external cameras, and no radar underwent an extreme Forward Collision Warning (FCW) and Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) stress test, thanks to owner Kevin Smith. Smith, who has a new 2021 “Tesla Vision” Model Y without any radar hardware, wanted to assess the all-electric crossover’s ability…
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Tesla sends Luminar stock upward, but don’t expect Tesla to adopt LiDAR
Tesla’s rumored use of LiDAR systems from Luminar on a Model Y crossover have shot the company’s stock upward. After a Model Y was spotted in Palm Beach, Florida over the weekend sporting a hefty Luminar LiDAR rig, speculation raged on regarding Tesla’s potential use of the system. However, don’t expect Tesla CEO Elon Musk…
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Tesla Autopilot Abusers need to be held accountable, but how?
Tesla Autopilot Abusers need to be held accountable for their actions. For decades, Tesla engineers have worked hard to improve Autopilot and Full Self-Driving. Thousands and thousands of hours of work have been put into those driving aid programs, whether it could be via applications, codingprogramming or via other mediums. However, years of effort, diligence,…
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Tesla Autopilot Abusers need to be held accountable, but how?
Tesla Autopilot Abusers need to be held accountable for their actions. For decades, Tesla engineers have worked hard to improve Autopilot and Full Self-Driving. Thousands and thousands of hours of work have been put into those driving aid programs, whether it could be via applications, codingprogramming or via other mediums. However, years of effort, diligence,…
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Third-party Tesla accessory store begins sale of Autopilot steering wheel cheat device
A third party producer of Tesla accessories is now taking advantage of the current Consumer Reports’ trick test by offering a detachable weight to emulate a human hands onto a Tesla steering wheel. The device could trick the vehicle into permitting Autopilot or Full Self-Driving to operate with no driver paying attention to the road.…