Tesla ‘full self-driving’ vehicles can’t drive themselves
4 years, 2 months ago

Tesla ‘full self-driving’ vehicles can’t drive themselves

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Earlier this week, Tesla sent out its “full self-driving” software to a small group of owners who will test it on public roads. “It is a very limited functionality that still requires constant driver supervision.” On a conference call Wednesday, Musk told industry analysts that the company is starting full self-driving slowly and cautiously “because the world is a complex and messy place.” It plans to add drivers this weekend and hopes to have a wider release by the end of the year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which regulates automakers, says it will monitor the Teslas closely “and will not hesitate to take action to protect the public against unreasonable risks to safety.” The agency says in a statement that it has been briefed on Tesla’s system, which it considers to be an expansion of driver assistance software, which requires human supervision. The activation and use of these features are dependent on achieving reliability far in excess of human drivers as demonstrated by billions of miles of experience, as well as regulatory approval, which may take longer in some jurisdictions.” Even before using the term “full self-driving,” Tesla named its driver-assist system “Autopilot.” Many drivers relied on it too much and checked out, resulting in at least three U.S. deaths. Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who studies autonomous vehicles, said it was bad enough that Tesla was using the term “Autopilot” to describe its system but elevating it to “full self-driving” is even worse.

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Tesla Cybercab arrives in the UK: We take a first look around the self-driving robotaxi due to hit the road in 2026
1 month ago

Tesla Cybercab arrives in the UK: We take a first look around the self-driving robotaxi due to hit the road in 2026

Daily Mail  

Tesla has unveiled its newest and most advanced 'car' yet. But the Tesla Cybercab isn't a car for you to drive in the normal sense of the word, it's an autonomous taxi that will ferry people around and drive people into the future. Tesla Cybercab isn't a car for you to drive in the normal sense of the word, it's …

The Musk Effect: Trump 2.0 is looking for ways to ease rules for self-driving cars
1 month ago

The Musk Effect: Trump 2.0 is looking for ways to ease rules for self-driving cars

Firstpost  

Musk, a key Trump donor and a growing influence within the president-elect’s circle, stands to benefit enormously from a lax autonomous vehicle policy. The Tesla CEO has heavily invested in self-driving technology, betting the company’s future on the success of driverless vehicles Elon Musk’s ambitions for a fleet of driverless Tesla robotaxis, dubbed the Cybercab, are well known. President-elect Donald …

Amid falling Tesla sales, Trump's victory could be blessing for Elon Musk's robotaxi dreams
1 month, 1 week ago

Amid falling Tesla sales, Trump's victory could be blessing for Elon Musk's robotaxi dreams

Firstpost  

Elon Musk is focusing on self-driving robotaxis as Tesla’s future, seeking regulatory changes that could ease their deployment, especially with his potential influence in Trump’s administration As Tesla’s electric-vehicle sales have flattened this year, CEO Elon Musk has increasingly staked the company’s future on his vision for self-driving robotaxis, despite the massive technological and regulatory obstacles in delivering them. Tesla …

A Trump win may boost Musk’s Robotaxi Ambitions, yet key challenges lie ahead
1 month, 1 week ago

A Trump win may boost Musk’s Robotaxi Ambitions, yet key challenges lie ahead

India TV News  

As Tesla’s electric-vehicle sales have flattened this year, CEO Elon Musk has increasingly staked the company’s future on his vision for self-driving robotaxis, despite the massive technological and regulatory obstacles in delivering them. Tesla is facing a diverse landscape of state driverless vehicle laws that Musk blasted in an Oct. 23 earnings call, calling it “incredibly painful to do it …

US agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t

New Indian Express  

DETROIT: The US government’s highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its vehicles can drive themselves, conflicting with owners manuals and briefings with the agency saying the electric vehicles need human supervision. It was attached to a letter seeking information on a probe into crashes involving Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system in low-visibility conditions. In the …

US agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its vehicles can drive themselves, conflicting with owners manuals and briefings with the agency saying the electric vehicles need human supervision. It was attached to a letter seeking information on a probe into crashes involving Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system in low-visibility conditions. “We …

US agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

US agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t

LA Times  

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its vehicles can drive themselves, conflicting with owners manuals and briefings with the agency saying the electric vehicles need human supervision. It was attached to a letter seeking information on a probe into crashes involving Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system in low-visibility conditions. “We believe that …

Tesla Eyes Regulatory Hurdles for Driverless Ride-Hailing Next Year
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tesla Eyes Regulatory Hurdles for Driverless Ride-Hailing Next Year

Hindustan Times  

Tesla plans to launch driverless ride-hailing services in California and Texas next year, but significant regulatory hurdles remain. Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledges the potential difficulties in California, saying 'it's not something we totally control,' but adding 'I would be shocked if we don't get approval next year'.

U.S. agency launches investigation into Tesla’s self-driving technology
2 months ago

U.S. agency launches investigation into Tesla’s self-driving technology

LA Times  

Depending on its investigation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration could issue a recall of Teslas with “Full Self-Driving” mode if the vehicles pose an unreasonable safety risk. Tesla’s controversial “Full Self-Driving” mode is being investigated by U.S. authorities after a series of crashes, including one accident that killed a pedestrian. “Yet it is the very system that the Tesla …

Can Tesla’s Cybercab and Robovan actually take on Uber?
2 months, 1 week ago

Can Tesla’s Cybercab and Robovan actually take on Uber?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tesla CEO Elon Musk described it as a “futuristic art deco bus”, but without a windscreen or …

Questions over safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system after string of crashes
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Questions over safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system after string of crashes

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three times in the past four months, William Stein, a technology analyst at …

Tesla in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist was using self-driving system, authorities say
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist was using self-driving system, authorities say

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Authorities in Washington have determined that a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle in April was operating on the company’s “Full Self Driving” system at the time of the crash. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said last week that “Full Self Driving” should be able to run without human supervision by the end of this year. …

Tesla driver tells police he was using ‘self-drive’ system when his car hit a parked police vehicle
6 months, 1 week ago

Tesla driver tells police he was using ‘self-drive’ system when his car hit a parked police vehicle

Associated Press  

DETROIT — A Tesla apparently operating on one of the company’s automated driving systems crashed into a parked police vehicle Thursday near Los Angeles, narrowly missing an officer who was managing traffic at another crash. The Tesla driver told police in Fullerton, California, that he engaged the vehicle’s “self-drive” system and used his cell phone, according to a police statement. …

Tesla pushes to increase ‘full self-driving’ software use as vehicle sales cool
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla pushes to increase ‘full self-driving’ software use as vehicle sales cool

Live Mint  

Tesla is stepping up promotion of its driver-assistance technology, called “Full Self-Driving Capability," seeking to expand use of the revenue-generating software feature as it confronts the prospect of lower growth in vehicle deliveries this year. Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, told employees this week in an internal email that customers must receive a test drive using the technology before they …

Autonomous driving law urged as testing underway
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Autonomous driving law urged as testing underway

China Daily  

A passenger experiences a self-driving vehicle at Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area in Beijing on April 25, 2022. PENG ZIYANG/XINHUA More efforts are needed to speed up legislation around autonomous driving technology and bolster the large-scale commercial application of self-driving vehicles, political advisers and experts said. Lian Yuming, president of the Beijing-based International Institute for Urban Development, said autonomous driving is …

Tesla recalls more than TWO MILLION vehicles to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot after series of deadly crashes
1 year ago

Tesla recalls more than TWO MILLION vehicles to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot after series of deadly crashes

Daily Mail  

A defective system that's supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot needs to be fixed Tesla is recalling more than two million of all its vehicles sold in the U.S Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it sold in the U.S, more than 2 million across its model lineup, to fix a defective system …

Tesla allows no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer, but U.S. regulators have questions
1 year, 3 months ago

Tesla allows no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer, but U.S. regulators have questions

The Hindu  

Tesla is allowing some drivers to use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without making them put their hands on the steering wheel, a development that has drawn concern from U.S. safety regulators. The special order tells Tesla to describe differences in the software update that reduces or eliminates instances where Autopilot tells drivers to apply pressure on the …

Tesla is allowing no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer periods. US regulators have questions
1 year, 3 months ago

Tesla is allowing no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer periods. US regulators have questions

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Tesla is allowing some drivers to use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without making them put their hands on the steering wheel, a development that has drawn concern from U.S. safety regulators. “If you haven’t tried Tesla Autopilot, you don’t know how awesome it is,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote Wednesday on X, formerly Twitter. The …

Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assist system gets closer look as US seeks details on recent changes
1 year, 5 months ago

Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assist system gets closer look as US seeks details on recent changes

Associated Press  

DETROIT — U.S. automobile safety regulators are zeroing in on changes that Tesla has made to its Autopilot partially automated driving system, including how it makes sure drivers pay attention and how it detects and responds to objects. It covers all versions of automated driving system including “Full Self-Driving,” which is being tested on public roads by Tesla owners. In …

Elon Musk predicts Tesla self-driving cars 'later this year'
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk predicts Tesla self-driving cars 'later this year'

The Hindu  

Electric car giant Tesla is set to realise fully autonomous vehicles "later this year", CEO Elon Musk said Thursday, in the billionaire's latest forecast for the long-anticipated milestone. "In terms of where Tesla is at this stage, I think we are very close to achieving full self-driving without human supervision," Musk said via video link at the opening ceremony of …

Will Tesla achieve full self-driving technology this year? Elon Musk says…
1 year, 5 months ago

Will Tesla achieve full self-driving technology this year? Elon Musk says…

Hindustan Times  

Electric car giant Tesla is set to realise fully autonomous vehicles "later this year", CEO Elon Musk said Thursday, in the billionaire's latest forecast for the long-anticipated milestone. An aerial view shows cars parked at the Tesla Fremont Factory in Fremont, California, "In terms of where Tesla is at this stage, I think we are very close to achieving full …

Mercedes-Benz beats Tesla for California's approval of automated driving tech
1 year, 6 months ago

Mercedes-Benz beats Tesla for California's approval of automated driving tech

The Hindu  

The California Department of Motor Vehicles on June 8 approved Mercedes-Benz's automated driving system on designated highways under certain conditions without the active control of a driver. But the German carmaker beat Tesla to become the first carmaker to receive authorisation to sell or lease cars with an automated driving system to the public in California. The permit grants Mercedes-Benz …

Tesla shouldn’t call driving system Autopilot because humans are still in control, Buttigieg says
1 year, 7 months ago

Tesla shouldn’t call driving system Autopilot because humans are still in control, Buttigieg says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Tesla shouldn’t be calling its partially automated driving system Autopilot because the cars can’t drive themselves, the top U.S. transportation official says. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an agency within Buttigieg’s department, has sent investigative teams to more than 30 crashes since 2016 in which Teslas suspected of operating on Autopilot or its more sophisticated automated Full …

Feds suspect Tesla using automated system in firetruck crash
1 year, 9 months ago

Feds suspect Tesla using automated system in firetruck crash

Associated Press  

DETROIT — U.S. investigators suspect that a Tesla was operating on an automated driving system when it crashed into a firetruck in California last month, killing the driver and critically injuring a passenger. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it has dispatched a special crash investigation team to look into the Feb. 18 crash in Northern California where …

Tesla to recall 362,000 US vehicles on full self-driving software
1 year, 10 months ago

Tesla to recall 362,000 US vehicles on full self-driving software

Al Jazeera  

Tesla software allows a vehicle to ‘exceed speed limits or travel through intersections in an unlawful’ manner, says the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Tesla Inc has said it would recall 362,000 United States vehicles to update its Full Self-Driving Beta software after US regulators said the driver assistance system did not adequately adhere to traffic safety laws and …

Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies
1 year, 11 months ago

Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies

The Hindu  

A 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer. The video, which remains archived on Tesla’s website, was released in October 2016 and promoted on Twitter by Chief …

Feds reviewing Musk tweet about disabling driver monitoring
1 year, 11 months ago

Feds reviewing Musk tweet about disabling driver monitoring

Associated Press  

DETROIT — A tweet from Elon Musk indicating that Tesla might allow some owners who are testing a “Full Self-Driving” system to disable an alert that reminds them to keep their hands on the steering wheel has drawn attention from U.S. safety regulators. “They’re trying to make customers happy by taking their hands off the wheel, even while the manual …

US probing automated driving system use in 2 Tesla crashes
2 years ago

US probing automated driving system use in 2 Tesla crashes

Associated Press  

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency said Thursday it will send teams to investigate two November crashes in California and Ohio involving Teslas that may have been operating on automated driving systems. The probes bring to 35 the number of crashes investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration since 2016 in which either Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” or “Autopilot” systems …

Tesla says its self-driving technology may be a ‘failure’ — but not fraud
2 years ago

Tesla says its self-driving technology may be a ‘failure’ — but not fraud

LA Times  

For years, Elon Musk has made promises about what Tesla markets as Full Self-Driving technology — promises that he’s failed to deliver, as no Tesla on the road today is capable of completely autonomous driving. Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology may be a failure, Tesla lawyers admit — but it’s not a fraud. If the case goes forward, it could lead …

Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Beta available for all in North America: Elon Musk
2 years ago

Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Beta available for all in North America: Elon Musk

Hindustan Times  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday announced that “Full Self-Driving” Beta feature is now available to anyone who’s paid for it in North America. Musk tweeted, “Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta is now available to anyone in North America who requests it from the car screen, assuming you have bought this option. Congrats to Tesla Autopilot/AI team on achieving a major …

Tesla cars not ready to be approved as fully self-driving
2 years, 2 months ago

Tesla cars not ready to be approved as fully self-driving

The Hindu  

Tesla Inc.'s advanced driver assistant software won't gain regulatory approval in 2022, CEO Elon Musk said in remarks which indicate the company is not yet able to satisfy authorities that its cars can be driven without someone behind the wheel. "Musk is opening the possibility Tesla will have a more difficult path to approval for FSD given heightened NHTSA and …

Many U.S. drivers treat partially automated cars as self-driving, says study
2 years, 2 months ago

Many U.S. drivers treat partially automated cars as self-driving, says study

The Hindu  

Drivers using advanced driving assistance systems like Tesla Autopilot or General Motors Super Cruise often treat their vehicles as fully self-driving despite warnings, a new study has found. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an industry funded group that prods automakers to make safer vehicles, said on Tuesday a survey found regular users of Super Cruise, Nissan/Infiniti ProPILOT Assist and …

Tesla is sued by drivers over alleged false Autopilot, Full Self-Driving claims
2 years, 3 months ago

Tesla is sued by drivers over alleged false Autopilot, Full Self-Driving claims

The Hindu  

Tesla Inc. was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action accusing Elon Musk's electric car company of misleading the public by falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco seeks unspecified damages for people who since 2016 bought or leased Tesla vehicles with Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. …

California regulator claims Tesla falsely advertised Autopilot, Full Self-Driving features
2 years, 4 months ago

California regulator claims Tesla falsely advertised Autopilot, Full Self-Driving features

The Hindu  

Tesla Inc, the electric car company run by billionaire Elon Musk, has been accused by a California state transportation regulator of falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features as providing autonomous vehicle control. In complaints filed with the state Office of Administrative Hearings, California's Department of Motor Vehicles said Tesla misled prospective customers with advertising that overstated how well …

California DMV accuses Tesla of falsely advertising Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features
2 years, 4 months ago

California DMV accuses Tesla of falsely advertising Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features

LA Times  

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk dances next to a car at the company’s factory near Berlin. The California Department of Motor Vehicles has accused Tesla of false advertising in its promotion of the company’s signature Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technologies. A DMV spokesperson said Friday via email that if its action succeeds, “the DMV will ask that Tesla will be …

Data Likely Shows Teslas On Autopilot Crash More Than Rivals
2 years, 6 months ago

Data Likely Shows Teslas On Autopilot Crash More Than Rivals

Huff Post  

FILE - This Oct. 18, 2019, photo shows a Tesla logo in Salt Lake City. The government plans soon to release data on collisions involving vehicles with autonomous or partially automated driving system that will likely single out Teslas for a disproportionately high number of such crashes. Last week, the agency said in a separate report that it had documented …

Driverless vehicles park themselves in rapidly expanding market
2 years, 8 months ago

Driverless vehicles park themselves in rapidly expanding market

China Daily  

A driverless car developed by Baidu navigates an industrial park in Beijing's Yizhuang area in Feb, 2022. Alert needed Due to rapid developments in the sector, terms such as "autonomous driving", "driverless vehicles" and "driver-assistance functions" are often misused. For marketing reasons, carmakers sometimes describe driver-assisting Level 2 functions as "autonomous", a word that should be reserved for driverless vehicles …

Waymo gets approval to operate autonomous vehicle services for 24 hours and start paid trips
2 years, 9 months ago

Waymo gets approval to operate autonomous vehicle services for 24 hours and start paid trips

India Today  

Alphabet’s Waymo and Cruise have received permission to begin autonomous vehicle services for passengers. The California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates the use of AVs in providing passenger service throughout California, has given a nod to these self-driving units, so that they can operate full day in some parts of San Francisco and San Mateo. It further says that Cruise …

Musk's bets on Tesla: no human drivers this year, robots next
2 years, 10 months ago

Musk's bets on Tesla: no human drivers this year, robots next

The Hindu  

Tesla's most important products this year and next will not be cars, CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday, but software that drives them autonomously and a humanoid robot the company expects to help out in the factory. I would be shocked," Musk said,predicting full self-driving would become "the most important source of profitability for Tesla." "It's nutty good from a …

Editorial: Slam the brakes on Tesla’s self-driving madness
3 years ago

Editorial: Slam the brakes on Tesla’s self-driving madness

LA Times  

In recent years, some Tesla owners have had the option to buy a $10,000 software upgrade to test what the company calls its “Full Self-Driving” package, essentially making ordinary drivers on public roads part of a vast experiment of the company’s autonomous vehicle technology. Even though Tesla CEO Elon Musk routinely brags about his company’s driverless technology — helping fuel …

Tesla to expand self-driving software test — but only to drivers it deems worthy
3 years, 3 months ago

Tesla to expand self-driving software test — but only to drivers it deems worthy

LA Times  

A dashboard in a Tesla Model S P90D. Musk first announced his plan to sell FSD in October 2016, a few months after he told a tech conference he considered autonomous driving to be “basically a solved problem.” In April 2019, he predicted that roughly a year later, Tesla’s technology would advance to the point that drivers wouldn’t need to …

Musk says Tesla's self-driving software update 'not great'
3 years, 3 months ago

Musk says Tesla's self-driving software update 'not great'

The Hindu  

Tesla Inc's Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday said that the electric-car maker was working on improving the much-awaited update to its self-driving software "as fast as possible." The billionaire entrepreneur tweeted that the Full Self-Driving Beta version 9.2 is "actually not great imo, but Autopilot/AI team is rallying to improve as fast as possible." Tesla had recently come …

Why do Tesla cars keep crashing into emergency response vehicles? Federal safety agency is investigating
3 years, 4 months ago

Why do Tesla cars keep crashing into emergency response vehicles? Federal safety agency is investigating

LA Times  

Elon Musk, center, leaves a Delaware courthouse in July after defending himself against a civil lawsuit accusing him of stock manipulation. Tesla’s manuals note the driver needs to pay full attention, but the feature has been marketed as a hands-free system, with Chief Executive Elon Musk appearing on television news shows behind the wheel of various Teslas with his hands …

U.S. to require crash reports for driver-assistance autos
3 years, 5 months ago

U.S. to require crash reports for driver-assistance autos

The Hindu  

U.S. safety regulators now will require Tesla and other auto manufacturers that make cars with driver assistance systems to report serious crashes, ramping up scrutiny of these systems after a series of troubling incidents. "By mandating crash reporting, the agency will have access to critical data that will help quickly identify safety issues that could emerge in these automated systems," …

Tesla Ditches Radar Based Autopilot System, Now Uses External Cameras
3 years, 6 months ago

Tesla Ditches Radar Based Autopilot System, Now Uses External Cameras

News 18  

Tesla in May started delivering Model 3 and Model Y with a driver-assist system based on eight cameras mounted around the car and with no radar. Musk said the new camera-only system will likely be safer than radar because of less “noise" or confusing signals, industry news site Electrek reported. Tesla’s camera-centric system is “much harder to design, but it …

Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ under review in U.S.
3 years, 7 months ago

Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ under review in U.S.

The Hindu  

California's Department of Motor Vehicles is reviewing whether Tesla is violating a state regulation by advertising its vehicles as being fully autonomous without meeting the legal definition of self-driving. Tesla advertises a $10,000 “Full Self-Driving” option on the website for its electric vehicles, but the same website says the vehicles cannot drive themselves. The company based in Palo Alto, California, …

DMV probing whether Tesla violates state regulations with self-driving claims
3 years, 7 months ago

DMV probing whether Tesla violates state regulations with self-driving claims

LA Times  

California DMV Director Steve Gordon stands outside the agency’s headquarters in Sacramento. Tesla is “under review” by the California Department of Motor Vehicles to determine whether the electric car maker misleads customers by advertising its “full self-driving capability” option, the agency told The Times. Asked for detail, DMV spokesperson Anita Gore said via email, “The DMV cannot comment on the …

Crash, arrest draw more scrutiny of Tesla Autopilot system
3 years, 7 months ago

Crash, arrest draw more scrutiny of Tesla Autopilot system

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Federal safety regulators are sending a team to California to investigate a fatal freeway crash involving a Tesla, just after authorities near Oakland arrested a man in another Tesla rolling down a freeway with no one behind the steering wheel. “The details of whether the Tesla was in autonomous mode are still under investigation,” Officer Stephen Rawls, …

Musk’s fully autonomous Tesla car claim does not match reality, report says
3 years, 7 months ago

Musk’s fully autonomous Tesla car claim does not match reality, report says

The Hindu  

Earlier this year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared his plan to offer vehicles capable of Level 5 autonomy by the end of 2021. But, according to a memo released by legal data transparency website PlainSite, the timeline to deliver a fully autonomous Tesla vehicle may not happen this year. Pilot participants across 37 states in the U.S. have driven nearly …

Tesla's 'Full Self-driving' Claim Admittedly Not Feasible Yet, Says Company's Internal Memo
3 years, 7 months ago

Tesla's 'Full Self-driving' Claim Admittedly Not Feasible Yet, Says Company's Internal Memo

News 18  

Despite tall claims made by Elon Musk over Twitter about the full self-driving technology, electric car-maker Tesla has privately admitted that such claims do not match up with the engineering reality. Tesla vehicles are far from reaching a level of autonomy often described by Musk on social media, according to an internal memo obtained by transparency portal Plainsite. Tesla is …

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