Tesla’s Smart Summon: ‘Terrifying but fantastic’
5 years, 2 months ago

Tesla’s Smart Summon: ‘Terrifying but fantastic’

CNN  

Washington, DC CNN — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has warned for years that increasingly intelligent machines will dominate humans and turn us into their pets. Two weeks ago, Tesla released Smart Summon, a feature that slowly drives Teslas around parking lots and driveways with no human behind the wheel. Consumers Reports has called the feature “glitchy.” Tesla Smart Summon First Attempt | THE ULTIMATE TEST It hasn’t been all bad, though. “Be especially careful around quick moving people, bicycles and cars.” The cars in Smart Summon mode often drive down the middle of parking lot aisles, rather than hug the right side like a typical driver. Big box retailers, whose parking lots are popular with Smart Summon users, haven’t taken action yet.

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Tesla faces US auto-safety scrutiny over new Smart Summon feature; active probe on crash concerns
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Tesla faces US auto-safety scrutiny over new Smart Summon feature; active probe on crash concerns

Live Mint  

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Tesla's full self-driving option falls short of its claim, report says
4 years, 3 months ago

Tesla's full self-driving option falls short of its claim, report says

The Hindu  

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Editorial: Tesla’s Smart Summon is a potential self-driving nightmare, and regulators are ignoring the risk
5 years, 3 months ago

Editorial: Tesla’s Smart Summon is a potential self-driving nightmare, and regulators are ignoring the risk

LA Times  

Here we go again. Last month the car company released Smart Summon, a software update that allows Tesla owners who have purchased a “full self-driving” package to use a smartphone app to command their vehicle to turn itself on, pull out of a parking space and drive to the smartphone holder’s location. Tesla beamed Smart Summon to customers with instructions …

With Smart Summon, Teslas drive themselves in parking lots. California says they're not 'driverless'
5 years, 3 months ago

With Smart Summon, Teslas drive themselves in parking lots. California says they're not 'driverless'

LA Times  

Tesla unleashed the latest twist in driverless car technology last week, raising more questions about whether autonomous vehicles are outracing public officials and safety regulators. Really.” In smaller print, the company says, “The currently enabled features require active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous.” When Tesla owners download the software, they get a “what’s new” message on …

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