Tesla In-Car Camera Raises Privacy Concerns, Reports Say 'Usage Potentially Undermines Safety Benefits'
3 years, 9 months ago

Tesla In-Car Camera Raises Privacy Concerns, Reports Say 'Usage Potentially Undermines Safety Benefits'

News 18  

Tesla Inc’s use of in-car cameras to record and transmit video footage of passengers to develop self-driving technology raises privacy concerns, influential U.S. magazine Consumer Reports said on Tuesday. Consumer Reports said the usage potentially undermines the safety benefits of driver monitoring, which is to alert drivers when they are not paying attention to the road. “If Tesla has the ability to determine if the driver isn’t paying attention, it needs to warn the driver in the moment, like other automakers already do," said Jake Fisher, senior director of Consumer Reports’ auto test center. Automakers such as Ford Motor and General Motors, whose monitoring systems do not record or transmit data or video, use infrared technology to identify drivers’ eye movements or head position to warn them if they are exhibiting signs of impairment or distraction, the magazine said.

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Tesla faces US auto-safety scrutiny over new Smart Summon feature; active probe on crash concerns
1 day, 1 hour ago

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

Live Mint  

-- Tesla Inc. is under federal scrutiny over concerns that a newly released driver-assistance feature could result in crashes, the latest move by auto-safety regulators to investigate the electric-car maker’s technology. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a preliminary evaluation of about 2.6 million Tesla vehicles after reports of issues with a feature known as “Actually Smart …

Tesla data in Las Vegas explosion: Is your car spying on you?
3 days, 16 hours ago

Tesla data in Las Vegas explosion: Is your car spying on you?

India Today  

NEW YORK: Your car is spying on you. “You might want law enforcement to have the data to crack down on criminals, but can anyone have access to it?” said Jodi Daniels, CEO of privacy consulting firm Red Clover Advisors. The data collected by Musk’s electric car company after the Cybertruck packed with fireworks burst into flames in front of …

Is your car spying on you? What it means that Tesla shared data in the Las Vegas explosion
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4 days, 2 hours ago

Is your car spying on you? What it means that Tesla shared data in the Las Vegas explosion

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Your car is spying on you. “You might want law enforcement to have the data to crack down on criminals, but can anyone have access to it?” said Jodi Daniels, CEO of privacy consulting firm Red Clover Advisors. The data collected by Musk’s electric car company after the Cybertruck packed with fireworks burst into flames in front …

US agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t
1 month, 4 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, 4 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.
1 month, 4 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It was attached to a letter seeking information …

US agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t
Trending News
2 months 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 …

US to probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions
2 months, 3 weeks ago

US to probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.S. government's road safety …

Questions over safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system after string of crashes
4 months, 1 week 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 driver involved in deadly crash told police he was using Autopilot
8 months, 1 week ago

Tesla driver involved in deadly crash told police he was using Autopilot

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The driver of a …

Tesla driver in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist told police he was using Autopilot
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Tesla driver in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist told police he was using Autopilot

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — A Tesla that may have been operating on the company’s Autopilot driving system hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle, raising questions about whether a recent recall went far enough to ensure Tesla drivers using Autopilot pay attention to the road. The death comes about four months after U.S. auto safety regulators pressured Tesla into recalling more than …

Viral videos of Tesla drivers using VR headsets prompts US government alarm
11 months ago

Viral videos of Tesla drivers using VR headsets prompts US government alarm

The Hindu  

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday said human drivers must pay attention at all times after videos emerged of people driving Teslas while wearing what appeared to be Apple's recently released Vision Pro headset. Buttigieg responded on X to a video that had more than 24 million views of a Tesla driver who appeared to be gesturing with his …

Tesla’s recall of 2 million vehicles to fix its Autopilot system uses technology that may not work
1 year ago

Tesla’s recall of 2 million vehicles to fix its Autopilot system uses technology that may not work

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million of its electric vehicles — an effort to have drivers who use its Autopilot system pay closer attention to the road — relies on technology that research shows may not work as intended. Experts say that although limiting where Autopilot can operate to controlled access highways would help, it’s unclear whether …

Tesla is allowing no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer periods. US regulators have questions
1 year, 4 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 makes Sentry Mode more “privacy-friendly” after Dutch investigation
1 year, 10 months ago

Tesla makes Sentry Mode more “privacy-friendly” after Dutch investigation

NL Times  

An investigation by authorities in the Netherlands prompted electric car manufacturer Tesla to reduce the period of time in which video footage captured by their parked vehicles’ external cameras is stored. “When Sentry Mode was enabled, the cameras continuously filmed everything around the parked vehicle, and these images were saved for one hour,” the DPA continued. The DPA said that …

Tesla is under DOJ investigation over Elon Musk's claims its EVs are capable of self-driving
2 years, 2 months ago

Tesla is under DOJ investigation over Elon Musk's claims its EVs are capable of self-driving

Daily Mail  

The US Department of Justice is leading a criminal investigation into Tesla after the company's self-driving feature led to more than a dozen crashes - some of which were fatal. Elon Musk stated in 2016 that the vehicle's 'Autopilot' system was 'probably better' than a human driver, despite recent tests indicating cars failed to detect mannequin children multiple times. The …

Tesla to REMOVE sensors from new cars in a bet on cameras and AI - amid scrutiny of crashes
2 years, 3 months ago

Tesla to REMOVE sensors from new cars in a bet on cameras and AI - amid scrutiny of crashes

Daily Mail  

Tesla is removing sensors from its cars as it shifts toward a system based solely on eight cameras that feed information into its self-driving artificial intelligence. The announcement from the company led by CEO Elon Musk comes as Tesla is facing intense regulatory and legal scrutiny over a series of crashes involving its self-driving system. ABOVE: A Tesla Model Y …

U.S. seeks information from Elon Musk’s Tesla on in-car camera in Autopilot probe
2 years, 4 months ago

U.S. seeks information from Elon Musk’s Tesla on in-car camera in Autopilot probe

The Hindu  

U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday asked Tesla Inc. to answer questions about its in-car camera intended to monitor driver awareness as part of a probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles that employ the carmaker's advanced driver assistance system called Autopilot. NHTSA's nine-page letter demands Tesla answer questions by October 12 about "the role that the Cabin Camera plays in the …

California regulator claims Tesla falsely advertised Autopilot, Full Self-Driving features
2 years, 5 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 …

Tesla Autopilot cars may be recalled, investigation upgraded
2 years, 6 months ago

Tesla Autopilot cars may be recalled, investigation upgraded

Live Mint  

Tesla Autopilot cars are one step closer to being recalled after the United States stepped up its inquiry into a number of crashes with parked emergency vehicles or trucks with warning signals. Additional data, vehicle performance, and the degree to which Tesla cars' autopilot systems may increase human factors or behavioural safety hazards, compromising the effectiveness of the driver's supervision, …

Tesla to halt games on infotainment screens in moving cars
3 years ago

Tesla to halt games on infotainment screens in moving cars

The Hindu  

Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on centre touch screens while its vehicles are moving. The move comes one day after the agency announced it would open a formal investigation into distracted driving concerns about Tesla's video games, some of which could be played while cars are being …

U.S. safety agency discussing Tesla camera replacements
3 years ago

U.S. safety agency discussing Tesla camera replacements

The Hindu  

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday it is discussing with Tesla its decision to replace cameras in some U.S. vehicles. U.S. law "prohibits manufacturers from selling vehicles with design defects posing unreasonable risks to safety," the agency said, adding it has "robust enforcement tools to protect the public, to investigate potential safety issues, and act when we …

Tesla Ditches Radar Based Autopilot System, Now Uses External Cameras
3 years, 7 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 …

After Slew of Autopilot Crashes, Tesla Is Activating In-Car Camera to Ensure Safety of Drivers
3 years, 7 months ago

After Slew of Autopilot Crashes, Tesla Is Activating In-Car Camera to Ensure Safety of Drivers

News 18  

Tesla decided to activate the in-car camera installed in some of its models to ensure, in the event of a serious accident, that the driver was properly seated and paying attention, even in Autopilot mode. In its latest software update, Tesla is enabling activation of the camera placed in the interior of some of its cars, in order to detect …

Tesla Model 3 and Y ditch radar for cameras, lose ratings for advanced safety features
3 years, 7 months ago

Tesla Model 3 and Y ditch radar for cameras, lose ratings for advanced safety features

Firstpost  

Two key groups that offer automobile safety ratings are yanking their top endorsements from some Tesla vehicles because the company has stopped using radar on its safety systems. Consumer Reports pulled its “Top Pick” status for Tesla’s Model 3 and Y vehicles built after 27 April, while the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety plans to remove the vehicles’ “Top Safety …

Consumer Reports drops 'top pick' rating for Tesla Model 3
3 years, 7 months ago

Consumer Reports drops 'top pick' rating for Tesla Model 3

The Hindu  

Tesla's decision to drop radar sensors from two of its U.S. vehicles has cost it top safety ratings from a widely followed insurance industry group and the influential Consumer Reports magazine. The move came a day after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built after April 27 will no longer be …

Tesla to remove radar sensor in select models, moves to camera-based Autopilot system
3 years, 7 months ago

Tesla to remove radar sensor in select models, moves to camera-based Autopilot system

The Hindu  

Tesla will stop fitting radar on its Model 3 and Model Y cars in North America from this month as the company is shifting to a camera-based Autopilot system, the EV maker noted on a support page. Tesla vehicles use a range of sensors including radar to support its advanced driver assistance systems – Autopilot and Full-Self Driving – as …

Tesla sets up China site to store data locally
3 years, 7 months ago

Tesla sets up China site to store data locally

The Hindu  

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc said on Tuesday it had established a site in China to store car data locally, as automakers come under growing scrutiny over how they handle information collected by vehicle cameras and sensors. Tesla said in a Weibo post that data generated by all cars it sells in China, where it is making Model 3 …

Tesla sets up China data center amid spying concerns
3 years, 7 months ago

Tesla sets up China data center amid spying concerns

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — Tesla says it has set upa new facility in China to store local user data as the company faces heightened scrutiny over whether its cars there could ever be used for spying. The Wall Street Journal also reported in March that the government was restricting both “military staff and employees of key state-owned companies” from …

Tesla cars barred from some China government compounds
3 years, 7 months ago

Tesla cars barred from some China government compounds

The Hindu  

Staff at some Chinese government offices have been told not to park their Tesla Inc cars inside government compounds due to security concerns over cameras installed on the vehicles, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The people said officials of at least two government agencies in Beijing and Shanghai have been instructed verbally by supervisors not to park …

Tesla cars barred from some Chinese government compounds over security concerns
3 years, 7 months ago

Tesla cars barred from some Chinese government compounds over security concerns

Hindustan Times  

Staff at some Chinese government offices have been told not to park their Tesla Inc cars inside government compounds due to security concerns over cameras installed on the vehicles, two people with knowledge of the matter said. While sensors and cameras that can assist driving feature in many automakers' vehicles, the people with knowledge of the matter said the restriction …

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, …

China vs Tesla explained: Will paranoid China be able to tame Elon Musk?
3 years, 8 months ago

China vs Tesla explained: Will paranoid China be able to tame Elon Musk?

Op India  

For a week now, Elon Musk headed Tesla has been facing a pressure campaign in China with Chinese Communist state-backed media and regulators going after the electric automobile company for allegedly disregarding a Chinese Tesla customer’s complaints about her car. On Monday, a woman who claimed to be an aggrieved Tesla customer, stood on top of a Tesla car at …

Investigation of ‘driverless’ Tesla crash could bring new regulation for self-driving cars
3 years, 8 months ago

Investigation of ‘driverless’ Tesla crash could bring new regulation for self-driving cars

Firstpost  

Search warrants have been issued to find out if Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated system was in use at the time of the crash. On Twitter Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote that data logs “recovered so far” show Autopilot wasn’t turned on, and “Full Self-Driving” was not purchased for the vehicle. But it’s also working with “what is an antiquated …

China is going after tech companies. Tesla is trying to keep out of the way
3 years, 8 months ago

China is going after tech companies. Tesla is trying to keep out of the way

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — Tesla is still trying to getback onChina’s good side. An executive at the electric carmaker told Chinese authorities this week that Tesla will store any data it collects in China within the country’s borders, Chinese state media reported Tuesday night. The remarks from Grace Tao Lin, vice president for external affairs at Tesla China, follow …

Tesla's in-car cameras raise privacy concerns
3 years, 9 months ago

Tesla's in-car cameras raise privacy concerns

The Hindu  

Tesla Inc's use of in-car cameras to record and transmit video footage of passengers to develop self-driving technology raises privacy concerns,influential U.S. magazine Consumer Reports said on Tuesday. "If Tesla has the ability to determine if the driver isn't paying attention, it needs to warn the driver in the moment,like other automakers already do," said Jake Fisher, senior director of …

Musk says Tesla would be shut down if its cars spied in China, elsewhere
3 years, 9 months ago

Musk says Tesla would be shut down if its cars spied in China, elsewhere

The Hindu  

Tesla Inc chief executive Elon Musk said on Saturday his company would be shutdown if its cars were used to spy, his first comments on news that China's military has banned Teslas from its facilities. Sources told Reuters on Friday that the Chinese military has banned Tesla cars from entering its complexes, citing security concerns over cameras installed on the …

Tesla China: Elon Musk pushes back on spying concerns amid reports of military ban
3 years, 9 months ago

Tesla China: Elon Musk pushes back on spying concerns amid reports of military ban

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his company’s cars would never be used for spying in China, in response to reports that the country’s military has banned the vehicles over such concerns. “There’s a very strong incentive for us to be very confidential with any information,” the billionaire said Saturday at the China Development Forum, an …

Tesla cars banned from China's military complexes on security concerns: sources
3 years, 9 months ago

Tesla cars banned from China's military complexes on security concerns: sources

The Hindu  

The Chinese military has banned Tesla cars from entering its housing complexes, citing security concerns over cameras installed on the vehicles, two people who have seen notices of the directive told Reuters. Separately, The Wall Street Journal reported that China's government was restricting the use of Tesla cars by personnel at military, state-owned enterprises in sensitive industries and key agencies. …

Smart traffic cams to catch smartphone use while driving
5 years, 3 months ago

Smart traffic cams to catch smartphone use while driving

NL Times  

From today the police will use so-called smart traffic cameras to catch drivers using their phones and other electronic devices while driving. The intention is to reduce distractions behind the wheel and thereby increase road safety, the police said in a statement. Through artificial intelligence, these smart cameras can recognize if a driver is holding a mobile electronic device - …

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