Tesla's Autopilot can be tricked into operating without driver at wheel, says Consumer Reports
3 years, 8 months ago

Tesla's Autopilot can be tricked into operating without driver at wheel, says Consumer Reports

Daily Mail  

Tesla's Autopilot system can be 'easily' tricked into operating without a driver at the wheel, according to Consumer Reports. Jake Fisher, CR's senior director of auto testing, wrapped a weighted chain around the steering wheel in a Model Y to simulate a driver's hand, and then slid over to the passenger seat. The news comes as the Elon Musk-owned firm faces serious questions over its safety systems after two men died in a fiery crash in which authorities said there was no one behind the steering wheel. Using the steering wheel dial, which controls multiple functions in addition to Autopilot's speed, Fisher reached over from the passenger seat and was able to accelerate the vehicle from a full stop Fisher attached a weighted chain to the left side of the steering wheel, but the weight was not heavy enough to move the wheel. Using the steering wheel dial, which controls multiple functions in addition to Autopilot's speed, Fisher reached over from the passenger seat and was able to accelerate the vehicle from a full stop.

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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 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 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 …

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 …

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

Feds reviewing Elon Musk tweet about disabling Tesla driver monitoring

LA Times  

A driver charges his car at a Tesla charging station in Miami in November. 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 …

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," …

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, …

How does Tesla's Autopilot work?
3 years, 7 months ago

How does Tesla's Autopilot work?

Daily Mail  

Autopilot uses cameras, ultrasonic sensors and radar to see and sense the environment around the car. Before enabling Autopilot, driver must agree to 'keep your hands on the steering wheel at all times' and to always 'maintain control and responsibility for your car.' Once engaged, if insufficient torque is applied, Autopilot will also deliver an escalating series of visual and …

Watch Consumer Reports Trick A Tesla Into Driving Without A Driver
3 years, 8 months ago

Watch Consumer Reports Trick A Tesla Into Driving Without A Driver

Huff Post  

Consumer Reports has released a video revealing how a vehicle operator tricked a Tesla into driving in autopilot mode without a person in the driver’s seat to take over in case of trouble. Tesla’s Autopilot website warns that its cars are not “autonomous.” Autopilot is “intended for use with a fully attentive driver, who has their hands on the wheel …

Engineers Trick Tesla Model Y to Drive on Autopilot Without Any Driver Revealing Security Flaw
3 years, 8 months ago

Engineers Trick Tesla Model Y to Drive on Autopilot Without Any Driver Revealing Security Flaw

News 18  

As Tesla faces several fatal crashes in the recent past that has put its Autopilot mode in scrutiny, engineers at Consumer Reports engineers have easily tricked a Tesla Model Y to drive on the electric carmakers driver assistance feature, without actually anyone in the drivers seat. During the drive, Tesla Model Y automatically steered along painted lane lines, but the …

US agencies probe fatal Tesla crash believed to be driverless
3 years, 8 months ago

US agencies probe fatal Tesla crash believed to be driverless

Hindustan Times  

Two US agencies on Monday said they were investigating a Tesla crash in Texas on Saturday that left two dead and which local police said appeared to have occurred with no one in the driver's seat. The remains of a Tesla vehicle are seen after it crashed in The Woodlands, Texas, April 17, 2021, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, …

No One Was Driving the Tesla Involved in a Deadly Crash Killing Two Passengers
3 years, 8 months ago

No One Was Driving the Tesla Involved in a Deadly Crash Killing Two Passengers

News 18  

Yet another deadly crash involving Tesla has put limelight on the company’s famed autopilot system, that is said to be the most sophisticated and advanced autonomous driving system in production today. Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said authorities are certain that no one was driving the car at the time of the crash. Federal traffic-safety officials are investigating …

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 …

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

Tesla 'full self-driving' vehicles can't drive themselves

The Independent  

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