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 says ‘don’t do that.’ ” Indeed, Tesla’s website says Autopilot and the more sophisticated “Full Self-Driving” system are intended for use by a “fully attentive driver who has their hands on the wheel and is prepared to take over at any moment.” It says the systems are not fully autonomous. In shutting off the “steering wheel nag,” Fisher said, Tesla could be switching to the camera to monitor drivers, but that’s unclear. Despite implying through the names that Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” can drive themselves, Fisher said, it’s clear that Tesla expects owners to still be drivers. Koopman said he doesn’t see a great safety risk from disabling the steering wheel nag because the Tesla monitoring system is so flawed that disabling it doesn’t necessarily make Teslas any more dangerous.

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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 …

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 owner says car in ‘full self-driving mode’ failed to detect a moving train
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla owner says car in ‘full self-driving mode’ failed to detect a moving train

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 Shocking footage shows the …

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 …

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 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 …

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 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 …

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

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 …

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 …

Tesla Autopilot, Full Self-Driving Modes Not Safe at All: US Senators
2 years, 9 months ago

Tesla Autopilot, Full Self-Driving Modes Not Safe at All: US Senators

News 18  

The US Senators have rejected Elon Musk-run Tesla’s claim that its autopilot and full self-driving features are safe for driving, saying this is just “more evasion and deflection from Tesla". Rohan Patel, Senior Director of Public Policy at Tesla, wrote in a letter to the US Senators Richard Blumenthal and Ed Markey that Tesla’s autopilot and FSD capability features “enhance …

Elon Musk pushes the boundaries in Tesla autonomous campaign
2 years, 10 months ago

Elon Musk pushes the boundaries in Tesla autonomous campaign

Live Mint  

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk often touts the arrival of completely autonomous vehicles as imminent, but exactly how close that future is for the electric automaker remains murky. "The rolling stop recall was not because of an honest mistake made in engineering, but rather a decision Tesla says was intentional to break traffic laws," said Phil Koopman, a professor at …

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's self-driving test software under review after owner complaint
3 years, 1 month ago

Tesla's self-driving test software under review after owner complaint

The Hindu  

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is looking into a consumer report that a Tesla Model Y was involved in an accident while using the company's Full Self-Driving Beta software. The owner of a 2021 Tesla Model Y reported to the auto safety agency that on Nov. 3 in Brea, California the vehicle was in FSD Beta …

NTSB chair wants Tesla to limit where Autopilot can operate
3 years, 1 month ago

NTSB chair wants Tesla to limit where Autopilot can operate

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is calling on Tesla to act on recommendations to limit where its Autopilot driver-assist system can operate and to put a system in place to make sure drivers are paying attention. In a letter sent to Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday, Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy says the electric vehicle …

Tesla faces fresh scrutiny from safety watchdog NHTSA over Full Self-Driving assistance systems
3 years, 2 months ago

Tesla faces fresh scrutiny from safety watchdog NHTSA over Full Self-Driving assistance systems

Firstpost  

The regulator has ordered Tesla to provide information about confidentiality agreements with drivers who have been testing a new feature since October 2020. The US’ highway safety watchdog has pushed Tesla for details about its driver-assistance systems, specifically whether it has barred some people testing the features from reporting possible safety concerns. As part of a preliminary probe opened after …

Tesla rolling out 'Full Self-Driving' update to owners with high safety score
3 years, 2 months ago

Tesla rolling out 'Full Self-Driving' update to owners with high safety score

Daily Mail  

They include an attorney for a woman whose husband was killed by a self-driving Tesla over the summer The rollout has also drawn criticism from regulators, safety investigators, and legal practitioners CEO Elon Musk has admitted that the update is not fully ready for the public - hence its limited release – after delaying its unveiling earlier this month One …

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 …

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’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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Tesla removed some drivers from its self-driving test for not paying attention
3 years, 9 months ago

Tesla removed some drivers from its self-driving test for not paying attention

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Tesla has expanded its “full self-driving” software to roughly 2,000 Tesla owners, but some drivers were revoked access for not paying close enough attention to the road, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk. “FSD Beta has now been expanded … we’ve also revoked beta where drivers did not pay sufficient attention to the road, Musk …

Elon Musk Hits Back at Waymo, Claims Tesla has Better Software, Hardware For Autonomous Cars
3 years, 10 months ago

Elon Musk Hits Back at Waymo, Claims Tesla has Better Software, Hardware For Autonomous Cars

News 18  

Electric car-maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk has countered recent remarks by the head of Waymo, Google’s self-driving unit that Tesla has taken a misguided approach to develop fully autonomous cars. Taking to Twitter, Musk said Tesla has better hardware and software than the self-driving car unit to attain full self-driving system. Recently, Waymo CEO John Krafcik, in an interview with …

The real self-driving revolution remains years away
3 years, 11 months ago

The real self-driving revolution remains years away

CNN  

CNN — This year, new technologies willenable more drivers to take their hands off the wheel while on the road. “I’m willing to, you know, perhaps trust the automation a little more than I should until something goes disastrously wrong.” There have been fatal crashes when Tesla drivers ignored warnings to keep their hands on the wheel while usingAutopilot.WithSuper Cruise, …

‘I’m not drunk, it’s my car:’ Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ gets mixed reviews
4 years, 1 month ago

‘I’m not drunk, it’s my car:’ Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ gets mixed reviews

CNN  

Washington, DC CNN — Tesla has released an early version of its “full self-driving” software to a small group of Tesla enthusiasts, who appear to be both delighted and alarmed by what they’ve experienced so far. From YouTube Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in August that full self-driving’s improvement would be a “quantum leap” from Tesla’s current assisted driving options, …

Tesla's Release of New 'Self-Driving' Software Closely Watched by U.S. Regulator
4 years, 2 months ago

Tesla's Release of New 'Self-Driving' Software Closely Watched by U.S. Regulator

News 18  

The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Thursday it was closely watching Tesla Inc’s release of a software version intended to allow its cars to drive themselves, saying it stood ready to protect the public against safety risks. Tesla on Tuesday night released a beta, or test version, of what it calls a “Full Self Driving” software upgrade to an …

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  

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 Earlier this week, Tesla sent …

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