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 permission to offer its 'DRIVE PILOT' system on California highways in the Bay Area, Central Valley, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego and on interstate highway connecting Southern California to Nevada. Earlier this year, Mercedes-Benz also received an approval to deploy advanced automated driving systems on Nevada's roads.

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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 …

Mercedes-Benz to deploy advanced automated driving system in Nevada
1 year, 11 months ago

Mercedes-Benz to deploy advanced automated driving system in Nevada

The Hindu  

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles said on Thursday that German carmaker Mercedes-Benz can deploy advanced automated driving systems on its roads after it completed a self-certification. The "SAE Level 3 conditionally automated driving" system allows a driver to legally take their eyes off the wheel but must be available to resume control if needed. "Mercedes has certified that their …

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 …

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 …

Volkswagen, Bosch team up on self-driving software to test Tesla
2 years, 10 months ago

Volkswagen, Bosch team up on self-driving software to test Tesla

Live Mint  

Volkswagen AG is partnering with Robert Bosch GmbH to develop a common software platform to bring hands-free driving functions to the German carmaker’s entire fleet in a bid to catch up to Tesla Inc. “Tesla of course has a million vehicles on the road, and those cars seem greater every day -- with the cooperation we are now setting up …

Mercedes gets nod to use hands-free driving system in Germany
3 years ago

Mercedes gets nod to use hands-free driving system in Germany

The Hindu  

Germany’s transport authority has allowed luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz to use its level 3 semi-autonomous driving system. According to the German car maker, the semi-autonomous driving system can drive in heavy traffic or congested road situations. In case the self-drive system fails, the driver can take back control using the car’s ‘redundancy’ option. A vehicle with Society of Automotive Engineers …

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 …

Tesla touts self-driving to consumers. To the DMV, it tells a different tale
3 years, 9 months ago

Tesla touts self-driving to consumers. To the DMV, it tells a different tale

LA Times  

Although Tesla vehicles come with options for partially automated driving on city streets, the manual and legal fine print tell drivers to keep their hands on the wheel. Tesla lawyers recently told the DMV that “there are circumstances and events to which the system is not capable of recognizing and responding.” For years, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has been …

Mercedes bets on evolution as Tesla touts revolution in automated driving
4 years, 1 month ago

Mercedes bets on evolution as Tesla touts revolution in automated driving

The Hindu  

As Tesla touts the cutting-edge nature of its new Full Self Driving software, rival Mercedes-Benz says it has developed a similar system but stops short of allowing members of the public to take it on urban roads. The Germans, pioneers in developing advanced driver assistance systems, are taking a step-by-step approach to releasing new technology, waiting for their own engineers, …

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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