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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 …

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Tesla’s topsy turvy 2019
5 years ago

Tesla’s topsy turvy 2019

CNN  

CNN — Everyone knows Tesla cars move fast. In terms of size and price, it seems like a close competitor to the Tesla Model 3, but with Volvo’s Scandinavian roots evident in its design, although the car will be built in China. Ford even held its unveiling event at the same place where Tesla would roll out its Cybertruck, a …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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Microsoft’s New Devices, Tesla’s ‘Smart Summon,’ and More News
55 years ago

Microsoft’s New Devices, Tesla’s ‘Smart Summon,’ and More News

Wired  

Microsoft showed off some brand new products, drivers can now summon their Teslas, and we've got some suggestions for Android phones. Today’s Headlines Microsoft unveils new Surface, foldable phone, and more Today was Microsoft's turn to show off some new products, and it didn't disappoint: a new Surface X, Surface Earbuds, and yes, a new foldable device called the Microsoft …

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