Tesla appears to be quietly phasing out Autopilot on certain pre-owned 2026 Model Y inventory vehicles in the U.S., raising fresh questions about the company’s long-term plans for its driver-assistance stack. The change was first spotted by Tesla enthusiast and Cybertruck owner @Feelsogoodme, who noticed multiple 2026 Model Y listings with no reference to Autopilot […]
Tesla appears to be preparing one of its biggest changes to Autopilot in more than a decade. New findings in the 2025.38 branch of software updates suggest the company is finally ready to remove the long-standing “Beta” tag from Autosteer, a designation that has defined the feature since the early days of Autopilot. The discovery […]
Tesla has published its latest quarterly safety data, revealing that its Autopilot technology continues to outperform human drivers by a significant margin when it comes to reducing accident risk. According to Tesla’s Q3 2025 Safety Report, the company recorded one crash for every 6.36 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot. In comparison, […]
Tesla’s latest Full Self-Driving (Supervised) update, version 14.1, has quietly removed one of the system’s most recognizable interface elements — the iconic Autosteer steering wheel icon. Instead, when FSD is active, Tesla vehicles now display the words “Self-Driving” in a clean blue font just below the current speed on the main touchscreen. The vehicle’s on-screen […]
Tesla is making a notable change to how it manages driver supervision for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) — reports Not A Tesla App. According to Tesla’s owner’s manual for software version 2025.32, the forgiveness period for each Autopilot or FSD strike has been cut in half, from seven days down to just 3.5 days. The […]
Tesla has asked the federal court in Miami, Florida, to throw out a jury verdict that found the company partly liable in a 2019 crash involving its Autopilot driver assistance system that killed a pedestrian and left another with life-long injuries — reports Reuters. Jurors awarded $329 million in damages in the case, including $129 […]
Well-known Tesla firmware hacker and data miner @greentheonly played a pivotal role in a recent landmark case against Tesla, helping uncover critical crash data the company initially claimed it did not have — reports The Washington Post. His discovery ultimately turned the tide in court, leading to a massive $243 million verdict against the automaker over a […]
Tesla reportedly turned down a $60 million settlement proposal before being hit with a $243 million penalty in a high-profile lawsuit over a fatal 2019 crash involving Autopilot. According to Reuters, lawyers for the plaintiffs disclosed the settlement offer in a court filing this week as part of a request for legal fees, which they […]
Some Tesla owners with older hardware are seeing an interesting option pop up in the Tesla app: a $1,000 upgrade to Basic Autopilot. A Reddit post on r/TeslaModel3 from user akush_666 shows their upgrade menu, with Autopilot priced at $1,000. The user, who owns a 2018 Model 3 with Hardware 2.5, noted they never had […]
A jury has found Tesla partially liable for a fatal 2019 crash in Key Largo, Florida, and has ordered the company to pay $329 million in total damages — $200 million of which are punitive. The verdict marks a significant blow for the automaker, which has long argued that drivers are responsible for staying alert […]
Tesla has released its Vehicle Safety Report for the third quarter of 2024, highlighting improvements in crash rates and ongoing safety innovations. The report shows a significant improvement in safety performance over the past year. In Q3 2024, Tesla recorded one crash for every 7.08 million miles driven with Autopilot engaged, compared to one crash […]
Tesla has reached a settlement in a lawsuit stemming from a 2018 crash that resulted in the death of Apple engineer Walter Huang. The incident, involving Huang’s Tesla Model X operating on Autopilot, collided with a highway barrier. The lawsuit was set for trial this week in California Superior Court, potentially spotlighting Tesla’s Autopilot and […]
In a remarkable incident on the South Eastern Freeway in Adelaide, Australia, a 67-year-old man credits Tesla’s Autopilot system for potentially saving his life and those of other motorists. The driver, who prefers to remain anonymous, experienced a medical episode while driving his Tesla Model 3 RWD, leading to a near-catastrophic situation that was narrowly […]
Tesla will be addressing issues with its Autopilot system that could increase the risk of crashes if drivers aren’t paying attention, a software update that will now apply to all cars in China. For over 1.6 million vehicles manufactured from August 2014 to December 2023, including locally made Model 3, Model Y and imported Model […]
Tesla has shared more insight into its voluntary ‘recall’ for specific models equipped with Autosteer, spanning production dates from October 5, 2012, to December 7, 2023. This ‘recall’ includes Model S (2012-2023), Model X (2016-2023), Model 3 (2017-2023), and Model Y (2020-2023) vehicles. Tesla aims to address potential driver misuse of the Autosteer feature, a […]
