autopilot

Back in October 2022, Tesla announced it would be removing ultrasonic sensors from its cars, stating it was the next step of its camera-based Tesla Vision Autopilot. The transition from ditching these ultrasonic sensors meant the following features would be limited or inactive, said Tesla at the time: Park Assist: alerts you of surrounding objects […]

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said during an interview with Bloomberg that Tesla’s Autopilot naming convention is misleading and is lacking in “common sense,” as detailed in a report from Bloomberg on Tuesday. “I wouldn’t call something ‘Autopilot’ if the manual explicitly says that you have to have your hands on the wheel and […]

Tesla began deploying a software update 2023.2.201 to Model S and X units equipped with HW4 on Tuesday, effectively restoring functionality for its backup camera, Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Navigate on Autopilot (NOA), according to new Model X Plaid owner Jason Clinton. Clinton shared a video of the view from the new HW4-based backup […]

Dan O’Dowd, CEO of Green Hills Software and the founder of The Dawn Project, today shared a Super Bowl ad demonstrating alleged “critical safety defects” in Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta and said that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) “must turn off FSD until Tesla fixes all safety defects.” O’Dowd’s advertisement claims that FSD […]

Tesla’s Hardware 4.0, the much-anticipated successor to the Hardware 3.0 computing system that currently powers the Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features in the company’s electric vehicles (EVs), was recently referenced in type approvals for the Model S and Model X in Europe. References to FSD Hardware 4.0 were originally discovered in documents Tesla filed […]

After a fatal accident in Spring, Texas involving a Tesla Model S garnered widespread attention and a probe from federal vehicle safety regulators claiming that Autopilot had been engaged, results from the study showed no signs of the driver assistance system’s use. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) completed an investigation into the 2021 accident […]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe into Elon Musk for his role in directing the branding around Tesla’s self-driving car ambitions — reports Bloomberg. According to the publication, the efforts are part of the regulator’s ongoing investigation into Tesla’s claims surrounding its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features. SEC officials […]

Tesla has been working on a successor to Hardware 3.0, the computer that powers the Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features in its vehicles, for over a couple of years now. Documents detailing what appears to be Tesla’s Hardware 4.0 surfaced online earlier this week, as shared by Chris Zheng (@ChrisZheng001)on Twitter. According to these […]

When using Tesla’s Autopilot, the system will periodically display a message that reads, “apply slight turning force to steering wheel.” This message is known as the Autopilot “nag”, to ensure that you’re paying attention and awake. Some people have purchased Autopilot “defeat devices”, to bypass this alert, but Tesla has caught on with its newest […]

California Governor Gavin Newsom has passed a new law effectively banning Tesla from marketing its in-development autonomous driving software as “Full Self-Driving” in the state starting in 2023 — reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The news comes after the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced plans to “revisit” its approach to regulating Tesla’s Full […]

Tesla has updated its in-car alert for when drivers attempt to get around the hands-on-steering wheel requirement for Autopilot and the Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta using objects like counterweights to try and bypass the system (via @TeslaChillMode). From my friend that just texted me … My buddy just got a beta strike for using a […]

Image via Maree Tesla is offering up a free trial of Enhanced Autopilot for 30 days for owners in select countries. Normally, this add-on costs $6,000 USD in the United States. Enhanced Autopilot includes the following features: Navigate on Autopilot Auto Lane Change Autopark Summon Smart Summon Tesla’s in-car notification to some owners in New […]

Just after Elon Musk took over Twitter late last week, it was reported that the new ‘Chief Twit’ of the company sent Tesla engineers to review the social network’s code, and to then report back findings. Now, we may have an idea of how many Tesla engineers are helping out at Twitter, according to CNBC. […]

Tesla has announced it will be removing ultrasonic sensors from its vehicles, the next step of its camera-based Tesla Vision Autopilot. “Today, we are taking the next step in Tesla Vision by removing ultrasonic sensors (USS) from Model 3 and Model Y. We will continue this rollout with Model 3 and Model Y, globally, over […]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta has come under fire in recent weeks and months, and a new lawsuit has now been lodged against the automaker. Legal firm Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP has filed a class-action lawsuit against Tesla, alleging the company misled the public on its claims about Autopilot and FSD, as detailed in […]