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 […]
As promised, Tesla has increased the price of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability to $15,000 USD. Two weeks ago, CEO Elon Musk said FSD would be increasing in price to $15,000 USD on September 5, “after wide release of FSD beta 10.69.2”. Now, we don’t have FSD beta 10.69.2 just yet, as testers have access […]
Tesla’s mobile app is constantly adding and rearranging its information and features, and a new update lets some users see how many miles they’ve driven in a given day using the advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) Autopilot. The Tesla app now shows miles driven on Autopilot in the daily details section of the safety score […]
Tesla’s vehicles often struggle with something called “phantom braking” while the Autopilot advanced driving assistance is triggered, causing the vehicle to brake suddenly at high speeds without the driver triggering the brake pedal and without nearby vehicles. Sometimes this is caused when driving under an overpass or some sort of shadow is picked up […]
With Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.1 update set to roll out on Monday, the automaker’s head has clarified that it will start with a smaller group of testers before rolling out to more. @Elon Musk tweeted on Monday that Tesla’s FSD beta 10.69.1 will roll out to just 1,000 owners first, then to 10,000 […]
For testers of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software, if you’re not safely operating your vehicle, you can get ‘strikes’ and eventually get locked out of the program. The FSD beta program offers a warning for drivers when there is “improper use of FSD beta”, as indicated by your car’s telemetry data. Tesla offers five […]
The owner of a Tesla Model Y that crashed into a Texas home’s garage back in May has now spoken with media to provide their account of the accident, after a Tesla executive recently said that Autopilot saved them from a “pedal error.” “I was going very slow, and all of a sudden, this Tesla […]
