Tesla was set to respond to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) probe by last Friday, either requesting an extension or completing the questions in the agency’s 11-page letter – and a new report shows that the company has now partially responded to the investigation. On Friday, Tesla submitted a partial response to the […]
On Thursday evening, Gilbert Tang (@gtangjr) and his wife were driving home in their Tesla Model Y in the center lane of a California freeway at 73mph with Tesla Autopilot enabled, when they were rear-ended by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel going over 90mph. The collision caused the Model Y to spin […]
As Tesla fights to have its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta systems recognized by the public, some drivers have been known to nod off while using the semi-autonomous driving technology – which Tesla says is a big no-no. A 21-year-old was issued a ticket for sleeping in her Tesla while crossing Vancouver’s Ironworkers Memorial […]
Tesla has to respond to the U.S. safety regulator by October 22 over a probe into series of Autopilot-engaged first responder crashes – and the regulator says Tesla can’t just update its vehicles’ software. On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent a letter to Tesla saying the company must recall vehicles if […]
Tesla posted the second consecutive quarter citing year-over-year decreases in miles driven per accident in its quarterly safety report on Friday, showing yet another steady decrease in accidents with Autopilot engaged (via InsideEVs). In the Q2 report, Tesla said it recorded one crash for every 4.41 million miles driven with Autopilot engaged (Autosteer and active […]
Five police officers at Splendora Police Department in Houston, Texas, are suing Tesla for a crash on February 27, which investigators claim was committed by a drunk driver using the company’s Autopilot feature, according to KHOU. Essentially, the Tesla reportedly on Autopilot crashed into patrol cruisers with flashing lights on; the officers were not in […]
Tesla has rolled out its update for Autopilot to slow down for emergency vehicles, after it was revealed earlier this week the feature was coming, as stated in an updated manual for the company’s Model 3 and Model Y. The quick pivot by Tesla to implement the software feature was due to increased media scrutiny […]
Just weeks following a Tesla Model 3 crash with a state trooper in Orlando, Florida while Autopilot was engaged, footage of the accident has surfaced and was shared on Thursday by one news outlet. New footage of the crash was shared by WFTV on Thursday, showing the white Model 3 as it collides with the […]
Tesla drivers are apparently inattentive while using Tesla’s Autopilot, because they have incorrect expectations of the Autopilot driver assistance system, according to researchers as detailed in a new report from The Independent. The study took 290 drivers into account by monitoring their posture, face and overall field of view, studying where they looked and for […]
The federal safety regulator in the U.S. has requested help from 12 other automobile manufacturers as it investigates Tesla crashes with emergency responder vehicles involving Autopilot. On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it sent letters to 12 companies including Volkswagen, Toyota, General Motors (GM) and Ford as it works on a […]
A U.S. regulator has reached out to Tesla to explain a string of recent crashes into emergency responder vehicles parked on the shoulder of highways involving Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system. The National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA) sent Tesla an 11-page letter on Tuesday requesting information about how its Autopilot system identifies flashing lights […]
Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) are offering the world a chance at lower emissions and safer driving, according to the company, but a recent string of accidents involving the company’s Autopilot feature has critics taking aim at the California automaker. A Tesla Model 3 driver was allegedly using Autopilot when she hit a parked police car […]
Following a number of Tesla Autopilot tests in the rain without radar, owner Kevin Smith has released a new one driving in and around Nashville. On Thursday, Smith released new Autopilot testing footage, taking place in Nashville, Tennessee with moderate amounts of rain, with software update 2021.4.21.3. The video shows much of a long road […]
The U.S. government has opened an investigation into the Autopilot systems on 765,000 Tesla vehicles, ranging from current models all the way back to the company’s 2014 models, as reported by the Associated Press. The news comes from a post on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) website on Monday, pointing out 11 different […]
As Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) systems continue to improve, new updates will often add or modify features, and a recent feature change allows drivers to follow cars a little more closely than before. In Tesla’s software update 2021.4.21.3, one Model 3 owner reported expanded Autopilot and Tesla Vision following distance limitations in the […]
