Following recent criticisms against Tesla for a string of accidents and fires, the California-based company is now being sued after a fatal accident. One family in California is suing Tesla, alleging that Autopilot was responsible for their 15-year-old son being killed in an accident with a Tesla Model 3, according to the Tri-City Herald. The […]
Videos of Tesla’s camera-based Autopilot update, known as Pure Vision, continue to make their way onto the internet, including a new test of the system. In a new video from Michigan-based Dirty Tesla released on Tuesday, we see another glimpse at Tesla Pure Vision Autopilot tests in the rain, just weeks after Tesla’s camera-based, no-radar […]
A new software update has begun rolling out for Tesla owners, and the update adds some past functionality. Tesla’s most recent update, 2021.4.18.10, has restored Lane Departure Avoidance, Smart Summon, and it has increased the Autopilot cap in Pure Vision vehicles from 75 mph to 80 mph on Model 3 and Y units, according to […]
Image via u/Jaws12 Tesla’s latest Model 3 and Model Y vehicles delivered do not come equipped with radar anymore, as the company is now transitioning to a camera-based Autopilot system known as Tesla Vision. Now, according to u/Jaws12, in order to use Autopilot on a Model Y with Tesla Vision, Auto High Beam settings need […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced the company is now rolling out its camera-based Pure Vision Autopilot in North America. The announcement confirms the company’s earlier FAQ on Pure Vision Autopilot, which now is based on cameras and not radar. “Pure vision Autopilot is now rolling out in North America,” said Musk on Tuesday evening. […]
On Friday, a 2015 Tesla Model S that allegedly had Autopilot engaged crashed into a Snohomish County, Washington sheriff’s vehicle, as reported by NBC. The crash caused no injuries but did cause “significant damage” to the Sheriff’s Office vehicle, according to a statement from the department. The crash occurred north of Seattle at about 6:40 […]
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) has seen some negative publicity recently, especially following news of a driver arrested repeatedly for reckless driving by using FSD from the backseat. On Monday, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said in a statement that it is reviewing Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system’s (ADAS’s) claims to be “Full Self-Driving” to […]
On Monday evening, 25-year-old Param Sharma was arrested by Highway Patrol in Oakland, California after being spotted in the back seat of a Tesla Model 3 with Full Self-Driving (FSD) engaged, according to KTVU. Arrested on two counts of reckless driving and disobeying a peace officer, Sharma spent the night in Santa Rita jail and […]
Tesla has revealed the early conclusions of a joint study with the NTSB, NHTSA and local police, regarding the Model S crash in Spring, Texas, that media reports erroneously claimed was the result of the company’s Autopilot system. During Tesla’s Q1 2021 earnings call, a retail investor asked, “does Tesla have any proactive plans to […]
After a fatal Tesla Model S crash with apparently nobody in the driver’s seat on Saturday, one publication decided to put the “literally-driverless” scenario–to the test on a closed test track, showing how the advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) can be bypassed. Consumer Reports used some hacks to trick their Tesla Model Y into thinking […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed on Monday afternoon the fatal crash involving a Tesla Model S was not on Autopilot, despite what local police had suspected in Harris County in Houston, Texas. Musk responded to Ahmad A Dalhat (@Amart15416132), who had questioned the Wall Street Journal’s take on the story. “This doesn’t make sense. There […]
Two people died Saturday night following the crash of a 2019 Tesla Model S, in which authorities report no one was in the driver’s seat during a preliminary investigation, according to CP24 and MSN. A Harris County constable later told KHOU-TV that one person was in the passenger seat and the other was in the […]
Tesla is no stranger to lawsuits over inside information, and in a new update, one of the company’s lawsuits has arrived at a settlement. According to a US district court filing dated April 15, Tesla has settled a lawsuit with a former employee who copied the Autopilot driver assistance system source code, as reported by […]
Elon Musk has been known for sharing a strange blend of memes and viable SpaceX or Tesla information on Twitter, including bold past opinions on the autonomous vehicle world’s radar versus vision debate. And in a new update, the Tesla CEO tweeted that it’s “better to double down on vision than do sensor fusion,” furthering […]
Occasionally, Teslas have been known to have accidents while on Autopilot. However, despite the scrutiny Tesla’s Autopilot systems have undergone in recent months, the electric vehicles (EVs) are still considered safer than if they weren’t engaged, according to the company itself and other data. A new report from Loup Ventures echoes the past claim that […]
