Teslas are some of the safest vehicles currently available, though one crash in Detroit last Thursday has left behind a gruesome scene and a number of criminal charges. On Thursday, Tesla Model Y driver, Jean Paul Guerrero, 22, crashed and got stuck beneath a semi-truck, as reported by Click On Detroit. The crash took place […]
Image via WLNS Car accidents happen daily but when it’s a Tesla, it makes headlines, especially if the latter was on Autopilot, the company’s driver-assist software. According to Michigan State Police (MSP), they say a Tesla on Autopilot hit a Lansing area patrol car, on Wednesday morning, reports WLNS. Image via WLNS A state trooper […]
In a letter addressed to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officially took notice of how autonomous driving technology is currently being tested, and lobbied for changes in regulation thereof — reports CNBC. The letter, which name-drops Tesla 16 times, details how essentially unfinished driver-less tech like Tesla’s Full […]
Tesla has been dominating the electric vehicle (EV) space as one of the few auto companies to offer a full lineup of zero-emissions cars. And according to the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), it could soon become one of the world’s most valuable software companies. UBS analyst Patrick Hummel wrote in a study published Wednesday […]
The safety of Tesla’s vehicles has largely been heralded, especially with Autopilot engaged, despite some properly guided concerns over electric vehicle (EV) battery fires. Still, Tesla’s cars are incredibly safe, and Tesla has recently released its Q4 2020 vehicle safety report. Perhaps unsurprisingly, its crash rates are still much lower with Autopilot engaged. In the […]
Comma.ai was founded by George Hotz, known in the hacking community as ‘geohot’, the first person to SIM unlock Apple’s original iPhone in 2007 and reverse engineer Sony’s PlayStation 3. Hotz’s artificial intelligence startup was founded in 2015, known as Comma.ai, aimed at creating autonomous driving technology, available to consumers. The latest is the company’s […]
Hacker @greentheonly has managed to activate augmented reality view for Tesla’s Autopilot, which shows off what the vehicle’s cameras see and how it processes this data as you drive. “Ok, autopilot assist app activated! the much coveted augmented reality view!”, said @greentheonly on late Monday evening. Check out the videos below to see the augmented reality […]
In a new ranking of multiple advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) popular in China from 42Mark, the Tesla Model 3’s Full Self-Driving landed first place in a set of criteria that takes multiple situations and environments into account (via @Ray4Tesla; translated). The made-in-China (MIC) Model 3 landed a total score of 283, with the BMW X5, […]
We’ve seen ongoing improvements with Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta, and the latest video demo showcases the Autopilot software driving from San Francisco to Los Angeles in California. The video from Whole Mars Catalog (Omar Qazi) is a Tesla running FSD beta 2020.44.10.2. “Driving from San Francisco to Los Angeles with 5 disengagements,” explains Whole Mars […]
In December 2019, Nicholas Ciarlone was put on probation for one year after his Tesla rammed into a Massachusetts State Police vehicle and an SUV on Route 24 in West Bridgewater. According to NBC10 Boston, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is now further investigating the case, along with 19 others involving Tesla vehicles […]
Right on schedule, Tesla has released a new 2020.44.10.2 software update for Full Self-Driving beta testers. You may recall the previous FSD beta was at 2020.40.8.13, but now that has jumped directly to 2020.44.10.2. 2020.44.10.2 #FSDBeta Incoming!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 with FSD fixes. So excited to test! — Brandon 🌎☮️🚗⚡️🔋 (@brandonee916) November 14, 2020 What’s new in […]
Sofiaan Fraval from the Third Row Tesla Podcast has shared an excellent Full Self-Driving beta video filmed earlier this week, detailing his 17-minute drive through Edna Valley in California. Fraval’s video is unique as he has four camera views, showing the road, steering wheel, Tesla display and his reactions while driving. “Check out this route […]
There’s no denying that Tesla makes some incredibly safe cars, even despite recent low marks for its Autopilot driver-assistance in a recent European Safety assessment. Still, Tesla’s Q3 Vehicle Safety Report was released Monday morning, and it’s showing another impressive decrease in accidents, especially with Autopilot engaged, according to Tesla’s website. In the report, Tesla […]
Tesla hacker @greentheonly is back with more tidbits about the electric vehicle maker’s plan, and this time it involves 4D radar. “On the more surprising front: the sensor types were extended. First, there’s new ultrasonics type Tesla – so they apparently go in-house with the new ones trying to address shortcomings of the existing ones? […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently announced that the full self-driving beta for its Autopilot driver assistance program would be beginning soon for a limited number of people. In a new Autopilot update, YouTube channel The Tech of Tech released a video Sunday in which the host, Cameron, shows off Tesla’s Autopilot pathfinding system. The video […]
