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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 […]

Tesla’s driver-assistance service, called Autopilot, has been known for having some safety issues in the past, though the company plans to release its full self-driving beta sometime soon. Now, Tesla Autopilot cameras are mistaking stop signs and other momentarily flashed images for obstructions, causing Teslas to stop completely, as reported by Wired. Yisroel Mirsky, a […]

While Tesla Autopilot’s self-driving feature has not yet been released to the public, it is set to release for beta testing soon, according to the electric vehicle (EV) company’s head. On Twitter Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that limited full self-driving beta testing would be releasing next Tuesday, . In the tweet, Musk wrote […]

Microtransactions are a fairly regular part of apps, video games, and other multimedia platforms in today’s world – but recently one unlucky customer recently made a regretful purchase on his phone’s Tesla app and is still waiting for it to resolve. Dr. Ali Vaziri accidentally “butt-dialed” a $4,280 upgrade for his Tesla Model 3 on […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has provided an update on the beta release of the highly anticipated Autopilot Full Self-Driving update. Responding to a tweet about Waymo today, Musk said, “Waymo is impressive, but a highly specialized solution. The Tesla approach is a general solution. The latest build is capable of zero intervention drives. Will release […]

Tesla cameras will soon get a highly-requested feature: bird’s eye view. This is according to CEO Elon Musk on Friday evening. Responding to a customer’s request for bird’s eye view, Musk replied, “Vector-space bird’s eye view coming with [Full Self-Driving].” Vector-space bird’s eye view coming with FSD — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 3, 2020 Bird’s […]

Tesla’s Q2 safety report depicted great improvements to the Autopilot feature, as well as general safety. In a new assessment, however, the feature didn’t perform particularly highly, signalling that Tesla’s driver assistance system still has a long way to go. Tesla’s Autopilot ranked sixth out of 10 driver assistance programs after a European safety evaluation, […]

It’s public knowledge Tesla plans to launch a subscription for its Full Self-Driving Autopilot add-on, but could it coming sooner rather than later? According to Reddit user Callump01 on Saturday, the latter stated, “Did some reverse engineering on the app and Tesla looks to be preparing for subscriptions?”, then shared a screenshot of what appears […]

Image via u/StreamKimPetras  Tesla has quietly brought back Enhanced Autopilot (EAP) as an in-app purchase Autopilot Upgrade, available for $4,000 USD, targeting older models that do not the functionality. Enhanced Autopilot brings Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark and Summon, at the cost of $4,000 in the United States, spotted on late Friday by […]

When Tesla’s Autopilot first became a topic at large in the electric vehicle (EV) world, it was hard not to imagine relaxing behind the wheel of an EV while the car does the driving for you. In spite of the picturesque vision, it’s hardly a reality – except for one Alberta resident in Canada. On […]