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 […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed hardware retrofits and Full Self-Driving upgrades are starting in Europe. When asked by a European Tesla owner, “Can you give a starting date for hw3 retrofit for model 3 in Europe? Patiently waiting.” Musk replied, “Should be happening soon.” So far, only Tesla owners in Canada and the U.S. […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the major rewrite to the company’s Autopilot software will release a private beta in 2-4 weeks, with a public beta to follow, ahead of a full U.S. rollout in December of this year. “Releasing private beta in 2 to 4 weeks, public beta (early access owners who opt in) 4 […]
Tesla has built up a reputation in the automotive industry by attacking two main initiatives: building sleek electric vehicles and pursuing technology to create the world’s first fully autonomous self-driving cars. Tesla is now claiming that every new vehicle that they are producing contains the necessary hardware to be fully autonomous and will gain self-driving […]
Tesla’s Autopilot feature still has a ways to go before it goes massively self-driving. Luckily, the next news story in updates to the electric vehicle’s (EV’s) Autopilot feature is here. According to a new report from the China Times as reported by electrek, Tesla and Broadcom’s joint manufacture of Tesla’s HW4.0 self-driving chip will begin […]
While self-driving cars are just beyond the horizon, it’s hard to imagine what’s happening behind closed doors to take this tech from pipe dream to dream come true. In a recent interview with Tesla’s Elon Musk, Musk told Zachary Shahan of CleanTechnica that there is a team of 300 engineers behind the electric vehicle’s famed Autopilot […]
Tesla hacker ‘green’ has shared an image of what Tesla’s upcoming Autopilot visualizations will look like of the company’s own fleet of vehicles, confirming what CEO Elon Musk announced last month. “It looks like Tesla is planning (already doing?) display of (recognized) Tesla cars on autopilot cars visualization as such. Keep your eye on it?” […]
