full self-driving

First Drives: Tesla FSD Beta 11.3.6 in Software Version 2022.45.15 [VIDEOS]

Tesla started rolling out Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 11.3.6 to employees and some early-access beta testers over the weekend with its 2022.45.15  software update, as reported by @Winnersechelon. Tesla FSD BETA V11.3.6 releasing now pic.twitter.com/QqG66WbkhC — TeslaBull FSD BETA V11.6 (@Winnersechelon) April 8, 2023 @Winnersechelon also shared release notes for FSD beta 11.3.6, which document […]

Tesla FSD Critic Claims to Launch Super Bowl Ad [VIDEO]

Dan O’Dowd, CEO of Green Hills Software and the founder of The Dawn Project, today shared a Super Bowl ad demonstrating alleged “critical safety defects” in Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta and said that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) “must turn off FSD until Tesla fixes all safety defects.” O’Dowd’s advertisement claims that FSD […]

Tesla FSD Hardware 4.0 for Model S/X Spotted in Filings

Tesla’s Hardware 4.0, the much-anticipated successor to the Hardware 3.0 computing system that currently powers the Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features in the company’s electric vehicles (EVs), was recently referenced in type approvals for the Model S and Model X in Europe. References to FSD Hardware 4.0 were originally discovered in documents Tesla filed […]

SEC Expanding Tesla and Autopilot Probe to Include Elon Musk: Report

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe into Elon Musk for his role in directing the branding around Tesla’s self-driving car ambitions — reports Bloomberg. According to the publication, the efforts are part of the regulator’s ongoing investigation into Tesla’s claims surrounding its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features. SEC officials […]

Tesla FSD Hardware 4.0 Allegedly Leaks, Showing Camera Changes

Tesla has been working on a successor to Hardware 3.0, the computer that powers the Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features in its vehicles, for over a couple of years now. Documents detailing what appears to be Tesla’s Hardware 4.0 surfaced online earlier this week, as shared by Chris Zheng (@ChrisZheng001)on Twitter. According to these […]

New California Law Bans Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ Marketing Term

California Governor Gavin Newsom has passed a new law effectively banning Tesla from marketing its in-development autonomous driving software as “Full Self-Driving” in the state starting in 2023 — reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The news comes after the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced plans to “revisit” its approach to regulating Tesla’s Full […]

Here’s Tesla’s New Alert Punishing Autopilot Defeat Devices

Tesla has updated its in-car alert for when drivers attempt to get around the hands-on-steering wheel requirement for Autopilot and the Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta using objects like counterweights to try and bypass the system (via @TeslaChillMode). From my friend that just texted me … My buddy just got a beta strike for using a […]

Tesla Starts Rolling Out FSD Beta 10.69.3.1 to Public Testers [VIDEO]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Saturday morning that the company has started rolling out Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version 10.69.3.1 to public testers. Tesla FSD 10.69.3.1 going to wide release now — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 19, 2022 FSD beta 10.69.3.1 brings improvements to the system’s Object Detection network, improved architecture for better accuracy […]

Tesla FSD Beta 10.69.2.3 Test Drives [VIDEOS]

Tesla last week started rolling out its 2022.20.18 software update, which delivered Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version 10.69.2.3 to testers. The FSD update continued to make its way to more beta testers throughout this week. We’ve already seen some initial impressions of and first drives on FSD beta 10.69.2.3, but we now also have comprehensive […]

First Drives: Tesla FSD Beta 10.69.1.1 [VIDEOS]

Following the release of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version 10.69.1 earlier this week, Tesla is now rolling out version 10.69.1.1, an incremental update. #FSDBeta v10.69.1.1 release notes pic.twitter.com/DogCY9qK1l — Chuck Cook (@chazman) September 3, 2022 FSD beta tester James Locke took his Tesla with the latest FSD build out for a spin on Saturday, putting […]