Tesla is expected to add many improvements to its recently-released V11 software and user interface, according to Tesla Head Elon Musk. Following a Teslarati story that was shared on Thursday depicting a supposedly improved concept for Tesla’s V11 user interface, Musk responded, apparently emphasizing how the car should know what to do already without the […]
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on January 5 informed Tesla that it is “revisiting” its approach to regulating the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta — reports The Los Angeles Times. Full Self-Driving is Tesla’s suite of advanced driver assistance features, available as a $10,000 USD add-on or a $199 USD/month subscription and […]
In a YouTube video published on Friday, Tesla owner and Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta tester Chuck Cook documented his first drive around Memorial Park with FSD beta 10.8. FSD beta 10.8 started rolling out on Thursday with software update 2021.44.25.6, also bringing along Tesla’s 2021 holiday update and all of its contents for beta testers. […]
According to The Washington Post, the world’s first ‘Tesla baby’ was born this September when Pennsylvania, U.S., resident Yiran Sherry gave birth to her daughter in the front passenger seat of a black Tesla Model 3 after rush hour made a 20-minute ride to Paoli Hospital much longer. Yiran was crouched over in the front passenger […]
In a recently published YouTube video, CGP Grey put a Tesla Model 3 Long Range with the Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta to the test on the ‘Tail of the Dragon’ — one of the twistiest, deadliest roads in the U.S. The Tail of the Dragon is 11 miles (17.7 km) of road that stretches through […]
Lena Gonzalez, chair of the California Senate’s Transportation Committee, on Tuesday sent a letter to California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Director Steve Gordon, raising concerns over Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta and urging him to investigate — reports The Los Angeles Times. Full Self-Driving is Tesla’s suite of advanced driver assistance features, available as […]
The New York Times today published a deep-dive into Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) technologies after talking to a number of former employees who have worked on them over the last decade. The 19 former employees–speaking anonymously–interviewed by The New York Times all said Tesla has tried to push the development of both Autopilot […]
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Autopilot systems are both meant to be monitored by a human driver who is ready to take over, but in some cases, the driver may not need to take over at all. Whole Mars Catalog took a Tesla Model 3 with FSD for a drive from the San Francisco Bay […]
Tristan Rice (@rice_fry), a software engineer specializing in Machine Learning, Reverse Engineering, and Security, shared a pretty interesting render of the 3D voxel models used by Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.5 on Twitter Wednesday evening. It seems to have no issues with close pillars/walls even in tight parking spaces or directly facing into a […]
A Tesla employee has reportedly confirmed that a new Tesla software update (version 2021.36.8.7) that was spotted rolling out late Saturday evening is indeed Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.5. The update is being pushed to employee-owned vehicles for final checks before a full public release (via @teslascope). Provided that last-minute checks go well and we […]
In a recently published YouTube video, Charging Chats puts Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.4 through the paces of a typical U.S. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) road test for student drivers, with a driving instructor from the Courtesy Driving School in Michigan in the passenger seat (via InsideEVs). The road test included navigating a parking […]
A new video shared by CNN‘s Transportation Editor Michael Ballaban shows him testing out a Tesla Model 3 with Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta engaged on the streets of New York. It appears the vehicle was lent to CNN from an owner who had qualified for FSD beta. The video shows a series of apparent missteps […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter last week that Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.4 would start rolling out to consumers Friday, November 5. In another tweet Friday evening, Musk disclosed that the release had to be delayed slightly due to “some late-breaking issues.” Some late-breaking issues with 10.4. We’re deploying a patch to internal […]
When will Tesla expand its Full Self-Driving 10.2 beta beyond those with Safety Scores of 100? According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday afternoon, that could happen “maybe next week.” Replying to @JeffTutorials when asked when Tesla would be expanding FSD beta 10.2 to owners that opt-into the beta with lower than perfect Safety […]
@Elon Musk confirmed on early Monday morning Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.2 was beginning to roll out to drivers with 100/100 safety scores, following a last-minute delay of the new software’s release. Tesla’s 2021.32.25 software update brings FSD beta 10.2 to more beta testers, after delays. FSD beta 10.2 will roll out to around […]
