Tesla Autopilot
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Data may be Tesla's advantage in the race to launch self-driving cars.
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Tesla to roll out Autopilot self-driving capabilities 'very soon'
Tesla launch a software update to add Autopilot functions next month, according to Elon Musk.
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Why did Tesla take capabilities out of latest Model S + Model X?
Tesla may have taken capabilities out of the Model S and Model X because of a supplier switch.
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What a prototype self-driving Tesla 'sees' on public roads
A Tesla video shows what self-driving cars "see."
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Tesla's own numbers show Autopilot has higher crash rate than human drivers
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Tesla’s claim that its Autopilot driver-assistance software is safer than a human driver. After a fatal Autopilot crash last May, the company said the death was the first in 130 million miles of Autopilot driving—and noted that, “among all...
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Tesla upgrades self-driving sensors, hardware; full autonomy test next year?
Yesterday morning, the state of California held a hearing on proposed rules governing self-driving cars. Both automakers and Google objected to the regulations as written, saying that the requirement to comply with voluntary federal regulations issued last month would hobble their development...
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One of the tools Elon Musk and Tesla Motors have used to defend the safety of its Autopilot software is the dark and perplexing art of statistics. After a fatal Autopilot-related crash in May, a company blog post pointed out that the crash was “the first known fatality in just over 130 million miles where Autopilot was activated.” The post then noted that “Among all vehicles, in the US, there is a fatality every 94 million miles.” DON'T MISS: CA to restrict use of term Autopilot: Tesla-owning pilot weighs in The clear implication: driving with Autopilot activated is 38...
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Tesla Autopilot 8.0 better, still needs improvement, says Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports says Tesla's Autopilot system still needs improvement.
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CA to restrict use of term Autopilot: Tesla-owning pilot weighs in
A recent news item from California aimed directly at Tesla's Autopilot system has me musing on words, meanings, and life and death. Last week, that state's Department of Motor Vehicles published the draft of a proposed new regulation that “…prohibits the advertisement of lower levels...
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Tesla electric-car software version 8.0: what's new, what's improved
The Tesla version 8.0 software update is headlined by changes to the Autopilot driver-assist system.
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Tesla Autopilot 8.0 upgrade would have averted fatal crash, Musk says
Elon Musk says the reconfigured Autopilot system announced over the weekend could have prevented the fatal crash that took place in May.
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Why NASA thinks the Tesla Autopilot is a bad idea
NASA research may be relevant to the Tesla Autopilot debate.
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So-called self-driving or autonomous cars still aren't on the market as of today, but you might not know that from a lot of the press coverage. One of the most prominent systems is what electric-car maker Tesla Motors calls Autopilot. In reality, it's a collection of electronic active-safety systems with an enhanced adaptive cruise-control system and some interesting data-gathering techniques from the bulk of Teslas now on the road. DON'T MISS: When to use Tesla's Autopilot system, and when not to use it But you wouldn't necessarily know that from the name, which signals to most people an...
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Tesla Model X drives semi-conscious owner to hospital on Autopilot (updated)
Three months later, the May 7 death of a Model S driver in Florida continues to generate headlines and spark debate on the merits of electronic driver-assistance technologies. But a recent story points out at least one of the potential future advantages to self-driving cars: their ability to...
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Camera supplier Mobileye drops Tesla as customer, citing Autopilot crash
Mobileye will stop supplying Tesla when its current contract expires.
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When to use Tesla's Autopilot system, and when not to use it
Autopilot should only be used on highways with clear lane markings, says one Tesla driver.
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Tesla working on changes to Autopilot driver-assistance software
Elon Musk says Tesla is working on changes to Autopilot's radar system.
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How many different groups are investigating Tesla Autopilot crashes?
The NHTSA, NTSB, and SEC are investigating Tesla Autopilot crashes.
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With details about a fatal May 7 crash of a Tesla Model S operating on Autopilot continuing to garner news coverage, more crashes with Autopilot engaged appear to be surfacing. Most notably, the NHTSA has said it will investigate a crash on Friday, July 1, in which a Tesla Model X ran off the road and rolled over. The owner says it was operating on Autopilot, but Tesla Motors issued a statement yesterday saying its data showed no signs of that. DON'T MISS: NHTSA to investigate Tesla Model S Autopilot crash that killed driver [UPDATE: Tesla Motors issued more details on July 14 from the...
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Consumer Reports slams Tesla on Autopilot: 'too much, too soon'
Writers at the respected Consumer Reports were enthusiastic fans of the Tesla Model S electric car they bought and drove for more than a year, using enthusiastic language rarely seen in its sober reviews. But as reliability data accumulated, the magazine also reported that the car appeared to have...
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Tesla Autopilot crash probe highlights NHTSA weakness in electronic systems
The Tesla Autopilot investigation will bring U.S. regulators into uncharted territory.
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Tesla Autopilot crash: what one Model S owner has to say
The NHTSA has now said it will investigate two separate crashes reportedly involving a Tesla electric car operating with the Autopilot feature engaged. Media coverage on the May 7 death of a Model S driver in Florida continues to debate the merits of electronic driver-assistance technologies, often...
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NHTSA to investigate Tesla Model S Autopilot crash that killed driver: UPDATED
The NHTSA said it would open an investigation into a fatal May 7 crash in which a Tesla Model S running under Autopilot control hit a semi and passed under its trailer. The driver, later identified as 40-year-old Joshua Brown of Ohio, died at the scene of the Florida crash, which occurred after a...
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Let's be clear: Tesla's Autopilot is not a 'self-driving car'
Tesla's Autopilot system has clear limitations.
Stephen Edelstein