self-driving cars
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Startup nuTonomy will test an autonomous Renault Zoe prototype in Boston.
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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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Apple Car always faced insanely great odds, now apparently dead
Apple is reportedly abandoning plans to build its own car.
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Tesla Network ride-sharing service details to come next year?
Tesla indicated it will launch a sharing service called Tesla Network next year.
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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 efforts. Then, last night, Tesla Motors announced a vastly expanded suite of hardware to enable full self-driving capabilities, at some point in the future, in all Tesla cars fitted with that hardware. DON'T MISS: How safe is Tesla Autopilot? Parsing the statistics (as suggested by Elon Musk) Tesla's...
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How safe is Tesla Autopilot? Parsing the statistics (as suggested by Elon Musk)
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...
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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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Lyft will have self-driving cars within five years: Bolt EV's main role?
Will the Chevrolet Bolt EV serve as the basis for autonomous Lyft cars?
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Maybe Apple and Google won't take over the car industry after all?
Apple and Google are both experiencing setbacks in their plans to build autonomous cars.
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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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NASA research may be relevant to the Tesla Autopilot debate.
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How do you view Tesla's "beta" Autopilot system? Our poll results
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...
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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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Reactions to Tesla Motors' master plan are mixed
Analysts react to the second Tesla Motors "master plan" released last week.
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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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Tesla 'Master Plan' update defends Autopilot; electric SUV, pickup, autonomous bus coming
Elon Musk's updated "master plan" for Tesla includes greater emphasis on autonomous vehicles.
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The NHTSA, NTSB, and SEC are investigating Tesla Autopilot crashes.
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Tesla says Autopilot not turned on in Model X crash NHTSA is investigating (update)
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...
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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: 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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All-electric Rolls Royce is company's vision for next 100 years
The Rolls-Royce Vision Next 100 aims to predict the future of the iconic British brand.
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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...
John Voelcker