Tesla FSDS (Full Self Driving Supervised) is all over the media and Facebook in Australia. I was privileged to be part of a conversation about the similarities between FSDS and commercial flying on both Facebook and then continued by email. It is surprising that FSDS is being not just accepted … [continued]
In October 2016, Elon Musk said that by the end of 2017, a Tesla would drive completely by itself from Los Angeles to New York City. That didn’t happen. And it didn’t happen the next year, or the next year, or the next year, etc., etc. However, nearly a decade … [continued]
After years of battle on this topic, a California judge has ruled that Tesla’s use of the terms “Autopilot” and “Full Self Driving” has effectively been false advertising. Judge Juliet Cox’s proposal was that Tesla’s license to manufacture and sell vehicles in California be suspended for 30 days. The Department … [continued]
Recently, the Electric Vehicle Intelligence Report surveyed more than 8,000 US consumers, weighted by education, race, gender, age, income, and geography, to uncover the truth behind what’s powering or stalling the EV and self-driving car transition. There were four main conclusions from this latest survey: Consumer skepticism around Tesla’s Full … [continued]
A jury in Miami has awarded punitive damages against Tesla in a wrongful death case. But that may be the least of Tesla’s worries.
Below are more updates on the Tesla Autopilot crash trial currently underway in Miami, Florida. They were, helpfully, sent to CleanTechnica by people taking notes in the courtroom. As before, it is definitely interesting to see some of the actual commentary from people associated with this case, including the driver … [continued]
Has Tesla dug itself a hole with its insistence on advertising is Autopilot and Full Self Driving systems? Two court cases may decide.
On the night of April 25, 2019, George McGee, a resident of Key Largo, Florida, was driving his 2019 Tesla Model S on a secondary road near his home. That road ended at a T intersection with Card Sound Road. At that intersection were a stop sign and a red … [continued]
Tesla is facing headwinds in Europe, where France has just told the company to stop advertising FSD as a hands off automatic driving aid.
I’ve been driving with Tesla’s Full Self Driving now for 3.5 years, probably going through 20 different versions. I use it obsessively on the busy roads and 12-lane Interstate in northern Utah. I use it driving cross country 1551 miles on mostly Interstate between Lindon, Utah, and Three Lakes in … [continued]
