Tesla Autonomy Deep Dive Planned For April 19 In Palo Alto
On April 19, Tesla will host a deep dive for investors into its autonomous driving program. The event will be live streamed and CleanTechnica will be there to bring you all the latest news.
Andrej Karpathy
Tesla Autopilot Improvements Are *Insane* — Technically Speaking
Editor’s note: Paul Fosse is the kind gentleman who eagerly drove his brand new Tesla Model 3 from Tampa to Sarasota, Florida, to let me test drive it. I later found out he was a software engineer and today realized he could provide great context and insight into software and hardware matters related to Tesla, Waymo, and others. His debut article is below, covering the insane Tesla Autopilot news coming out of Tesla’s quarterly conference call. Enjoy!
Tesla Director Of AI Discusses Programming A Neural Net For Autopilot (Video)
Tesla’s Director of AI, Andrej Karpathy, took to the stage at TRAIN AI 2018 and then proceeded to unpack the company’s approach to building its Autopilot computer vision solution. His talk was titled, “Building the Software 2.0 Stack.” Andrej took on the task of delineating traditional rule-based programming methods from the programming methods used when a neural network — also known as machine learning or artificial intelligence — runs the show. In typical internet lingo, he dubs neural net programming software 2.0, with rule-based programming taking up the software 1.0 moniker.
Tesla Exec Jim Keller Leaving For Intel
Presumably following a lucrative offer, Tesla exec Jim Keller — in charge of the company’s Autopilot software, low-voltage hardware, and infotainment teams — is reportedly leaving the company and now headed to Intel.
