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 has a school bus problem, and a darting child problem, and a phantom braking problem. Is that a reason to delay its robotaxi plans?
Before I begin the following highly speculative rant, take a look at my initial speculation on Tesla’s next-generation platform before investor day on March 1, 2023, and the things we learned after that. That will cushion the impact of what I will put forth here. I imagine how this sentence … [continued]
Tesla says it will add more warnings when Autopilot is activated improperly but critics say that is not enough to solve the problem.
Tesla has issued an over the air update as part of a recall campaign involving the Company’s Autopilot technology.
When it comes to irresponsible use of systems like Autopilot, FSD Beta, Super Cruise, or Blue Cruise, there tends to be a lot of controversy. This is particularly true when a Tesla is involved, because people who are emotionally and/or financially invested in Tesla tend to defend the company to … [continued]
Do Tesla Autopilot and “Full Self Driving” (which is not full self-driving) present a public safety risk or not?
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is preparing to rate semi-autonomous driving systems like Tesla’s Autopilot, GM’s Super Cruise, and Ford’s Blue Cruise. The new standards are expect to take effect later this year. In an email to CleanTechnica, Joe Young, the head of media relations for IIHS, says the … [continued]
A couple days ago, a San Francisco man got himself arrested for driving around in a Tesla Model 3. Unlike most of us who would get pulled over for speeding (hey, it’s a fun car and it’s quick), Param Sharma got into trouble for turning on Autopilot and climbing into … [continued]
Ford recently announced an upgrade to its Co-Pilot360 software. Called BlueCruise, the system will allow for hands-free driving on most interstate highways. While Ford doesn’t make the kind of bold promises that Tesla does, it does show that Ford is taking the same careful and slow approach that other industry … [continued]
