Tesla is increasing the price of its “Full Self Driving” (FSD) suite from $12,000 to $15,000 on September 5 when FSD Beta version 10.69.2 goes out for wide release. This is just the latest step in Tesla’s occasional but consistent FSD price increases. Each time the FSD suite gets significant … [continued]
Amidst the bouts of laughter and Musk-centered adoration were several references to Tesla’s future planning, leading to more speculation about the company’s direction with mercurial Musk at the helm.
Tesla held its annual meeting of stockholders at its Austin, Texas factory on Thursday. The meeting invited shareholders to join in person, in addition to over 300,000 viewers who watched the event virtually. The meeting addressed 13 proposals, five of which were introduced by the board of directors — and one of … [continued]
Quite surprisingly, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently started collecting somewhat broad data on automobile accidents involving SAE Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) — driver-assist technology like cruise control, lane keeping, and automatic lane changing. The first report on the collected data was published last month. … [continued]
I thought I had written my last article on FSD Beta until I got access again. However, with almost 300 comments on my last article, I need to supply some context and rebut some of the comments. Please see my revised article below. Background: After 206 days of my wife … [continued]
After 206 days of my wife and I obsessively using FSD Beta, we have lost access to the software! I paid $6,000 extra for Full Self Driving when I bought my car in October 2019. (Note: The cost for Full Self Driving with new Tesla purchases has been $12,000 for … [continued]
Tesla’s Autopilot team recently visited New Orleans for the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s Director of Autopilot Software, shared a photo of Tesla’s boot with an invitation for those in the area to stop by, talk with the engineers, and see the Cybertruck. The … [continued]
YouTuber Frenchie recently took his Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta 10.12.2 on a drive for an hour, and there were zero interventions or disengagements. Tesla’s FSD keeps getting better and better, according to this bet tester. Although, it should be noted that it is still in beta. This means that … [continued]
Background: I have driven my 2019 Tesla Model 3 Long Range now for two years and 7 months. The odometer reads 70,469 miles. I’ve been driving it across the country on the Interstate highways from North Carolina to Southern California, on the 12-lane metropolitan I-15 freeways and intersections of Salt … [continued]
Tesla’s Full-Self Driving is using generative pre-trained transformers (GPT) for vision, Elon Musk tweeted recently. He added that the GPTs are running natively on Tesla TRIP chips versus needing to round trip to iGPU. I think it’s important to take a quick deep dive into this, because this is kind … [continued]
