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Investigators Rule Out Tesla Autopilot Use During Fatal Model S Crash in Newport Beach
Investigators Rule Out Tesla Autopilot Use During Fatal Model S Crash in Newport Beach

20 Mar 2023, 10:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Authorities found out that Autopilot was not engaged in the Tesla Model S crash that killed three people in Newport Beach last year

 
Tesla Autopilot Safety Records Show Continued Improvements Over Human Drivers
Tesla Autopilot Safety Records Show Continued Improvements Over Human Drivers

15 Mar 2023, 11:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Autopilot Safety Records for Q4 2022 show that safety tumbled compared to Q3 2022, but it's still better than the years before

 
Tesla Model S Involved in California Firetruck Crash Suspected of Using Autopilot
Tesla Model S Involved in California Firetruck Crash Suspected of Using Autopilot

9 Mar 2023, 17:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Tesla Model S that crashed into a firetruck in California in February is under investigation by NHTSA, which suspects an automated driving system was involved

 
IIHS Proves That Its Vehicle Safety Ratings Matter in Real-World Crash Scenarios
IIHS Proves That Its Vehicle Safety Ratings Matter in Real-World Crash Scenarios

3 Mar 2023, 10:55 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety showed how getting a good rating in the driver-side small overlap front crash test translates into the real world

 
Tesla Shares FSD Beta Safety Statistics Showing the Software Is Worse Than Autopilot
Tesla Shares FSD Beta Safety Statistics Showing the Software Is Worse Than Autopilot

2 Mar 2023, 17:07 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla shared for the first time FSD Beta safety statistics showing that the software might be 5X better than humans, although it fared worse than the Autopilot

 
Euro NCAP Tests 18 Vans Under More Rigorous Protocols, Only 2 Awarded Gold Ratings
Euro NCAP Tests 18 Vans Under More Rigorous Protocols, Only 2 Awarded Gold Ratings

1 Mar 2023, 17:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although 80 percent or higher would've been ideal, the Fiat Ducato and Ford Transit scored 63 and 60 percent in Euro NCAP's latest and more stringent tests

 
2023 Kia Telluride Awarded Top Safety Accolade Under IIHS’s Tougher Testing Standards
2023 Kia Telluride Awarded Top Safety Accolade Under IIHS’s Tougher Testing Standards

28 Feb 2023, 21:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Good and superior ratings across the board made Kia's award-winning Telluride a Top Safety Pick+ as per the IIHS' newer and tougher testing regime

 
Sudden Unintended Acceleration in a Tesla Is a Myth, Unless It Happens to You
Sudden Unintended Acceleration in a Tesla Is a Myth, Unless It Happens to You

20 Feb 2023, 17:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / One Tesla owner shared his near-crash experience after his Tesla suddenly accelerated in a parking garage, showing this could happen to anyone

 
2023 Mercedes EQE Is 'Surprisingly' Nimble in the Moose Test (for a 5,000 Lbs. Sedan)
2023 Mercedes EQE Is 'Surprisingly' Nimble in the Moose Test (for a 5,000 Lbs. Sedan)

19 Feb 2023, 21:41 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The premium electric model of the House of Silver Arrows takes evasive action in the infamous agility trial, comes out on the edge

 
The King of Understeer: Europe's New Nissan Rogue Knocks Down Cones During Moose Test
The King of Understeer: Europe's New Nissan Rogue Knocks Down Cones During Moose Test

14 Feb 2023, 11:35 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The latest Nissan X-Trail crossover didn't make a fool of itself during the evasive maneuver, but it didn't impress anyone either

 
NTSB Clears Tesla in 2021 Texas Fatal Crash, Concludes Autopilot Wasn't To Blame
NTSB Clears Tesla in 2021 Texas Fatal Crash, Concludes Autopilot Wasn't To Blame

9 Feb 2023, 09:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / NTSB investigation in the 2021 Texas fatal crash that killed two reveals that the Autopilot assistance features weren’t engaged at the time of the crash

 
The Toyota Sienna Is the Only Minivan in the U.S. With Rear Seatbelt Reminders in 2023
The Toyota Sienna Is the Only Minivan in the U.S. With Rear Seatbelt Reminders in 2023

2 Feb 2023, 13:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Rear passenger seatbelt reminders aren't mandatory in the U.S. yet, and front occupant seatbelt reminders are pretty bad in many cars according to the IIHS

 
2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC 220 d 4MATIC Takes Moose Test, Understeers Big Time
2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC 220 d 4MATIC Takes Moose Test, Understeers Big Time

30 Jan 2023, 08:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not exactly the most athletic compact luxury crossover out there, the X254 GLC could do better in the slalom test as well

 
A Tesla Model Y Is Under Investigation Following a Shocking Crash in California
A Tesla Model Y Is Under Investigation Following a Shocking Crash in California

29 Jan 2023, 11:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Dharmesh Arvind Patel was arrested after his Tesla Model Y plunged off a cliff in California, but prosecutors are now checking for defects in the EV

 
FSD Beta Has 400,000 Paying Customers, Tesla Predicts It Will Be a Money Printing Machine
FSD Beta Has 400,000 Paying Customers, Tesla Predicts It Will Be a Money Printing Machine

26 Jan 2023, 16:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla revealed during Q4 2022 that 400,000 people in North America have paid for the FSD capability, and the numbers are set to increase exponentially

 
Tesla Autopilot Now 7th in Consumer Reports ADAS Ranking, No. 1 is Ford's BlueCruise
Tesla Autopilot Now 7th in Consumer Reports ADAS Ranking, No. 1 is Ford's BlueCruise

25 Jan 2023, 19:24 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to the consumer organization, Tesla only added features to the system instead of improving it as its competitors did

 
Tesla Model S Crashes and Burns, U.S. Firefighters Had No Clue How to Put the Fire Out
Tesla Model S Crashes and Burns, U.S. Firefighters Had No Clue How to Put the Fire Out

23 Jan 2023, 16:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Li-ion batteries inside EVs have the nasty habit of bursting into flames when they get damaged, and U.S. firefighters have no clue how to deal with them

 
FBI Director Chris Wray Issues Stark Warning About Self-Driving Cars
FBI Director Chris Wray Issues Stark Warning About Self-Driving Cars

20 Jan 2023, 15:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Autonomous driving is expected to improve our lives, but FBI Director Chris Wray sees it as a new opportunity for terrorist attacks

 
Tesla Owners Complaining to NHTSA More Often Than Ever, and Issues Are Well Known
Tesla Owners Complaining to NHTSA More Often Than Ever, and Issues Are Well Known

19 Jan 2023, 12:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / NHTSA website reveals that the number of complaints Tesla owners filed is at an all-time high, with the FSD and the lack of ultrasonic sensors as the culprits

 
The Tesla Model S That Caused a Pileup in San Francisco Had Full Self-Driving Engaged
The Tesla Model S That Caused a Pileup in San Francisco Had Full Self-Driving Engaged

19 Jan 2023, 10:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Investigation reveals that the driver of the Tesla Model S that caused an eight-vehicle pileup in San Francisco activated FSD seconds before the crash