Tesla Is Under Federal Criminal Investigation for Claiming Its Cars Are Autonomous
26 Oct 2022, 21:08 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The new criminal probe is just the latest one Tesla is facing due to its advanced driver assistance systems: Autopilot and Full Self-Driving.
Segem Launches the Futuristic NEV, Touts It as the "World's First ADAS-Powered Scooter"
13 Oct 2022, 14:38 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / With a unique, futuristic design and a radar-based ADAS (advanced driver-assistance system), Segem's NEV claims to be the world's most advanced e-scooter
NHTSA Is Taking a Look Into the Tesla Code That Recognizes ADAS Testing
29 Sep 2022, 16:29 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to Repairer Driven News, the safety regulator is discussing the topic with the EV maker and reviewing all pertinent information
CAARESYS In-Cabin Radar Monitoring System Now Belongs to Harman International and Samsung
12 Sep 2022, 15:40 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Israeli company developed a system that can detect the location, health condition, and state of each vehicle occupant with a small RF radar
Ford's BlueCruise Can Now Change Lanes by Itself, You Just Sit and Watch
8 Sep 2022, 17:19 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Updates are coming for the Ford BlueCruise and Lincoln ActiveGlide. Here’s what’s new and why you should make sure to get them ASAP
NHTSA Administrator Promises to Understand and Rule Automated Vehicle Tech
29 Jun 2022, 23:37 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Steven Cliff was recently confirmed as the head of NHTSA by the Senate and promised to find a way to measure the performance of such systems
Tesla Failed to Report ADAS Crashes to NHTSA, Says Company Investor
22 Jun 2022, 22:12 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Taylor Ogan also said that 71% of all crashes involving Level 2 systems from the EV maker happened with Full Self-Driving, not Autopilot.
NTSB Argues Issues With NHTSA’s ADAS Crashes Data Show It Should Be Standardized
16 Jun 2022, 11:11 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to Jennifer Homendy, what NHTSA provided was a fruit bowl of data with a lot of caveats that prevent apples-to-apples comparisons
Self-Driving Technology Linked to Hundreds of Crashes, NTHSA Report Raises Many Questions
15 Jun 2022, 17:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / NHTSA report shows that vehicles with driver-assisted technology active were involved in hundreds of crashes in the past ten months
NHTSA Says 758 Drivers Complained of Phantom Braking, Will Release FSD Info Soon
4 Jun 2022, 10:12 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The preliminary evaluation is getting more intense after NHTSA asked Tesla additional questions about the system's performance.
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems May Do More Harm Than Good, AAA Study Finds
17 May 2022, 08:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / AAA testing shows advanced driver assistance systems perform poorly in certain circumstances, being more of a burden than a help
Chinese Auto Start-Ups Turn to U.S. Chip Giant Nvidia Amidst Country's EV Boom
14 Jan 2022, 13:34 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / With an intensifying battle for electric vehicles in China, start-ups turn to U.S. chip giant to power their semi-autonomous driving systems
Tesla Driver Monitoring Doesn’t Prevent Distracted Driving, Consumer Reports Says
23 Dec 2021, 13:47 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to the consumer organization, only GM’s Super Cruise manages to keep drivers engaged while driving with its assistance
Bentley Flaunts Deer Avoidance System in Parallel Universe of Christmas Car Commercials
10 Dec 2021, 20:07 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Bentley's Advanced Dear Alert System (ADAS) will feature on two-thirds of forthcoming Bentaygas. According to official sources, of course
BlincBike Is Cutting-Edge ADAS System for E-Bikes – Aims To Increase Road Safety
6 Dec 2021, 12:02 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This ADAS-like system is designed to be mounted to e-bikes and offers object tracking, movement prediction, and warnings to protect cyclists and motorists alike
Elon Musk's Twitter Poll Has More to Do With Death Than Taxes
7 Nov 2021, 09:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Despite the Tesla CEO’s excuse for the discussion, it has more to do with the concerns he wants to kill than with the taxes he’ll have to pay.
Consumer Reports Analyzes Automation in Cars, Suggests Ways to Make It Safer
6 Nov 2021, 08:40 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Overreliance is just one of the issues the consumer organization thinks need to be addressed in ADAS; naming and standards also risk safety.
AAA Study Shows Why Relying on ADAS Systems Can Be Tricky, Mainly If It Rains
15 Oct 2021, 10:30 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The association performed tests with multiple safety features and confirmed that bad weather could negatively affect technologies created to prevent crashes
Tesla Safety Score Beta Shows Its Impact and Raises Doubts a Few Hours After Release
27 Sep 2021, 09:46 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It is indeed connected to the Full Self-Driving wider release, but it is somewhat making people drive in unsafer ways in some cases.
Tesla Releases Safety Score Beta in Apparent Preparation for FSD Release
25 Sep 2021, 15:24 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Although the two things seem to be closely related, the company did not explain the role the Safety Score will have on Full Self-Driving Access.