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Here's Proof Tesla's FSD Beta 9.0 Street Testing Is a Calamity Waiting to Happen
Here's Proof Tesla's FSD Beta 9.0 Street Testing Is a Calamity Waiting to Happen

20 Jul 2021, 08:07 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's not that we want to be able to say "we told you so" when it happens because we honestly hope it won't, but the evidence just points to the contrary

 
Tesla FSD Subscriptions Roll Out at $99 or $199 Per Month
Tesla FSD Subscriptions Roll Out at $99 or $199 Per Month

18 Jul 2021, 13:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Instead of paying $10,000 upfront for Full-Self Driving Capability, Tesla customers are now offered the choice to pay $99 or $199 per month for FSD Capability

 
Tesla's FSD Beta 9 Vs Concrete Pillars - Return to the Scene of the Crime
Tesla's FSD Beta 9 Vs Concrete Pillars - Return to the Scene of the Crime

15 Jul 2021, 16:08 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Some people wanted to feel the thrills of playing Russian Roulette with Seattle's now-infamous monorail columns as they drove by them with Autopilot engaged

 
Here Are Eleven Situations Tesla's FSD Beta 9.0 Fails, Some Potentially Fatal
Here Are Eleven Situations Tesla's FSD Beta 9.0 Fails, Some Potentially Fatal

13 Jul 2021, 15:02 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / With the Full Self Driving suite Beta 9.0 version out, the Internet is bustling with videos of its performance. Here is the summary Musk doesn't want you to see

 
Tesla Model 3 (Presumably on AP) Crashes Into Tree, Doesn't Deploy Airbags
Tesla Model 3 (Presumably on AP) Crashes Into Tree, Doesn't Deploy Airbags

5 Jul 2021, 11:45 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / This is surely one of the clear cases where the driver should have been paying more attention, but that doesn't take away from how poorly the Autopilot did

 
Toddler Upgrades Mom’s Tesla Model X to FSD With Non-Refundable $10K Purchase
Toddler Upgrades Mom’s Tesla Model X to FSD With Non-Refundable $10K Purchase

21 Jun 2021, 06:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Infamous butt-dialing taken to a whole new level, allegedly: mother says toddler ordered the FSD upgrade on the Tesla app and she had no idea about it

 
Elon Musk Falls for Worst Analogy Possible in Defense of No Radar Move
Elon Musk Falls for Worst Analogy Possible in Defense of No Radar Move

28 May 2021, 12:30 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Elon Musk was in no mood to write too much on Twitter, so he just chose a Reddit post instead of supporting his decision to remove radar sensors—a wrong one

 
Possible Tesla Douchery: Old Blog Entry Detailing the Benefits of Radar, Deleted
Possible Tesla Douchery: Old Blog Entry Detailing the Benefits of Radar, Deleted

28 May 2021, 11:20 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If this turns out to be intentional, you really wouldn't want to put the freedom of the press in Tesla's hands, or trust the company with writing the history

 
Tesla Now Uses Cabin Camera to Monitor Driver Attentiveness With Autopilot On
Tesla Now Uses Cabin Camera to Monitor Driver Attentiveness With Autopilot On

28 May 2021, 07:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The announcement is included in the latest software update, finally addresses criticism that more safeguards with Autopilot are needed

 
Tesla Removing Radar From Autopilot System Is a Middle Finger to the Industry
Tesla Removing Radar From Autopilot System Is a Middle Finger to the Industry

26 May 2021, 09:02 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Elon Musk said he won't use LiDAR because radar is better; well, radar should have known it wasn't safe either, and now it's gone too

 
Tesla Driver Pulled Over for Sleeping at 82 MPH, Is Third Time Offender
Tesla Driver Pulled Over for Sleeping at 82 MPH, Is Third Time Offender

21 May 2021, 10:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Police in Wisconsin pulled over an Illinois man for sleeping while the car drove itself, cited him for inattentive driving, and gave him a stern talking to

 
California DMV Investigates Tesla Over Elon Musk's FSD Claims
California DMV Investigates Tesla Over Elon Musk's FSD Claims

18 May 2021, 16:24 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The California Department of Motor Vehicles is currently investiganting if Tesla misled people by advertizing its "full self-driving capability."

 
A Tesla Reportedly on Autopilot Slammed Into Police SUV Stopped on the Shoulder
A Tesla Reportedly on Autopilot Slammed Into Police SUV Stopped on the Shoulder

18 May 2021, 08:17 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Tesla Autopilot's known tendency to ignore parked vehicles strikes again, this time inflicting serious damage to a police Ford Explorer SUV

 
CHP Arrests Tesla Model 3 Backseat Driver for Reckless Driving, Tows the EV
CHP Arrests Tesla Model 3 Backseat Driver for Reckless Driving, Tows the EV

12 May 2021, 07:52 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Spotted several times cruising in his Model 3 while laying in the backseat, the guy has finally been apprehended and can currently be found in jail

 
Elon Musk Was Right About the Tesla Model S That Crashed and Burned in Texas
Elon Musk Was Right About the Tesla Model S That Crashed and Burned in Texas

11 May 2021, 04:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tesla CEO said that the car was not on Autopilot, so it couldn’t have been driving itself; a preliminary report from the NTSB confirms it

 
Tesla Engineer Says Elon Musk’s Claim of Full Autonomy “Does Not Match Reality”
Tesla Engineer Says Elon Musk’s Claim of Full Autonomy “Does Not Match Reality”

8 May 2021, 05:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Elon Musk said we’d have Level 5 autonomy by the end of the year, Tesla engineer told the DMV that such a claim did not “match engineering reality”

 
Autopilot Is a Well Designed System with No Possible Exploits. In Bizarro World
Autopilot Is a Well Designed System with No Possible Exploits. In Bizarro World

6 May 2021, 12:16 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Another man sitting in the backseat of his Model 3 while cruising down the street was captured on camera, and it seems he won't be the last

 
Elon Musk Posts a Tweet That Really Doesn't Do His Intellect Any Justice
Elon Musk Posts a Tweet That Really Doesn't Do His Intellect Any Justice

1 May 2021, 08:47 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Elon Musk discovers the road to autonomous driving is paved with hurdles that need clearing, some more obvious than others

 
Here’s How You Can Easily Trick a Tesla on Autopilot Into Driving Itself
Here’s How You Can Easily Trick a Tesla on Autopilot Into Driving Itself

23 Apr 2021, 05:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Following the Texas “driverless” crash that killed two passengers, Consumer Reports puts Elon Musk’s claim that you can’t have a Tesla drive itself to the test

 
It Would Be “Criminal” to Discontinue Autopilot After Crashes, Sandy Munro Says
It Would Be “Criminal” to Discontinue Autopilot After Crashes, Sandy Munro Says

20 Apr 2021, 08:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Anyone who suggests eliminating Autopilot and similar tech from cars until development is complete does “not have the general interest at heart”