People's Low Trust and High Confusion Are the Nemesis of Self-Driving Tech, Study Suggests
21 Oct 2023, 19:25 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Mass media and social media emphasize automated vehicles' failures, but those who have ridden in a robotaxi are already fans
Space Agency Is Taking Autonomous Driving to Places It Has Never Been
8 Aug 2023, 09:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Japanese space agency and two private companies, Tokai Clarion and ATI, are working on new autonomous driving tech for use in remote areas
Tesla FSD Beta Has a 'God Mode' Called 'Elon Mode' That Changes Driving Behavior
18 Jun 2023, 07:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ethical hacker Green got the chance to activate "Elon Mode" on FSD Beta V11.4.3, and he describes the experience as being "less annoying"
Ford's Level-3 Autonomy Features Won't Be Ready Before 2025 and Will Be Severely Limited
23 May 2023, 08:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford is working on a Level-3 driver assist system to expand BlueCruise functionalities, but it won't be ready before 2025, CEO Jim Farley confirmed
Tesla Rolls Out FSD Beta V11.4.1 With "Major Architectural Improvements"
11 May 2023, 08:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla pushed FSD Beta V11.4.1 to employees' vehicles, and Elon Musk says it features significant architectural improvements worthy of a major release
Major FSD Beta Build Goes to Tesla Employees, Dramatically Improving Driving Behavior
18 Apr 2023, 08:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla released another FSD Beta update over the weekend to its employees, hinting at significant improvements in vehicle driving behavior
Tesla FSD Beta Testers Reveal the Most Annoying Problem With the Software
6 Apr 2023, 16:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Beta testers report that Tesla FSD would randomly switch to the wrong lane at the last moment before taking a turn or an exit, annoying other drivers
Tesla Rumored To Launch Large-Scale FSD Beta Testing in China in a Surprise Move
4 Apr 2023, 13:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Chinese media claims Tesla will start large-scale testing of its FSD Beta self-driving software in China, clearing regulatory hurdles that kept it on the sides
GM Debuts Unique Ultra Cruise Sensor Suite on the Cadillac Celestiq
7 Mar 2023, 18:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM will debut its next-generation Ultra Cruise hands-free driving technology on the Cadillac Celestiq, complete with a unique sensor suite
Tesla Owner Explains Why They Turned FSD Beta Off After Waiting Years To Get It
7 Feb 2023, 14:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Tesla owner has encountered so many issues with the FSD Beta software that they decided to turn it off after waiting for years to get it
Tesla Fans Poke Fun at Mercedes-Benz for Its Drive Pilot Level 3 ADAS Shortcomings
27 Jan 2023, 15:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla fans are laughing as Mercedes-Benz boasted about certifying its Drive Pilot driver assist system as a Level 3 Autonomy system in the U.S.
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 FSD Beta V11 Will See a Wide Release Before Thanksgiving
16 Nov 2022, 15:57 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Amid safety concerns, Tesla started rolling out the single-stack V11 of Tesla FSD Beta to users, with a wide release promised before Thanksgiving
GM Expands Hands-Free Driving Technology To Cover Iconic American and Canada Bi-Ways
4 Aug 2022, 06:12 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / General Motors announced yesterday the expansion of their Super Cruise driver assistance technology doubling the coverage for hands-free driving
Why Ford BlueCruise Passing the 10 Million Miles Mark Means Nothing for Tesla
1 Aug 2022, 16:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford CEO Jim Farley shared on Twitter that 66,500 drivers use BlueCruise, with more than 10 million hands-free miles driven recorded since the launch
Tesla Starts Rolling Out FSD Beta 10.13, Coming With a Long List of Updates
19 Jul 2022, 15:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla may have lost Andrej Karpathy, but it’s on a roll with the FSD software. The EV maker started rolling out the FSD Beta 10.13 with a long list of updates
Volkswagen Deep in Hot Water Over Software Woes, Key Flagship Models Delayed for Years
16 Jul 2022, 00:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Chronic problems at Volkswagen software subsidiary Cariad have delayed key flagship models from Porsche, Audi, and Bentley by at least three years
Self-Driving Systems Still Have a Long Way To Go Before Replacing Human Drivers
11 Jul 2022, 08:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The video of a pilot performing a highway emergency landing shows the kind of driving skills that only human operators are capable of
Cruise Robotaxi Was Involved in a Crash in San Francisco That Resulted in Injuries
7 Jul 2022, 15:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cruise robotaxis were involved in several incidents this year, but the one reported in San Francisco last month might be the most serious yet
GM's Cruise Is the First To Offer Self-Driving Service to Paying Customers in California
3 Jun 2022, 10:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM’s Cruise has secured the first California permit to carry paying riders in driverless cars after it has tested the service for free in the past four months