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Full Self-Driving Beta Release Is Tesla's Most Irresponsible Move so Far
Full Self-Driving Beta Release Is Tesla's Most Irresponsible Move so Far

26 Oct 2020, 11:31 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Tesla Army bans Reddit user for sensibly advising care while using Full Self-Driving Beta release despite the fact Tesla does the very same thing

 
Tesla Autopilot Thinks Reddish Circles on a Flag Are Traffic Lights
Tesla Autopilot Thinks Reddish Circles on a Flag Are Traffic Lights

23 Oct 2020, 14:04 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Everybody knows that Tesla's Autopilot - FSD Beta or not - is not perfect, yet some people tend to forget it when they activate the system. Here's a reminder

 
Regulators Are Keeping an Eye on Tesla FSD Beta, Some Aren’t Exactly Pleased
Regulators Are Keeping an Eye on Tesla FSD Beta, Some Aren’t Exactly Pleased

23 Oct 2020, 03:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Full Self-Driving upgrade rolls out to a handful of expert, cautious drivers, and their first reactions are positive. Industry watchers’, not so much

 
Tesla Full-Self Driving Beta Rollout Starts, Is "Slow & Cautious as It Should"
Tesla Full-Self Driving Beta Rollout Starts, Is "Slow & Cautious as It Should"

21 Oct 2020, 07:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Elon Musk confirms rollout to select drivers from the early access program, promises it will be “extremely slow and cautious”

 
Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Autopilot Beats Waymo’s Driverless Cars, Gets Trolled
Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Autopilot Beats Waymo’s Driverless Cars, Gets Trolled

9 Oct 2020, 13:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Waymo announces robo-taxis are available in Phoenix, Arizona, but Elon Musk isn’t impressed. Waymo CEO reminds him what “driverless” means

 
Butt-Dialing a Tesla Upgrade Still Possible, Still Very Expensive
Butt-Dialing a Tesla Upgrade Still Possible, Still Very Expensive

9 Oct 2020, 07:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Model 3 owner says he accidentally butt-dialed an Autopilot upgrade on September 24, has been waiting for a refund ever since

 
Add This to the “How Not to Be a Tesla Owner” File: Driver in the Passenger Seat
Add This to the “How Not to Be a Tesla Owner” File: Driver in the Passenger Seat

1 Oct 2020, 04:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / North Carolina man jumps in the passenger seat, puts his newly-acquired Model X on Autopilot and lets it drive itself on the highway in heavy traffic

 
Tesla Model S Speeds Down the Highway With Driver Fast Asleep in Reclined Seat
Tesla Model S Speeds Down the Highway With Driver Fast Asleep in Reclined Seat

18 Sep 2020, 04:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Royal Canadian Mounted Police catch up to speeding, apparently empty vehicle, find two people sleeping in the front, in fully-reclined seats

 
Tesla's Autopilot Needs to Be Fixed. Period
Tesla's Autopilot Needs to Be Fixed. Period

13 Sep 2020, 07:37 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Maybe it's not entirely fair to expect car companies to foresee every possible scenario that stupid people might come up with, but this is unacceptable

 
Model S Drives Itself at 60 MPH on the Highway, Human Stupidity Is Limitless
Model S Drives Itself at 60 MPH on the Highway, Human Stupidity Is Limitless

12 Sep 2020, 03:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Just because you can doesn’t mean you should: new viral video shows Tesla on Autopilot and no one in the driver seat, so driver can drink and sing

 
Tesla Model S on Autopilot Slams Into Cop Car Because Driver Is Watching a Movie
Tesla Model S on Autopilot Slams Into Cop Car Because Driver Is Watching a Movie

27 Aug 2020, 03:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “Automation is never going to take the place of the motoring public paying attention,” the Nash County Sheriff says, using recent crash as a wake-up call

 
Tesla Autopilot Takes on the Roundabout from Hell, UK Police Isn't Happy
Tesla Autopilot Takes on the Roundabout from Hell, UK Police Isn't Happy

26 Aug 2020, 11:05 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It looks like the police in the United Kingdom doesn't condone the use of Autopilot on public roads, let alone through the world's scariest roundabout

 
Tesla Model 3 Automatic Parking Isn't Very Good. Actually, It's Quite Bad
Tesla Model 3 Automatic Parking Isn't Very Good. Actually, It's Quite Bad

5 Aug 2020, 10:57 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A simple function that other cars have been using for over a decade is putting the Tesla Model 3 - and other Teslas, we'd assume - in quite a difficult spot

 
Elon Musk Says the Germans Should Rename "Autobahn" to Something Less Misleading
Elon Musk Says the Germans Should Rename "Autobahn" to Something Less Misleading

5 Aug 2020, 10:12 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Musk didn't like having to rename the Autopilot for the German market, so now he's finding other things that would require name changing on the same logic

 
See Tesla Autopilot With Latest Update Exploring Unknown Roads
See Tesla Autopilot With Latest Update Exploring Unknown Roads

27 Jul 2020, 08:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Palo Alto-based electric vehicle manufacturer is well known for its over-the-air updates, so new software versions are constantly pushed out to users

 
Musk Says Autopilot "Almost" Offers Level 5 Autonomy Despite Recent Backlash
Musk Says Autopilot "Almost" Offers Level 5 Autonomy Despite Recent Backlash

23 Jul 2020, 11:44 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The Tesla CEO talked about his daily commute during the recent Q2 Earnings Call and how the car's Autopilot system takes car of it with "almost no intervention"

 
Tesla Is Misleading Customers With Autopilot Claims, UK Safety Experts Say
Tesla Is Misleading Customers With Autopilot Claims, UK Safety Experts Say

19 Jul 2020, 04:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Thatcham Research says the Autopilot system is perhaps the best on the market, but not when it comes to being advertised as self-driving

 
Tesla Model 3 Allegedly on Autopilot Causes Patrol Car and Ambulance Chain Crash
Tesla Model 3 Allegedly on Autopilot Causes Patrol Car and Ambulance Chain Crash

15 Jul 2020, 09:21 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A man driving a Tesla Model 3 told the police the car was on Autopilot after slamming the rear of a patrol vehicle stopped on the side of the road

 
German Court to Tesla: Stop Misleading Customers About Autopilot
German Court to Tesla: Stop Misleading Customers About Autopilot

15 Jul 2020, 04:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Industry group Wettbewerbszentrale filed an injunction against Tesla arguing the name Autopilot misled customers into believing the cars were autonomous

 
Dog Driving a Tesla Model 3 Is What the Smart Summon Function Was Made for
Dog Driving a Tesla Model 3 Is What the Smart Summon Function Was Made for

13 Jul 2020, 11:38 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Cars that drive by themselves open up a lot of options for pranking, but this one featuring a lovely labrador retriever is probably one of the best