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NHTSA Complaint Allegedly Reports First FSD Beta Crash
NHTSA Complaint Allegedly Reports First FSD Beta Crash

11 Nov 2021, 14:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Published on November 8, the complaint states how the beta software would have made a lousy maneuver that would have severely damaged the driver’s side

 
Elon Musk's Twitter Poll Has More to Do With Death Than Taxes
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.

 
Tesla’s Autopilot Software Director Joins Apple to Work on Project Titan
Tesla’s Autopilot Software Director Joins Apple to Work on Project Titan

6 Nov 2021, 22:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Christopher Moore is the latest high-profile engineer that joins Apple presumably to work on the highly anticipated Apple Car due later this decade

 
Tesla's Elon Musk is Called to the Witness Stand in Autopilot Fatality Lawsuit
Tesla's Elon Musk is Called to the Witness Stand in Autopilot Fatality Lawsuit

3 Nov 2021, 21:00 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / A fatal accident occured involving a Tesla that had its Autopilot activated at the time, now Elon Musk is being called as a witness in the case

 
After FSD Almost Causes Head-On Collision, AV Specialist Asks NHTSA to Stop Tesla
After FSD Almost Causes Head-On Collision, AV Specialist Asks NHTSA to Stop Tesla

1 Nov 2021, 13:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Philip Koopman argues that the excuse of no FSD deaths is only valid until someone gets killed while testing the beta software

 
Missy Cummings Would Have Received Death Threats for Joining NHTSA
Missy Cummings Would Have Received Death Threats for Joining NHTSA

25 Oct 2021, 18:28 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This would be the reason why she erased her Twitter account. She also resigned her role at the board of directors on Veoneer to join NHTSA.

 
Elon Musk Announces FSD 10.3 Rollback, But It Was Eliminated In Some Cases
Elon Musk Announces FSD 10.3 Rollback, But It Was Eliminated In Some Cases

25 Oct 2021, 08:36 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Once again, the problems presented show the software is just not ready for public testing of any sort: Tesla should be in charge of that

 
Missy Cummings Erased Her Twitter Account: Why That’s Bad for Tesla
Missy Cummings Erased Her Twitter Account: Why That’s Bad for Tesla

23 Oct 2021, 00:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Anyone that thinks they are helping the brand accomplish anything by repeatedly insulting an NHTSA safety adviser has no idea what backlash means.

 
Tesla Data Is Now Something All Forensic Labs Can Read Thanks to the Dutch
Tesla Data Is Now Something All Forensic Labs Can Read Thanks to the Dutch

22 Oct 2021, 07:15 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / NFI cracked Tesla’s data storage system and discovered the company has access to way more information than it is willing to share

 
Tesla Bulls Panic After Missy Cummings Is Named Senior Adviser for Safety at NHTSA
Tesla Bulls Panic After Missy Cummings Is Named Senior Adviser for Safety at NHTSA

20 Oct 2021, 10:28 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If you have never heard about the Duke University engineering and computer science professor, she’s not really a fan of Tesla’s approach to ADAS.

 
Tesla’s “Safety Will Continue to Improve via OTA Updates” Tweet Defies NHTSA
Tesla’s “Safety Will Continue to Improve via OTA Updates” Tweet Defies NHTSA

14 Oct 2021, 08:17 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The agency did not dispute that: it just said that over-the-air updates related to safety hazards had to be issued as recalls, not as simple improvements.

 
NHTSA Says Tesla OTA Update About Emergency Vehicles Should Have Been a Recall
NHTSA Says Tesla OTA Update About Emergency Vehicles Should Have Been a Recall

13 Oct 2021, 13:51 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / In NHTSA’s letter to the company, the chief of the Vehicle Defects Division argues that the agency must be informed about an update to correct defects

 
Elon Musk Says Everyone With Perfect Score Will Get Access to FSD 10.2
Elon Musk Says Everyone With Perfect Score Will Get Access to FSD 10.2

7 Oct 2021, 17:23 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Tesla will release it on October 8, and all customers who paid up to $10,000 and have 100 points in the Safety Score will get to test the beta software

 
General Motors Ultra Cruise Promises to Drive for Us by 2023
General Motors Ultra Cruise Promises to Drive for Us by 2023

7 Oct 2021, 07:51 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / General Motors just announced that Ultra Cruise should be in production and ready to drive for us on 95% of roads by 2023

 
Is Tesla Forcing Its Luck With FSD Beta or Pushing the NHTSA for an Excuse?
Is Tesla Forcing Its Luck With FSD Beta or Pushing the NHTSA for an Excuse?

30 Sep 2021, 19:00 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If the U.S. regulators put a stop to the aggressive deployment of FSD Beta, Tesla will have someone to blame for not delivering what it promised.

 
Consumer Reports Concludes Safety Score Beta Can Lead to Dangerous Driving
Consumer Reports Concludes Safety Score Beta Can Lead to Dangerous Driving

29 Sep 2021, 09:15 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The organization warns that gamification of safety can lead to reinforcing bad driving habits and cheating to get access to the beta software.

 
Tesla Requires Customers With Access to FSD to Sign NDA, Hide System’s Flaws
Tesla Requires Customers With Access to FSD to Sign NDA, Hide System’s Flaws

27 Sep 2021, 18:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Vice discovered that Tesla threatens to restrict access to FSD if they fail to comply with the rules and protect the company from scrutiny.

 
Tesla Safety Score Beta Shows Its Impact and Raises Doubts a Few Hours After Release
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
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.

 
Video of Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot Hitting FHP Orlando Patrol Car Emerges
Video of Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot Hitting FHP Orlando Patrol Car Emerges

23 Sep 2021, 21:18 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The FHP officer and the driver of the other vehicle were very lucky to walk unharmed after this crash. NHTSA is investigating it.