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"Misleading and Irresponsible:" That’s How NTSB Chair Qualifies Tesla’s FSD
"Misleading and Irresponsible:" That’s How NTSB Chair Qualifies Tesla’s FSD

20 Sep 2021, 17:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Jennifer Homendy spared no words to qualify how Tesla names its Level 2 ADAS beta software and how it deals with traffic safety.

 
Tesla Owner Gets Arrested For DUI In the Middle of Freeway While Using Autopilot
Tesla Owner Gets Arrested For DUI In the Middle of Freeway While Using Autopilot

17 Sep 2021, 18:10 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Before anyone says that Tesla’s ADAS saved this person’s life, due credits are for the CHP officers, who stopped the car before it killed anyone.

 
NHTSA Wants to Compare Tesla's Approach to Autopilot With 12 Other Carmakers
NHTSA Wants to Compare Tesla's Approach to Autopilot With 12 Other Carmakers

14 Sep 2021, 16:47 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / In order to do so, the agency asked these 12 companies for documents on how they deal with their advanced driver assistance systems.

 
New Study Puts Numbers on How Much More Distracted Tesla Autopilot Drivers Are
New Study Puts Numbers on How Much More Distracted Tesla Autopilot Drivers Are

14 Sep 2021, 11:36 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Distracted drivers have probably been around for as long as cars, but up until now, you feel like they've never been actively encouraged to wander off

 
Tesla FSD V10 Doesn't Want to Smash Its Human Masters into Monorail Pillars Anymore
Tesla FSD V10 Doesn't Want to Smash Its Human Masters into Monorail Pillars Anymore

13 Sep 2021, 09:35 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The latest upgrade of Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" advanced driver's assistance system has been downloaded into cars all across the US, but is it any better?

 
In Elon Musk We Trust - One Man's Rant
In Elon Musk We Trust - One Man's Rant

11 Sep 2021, 18:36 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Do people still believe Elon Musk is some sort of a Messiah, or does everyone see him as the ruthless businessman he is and just go along with it?

 
Tesla Occupants Killed In Crash Had Alcohol Blood Level Above Legal Limits
Tesla Occupants Killed In Crash Had Alcohol Blood Level Above Legal Limits

6 Sep 2021, 10:20 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Bloomberg obtained the autopsy for both men who died in a fiery crash in Texas, making this case even more complicated than it seemed.

 
FHP Orlando Reports Another Tesla Crash on Autopilot Against Patrol Car
FHP Orlando Reports Another Tesla Crash on Autopilot Against Patrol Car

30 Aug 2021, 10:37 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / On August 16, NHTSA started an investigation precisely about Autopilot crashes against emergency vehicles. Luckily, no one was hurt.

 
Sandy Munro Confuses Tesla Investigations With an Attack on Innovation
Sandy Munro Confuses Tesla Investigations With an Attack on Innovation

25 Aug 2021, 18:31 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The lean design engineer made a video demanding the U.S. government stick with what it understands and leave innovators alone.

 
Chinese Tesla Model 3 Owner Shows Crash Video, Blames Braking Issues for It
Chinese Tesla Model 3 Owner Shows Crash Video, Blames Braking Issues for It

19 Aug 2021, 10:58 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The unidentified Tesla owner said his car started to accelerate on its own when he tried to stop in a condo entrance in Chongquing and that the brakes failed.

 
U.S. Senators Urge FTC to Investigate Tesla About Self-Driving Claims
U.S. Senators Urge FTC to Investigate Tesla About Self-Driving Claims

18 Aug 2021, 12:33 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Senate Democrats Richard Blumenthal and Edward Markey wrote a letter to Lina Khan asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Tesla.

 
Tesla Model 3 Rear Ends a Motorcycle, Turns It Into an Autonomous Vehicle
Tesla Model 3 Rear Ends a Motorcycle, Turns It Into an Autonomous Vehicle

18 Aug 2021, 08:31 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Luckily, no one got seriously hurt by the crash. The rogue motorcycle also did not hit anyone in its autonomous ride after the bump.

 
Tesla Crashes Against Seven People In England: Was Autopilot Involved?
Tesla Crashes Against Seven People In England: Was Autopilot Involved?

17 Aug 2021, 15:08 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / A blue Tesla Model 3 ran over seven people outside the Ardingly College in the UK. Thankfully, no one was killed, but what caused the crash?

 
NHTSA Opens Investigation On Tesla Autopilot for Crashing Emergency Vehicles
NHTSA Opens Investigation On Tesla Autopilot for Crashing Emergency Vehicles

16 Aug 2021, 15:59 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / While this one is explicitly limited to these situations, it adds up to other 25 investigations NHTSA already has on other Autopilot crashes.

 
"Is Elon Musk Killing People?" - You Won't Like the Short Answer
"Is Elon Musk Killing People?" - You Won't Like the Short Answer

10 Aug 2021, 14:40 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A close to one-hour-long well-documented clip tells you everything you need to know about how Tesla deals with self-driving and why it is wrong

 
Drunk Driver Uses Autopilot to Drive Home, Sleeps Inside Model S in Norway
Drunk Driver Uses Autopilot to Drive Home, Sleeps Inside Model S in Norway

2 Aug 2021, 06:44 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The police department from East Amer later determined that the 24-year-old driver was heavily drunk. He got his driver’s license suspended

 
Tesla Justifies Suppressing Radars And Shifting To Tesla Vision
Tesla Justifies Suppressing Radars And Shifting To Tesla Vision

27 Jul 2021, 09:45 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to its Q2 2021 earnings call, it has gathered enough data from radars already. In other words, radars were not for you: they were for the company.

 
Tesla Autopilot Sees the Moon, Thinks It’s a Yellow Traffic Light. Cure Is Easy
Tesla Autopilot Sees the Moon, Thinks It’s a Yellow Traffic Light. Cure Is Easy

27 Jul 2021, 07:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tesla Autopilot is seen mistakenly identifying the Moon as a yellow traffic light, kept trying to slow down. An alert driver could easily spot the error

 
Case Claiming Tesla's Autopilot Is "False Advertising" Will Be Heard by a Jury
Case Claiming Tesla's Autopilot Is "False Advertising" Will Be Heard by a Jury

23 Jul 2021, 06:58 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A judge from the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara decided to allow the lawsuit against Tesla to proceed

 
Tesla Cuts $500 Off $1,500 FSD Hardware Upgrade Price, Is Still $1,000 Too Much
Tesla Cuts $500 Off $1,500 FSD Hardware Upgrade Price, Is Still $1,000 Too Much

21 Jul 2021, 13:47 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The company renowned for making good EVs, offering poor customer service, and employing shady business practices strikes again