This isn’t the first time the Tesla’s Autopilot and/or Full Self-Driving hardware has been questioned, but now that GM is pushing forward with the technology, its director of autonomous vehicle integration doesn’t believe Tesla can pull it off. First of all, GM’s Scott Miller thinks that Level 5 autonomy is…
2 days ago by Steven Loveday 137Comments
We haven’t heard much about Tesla’s Full Self-Driving efforts since the debut of the Model X (pictured above). Now the automaker seems to be taking a huge step forward. Back in October of 2016, Tesla released footage of its self-driving Model X and announced the news that all vehicles would…
3 weeks ago by Steven Loveday 10Comments
Tesla recently regained some points from Consumer Reports for finally updating its Automatic Emergency Braking system to react at highway speeds, but now, due to the necessity to examine real-world data, the automaker has turned the system off in some new Model S, X, and 3 vehicles. A Tesla spokesperson…
1 month ago by Steven Loveday 103Comments
AUTOPILOT ADVANTAGE: TESLA’S DATA PUTS IT MILES AHEAD IN THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE RACE What will the self-driving automotive world of the future look like? Nobody really knows although a lot of people seem convinced that they do. Predictions are all over the place and, in a few years we’ll see…
2 months ago by EVANNEX 20Comments
While Tesla’s latest Autopilot 2.0 update seems to show more improvements, the automaker still has work to do. Just a few days ago we apprised you of a new Tesla Autopilot 2.0 update and explained that soon enough there would be videos of it in action. Well, now we have it….
2 months ago by Steven Loveday 2Comments
As promised, Tesla continues to incrementally update its Autopilot 2.0 software, not only to assure parity with the first-generation system but also to continue minor overall improvements. The automaker began pushing its most recent over-the-air update in the past few days. The release notes for the update suggest that it’s…
2 months ago by Steven Loveday 5Comments
HOW WILL AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AFFECT LAW ENFORCEMENT? [INFOGRAPHIC] Self-driving electric vehicles are on the way, and they will transform our society. Some of the impacts seem pretty predictable – there will be much less need to devote urban space to parking, and a lot of taxi and Uber drivers are…
2 months ago by EVANNEX 22Comments
The first-ever video showing a Tesla Model 3 being operated with Autopilot switched on has surfaced on the Internet. Yes, it suffers from vertical-video syndrome, but it provides us with an exclusive first look at Autopilot in action on the Model 3. As you’ll see in the video, Autopilot action…
2 months ago by Eric Loveday 34Comments
AI AND AUTOPILOT: HOW TESLA IS WINNING THE RACE TO ACHIEVE VEHICLE AUTONOMY [INFOGRAPHIC] At the intersection of self-driving tech and artificial intelligence, lies the future of personal transport. And Tesla continues to lead the industry as it collects billions of miles of data collected from Tesla’s fleet. Now, according to Charlotte Hu at…
3 months ago by EVANNEX 27Comments
Another, smoother Tesla Autopilot 2.0 update seems to be impressing drivers much more than the last one, which some found not nearly as silky as CEO Elon Musk promised. Last month, Tesla started the rollout of an Autopilot 2.0 update with a new control algorithm that CEO Elon Musk described as…
3 months ago by Steven Loveday 5Comments
Could Tesla’s innovative approach begin to make other automaker’s obsolete? Tesla doesn’t rely on model years like legacy automakers, except when it’s forced to for CPO vehicles or to appease the traditional format of automotive reviews. Instead, the company continually updates its vehicles over-the-air. Additionally, as new hardware adaptations come…
3 months ago by Steven Loveday 11Comments
Tesla finally brings its automatic emergency braking feature up to speed, and Consumer Reports gives it the rating it deserves. Back in April, the Tesla Model S and X received downgraded safety scores from Consumer Reports (CR) because they didn’t have standard automatic emergency braking (AEB). The cars were equipped…
3 months ago by Steven Loveday 12Comments
