Tesla Autopilot Update Aims to Keep Drivers’ Hands on the Whe
Tesla vehicles are about to start warning drivers more often: Keep your hands on the wheel, even if Autopilot is activated. The electric car startup sent an update to its Autopilot software last weekend. Tesla's Autopilot feature is not fully autonomous. It only...
Finally, A Real World Grading System for Autopilot Tech
YOU CAN'T BUY an autonomous car today. You won't be able to buy one tomorrow, or next month, or next year. Yes, self-driving tech is in development (and in the news), but nobody's close to delivering a product that can take humans anywhere they want to go. Not...
Column: Why is the Senate Giving More Rights to Driverless Cars than People?
Today the U.S. Senate is holding a hearing on how driverless cars will impact the nation’s infrastructure. Last month the Senate held a confirmation hearing for Administrator of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. Both are important topics, but...
Tesla Hits Parked Calif. Police Vehicle; Driver Blames Autopilot
The driver of a Tesla Inc. Model S crashed into an unoccupied, parked police vehicle in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Tuesday and the driver told investigators the Tesla was in "Autopilot" mode at the time, police said. The driver suffered minor injuries, Laguna Beach...
Tesla Agrees to Settle Class Action Over Autopilot Billed as ‘Safer’
Tesla Inc on Thursday reached an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit with buyers of its Model S and Model X cars who alleged that the company’s assisted-driving Autopilot system was “essentially unusable and demonstrably dangerous.” The lawsuit said Tesla...