autopilot
Consumer Reports: Tesla’s Updated Autopilot Still Lacks Safety, Says Giga Gears
Tesla was forced to recall nearly two million cars in the U.S. in December after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration determined that its Autopilot driver assistance system could be abused too easily. Right out of the gate, experts were skeptical that Tesla would actually fix the problems the NHTSA had…
Tesla’s Autopilot Update Receives Criticism from Owners and Regulators
Since it was introduced to the market in 2015, Tesla’s so-called Autopilot system has been quite easy to misuse or abuse. The world has seen hundreds of instances of Tesla drivers using this system as a way to allow the car to dangerously “drive itself,” which Tesla has actively encouraged. With the feds in the middle…
Tesla China Recalls All Cars Sold Due to Autopilot Safety Concerns
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Critics Doubt Tesla’s Autopilot Recall Will Solve the Issue | Giga Gears
Good morning! It’s Thursday, December 14, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Judge Rules Tesla Knew About Autopilot Defect in Deadly 2019 Crash
While using the driver assist system marketed as “Autopilot” in his red Tesla Model 3 on a dark 2019 morning in Delray Beach, Fla., Jeremy Banner took his hands off the wheel and trusted the system to drive for him. It had been pitched to him as a system that could do just that. But the system’s sensors missed a…