Tesla Autopilot
Tesla Autopilot gets low score for driver focus in Europe's new testing
The Tesla Model 3's Autopilot scored just 36 when assessed on its ability to maintain a driver's focus on the road. The European New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), which worked with UK insurance group Thatcham Research, called the assessments the first consumer ratings specifically focused on driver assistance systems - technology that automates some tasks, including acceleration, braking and steering support. Tesla's Autopilot has been criticized by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Boa
People are confused and wrong about driver assistance systems, IIHS finds
Tesla Autopilot creates the most confusion of all because of its name.
Tesla to pitch 'Full Self-Driving' today amid skepticism: 'It's all hype'
Elon Musk says Tesla has it figured out; everyone else says no, it doesn't.
Hackers steer a Tesla with game controller, trick it with stickers
They took control, fooled Autopilot, and made the wipers watch TV.
Tesla Autopilot: 1 billion miles driven, with the next billion coming up fast
MIT researchers are tracking this ongoing real-world beta test.
CHP officers outsmart Tesla going 70 mph with driver asleep at the wheel
Driver-assist technology must've been active — because the driver wasn't
AAA joins the chorus to say: Driver assists don't always work
Auto club says tech frequently failed in tests — constant vigilance required.
Tesla rolls out Navigate on Autopilot
The car will change lanes and take off-ramps if it's OK'd by the driver.
Tesla releases system update 9, adds Atari games, dash-cam functionality
It will also add software that will eventually enhance Autopilot.
Cadillac tops Tesla in Consumer Reports semi-automated driving test
Super Cruise also beats Nissan and Volvo; test shows these systems create risks.
Tesla Autopilot to get ‘full self-driving features’ in August
'To date, Autopilot resources have rightly focused entirely on safety.'
NTSB: Tesla in crash accelerated, veered; driver's hands weren't on wheel
Battery repeatedly caught fire, even five days later
NHTSA disputes Tesla safety claim, says it ‘did not assess’ Autopilot
A U.S. traffic safety regulator on Wednesday contradicted Tesla's claim that the agency had found that its Autopilot technology significantly reduced crashes, saying that regulators "did not assess" the system's effectiveness in a 2017 report.
The Pentagon wants to be first to use self-driving vehicles
The U.S. military has a long history of pushing technological innovations that eventually become mainstream, like the GPS navigation systems in your phone or car, the Jeep and the Internet. We might eventually add self-driving cars to that list, only with a twist on the time-honored model.
Tesla Autopilot chief leaves to join Intel
Tesla Inc's Autopilot chief Jim Keller is leaving the electric vehicle manufacturer to join chipmaker Intel Corp. Keller, Tesla's vice president of Autopilot and low-voltage hardware, will be succeeded by Pete Bannon, a Tesla executive who previously oversaw chip development at Apple Inc, a Tesla spokeswoman said via email on Thursday.
Family of Tesla crash driver hires law firm, questions Autopilot
The family of a driver killed in a Tesla car crash has hired law firm Minami Tamaki LLP to explore legal options, the law firm said on Wednesday, adding that the Autopilot feature in the electric carmaker's vehicle probably caused his death.
Tesla's Elon Musk, NTSB chairman discuss fatal Autopilot crash
The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk had a "constructive conversation" on the agency's probe into a fatal crash involving a Tesla vehicle that was operating in semi-autonomous Autopilot mode, the agency said on Monday.
NHTSA criticizes Tesla for releasing data on Model X crash
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday it was "unhappy" that electric car maker Tesla made public information about the crash of its Model X vehicle on Autopilot that killed the driver last month.