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Watch: Did Tesla Autopilot Make A Life-Saving Maneuver After This 'Insane' Road Crash?
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 5:55am | 448Despite all the backlash, Tesla, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) Autopilot advanced driver assistance system recently proved its safety credentials. What Happened: A Tesla owner shared on Twitter video footage of an accident that happened on the highway that was recorded on his...
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Pete Buttigieg Vs. Tesla: Wouldn't Call It Autopilot, Not 'Common Sense'
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 - 5:22pm | 879A key member of the White House Cabinet is taking aim at wording used by electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA). Here’s the latest. What Happened: Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have battled with the White House over several items including not getting invited to a key summit on...
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Tesla Reportedly Rolls Out FSD Update In Push Toward Autopilot Merger
Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 2:42am | 345Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has reportedly begun rolling out a new Full Self-Driving Beta version 11 software update. What Happened: Tesla has begun pushing the new FSD Beta v11 update awaited since November, reported Electrek. It is supposed to merge Tesla’s FSD software and Autopilot...
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Tesla Reportedly Fires Dozens Of Workers After Autopilot Union Campaign
Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 2:39am | 452Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has reportedly fired dozens of workers at its plant in Buffalo, New York just a day after workers at the site took steps to unionize. What Happened: The Union Workers United accused the Elon Musk-led company of firing the employees “in retaliation for union activity...
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Tesla Is Under Reported Criminal Investigation As Elon Musk Enters Twitter Headquarters
Friday, November 18, 2022 - 11:29pm | 418Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the subject of a criminal investigation in the U.S. over claims that its electric vehicles can drive themselves, according to a Reuters report citing three people with information about the situation. What Happened: Following more than a dozen mishaps involving...
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Tesla Sued To Hold Elon Musk 'Accountable' For 'Misleading And Deceptive Statements' On Autopilot, FSD
Saturday, September 17, 2022 - 4:13pm | 503A California-based Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) owner has sued the electric carmaker, saying that the company and its CEO Elon Musk are "deceptively and misleadingly" marketing the Autopilot and "Full Self-Driving" software. Tesla owner Briggs Matsko has said that he...
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Tesla Loses Key AI Executive: How Elon Musk Reacted
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 - 10:21pm | 681Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) senior director of artificial intelligence, Andrej Karpathy, has quit. CEO Elon Musk said it was an “honor” working with the deep learning and computer vision expert. What Happened: Musk thanked Karpathy for his five-year stint at...
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FTC Says Concerns Around Tesla's Autopilot On Its Radar, Does Not Confirm Or Deny Probe: Report
Thursday, June 9, 2022 - 10:16am | 361Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) full self driving system, known as Autopilot, is a subject of focus and on the Federal Trade Commission's radar, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing the agency’s Chair Lina Khan. What Happened: The FTC said the concerns raised by...
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NTSB Says Tesla's Use Of Term Full Self-Driving is 'Irresponsible,' should Address 'Basic Safety Issues' First: WSJ
Sunday, September 19, 2021 - 4:03pm | 540According to the head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), U.S., Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ: TSLA) use of the term Full Self-Driving in its driver-assistance technology is "irresponsible," WSJ reports. The new chief of NTSB, Jennifer Homendy, said that...
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NHTSA May Be Requesting Data On Every Tesla Vehicle Made From 2014 To 2021
Thursday, September 2, 2021 - 1:17pm | 330Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is currently under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) due to its Autopilot system having crashed into emergency vehicles at least 11 times. New documents from NHTSA show it is looking for a lot of data. A user on Twitter posted...
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How Will Tesla's Auto Pilot Safety Probe Affect The EV Maker And The Industry?
Thursday, August 19, 2021 - 10:30am | 355Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) came under regulatory scrutiny earlier this week over safety issues with respect to its vehicles' Autopilot. Munster Calls For More Oversight Guidelines: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has begun a formal probe into Tesla's Autopilot due to...
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Elon Musk Says Autopilot Wasn't Enabled In Texas Tesla Crash
Monday, April 19, 2021 - 10:52pm | 490Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said that Autopilot was not enabled in a fatal Tesla car crash in Texas last weekend. What Happened: It was reported over the weekend that a Tesla Model S car with no one in the driver's seat crashed into a tree in Texas and burst into flames. ...
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Elon Musk Gives Updates On AI Day, FSD 'Beta Button' And Subscription: What You Need To Know
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 9:37pm | 589Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk praised his company's artificial intelligence and autopilot efforts and gave some details on the company’s efforts in these areas. What Happened: Taking to Twitter on Wednesday evening, Musk said that Tesla was “making excellent progress...
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Xpeng Begins Rolling Out Highly-Anticipated NGP Autonomous Driving Features
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 4:53am | 439Xpeng Inc (NASDAQ: XPEV) began rolling out a highly anticipated over the air upgrade with Xpilot 3.0 advanced driver assistance system for its flagship P7 sedan on Tuesday, according to a CNBC report. What Happened: The OTA update includes the Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP) announced...
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Xpeng Unveils Autonomous Driving Feature Akin To Tesla's: What You Need To Know
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 1:08am | 537Xpeng Inc (NYSE: XPEV) has unveiled a new beta autonomous driving solution, which will help its flagship P7 sedan compete with similar offerings from Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), CNBC reported Monday. What Happened: The new feature — called the Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP) — is a part of...