Yesterday, Elon Musk told Twitter followers that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving subscription rollout will arrive “early next year.” Engadget reports: In theory, you could add the autonomous (currently semi-autonomous) features without a steep up-front cost in a matter of months. You might not want to plan your schedule around that timetable. Tesla previously hoped to offer a Full Self-Driving subscription by the…
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Tesla Full Self-Driving System’s Beta Developer Settings Leaked
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: It’s a long time coming for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature, and it hasn’t been a cheap journey. The price for the self-driving feature has increased multiple times and is currently available for supported Teslas for $10,000.While Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta continues to expand to more Tesla owners ahead of a planned…
‘I’m Not Drunk, It’s My Car.’ Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Gets Mixed Reviews
CNN describes the reactions posted online by six beta testers of Tesla’s “full self-driving” software, saying they “appear to be both delighted and alarmed by what they’ve experienced so far.” “Turn left. Come on. What are you doing?” said one frustrated Tesla owner as his car appeared slow to change lanes during a trip he posted on YouTube last week. “I…
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta Rolls Out To Rave Reviews
Rei writes: “Oh, it’s going dude!” “But there’s no lanes — there’s cars on the side of the road!” “DUDE, it’s navigating through it ALL, bro!” … “It paused to look DUDE!” “There’s NO LANES! Elon, you madman!” Such was one of the many reaction videos to come out overnight as Tesla released a major upgrade of Autopilot to a limited…
Tesla Starts Full Self-Driving Beta Rollout
Tesla has started the rollout of its Full Self-Driving Beta update, which Elon Musk said “will be extremely slow and cautious.” From the report: We have been expecting the update for a while now. Over the last few months, Elon Musk has been talking about Tesla working on “a significant foundational rewrite in the Tesla Autopilot.” He has been teasing the…
Tesla’s Elon Musk Promises Full Self-Driving Autopilot Beta In ‘A Month Or So’
“I think we’ll hopefully release a private beta of Autopilot — the full self-driving version of autopilot — in, I think a month or so?” CEO Elon Musk said this week at Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting/Battery Day event. “And then people will really understand the magnitude of the change,” said Musk adding, “It’s profound. You’ll see what it’s like, it’s amazing.”…
Tesla Vehicles Can Now Recognize and Respond To Traffic Lights, Stop Signs
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Properly equipped Tesla vehicles can now recognize and respond to traffic lights and stop signs thanks to a software update the company started pushing out to owners over the weekend. The software update had been available to a sliver of Tesla owners, some of whom had posted videos of the new capability. Now,…
Tesla Newest Autopilot Navigation Now Handles Traffic Lights and Stop Signs
“Tesla has released a new, highly anticipated Traffic Light and Stop Sign Control feature,” reports Electrek:
As we reported last month, Tesla has started to push an Autopilot update with the actual ability to handle intersections to some drivers in its “early access fleet,” a group of owners who beta test new software update from Tesla. We even got to see a…
Elon Musk Still Predicts 1 Million Tesla Robotaxis By the End of the Year
“Elon Musk says Tesla’s plan for 1 million robotaxi vehicles on the road by the end of the year is still on — pending regulatory approval,” writes the electric car news site Electrek:
At Tesla’s ‘Autonomy Day’ event last year, Musk announced Tesla’s plan to deploy 1 million ‘Robotaxi’ vehicles for a self-driving ride-sharing network by the end of 2020. It’s an…
Slate Announces List of The 30 Most Evil Tech Companies
An anonymous reader quotes Slate: Separating out the meaningful threats from the noise is hard. Is Facebook really the danger to democracy it looks like? Is Uber really worse than the system it replaced? Isn’t Amazon’s same-day delivery worth it? Which harms are real and which are hypothetical? Has the techlash gotten it right? And which of these companies is really…