Full Self-Driving

Viral videos of people driving while wearing Apple’s Vision Pro have horrified the public in recent days and forced the White House to come out and say: Please don’t be dumb. Mr. Tweet Fumbles Super Bowl TweetIt only took a few hours after Apple released its new $3,500 headset for videos to pop up of people using the gadget while driving, an act that clearly endangers the public, and rack up millions of views. Two of the most viewed videos feature people in Tesla vehicles, including a monstrous Cybertruck, which are…

A video of a Tesla owner wearing the new Apple Vision Pro headset while using the car’s assisted driving features, essentially letting the vehicle drive itself, and purportedly getting arrested is going viral on social media and highlighting a potentially new danger on the road.Apple's Vision Pro Seems Powerful, But Who Is It For? | Future TechPublished on Friday—the same day the Vision Pro went on sale in the U.S.—the 25-second video appears to show 21-year-old Dante Lentini, who posted the video on his X account, typing…

Published By: Samreen PallLast Updated: December 13, 2023, 16:55 ISTTesla: 2 Million Vehicles Recalled Amidst Safety Concerns and Software Fixes.Tesla recalls 2 million vehicles for faulty Autopilot attention system. NHTSA finds monitoring inadequate, leading to crashes. Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles across its model lineup to fix a defective system that’s supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot.Documents posted Wednesday by by U.S. safety regulators say the company will…

"The value of the company is primarily on the basis of autonomy," Musk told the Paris event. "That's really, I think, the main driver of our value."Tesla is close to achieving fully autonomous vehicles, CEO Elon Musk said during a visit to Paris on Friday, adding autonomy was the "main driver" of the brand's market value.The company's shares rose by as much as 3% to their highest level in more than eight months.The world's most valuable automaker, Tesla has a market…

Last Updated: April 22, 2023, 01:14 ISTChief Executive Elon Musk has touted Tesla’s Autopilot and more advanced “Full Self-Driving (FSD)” system as crucial to his company’s future. (Image: Tesla/Twitter) The verdict could be an important victory for Tesla as it tests and rolls out its Autopilot and more advanced “Full Self-Driving (FSD)” systemA California state court jury on Friday handed Tesla Inc a sweeping win, finding that the car maker’s Autopilot feature did not fail to perform safely in what appears to be the…

The promise was backed by data suggesting that young people are no longer so keen to own or even drive cars. Evidence that the screen-obsessed youth of the rich world would rather be glued to a smartphone than slide into a driving seat is supported by the falling proportion obtaining driving licences. The inevitable outcome seemed to be plunging car sales. Yet in fact autonomous vehicles (AVs) and mobility services may be creating new opportunities for firms that can get them right. A…

While many electric cars offer advanced driver assistance tech these days, most of those boil down to a few different technologies working together — like lane-keeping and adaptive cruise control. Generally, they work quite well. Together, they can essentially allow a car to drive itself on the highway under the right conditions. But companies are also working on the next generation of self-driving cars, and there’s been no company more public about this than Tesla, which offers its Full Self-Driving tech. But while…

Electric vehicle maker Xpeng said on Friday it is upgrading its advanced driver assistance software and plans to make all of its functions available to drivers across China by 2024, as it seeks to gain an edge over US rival Tesla. Xpeng's XNGP Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) is similar to Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology, which the US automaker rolled out four years ago but has yet to make available in China despite customers urging it to do so. Xpeng currently offers XNGP in Shanghai, Guangzhou and…

Xpeng is counting on the technology to attract customers after its car sales fell more than 40% to 11,228 in the first two months of the year, underperforming the overall EV segment in China.Electric vehicle maker Xpeng said on Friday it is upgrading its advanced driver assistance software and plans to make all of its functions available to drivers across China by 2024, as it seeks to gain an edge over U.S. rival Tesla. Xpeng's XNGP Advanced Driver Assistance System…

Tesla will update its driver assist software called Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta over "crash risks" in nearly 363,000 vehicles.Tesla will deploy an over-the-air (OTA) software update at no cost to the customer in the coming weeks that will improve how FSD Beta negotiates certain driving manoeuvres.The vehicles to be "recalled" as per a directive by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are Model S, Model X, Model 3 and Model Y series that have installed or are pending installation of a software…