Autopilot

Video Overview of Tesla Summon Firmware 7.1 in Action

Autopilot just got better with the new Tesla Summon feature that allows owners to park their cars from outside of the…

NVIDIA Debuts ‘Superchip’ Aimed at Self-Driving Cars

NVIDIA unveiled its Drive PX2 supercomputer at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It has the computing power…

What Should I Set My Tesla TACC Following Distance To?

There is at least one very personal setting involved in the use of Tesla's Traffic Aware Cruise Control (TACC), and that…

Tesla Autopilot Limitations: Heavy Rain

Autopilot makes a great traffic companion, even when heavy traffic is caused by a little rain. But what happens when a…

Google Hires Tesla Autopilot Engineering Manager Robert Rose

Google has hired Robert Rose away from Tesla. Rose was the lead engineer on the Autopilot program for Tesla.

Tesla Autopilot – Improvements in Safety Features

Today while driving on the highway at a moderate 45 mph, the car in front of me suddenly stopped. I…

How Does Autopilot React to Disappearing Lane Markings?

Autopilot has now been live for over a month. Some 40,000 Autopilot-enabled Teslas are currently on the road and combine…

Tesla Owners Vote on 7.1 Features & Enhancements

How it all started... About three weeks ago, a user over on the Tesla Motors Club forum created a very…

Tesla Autopilot is the Perfect Traffic Companion

I don't know about you but despite my own personal experiences telling me otherwise, I'm still not 100% comfortable with…

Unseen Tidbits Behind Tesla Autopark

The one feature of the much-anticipated Autopilot update that perhaps gets the least attention is Autopark. If you live in NYC…

Dangerous Tesla Autopilot Stunt Caught on Dutch Highway

An updated Tesla Autopilot 1.01 couldn't come soon enough especially as we continue to witness dangerous stunts performed by their absent…

Ignoring Tesla Autopilot Warnings – What Happens?

During Tesla's third-quarter earnings call, Elon announced that the company will be looking into putting “some additional constraints” on the Autopilot system in…

Will Tesla Autopilot Have an Ethical Component?

Should autonomous driving algorithms take ethical considerations into account? Yes, say researchers in a new study and the MIT Technology…

Where to place your hands when Tesla Autopilot is engaged

  By now, we've seen plenty of videos and pictures of Autopilot-enabled Teslas cruising around. In some cases, drivers are…

Watch Tesla Autopilot Parallel Park with Precision

Unbeknownst to many, Tesla Autopilot isn't just about automatic lane changes and driving hands-free. Rather, it's an entire suite of…

Tesla Autopilot Emergency Braking Saves Driver from Head-on Collision

Tesla Autopilot saved John Hall and his Tesla from a nasty crash in traffic on a dark, rainy road on…

First Reaction to Tesla Autopilot in Europe

Bet_TSLA has made one of the first videos of a Model S driving in Europe with Autopilot engaged on the…

Upcoming Tesla Autopilot 1.01 Improved through Fleet Learning

Following a week of overblown Autopilot 'fail' videos making its way through media, Tesla CEO Elon Musk takes to Twitter to announce…

Tesla Delays Autopilot Release to Europe and Asia

Elon Musk has tweeted that the download of the Version 7.0 update with Autopilot may be delayed several weeks in…

Tesla Building Next Gen Maps through its Autopilot Drivers

Tesla will use cloud technology to create the most accurate digital road maps ever made to make true autonomous driving…