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Tesla defends its right to release individual driver data to disprove claims

During a week in which the House of Representatives voted to repeal Obama era Internet privacy protections, Tesla has come under fire...

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NVIDIA scoops up Tesla Vice President of Autopilot David Nistér

NIVIDIA has hired former Tesla Vice President David Nistér who was a key player on the Autopilot team since April 2015. Nistér’s departure from Tesla follows a string...

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Tesla Full Self-Driving could soon be allowed in Germany, gov approves legislation aimed at autonomous driving

The national Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany decided on Thursday to change an existing traffic law that had prohibited vehicles...

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Insurance company offers Tesla owners cheaper rates if they use Autopilot

Insurance upstart Root announced a new insurance policy targeted to Tesla owners that promises cheaper rates based on the number of miles driven...

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Intel to buy former Tesla Autopilot partner MobilEye for $15.3 billion

Intel announced on March 13 that it has agreed to acquire Israeli self-driving technology company MobilEye for $15.3 billion. The transaction is...

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Tesla and fully autonomous cars will change your life

In the past decade new technology has brought about many big changes. The pace of that change has been exponential. But you’d...

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ex-Tesla Director of Autopilot Software sued over accusations of stealing proprietary info

Tesla has sued former Director of Autopilot software Sterling Anderson for breach of contract. Anderson is accused of attempting to steal proprietary information...

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Tesla’s VP of Autopilot Software opens up on why he left Apple

Chris Lattner, Tesla’s new head of Autopilot software development, never thought he would work anywhere other than Apple. During his 11 years...

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Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Capability to arrive in 3 months, “definitely” by 6 months, says Musk

As Tesla continues to roll out the first major version of Enhanced Autopilot to Model S and Model X vehicles equipped with a suite...

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Tesla increases speed cap of Autosteer to 45 mph, Musk says limit will raise pending more data

Tesla Model S and Model X owners with Autopilot 2.0 self-driving hardware are beginning to see auto-steering capabilities come to life through the latest...

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Tesla begins roll out of Enhanced Autopilot to global fleet, Musk notes camera adjustments might be needed on some cars

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced via Twitter that Enhanced Autopilot will be rolled out to all new vehicles equipped with “hardware 2”. The...

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Tesla cleared after NHTSA crash investigation, Autosteer safety cited in report

After a six-month-long investigation conducted by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) following last year’s crash that killed a driver whose...

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Tesla’s Director of Autopilot Programs departs as new VP takes helm

Sterling Anderson, Model X program manager turned Tesla’s Director of Autopilot Programs, has departed the Silicon Valley-based electric car maker after nearly three...

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Tesla picks up Apple veteran to lead Autopilot Software team

Tesla issued a blog post today announcing the arrival of Chris Lattner, who will be joining the company as the new Vice President...

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Tesla aims for worldwide rollout of ‘Enhanced Autopilot’, first-gen AP will also improve

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed on Twitter that the next batch of ‘Enhanced Autopilot’ over-the-air software updates will be pushed out...

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Tesla Collision Avoidance intervenes to prevent driver from impact with truck

A Tesla owner in Australia can thank his Model S this new year after the vehicle’s built-in collision avoidance system, in conjunction with Lane Assist, intervenes to quickly...

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Tesla owners with Autopilot 2.0 are seeing improvements by the day

It’s been almost a week since Tesla rolled out the first iteration of Enhanced Autopilot on Model S and Model X vehicles equipped...

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First indicator that Tesla Autopilot 2.0 can detect stop signs

A Tesla owner that received the latest over-the-air Autopilot 2.0 software update is reporting that their vehicle has been able to detect stop signs....