Tesla Autopilot

Tesla AI Day 2022: Musk unveils humanoid robot Optimus; here's what we know

According to Elon Musk, this humaoid prototype can do more than what was shown live. However, the first time it operated without a tether was during Tesla AI Day event

US agency probes Tesla crashes that killed 2 motorcyclists on autopilot

Two crashes involving Teslas apparently running on Autopilot are drawing scrutiny from federal regulators

Tesla's Autopilot system kills another motorcyclist, US begins probe

A Tesla vehicle has allegedly killed another motorcyclist, this time in the Utah state in the US when a driver using Autopilot slammed into the rear of his bike.

Tesla's Autopilot AI director Andrej Karpathy quits amid widespread layoffs

In a tweet, Karpathy said he has no concrete plans for what's next but looks to spend more time revisiting his long-term passions around technical work in AI, open source and education

Tesla lays off 200 Autopilot employees in latest jobs cut: Report

Elon Musk-owned Tesla has reportedly shown exit door to approximately 200 workers from its Autopilot team and closed an office in California, media report says

Ex-Tesla Autopilot chief CJ Moore leaves Apple electric car project

CJ previously served as a director of development of Tesla's autopilot software with seven years at the company, and most recently as a director of autonomous systems at Apple.

Tesla owner faces criminal charges for deadly Autopilot crash in US

In a first, serious criminal charges have been filed against a Tesla Model S owner in the US for a deadly crash in 2019 that involved the vehicle's advanced driver assist system called 'Autopilot'.

Tesla replacing faulty Autopilot cameras in some cars: Report

Elon Musk-owned electric car maker Tesla is reportedly replacing repeater cameras in the front fenders of at least several hundred Model S, X and 3 vehicles made in Fremont, California

US regulators seek answers from Tesla over lack of recall

US safety investigators want to know why Tesla didn't file recall documents when it updated Autopilot software to better identify parked emergency vehicles, escalating a simmering clash

A life and death question for regulators: Is Tesla's Autopilot safe?

By Hyunjoo Jin, Mike Spector and David Shepardson

Tesla Autopilot results in decreased driver attention, says report

Electric vehicle maker Tesla's Autopilot results in a noticeable decrease in driver attention when activated, finds a new report.

US govt asks Tesla how Autopilot responds to emergency vehicles

The U.S. government's highway safety agency wants detailed information on how Tesla's Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles parked on highways. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made the detailed request in an 11-page letter sent to the electric car maker that was dated Tuesday. The letter is part of a wide-ranging investigation into how the company's partially automated driving system behaves when first responder vehicles are parked while crews deal with crashes or other hazards. The agency wants to know how Teslas detect a crash scene, including flashing lights, road flares, reflectorized vests worn by responders and vehicles parked on the road. NHTSA also wants to know how the system responds to low light conditions, what actions it takes if emergency vehicles are present, and how it warns drivers. The agency also added a 12th crash to its probe in which a Tesla on Autopilot hit a parked Florida Highway Patrol cruiser Saturday on an inters

US opens probe into Tesla's Autopilot over emergency vehicle crashes

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that since January 2018 it had identified 11 crashes in which Tesla models "have encountered first responder scenes"

Tesla finally releases driver monitoring system using cabin camera

CEO Elon Musk had originally rejected the idea of a driver monitoring system software

Engineers trick Tesla Model Y to drive on Autopilot sans driver on the seat

Engineers at Consumer Reports have tricked a Tesla Model Y to drive on the electric carmakers driver assistance feature, without actually anyone in the drivers seat

Texas accident: Tesla drives on Autopilot through a regulatory grey zone

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted on Monday that preliminary data downloaded by Tesla indicate the vehicle was not operating on Autopilot

Tesla crash: US police to demand crash data as Musk denies Autopilot use

The crash is the 28th Telsa accident to be investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which regulates vehicle safety

Tesla on autopilot drives into Michigan trooper's patrol car, probe begins

The US highway safety agency sent investigators to Michigan for the second time in less than a week to investigate an accident after a Tesla on autopilot crashed into a state trooper's patrol car

Latest Tesla update will make cars stop automatically at traffic lights

Drivers using Autopilot had one crash for every 3.07 million miles driven, the company says

Indian-origin Tesla owner banned for using autopilot on UK highway

The 39-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of dangerous driving and was handed down the driving ban