The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed on Wednesday that their investigation into an April 2021 fatal crash involving a Tesla Model S found no indications that the vehicle was operating on Autopilot at the time of the incident. Instead, the probable cause of the crash was determined to be the driver’s excessive speed, alcohol…
Tesla’s FSD Beta V11 is an incredibly important release. It’s the first version of the electric vehicle maker’s advanced driver-assist system that utilizes a single software stack for both highway and inner-city driving. Expectations are high for the update, as it is believed to feature notable improvements compared to its predecessors. But similar to most…
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta pool has ballooned to over 400,000 total users, a drastic increase from the 160,000 users it said were in the program in late September. In its Q4 and Full Year 2022 Shareholder Deck, the automaker described the growth: “We have now released FSD beta to nearly all customers in the US and Canada…
Elon Musk has been open about the idea that Tesla’s valuation in the future would likely rely on whether the company could perfect its Full Sef-Driving and Autopilot technology or not. With this in mind, the rollout of FSD Beta and other critical functions to numerous areas across the globe is crucial. Last March, Elon…
Tesla FSD Beta users are still waiting for the release of V11, which CEO Elon Musk noted started its initial rollout way back on November 11, 2022. But while FSD Beta V11 is yet to see a wide rollout, Musk has been pretty consistent in his recent estimates for the update’s release. When Musk was asked recently…
A Tesla Model 3 owner is thanking Tesla’s Autopilot for slowing down and safely avoiding an accident along I-10 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Saturday. Model 3 Owner William Sellers was driving with the software engaged. when unexpectedly, a driver pulled out directly in front of him. “#FSDBeta reacted well and safely slowed, avoiding an…
Tesla Owners Club of East Bay cofounder Wilmer Awayan teamed up with the local media to simulate an accident with Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta engaged. The club shared behind-the-scenes videos and photos on Twitter. On Thanksgiving Day, the owner of a 2021 Tesla Model S claimed that his vehicle was operating with Tesla’s FSD Beta…
Tesla’s planned removal of the “steering wheel nag” that reminds drivers to hold the steering wheel while using the Full Self-Driving suite has gained the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) attention. On December 31, @WholeMarsBlog suggested to CEO Elon Musk that, “Users with more than 10,000 miles on FSD Beta should be given the…
Tesla drivers who are inattentive during the operation of the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) suite will have a different penalty than they did previously. Tesla drivers will now lose access to the company’s Full Self-Driving Beta program for “approximately two weeks” if they do not keep the vehicle detects inattentiveness from the operator. Tesla writes in its…
A Tesla owner recently critiqued the performance of Autopilot and Full Self-Driving after the conclusion of a 6,400-mile trip across the United States. According to the driver, more than 99 percent of the trip was driven utilizing Tesla’s semi-autonomous driving functions, with the critiques showing the automaker’s strengths and weaknesses in terms of how both…