UPDATE: ‘Autopilot Buddy’ For Tesla Cars Deemed Unsafe By NHTSA

It’s about time the NHTSA issued a cease and desist letter to the company selling ‘Autopilot Buddy.’ ***UPDATE: Autopilot Buddy returns. It’s now marketed as a “cell phone holder.” See screen grab directly below. Link to website here. Hat tip to Brian Ro! The website now states: The #1776™ cell phone holder is “not an Autopilot Buddy®” […]

Tesla is working on Autopilot’s blinker detection for better lane-merging

Elon Musk recently provided a brief update on one of Autopilot’s upcoming features — blinker detection. The feature is already “mostly working” in the developer software installed in the CEO’s vehicle. Musk’s update came as a response to SpiderLabs founder Nicholas J. Percoco, who inquired on Twitter about improvements in Autopilot’s capability to merge with […]

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Elon Musk shares first look at Tesla Model X zipping through a Boring Company tunnel

After winning the coveted contract to build Chicago’s high-speed transit tunnel, the Boring Company held a press conference at the city’s Block 37 Superstation to formally announce the tunneling startup’s high-profile project. Dubbed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel as the “X,” the high-speed tunnel system is designed to link downtown Chicago to O’Hare Airport. Prior to […]

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Tesla patent hints at possible Model S, X refresh with new HVAC system

Details coming out of a new international patent application filed by Tesla reveals an infotainment-controlled HVAC system that could be intended for an upcoming Model S and Model X refresh. A similar HVAC control system has already been rolled out by Tesla in its compact electric sedan, the Model 3. The Model 3 uses two […]

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Tesla’s latest Autopilot update improves vehicle detection in adjacent lanes

Tesla has begun rolling out a new iteration of Autopilot, which includes improvements to the electric cars’ vehicle detection capabilities and a more assertive Autopilot “nag”.   Recent comparison videos posted about the latest Autopilot update show that Autopilot-equipped Model S, Model X and Model 3 with the newest software update now display far more vehicles on […]

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