Last week, Tesla announced that all their vehicles being produced now have full self-driving hardware. In the press release, the company said the Model S, Model X and Model 3 will have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability “at a safety level substantially greater than that of a human …
Read More »Tesla updates Autopilot: Seeing the World in Radar
Tesla has revamped its Autopilot semi-autonomous driving technology with an incremental update designed to improve collision prevention. The version 8.0 update will, for the first time, use the car’s onboard radar as a primary control sensor without requiring the camera to confirm visual image recognition. Previously, the radar was only used as a supplementary …
Read More »2016 Tesla Autopilot Review – Semi-Autonomous Driving Tested
Self-driving cars may still be a few years away, but semi-autonomous driving is well and truly here. One brand that is synonymous with this technology is Tesla. Electric propulsion and ‘Ludicrous’ acceleration aside, the Model S, Tesla’s flagship sedan, has one of the most advanced semi-autonomous driving systems on the …
Read More »Ride the rainbow road with Tesla’s latest software update [video]
Looks like the engineers over at Tesla have a bit too much time on their hands; their latest software update adds a tribute ‘Mario Kart Rainbow Road’ theme to the vehicles Autopilot interface. To activate the theme, all that’s required is the latest vehicle firmware installed followed by four fast …
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