Tesla “recall” of over 350,000 vehicles for full self-driving

The e-car pioneer Tesla has provided an update because of the full self-driving system. The NHTSA has the vehicles from Tesla because of the many accidents fatality examined. The focus was on the Full Self-Driving autopilot system, which, however, only achieves level 2. As such, the name is highly misleading. Now Tesla is recalling 362,758… Continue reading Tesla “recall” of over 350,000 vehicles for full self-driving

BMW and Valeo develop valet parking with level 4

The manufacturer BMW and the supplier Valeo are jointly developing automated parking at Level 4. bmw and Valeo have been cooperation partners for a long time. So far, this has affected the ADAS domain controllers, the sensors and the software. This partnership is now being expanded. Together they want to develop fully autonomous parking, for… Continue reading BMW and Valeo develop valet parking with level 4

Zoox operates on public roads in California

The Amazon startup for autonomous driving offers a driving service for its own workforce. Zoox was born in 2020 bought from Amazon. You now have one presented their own vehicle and already tested on semi-private Stretch. The company is now planning to put the autonomous vehicles on the road. They are to be made available… Continue reading Zoox operates on public roads in California

Where is the problem with autonomous driving?

When will autonomous driving finally be possible? Will we be driven by cars in ten years without having to do anything? What else needs to happen? Ten years is a good time horizon that you can perhaps just about foresee. On the other hand, something can of course happen in ten years that changes everything.… Continue reading Where is the problem with autonomous driving?

Autonomous driving in the crisis

How long will it be before autonomous cars hit the streets? A current outlook. When I founded this site, it was very often – not only from Elon Musk and Tesla – the speech of one decade. Until today, people wanted to have autonomous driving practically in their pockets. Maybe not level 5, i.e. full… Continue reading Autonomous driving in the crisis

Vehicle networking & autonomous driving

Autonomous driving has many building blocks. A very important component is telematics. Strictly speaking, autonomous driving only means that the car or vehicle moves by itself. That can already be found in the word automobile. It’s just that it doesn’t just drive itself, i.e. it’s motorized, it steers the car itself. But that requires an… Continue reading Vehicle networking & autonomous driving

Brad Templeton and his map of autonomous driving

The AutonoMap shows places where autonomous vehicles are available to the public. This is the “AutonoMap” from Brad Templeton, a well-known software developer and author for science fiction, who has already dealt with autonomous driving. The map shows places where predominantly autonomous vehicles are driving on streets and sidewalks. Or there are routes on which… Continue reading Brad Templeton and his map of autonomous driving