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Tesla is scrapping radar sensors and turning to cameras to power Autopilot in Model 3 and Model Y cars
Tesla will remove radar sensors for Autopilot in some vehicles from now, it said. Model 3 and Model Y cars delivered from May would use only cameras to power driver-assist features. Tesla said some features, such as Autosteer, may be “temporarily limited or inactive” in the transition. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Tesla… Continue reading Tesla is scrapping radar sensors and turning to cameras to power Autopilot in Model 3 and Model Y cars
Tesla will store Chinese car data locally, following government fears about spying
Tesla says it’s established a data center in China to store and process information produced by its vehicles locally. The announcement, made on Weibo, comes as the US carmaker faces pressure from Chinese authorities over fears its cars could be used for spying. “Car data security is very important,” said Tesla (via Google Translate). “All… Continue reading Tesla will store Chinese car data locally, following government fears about spying
Taxes on electric vehicles will slow Australia’s progress. It’s not complicated | Richard Denniss
As a rule of thumb, it’s good economics and good politics to tax the things you want less of and subsidise the things you want more of. That is why the Australian government raises so much tax from alcohol and tobacco, and why the Victorian government’s electric vehicle tax is the dumbest idea since Tony… Continue reading Taxes on electric vehicles will slow Australia’s progress. It’s not complicated | Richard Denniss
Elon Musk updates Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta v9 timeline and FSD Subscription once again
Elon Musk has again updated the timeline for Tesla releasing its highly anticipated Full Self-Driving Beta v9 software update and FSD Subscription. Here’s the long history of Tesla’s FSD v9 and FSD Subscription timelines: Tesla Full Self-Driving beta Tesla is currently testing the “feature complete” version of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package in beta with… Continue reading Elon Musk updates Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta v9 timeline and FSD Subscription once again
Tesla will store Chinese user data locally, following Apple’s suit
The handling of user data in China has become a delicate matter for foreign tech companies operating in the country. Apple’s move to store the data of its Chinese customers in servers managed by a Chinese state-owned cloud service has stoked controversy in the West over the years. A recent New York Times investigation found… Continue reading Tesla will store Chinese user data locally, following Apple’s suit
Elon Musk Said Tesla Would Never Use This Tech That It’s Now Using
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has always been adamant that his car company is capable of developing an entirely camera-based self-driving system for its vehicles — without the need of LIDAR (or laser pulse-based light detection) technologies currently used by most other autonomous vehicle companies. But according to images uploaded to Twitter by autonomous vehicle consultant… Continue reading Elon Musk Said Tesla Would Never Use This Tech That It’s Now Using
Bernie Sanders Just Did Elon Musk a Huge Favor
He’s getting in the way of a big payout for Blue Origin. Bezos Bailout In an unusual twist, the progressive Senator Bernie Sanders just did mega-billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk a pretty big favor. Congress was poised to approve an amendment to the Endless Frontier Act introduced by Senator Maria Cantwell that would have… Continue reading Bernie Sanders Just Did Elon Musk a Huge Favor
Tesla starts phasing out radar sensors in favor of vision-only Autopilot
Just last month Elon Musk said Tesla would start to remove radar sensors from its production cars, and now Electrek points out a post revealing that the process has begun. New Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built for North America no longer have radar onboard to enable driver assist features like Autopilot and its… Continue reading Tesla starts phasing out radar sensors in favor of vision-only Autopilot
Tesla doubles down on camera-based Autopilot amid growing scrutiny
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) said on Tuesday its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles will be equipped with cameras and no radar sensor for semi-automated driving in North America starting this month. The move came amid growing scrutiny by regulators and media about the safety of what Tesla dubs “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving (FSD)” features, following… Continue reading Tesla doubles down on camera-based Autopilot amid growing scrutiny