Tesla Autopilot engineer teases autonomy progress: ‘Prepare to be shocked’

By Joey Klender Posted on January 24, 2025 A Tesla Autopilot engineer teased the company’s progress in autonomy after some barbs at Full Self-Driving from a user seemed to commend Waymo in comparison to the suite that the automaker has been developing for years. Tesla’s competitors in the autonomy space are plentiful, but a handful …

Tesla Autopilot investigation closed by NHTSA — but now a recall query looms

By Joey Klender Posted on April 26, 2024 Tesla Autopilot is getting further scrutiny from the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminsitration (NHTSA) as the agency has opened a Rcall Query to determine whether its safeguards that were rolled out in an Over-the-Air update late last year are effective. The NHTSA closed an Investigation into Tesla …

Tesla Autopilot cleared in 2019 case involving Model S, plaintiff awarded zero damages

By Joey Klender Posted on April 21, 2023 Tesla Autopilot did not fail to perform safely in the case of a 2019 accident involving a Model S in California, a jury in the state found on Friday. Justine Hsu of Los Angeles sued Tesla in 2020 after an accident that occurred the year prior left …