Tesla’s free Autopilot battles BMW’s best driver-assist tech in head-to-head test

By Joey Klender Posted on January 2, 2020 A Tesla Model 3’s Standard Range Plus equipped with the company’s Autopilot feature was recently put to the test against a worthy competitor: the BMW M850i Gran Coupe, a car that combines luxury and performance with the German automaker’s own premium driver-assist software. YouTube’s Ash Davies on …

Watch Tesla’s Automatic Emergency Braking kick in for a fake pedestrian

By Joey Klender Posted on December 13, 2019 Tesla’s Autopilot and Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) features were recently highlighted in a video depicting the system’s ability to avoid collisions with pedestrians and obstacles. In a series of videos posted on Twitter, Tesla community member and resident hacker @greentheonly demonstrated how Autopilot, under version 2019.40.1.1, safely …

Tesla Autopilot under fire once more from US Senator following accident

By Joey Klender Posted on December 11, 2019 A United States Senator who has been vocal about his opposition to Tesla’s Autopilot software is doubling down after a driver utilizing the driver-assist feature in his Model 3 rear-ended a police cruiser in Connecticut on the evening of December 7, 2019. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts …