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More Tesla Crashes: Government data shows increase in Tesla autonomous collisions.
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More Tesla Crashes: Government data shows increase in Tesla autonomous collisions.

Tesla cars operating semi-autonomously have had many more collisions than previously reported, and the rate of such incidents has risen, government data shows.

June 21, 20232 min read
More Tesla Crashes: Government data shows increase in Tesla autonomous collisions.
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More Tesla Crashes: Government data shows increase in Tesla autonomous collisions.

Tesla cars operating semi-autonomously have had many more collisions than previously reported, and the rate of such incidents has risen, government data shows.

June 21, 20232 min read
Self-Driving Deception: Tesla allegedly misled the public about its self-driving.
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Self-Driving Deception: Tesla allegedly misled the public about its self-driving.

Tesla, whose autonomous-vehicle technology has been implicated in a number of collisions, promoted it in a way that apparently was intended to deceive. Tesla deliberately misled the public about its vehicles’ ability to drive themselves, according to Bloomberg and other news outlets.

February 1, 20232 min read
Self-Driving Deception: Tesla allegedly misled the public about its self-driving.
Autopilot

Self-Driving Deception: Tesla allegedly misled the public about its self-driving.

Tesla, whose autonomous-vehicle technology has been implicated in a number of collisions, promoted it in a way that apparently was intended to deceive. Tesla deliberately misled the public about its vehicles’ ability to drive themselves, according to Bloomberg and other news outlets.

February 1, 20232 min read
Dances With Robots: Tesla Unveils a Robot and D1 Chip at AI Day
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Dances With Robots: Tesla Unveils a Robot and D1 Chip at AI Day

Tesla unveiled its own AI chip and — surprise! — plans for a humanoid robot.What’s new: At Tesla’s AI Day promotional event, the company offered a first look at an upcoming self-driving computer powered by custom AI chips.

September 1, 20212 min read
Dances With Robots: Tesla Unveils a Robot and D1 Chip at AI Day
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Dances With Robots: Tesla Unveils a Robot and D1 Chip at AI Day

Tesla unveiled its own AI chip and — surprise! — plans for a humanoid robot.What’s new: At Tesla’s AI Day promotional event, the company offered a first look at an upcoming self-driving computer powered by custom AI chips.

September 1, 20212 min read
Tesla All-In For Computer Vision: Tesla cut radar from its self-driving system.
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Tesla All-In For Computer Vision: Tesla cut radar from its self-driving system.

Tesla is abandoning radar in favor of a self-driving system that relies entirely on cameras. The electric car maker announced it will no longer include radar sensors on Model 3 sedans and Model Y compact SUVs sold in North America.

June 2, 20212 min read
Tesla All-In For Computer Vision: Tesla cut radar from its self-driving system.
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Tesla All-In For Computer Vision: Tesla cut radar from its self-driving system.

Tesla is abandoning radar in favor of a self-driving system that relies entirely on cameras. The electric car maker announced it will no longer include radar sensors on Model 3 sedans and Model Y compact SUVs sold in North America.

June 2, 20212 min read
Tesla Safety Under Investigation: Feds investigate Tesla's Full Self Driving and Autopilot.
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Tesla Safety Under Investigation: Feds investigate Tesla's Full Self Driving and Autopilot.

U.S. authorities are investigating Tesla’s self-driving technology. Federal regulators launched a probe of nearly two dozen accidents, some of them fatal, that involved Tesla vehicles equipped for self-driving.

March 31, 20212 min read
Tesla Safety Under Investigation: Feds investigate Tesla's Full Self Driving and Autopilot.
Autopilot

Tesla Safety Under Investigation: Feds investigate Tesla's Full Self Driving and Autopilot.

U.S. authorities are investigating Tesla’s self-driving technology. Federal regulators launched a probe of nearly two dozen accidents, some of them fatal, that involved Tesla vehicles equipped for self-driving.

March 31, 20212 min read
Tracking the Elusive Stop Sign: How Tesla trained its cars to recognize stop signs
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Tracking the Elusive Stop Sign: How Tesla trained its cars to recognize stop signs

Recognizing stop signs, with their bold color scheme and distinctive shape, ought to be easy for computer vision — but it turns out to be a tricky problem. Tesla pulled back the curtain on what it takes to train its self-driving software to perform this task and others.

April 29, 20202 min read
Tracking the Elusive Stop Sign: How Tesla trained its cars to recognize stop signs
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Tracking the Elusive Stop Sign: How Tesla trained its cars to recognize stop signs

Recognizing stop signs, with their bold color scheme and distinctive shape, ought to be easy for computer vision — but it turns out to be a tricky problem. Tesla pulled back the curtain on what it takes to train its self-driving software to perform this task and others.

April 29, 20202 min read

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