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NTSB puts blame for fatal Tesla Model S 'Autopilot' accident in 2016 squarely on the driver
Fp Archives •A man killed in a crash last year while using Tesla Model S sedan kept his hands off the wheel for extended periods of time, says the NTSB report
Tesla Model S crashes and explodes in giant fireball; two fatalities reported
Tech2 News Staff •Tesla Model cars are fast, powerful and modern, but they can still crash and when they do, present a whole new set of challenges to rescuers.
New Tesla Autopilot update coming in a few weeks
Fp Archives •Tesla’s Autopilot system uses cameras and radar, but not laser-based lidar as some other self-driving systems do. The company said its system would have had trouble distinguishing a white semi-trailer positioned across a road against a bright sky.
Yet another accident blamed on Tesla Autopilot; this time in China
Fp Archives •Tesla said on Wednesday that one of its cars had crashed in Beijing while in 'autopilot' mode, with the driver contending sales staff sold the function as 'self-driving', overplaying its actual capabilities.
Elon Musk and Autopilot are giving self-driving cars a bad name
Anirudh •Elon Musk is going to kill the self-driving car even before it takes off. It might seem like he’s done more for the image of the self-driving car than any other manufacturer, Google included, out there, but I believe that the exact opposite is true.