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Vehicle-to-vehicle tech to see backlash?
Assuming Tesla vanguards “autopilot” and ever-purer autonomous driving using V2V technology, Tesla may find itself on the front lines of yet another battle — this time from people who fear government...
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Middle adopters likely budged today
Early adopters already have EVs and don’t have range anxiety. Late adopters haven’t arrived yet. We’ll meet them circa 2020. It’s the middle adopters — the fence-sitters, the people who believe in the...
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How autopilot might work
Join a computer-generated humanoid for a semi-autonomous commute to work in a Model S.
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The final frontier for auto-steer
Faded lane markings on gray asphalt and solar glare. This is the final puzzle for Tesla’s auto-steer system, says Elon today. Unless Tesla can solve this problem, you might have to pull a Luke...
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Good ol’ cruise control was once scary
Tesla nominally shares technology with a 1958 Imperial. Not because it had a “mind of its own,” but because drivers misused it. According some believable tall tales, people turned on cruise control*...
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Autopilot spooking peers in the biz
Akio Toyoda, who saw a viral 911 call turn into the Toyota sudden-acceleration farce of 2009-2010, says he’s scared that a serious Autopilot accident could set autonomy back as a whole. Of course, he’s...
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Can Autopilot survive sue-happy USA?
Tesla faces headwinds from rivals. You’ve read it ad nauseam. But it you’re American, then Tesla could face headwinds from you. American motorists fall into two categories: current plaintiffs and...
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