Items tagged with tesla autopilot

by Brandon Hill - Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Volvo Calls Out ‘Wannabe’ Tesla Autopilot Self-Driving Technology, Touts Superior Level 4 Autonomy

Tesla Motors knows how to stay in the headlines, be it with the “mainstream” Model 3, the refreshed Model S, or by touting the capabilities of its technology-laden Autopilot system. However, it’s the latter tech that getting attention today, because one of its competitors is throwing some ID4 City Destroyer-level shade on Autopilot. In an interview this week, Trent Victor, Volvo’s senior technical leader for crash avoidance, took the time to call out Tesla Autopilot by name. "It gives you the impression that it's doing more than it is," said Victor in an interview with The Verge, before going on to say that Tesla Autopilot “is more of an unsupervised wannabe." Tesla defines its Autopilot as a... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Thu, Oct 15, 2015

Tesla Model S Autopilot Beta Arrives With Nearly Hands-Free Operation

Elon Musk definitely knows how to keep his automotive company, Tesla Motors, in the news. While promoting his company in a German interview last week, Musk took a few shots at former employees and Apple (he later clarified those statements) and Tesla last last month officially introduced the Model X crossover EV. In top-level trim, the Model X can out accelerate Porsche 911 Turbo, which is no easy feat. Today, Tesla is back in the news for a feature that is being introduced to its critically acclaimed Model S. Tesla Autopilot is the headlining feature in Tesla Version 7.0 software. Autopilot works in conjunction with hardware that has been incorporated into every Model S built since September... Read more...