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Tag: autopilot
ADAS
Last Straw: NHTSA orders recall of 362,000 Teslas for FSD software
Toronto, Ontario — The U.S.’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
February 16, 2023
Collision Repair
Failure, not Fraud: Unsuccessful ‘Full Self Driving’ does not constitute fraud, say Tesla lawyers
Toronto, Ontario — Tesla has responded to allegations of fraud levelled against it as part of a class-action lawsuit, with Tesla’s lawyers writing “mere failure to realize a long-term, aspirational goal is not fraud.” This follows a string of lawsuits across multiple states and countries, where consumers and lawmakers allege that the company’s advertising of […]
December 14, 2022
ADAS
Tech Sets the Tone: ADAS tech can instill false sense of driver security, IIHS report says
Toronto, Ontario — Advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), particularly things like adaptive cruise control (ACC) and automatic emergency braking (AEB), have done wonders for easing the stress of drivers behind the wheel, but a new report shows those pieces of tech are instilling a false sense of security in those who make regular use of them. […]
October 14, 2022
ADAS
One Tech Fits All: Tesla replacing ultrasonic sensors with ‘camera-based Autopilot system’, says OEM
Toronto, Ontario – Tesla is removing ultrasonic sensors (USS) from its Model 3 and Model Y vehicle lines, a change with strong implications for third-party repairers. According to a press release released on Wednesday, Tesla announced that USS functionality would be replaced by the vision-based occupancy network –a sensor suite in the Full Self-Driving (FSD) […]
October 6, 2022
Collision Repair
EV/AV Report: Campaign prompts accessibility revisions to B.C. charging network; P.E.I.-based business fits pickups to be battery-powered
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s report, a British Columbia resident’s campaign for accessible charging stations pays off, a Prince Edward Island auto shop opens orders for converted small pickup electric trucks and California’s senate passes a law against false autonomous vehicle advertising. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Chargers for All […]
September 2, 2022
ADAS
Radar Removal: Tesla axes radar sensors and will now rely on cameras for Autopilot in select cars
Toronto, Ontario — Tesla is ditching front-facing radar sensors in Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, which will make the vehicle’s driver-assist systems, such as Autopilot almost fully reliant on cameras. Starting this month, Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in North America will no longer be equipped with radar sensors. Instead, these vehicles will […]
May 26, 2021
Collision Repair
Tuesday Ticker: April 20, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s Tuesday Ticker, Boyd Group Services gets an ‘outperform’ rating from CIBC, PPG makes major moves after exceeding Wall Street’s Q1 expectations and Tesla stock sees a drop following an alleged autopilot-involved accident in Texas. Boost for Boyd Boyd Group Services had its price target raised by stock analysts at CIBC […]
April 19, 2021
Collision Repair
Can you believe this?! – December 6, 2018
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — December 6, 2018 –- From a new Audi flying car demonstration to Tesla autopilot saving someone’s life — Collision Repair has prepared the top five unbelievable stories of the week. Autopilot saves lives The autopilot feature in Tesla vehicles ended up saving the life of a driver that fell asleep at […]
December 6, 2018
Collision Repair
The Autonomous Report: Telsa turns off Autopilot, even cheaper LIDAR on the way and operators battle for bandwidth
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 23, 2016 — Highlights from the world of autonomous vehicles this week includes news that Tesla will turn off its Autopilot but continue to include the capability in its cars, Infineon Technologies intends to sell a LIDAR unit that costs just $25 and a new survey shows Americans […]
October 23, 2016
Collision Repair
The Autonomous Report: Tesla’s Autopilot crashes again, cheap LIDAR is on the way and truckers may be in trouble
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 2, 2016 — This week in the autonomous vehicle (AV) space we look into another Tesla Autopilot crash, cheaper versions of light-sensing LIDAR are coming to market and tech entrepreneurs in Seattle and Vancouver want to link their cities with a driverless road. – Another Tesla has crashed […]
October 2, 2016
Collision Repair
The Autonomous Report: Tesla will move ahead with Autopilot, Germany wants ‘black boxes’ and Mercedes-Benz tests out its autonomous bus
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 22, 2016 — The autonomous vehicle (AV) space generated a lot of interesting headlines in the last week, including Elon Musk’s second “Master Plan” for Tesla, a self-driving bus built by Mercedes-Benz and poor, lonely Ontario still can’t find anyone to test AVs here. – Elon […]
July 22, 2016
Collision Repair
The Autonomous Report: Self-driving presents insurance challenges, and another Tesla crashes while on Autopilot
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 17, 2016 — Every week seems to bring more developments in autonomous vehicles (AVs). Last week we saw Nissan move forward by introducing its ProPILOT on vehicles that will be available in Japan later this summer. In addition, a new report suggests that autonomous cars will see auto […]
July 17, 2016
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