EV/AV Report: Confused AVs, Ford price-cuts and Montreal on the map
Toronto, Ontario — A first responder yells at an autonomous vehicle (AV) driving towards a San Francisco fire truck, Ford announces its own electric vehicle (EV) price cuts in a bit to compete with Tesla’s own reductions, and Montreal’s EV investments begin to bear fruit in North America’s e-trucking industry. This is the latest in […]
Last Straw: NHTSA orders recall of 362,000 Teslas for FSD software
Toronto, Ontario — The U.S.’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) decided Thursday that they have finally had enough when it comes to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software, ordering a recall of 362,000 from U.S. roads, according to Reuters. The recall, which covers 2016 to 2023 Model S and Model X, 2017 to 2023 Model 3 […]
AV Arrival: Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta launches in Canada
Toronto, Ontario — Canadian Tesla drivers are excited to sit back and do nothing, now that the “Full Self-Driving” beta has officially launched, which offers autonomous driving capabilities to a select batch of customers. With the 2022.4.5.20 software update, Canada becomes the first country outside of the U.S. to join the beta which, at this […]
Are We There Yet: Tesla releases Full Self-Driving beta to U.S. drivers, Canadians still waiting
Toronto, Ontario — Do you have a Tesla and drive with a safety score above 95? You might have full self-driving on your system as we speak: but probably not, if you live in Canada. Over the weekend, Tesla’s 10.11 software update provided updates for safer assisted driving and unlocking the self-driving beta for some […]
New Driver, Caution: self-driving Teslas in Canada by Feb. 25, says Musk
UPDATE: As of March 14, 2022, Drive Tesla Canada reports there have been no known Full Self-Driving beta downloads in Canada. Toronto, Ontario — Elon Musk confirmed that 60 self-driving cars in Canada were being tested by Feb. 25, marking the first expansion of Tesla’s self-driving beta outside the United States. “Hoping to go wider […]
Achieving Automation: ‘The world of AVs is clearly upon us,’ says insurance VP
Toronto, Ontario — With autonomous vehicle (AV) initiatives in Ontario going from a sci-fi pipe dream to receiving millions in government investment dollars in only a few years, Vice President of personal insurance at Travelers Insurance, Caleb Earnest declared that “The world of AVs is clearly upon us”, during a webinar on Tuesday. As part […]
