Safety Wish List: ADAS features desired, expected among consumers; self-driving lags behind, report finds
Toronto, Ontario — A new report suggests that, while the driving public has grown more comfortable with vehicle ADAS features, that trust appears to hinge on whether the words “self-driving” appear anywhere near the technology. S&P Global Mobility’s most recent consumer survey has uncovered that many drivers do wish to see, and often expect, features […]
EV/AV Report: Zero emission legislation, power cuts and donuts
Toronto, Ontario — The European Union approves the 2035 phase out of CO2-emitting cars, a new NHTSA recall after 637 Lucid Airs lose power to their motors and a self-driving car collides into a car doing donuts at 1 a.m. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Stamp of Approval The European Union […]
Out of Style: Tesla Autopilot drops five spots in Consumer Reports ADAS rankings
Toronto, Ontario — Analysis conducted by Consumer Reports has found that Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assistance system has truly fallen from grace in its OEM ADAS rankings, slipping from second to seventh place from 2020 to now. General Motors and its Super Cruise hands-free driving system have replaced Tesla in the no. 2 spot of the Consumer […]
Musk Movie Magic: Tesla Autopilot head testifies 2016 self-driving video was staged
Toronto, Ontario — A lot of people call Elon Musk a renaissance man, and if that’s true, he can now list special effects artist on his resume, after a Tesla engineer testified under deposition that a 2016 video showing off the automaker’s Autopilot technology was faked. According to Reuters, a video posted to Tesla’s website […]
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) […]
Invisible Borders: Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ unavailable in large sections of Toronto’s downtown
Toronto, Ontario — As its “Full Self-Driving” beta dropped into select Canadian vehicles earlier this week, Tesla enthusiasts were excited to get on the road and be taken for a drive, but those in the Toronto-area found themselves hitting a cyber roadblock in the city’s downtown core. Met with a dashboard notification reading “Full Self-Driving […]
Full Stop: Tesla issues recall over ‘rolling stops’ in self-driving mode
Toronto, Ontario — Tesla AI appears to be picking up some bad human habits as the automaker announced that they will be recalling 53,822 vehicles on the road in the U.S. for their tendency to make “rolling stops” at stop signs when “Full Self-Driving” is enabled. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), […]
Date with Disaster: Tesla reports fewer miles until collision using Autopilot tech
Toronto, Ontario — Tesla just released its second quarter vehicle safety report and things aren’t looking promising for Autopilot, as the longtime EV frontrunner reports that accident frequency when using the technology is up since last year. While the journey to an AI-induced collision is technically slightly more distant now than in the first quarter […]
Look, Mum! No Hands!: British government approves self-driving vehicles on motorways
London, England — The UK has broken ground as the first government to allow full self-driving vehicles onto public motorways, with the first such vehicles expected to hit British roads at some point this year, Reuters reported. The British Transport Ministry is currently working to establish regulations for these vehicles, which as it stands, are […]
EV/AV Report: April 16, 2021
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, EV charging software developers, EV Connect enter the Canadian market, Ford unveils new Blue Cruise self-driving platform and Mercedes-Benz introduces its first all-electric luxury sedan. Canadian Connection A new challenger emerges in the arena of EV charging networks, as EV Connect officially makes its […]
