NHTSA Opens Preliminary Evaluation of Phantom Braking in 416,000 Tesla Vehicles
17 Feb 2022, 12:50 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Those are only the ones sold in the U.S. that could present the issue, but we have heard about them in other countries as well
Tesla Influencers Try to Present FSD as Safe While Almost Hitting a Cyclist
9 Feb 2022, 11:39 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / After the embarrassing and dangerous episode, they laugh, and one of them asks the other: “Are we going to have to cut that?”
FSD Crashes Are Now At Least Three - Check First Incident Video
5 Feb 2022, 10:36 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The video also shows multiple issues while driving, such as invading opposite lanes. The Model 3 hits the plastic bollard at around 3:30
Tesla FSD's Aggressive Unprotected Left Turn Shows We Will Be Bullied by Self-Driving Soon
2 Feb 2022, 16:56 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A recent video showing Tesla FSD Beta 10.9 negotiate an aggressive unprotected turn just like a seasoned driver would is a reminder AI will surpass humans soon
Elon Musk Attacking the Press Will Not Make Him Right About FSD
2 Feb 2022, 18:11 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / In the same tweet in which he attacked Tom Krisher, Musk also said the FSD recall was not about safety and downplayed the speed of FSD’s rolling stops.
Tesla Inflates Model 3 Sales Numbers in Australia in 2021, Attributes That to Human Error
1 Feb 2022, 16:00 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Instead of reporting 12,094 sales last year, the company claimed to have sold 15,054 units of that EV in that country. That would mean beating the Toyota Camry.
Tesla Issues Second Recall Connected to FSD – Now It Has to Do With Rolling Stops
1 Feb 2022, 11:35 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / NHTSA discussed rolling stops under the FSD modes Average and Assertive with the EV maker, and it decided to cut that functionality from its cars
Tesla Will License Full Self-Driving to Other Manufacturers, Elon Musk Says
31 Jan 2022, 14:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk thinks Tesla is way ahead of the competition when it comes to autonomous driving, so he's open to licensing the technology to other carmakers
Tesla Wants to Compensate Owner of Broken Model S Plaid Being Charged for FSD
31 Jan 2022, 13:38 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company also said that the feedback this customer provided will be “used to help initiate potential policy changes in the future.”
Tesla Shares Have Depreciated Because the Stock Market Is Tired of Promises
29 Jan 2022, 10:32 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / That is especially true when promises are about person dressed as a robot dancing on a stage or software that has proven it does not work as promised.
Tesla Will Allow Everyone To See Their Safety Score, or So Elon Musk Promises
21 Jan 2022, 14:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Safety Score is currently available to Tesla customers in the U.S. looking to enroll in the FSD beta program but it will soon be available to anyone
Driver on Tesla Autopilot's Fatal Crash Faces Vehicular Manslaughter Counts
19 Jan 2022, 07:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This is a good demonstration of what Madeleine Clare Elish wanted to warn about when she came up with the moral crumple zones concept
Dawn Project Fires at Tesla FSD: AV Software Must Be the Best, Not the Worst
17 Jan 2022, 10:57 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / With a campaign titled “Don’t Be a Tesla Crash Test Dummy,” the project is offering $10,000 for anyone that proves there’s worse software than FSD around
Elon Musk Announces FSD Prices Will Rise to $12,000 Amid Legal Controversy
10 Jan 2022, 11:04 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Tesla CEO talked about the higher price tag on January 7, a little before The Verge revealed FSD has a mode to break the law
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Teases Tesla: Autonomous Cars Still Don’t Exist
7 Jan 2022, 18:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Pete Buttigieg told The Verge he was not “singling out any one company” for praise or scrutiny, but some messages had a clear recipient
Consumer Reports Confirms Tesla Model S Has Driver Monitoring Function
6 Jan 2022, 00:20 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It may not work as it should, but the Model S indeed has it, which confirms Tesla is faster updating its cars than its websites
Tesla and Elon Musk Should Get the Attention They Deserve: A Lot Less Than Now
26 Dec 2021, 12:39 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Writing about everything these two do pollutes the news and restricts proper reporting about what really matters: the consequences of what they do
Tesla Driver Monitoring Doesn’t Prevent Distracted Driving, Consumer Reports Says
23 Dec 2021, 13:47 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to the consumer organization, only GM’s Super Cruise manages to keep drivers engaged while driving with its assistance
Tesla Uses FSD as Sale Argument for 2021 Model 3s With 2017 Battery Packs
20 Dec 2021, 11:28 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / On the company’s inventory page, the Long Range vehicles come with a warning that “range figures may be up to 12% lower due to battery age”
Tesla's 2016 Video May Be Eerily Similar to a Now-Famous Nikola One Truck Video
10 Dec 2021, 19:54 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / While Trevor Milton is being sued for making a truck with no motor descend a slope as if it did, Tesla got no backlash for presenting an AV that never was