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Tesla recalls 53, 822 cars because they won’t stop at stop signs

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Tesla’s controversial hands-free driver-assistance system is the subject of yet another safety recall. In November, the automaker had to recall nearly 12, 000 cars after a sacrifice of fowl. |leaving the|a|using} software update affected some of the cars’ forward-looking safety systems. Now, Tesla wants to recall 53, 822 […]

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Tesla tests drivers to trust them to supervise experimental Autopilot

Enlarge / Tesla Autopilot is currently under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for 12 crashes and one death. Now the company is expanding access to an experimental version of the software. (credit: Tesla) Over the weekend, Tesla expanded access to the latest version of the company’s highly controversial $10,000 automated driving feature. […]

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Elon Musk denies Autopilot was active before deadly crash in Texas

Enlarge (credit: felixmizioznikov / Getty) Tesla CEO Elon Musk is fighting back against speculation that a deadly Tesla crash in the Houston area on Saturday might have occurred while Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assistance software was active. “Data logs recovered so far show Autopilot was not enabled,” Musk tweeted on Monday afternoon. The vehicle was totaled, so it’s […]

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Cops “almost 99.9% sure” Tesla had no one at the wheel before deadly crash

Enlarge (credit: Sundry Photography / Getty) A 2019 Tesla Model S has crashed in a fiery blaze in the Woodlands, an area north of Houston. The crash, which happened on Saturday around 11:25 pm local time, killed two people inside. “Our preliminary investigation is determining—but it’s not complete yet—that there was no one at the […]