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Westward Ho with Tesla Full Self Driving Supervised V12.5.4 — A Long-Distance Road Trip with Latest Version of FSD

October 16, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla autopilot, tesla fsd (full self driving)

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 01:16:06 +0000

Background 1: Tesla Nomenclature Sometime ago, Tesla changed the nomenclature for its most advanced “Autopilot” software from Full Self Driving (Beta) to Full Self Driving (Supervised). Tesla borrowed the Autopilot terminology from aircraft use, but the software is far from full automation and is not true “Full Self Driving.” The … [continued]

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Robo Truth

October 16, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, robotaxis, tesla, tesla robotaxis

Credit to Author: Christopher Arcus| Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:16:27 +0000

Tell the truth. This is not the only autonomous failure. Electrek‘s Lambert has cut ties with Tesla permanently in part because the latest version of FSD is a joke. (And other reasons.) In recent tests, ArsTechnica wrote, “Tesla’s controversial ‘Full Self Driving’ is now capable of some quite advanced driving. … [continued]

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Why Does Elon Musk Continue To Fall Short Of Our Expectations? The Tesla Cybercab Disappointment

October 15, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, ev sales, mass transit / public transit, tesla autopilot

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 14:55:20 +0000

Tesla share value is down nearly 9% to close the week. The “We, Robot” event late Thursday evening was a bust, according to many experts. With Hollywood watching — or trying to watch, as the streamed event started late — CEO Elon Musk was, at least, consistent. As someone who … [continued]

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Tesla Robotaxi Would Cause More Gridlock In USA’s Transit-Deprived Cities

October 15, 2024 admin autonomous, autonomous vehicles, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric car, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, events, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, tesla, tesla cybercab, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:17:04 +0000

Let’s start out with the blunt reality that I didn’t bother to watch the Tesla reveal event in real-time, or even consider watching the event. Tesla reveal parties stopped being particularly relevant a few years ago. The Tesla Semi reveal was the last one of any significance from my perspective. … [continued]

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Tesla Investor’s Critical Summary of Tesla Robotaxi Event

October 14, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, green economy, investment, robotaxis, tesla, tesla cybercab, tesla robotaxi, tesla robotaxis

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:05:14 +0000

Tesla had its big robotaxi event last night. Pre-market, the stock is down nearly 7%. I think it’s fair to say that Tesla unveiled some very cool looking robotaxi concept vehicles, but also did very little to show how or when it’s getting from where it is today to these … [continued]

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Will Tonight’s Tesla Robotaxi Event Produce Excitement Or Disappointment?

October 14, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, elon musk, tesla, tesla autopilot

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 02:30:46 +0000

The long-awaited Tesla Robotaxi event is scheduled to start at 10 PM EST, or 7 PM PST tonight. Much speculation has swirled around CEO Elon Musk and whether he will embark on another revolutionary innovation with self-driving and robotics — or disappoint with more far-fetched promises rather than tangible results. … [continued]

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Waymo Launches Clever, Cute, Creative Marketing Campaign with Fortune Cookies

October 8, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, California, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, san francisco, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 03:50:07 +0000

Waymo has been expanding quite a bit in the past year, and now it’s looking to drum up a lot more business with a clever, cute, creative new marketing campaign. In San Francisco, Waymo has slipped little ads into fortune cookies at dozens of Chinese restaurants. Only in San Francisco … [continued]

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Cruise And Its Parent Company, General Motors, Must Pay $1.5 Million Penalty

October 3, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Cruise, Electric vehicles, gm, Manufacturing, national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), nhtsa, policy & politics, robotaxis, tesla

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:55:59 +0000

General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra admitted earlier this year that the company faltered in 3 important areas in 2023: manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs), addressing software issues, and making sense of its self-driving division called Cruise. The last area of concern has reared its ugly head again, as the autonomous … [continued]

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A New Era in Transportation — Part 2

September 29, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric car benefits, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev benefits, research, rethinkx, robotaxis, taas, tesla, Tony Seba, transportation as a service

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 03:57:43 +0000

In Part 1 of this series, we addressed the anticipated impact of robotaxis on the regular taxi market. In case you missed it, here is the link. In Part 2, we will now explore the impact of Transportation as a Service (TAAS) on the general automotive market and the transportation … [continued]

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5 Summer Months Driving with Tesla Full Self Driving Supervised 12.3.6 in Northern Wisconsin — Fabulous, But Robotaxi Capable? Not Even Close

September 27, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, electric cars, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla fsd (full self driving)

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 22:47:04 +0000

Most of our summer travel has been within 100 miles (more frequently 30 miles) of Three Lakes in Northern Wisconsin. However, we have made a number of 200+ mile trips to airports in Minneapolis, Green Bay, and Appleton, Wisconsin as well as trips to Ontonagon, Michigan, and Madison, Wisconsin. You … [continued]

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