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Tesla “Full Self Driving” Drives Through Small Deer — Doesn’t Stop

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 03:41:02 +0000

Well, this isn’t a fun one. A Tesla owner using Full Self Driving (FSD) at night on a highway ended up driving straight through a young deer — without a pause, a swerve, or anything. If that was the full story, that would already be something noteworthy. However, that’s not … [continued]

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Should Tesla CEO Elon Musk Be Censured For Playing Politics With Putin?

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 21:16:51 +0000

Fueled by “duck and cover” drills that found children huddled under desks or in the halls at school, 20th century Americans were petrified of the Soviet Union, later retitled Russia. A brief hiatus occurred when Mikhail Gorbachev, whose policy of glasnost allowed freedom of expression and resulted in the abandonment … [continued]

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NHTSA Opens Investigation Of Tesla Full Self Driving (Supervised) After Fatal Crash

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:59:42 +0000

The federal government has begun an investigation of the Tesla Full Self Driving technology after the death of pedestrian.

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Pouring Resources Into AI — Does It End Well? Will Diminishing Returns On FSD Sink Tesla?

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 03:57:23 +0000

I wrote an article the other day titled “Tesla Proved Many People Wrong For Years — Is This Time The Same, Or Different?” The core points of the article were these: Many people said Tesla couldn’t do what it ended up doing at many stages of the company’s development. I … [continued]

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My Tesla Model 3 Should Appreciate In Value Any Day Now

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 21:55:46 +0000

With the big “We, Robot” Tesla event the other day, I couldn’t help returning to something from 5 years ago. It is a mixture of frustrating, hilarious, and essentially fraudulent. “We, Robot” could have taken place 5–8 years ago, because the core points were presented back then. One of the … [continued]

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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

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

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

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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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Tesla Now Offering FSD Transfer And $1000 Discount To Push Cars At End Of Quarter

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 22:03:39 +0000

The end of the quarter is approaching, so it’s time for more special offers and deals from Tesla. During the 2024 Tesla annual shareholder meeting earlier this year, a shareholder requested that the company again provide Tesla owners who have FSD the opportunity to transfer FSD to a new Tesla … [continued]

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More “See-Saw Effect” with Tesla FSD 12.5.3

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:40:54 +0000

I wrote the other day about Tesla “Full Self Driving” (FSD) reportedly getting much better with the 12.5 update. As I explained in that piece, I normally don’t go by what other people are saying on this because my history with doing that was massive disappointment and a tremendously different … [continued]

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