So could this be the next step for autopilot on Tesla OS? Can you apply it to SpaceX manned missions for monitoring and controlling personnel? I mean, that's the interesting thing because when a company's that big, they're thinking of ways to put it to use. Right there, there are opportunities whether or not that will be allowed or given approval, that's another thing.
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| Mar 5, 2024
What's going to stop them from using their own autopilot technology and starting their own taxi companies? Just food for thought. Marcus Johnson:. Yeah. In terms of the people putting cones on these cars, so, yeah, not everyone is sold. It's an anonymous activist group called Safe Street Rebel.
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| Sep 22, 2023
While many AVs rely on radar and lidar to function, Tesla’s Autopilot uses eight cameras linked to a neural network. The TeslaCam, a built-in dashboard camera, also allows users to record what’s happening ahead of them in traffic. Last year, Tesla released a Sentry Mode feature that monitors a vehicle’s surroundings and records footage of anything close by.
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| Jun 23, 2022
After announcing plans to cut 10% of its workers, Tesla recently laid off 229 Autopilot workers and closed its San Mateo office. Workforce cuts, by the numbers:. Rivian: 5% of its workforce. EV-maker Canoo: 6% (58 people). AV company Argo AI: 6% (150 people). Netflix: 4% (450 people). Crypto company Coinbase: 18% (1,100 people). Cybersecurity company Deep Instinct: 10%.
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| Jul 14, 2022
You can’t autopilot passenger safety: Tesla has filed 19 recall campaigns this year, covering over 3.7 million vehicles, per Sky News. Hyperscaling EV production complicates quality testing and results in QA problems being discovered when thousands of affected vehicles are already being used by customers—which increases the possibility for accidents. Software updates introduce new problems.
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| Nov 22, 2022
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which has at least 23 active investigations into crashes involving Tesla’s Autopilot tech, says the Boombox feature enables vehicle occupants to play preset or custom sounds through external speakers, violating safety standards.
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| Feb 14, 2022
These safety recalls will likely draw the ire of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which has at least 23 other active investigations into crashes that allegedly involved Tesla’s Autopilot tech.
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| Feb 4, 2022
The score is calculated by analyzing the customers’ real-time driving behavior based on five criteria: instances of forward collision warnings, hard braking, turning corners aggressively, unsafe following, and forced Autopilot disengagement. The price will be revised every month, with those deemed “average” drivers said to save 20% to 40% on their premiums compared with other providers.
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| Oct 19, 2021
Texas law enforcement officials filed a lawsuit in September against Tesla over allegations that an Autopilot-enabled Model X crashed into and injured five officers at a traffic stop. Tesla told federal regulators in December that it planned to recall more than 475,000 cars for multiple defects that affect safety.
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| Jan 4, 2022
Tesla cut 200 Autopilot jobs as it closed its San Mateo, California, facility. CEO Elon Musk said that 10% of salaried employees would lose their jobs. Shopify announced it was laying off 1,000 employees, or 10% of its workforce, mostly in recruiting, support, and sales.
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| Aug 2, 2022
But it’s not all good news for Tesla—the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is scrutinizing Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance features. Tesla also has a persistent issue with fulfilling deliveries and risks angering buyers who are realizing their preorders have moving delivery targets that are often several months later than expected.
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| Oct 22, 2021
Autonomous driving and autopilot features pioneered by carmakers like Tesla have received a lot of flak, mostly due to driver abuse as well as for their inability to sense pedestrians or cyclists. Huawei’s autonomous unit falls under its “smart vehicle solution” business, and while many speculated on Huawei’s entry into EVs, the company has maintained it wants to be a parts supplier, like Bosch.
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| Feb 22, 2022
And so I think people are starting to get sick and tired of their subscriptions or pay more attention to them and take them off autopilot and really see which ones they want to get rid of and hang on to. That's all we've got time for, for this episode. Thank you so much to my guests. Thank you, Peter. Peter Newman:. Thanks, Marcus. It was a great conversation. Marcus Johnson:. Yes, sir.
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| Apr 19, 2023
Tesla workers up for grabs: The company’s workforce reduction is leading to key competitors acquiring much-needed talent. What does this mean for Tesla’s long-term growth as it faces trying times?
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| Jul 8, 2022