automotive safety
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Sure, Why Not: U.S. Regulator Says Self-Driving Cars Don’t Need Brake Pedals or Steering Wheels to Be Safe
Autonomous vehicles don’t need steering wheels, brake pedals, drivers’ seats, or other manual driving controls meant for us meat machines any longer.
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Fart Horn Recall Affects Half a Million Teslas
U.S. federal highway regulators have decided they will no longer let speeding Teslas blast booming fart noises at people. Gaze upon the government working as intended.
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Tesla’s ‘Assertive’ Mode Brings ‘Rolling Stops’ to Self-Driving Options
Tesla has brought back its Full Self-Driving (FSD) profiles around three months after pulling the feature from an October update. The three driving profiles, labelled “Chill” “Average” and “Assertive,” dictate the ways FSD equipped Tesla’s behave in certain scenarios and the amount of risk the vehicles may take when making decisions. Images of the profile…
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Tesla Under Federal Investigation Over In-Car Video Game Feature
Federal regulators want to know whether or not Tesla’s in-car video game system is distracting drivers. In a statement sent to Gizmodo, the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed it’s launching a formal investigation into the company’s “Passenger Play” feature which some drivers have reportedly used to access games even while their vehicle is in…