Autonomous Vehicles News & Discussions

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This is why I = elon musk to ford. This man will go down in history as one of our nations greatest innovators but has a dark side.

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Elon Says They Will Reveal the Robotaxi on Aug 8, 2024
April 5, 2024 by Brian Wang
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/04/e ... -2024.html
Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil the robotaxi on Aug 8, 2024.

What does this mean?

It means Elon and Tesla are super confident about FSD.

It gives more credibility to the Tesla Korean engineers who work on FSD saying that Tesla would reach robotaxi level capability by June/July 2024.

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link to the article on InsideEVs website: https://insideevs.com/news/714524/tesla ... vised-name

Regulatory bodies from across the globe have slammed Tesla for its branding choice of the Level 2 semi-autonomous driving aid. Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), called the branding "misleading and irresponsible." The California Department of Motor Vehicles filed a complaint of false advertisement with the state's Office of Administrative Hearings in a separate incident. And in some cases, Tesla has even been taken to court over the name. It's clear that the naming of the feature has led to a long string of legal matters that Tesla continues to fight over what the name implies to the consumer.

Semantics aside, Tesla may also be finalizing the name change as it becomes satisfied with a wide release of its software. Owners—well, most of them, anyway—have reported being very satisfied with the capabilities of the latest releases of FSD.

Tesla has also expanded its reach of FSD by putting it in the hands of all owners with a vehicle capable of running the software by enabling a one-month free trial of FSD. Not only does this give the automaker a chance to show off how mature the software has become—plus, perhaps that might bolster the adoption rate of the $12,000 add-on.

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Tesla is Creating Level 4 Self Driving Cars Before Our Eyes
April 11, 2024 by Brian Wang

Tesla FSD is rapidly improving and seems to be creating level 4 self driving before our eyes. It is something that is difficult for many to believe and accept. AI systems have a history of not working for a long time and then having improvement that seems sudden to human observers. Once an AI gets into the pretty good relative to humans then they tend to very rapidly get to as good or better than the best human.
They are now releasing FSD 12.3.4 to all Tesla buyers in the North America. It is available to almost 2 million new drivers. FSD 12.4 should be out this month (April) and it is reported to be substantially better. FSD 12.3.4 should be able to handle reverse. There are only a few features that need to be added to get to a feature complete system.

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/04/t ... -eyes.html

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I'm usually ready to cheer on reports of development, but unfortunately they've been saying that for ages now...

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I'm usually ready to cheer on reports of development, but unfortunately they've been saying that for ages now...

Honestly, the past few years and with this development I'd say it is probably going to happen or I am going to be floored if it doesn't. Of course, our favorite religious group of assholes the republican partly could stop it too but fingers crossed!

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Tesla Lowers FSD Monthly Subscription to $99/Month
April 12, 2024 by Brian Wang

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/04/t ... month.html
Tesla has has officially lowered the monthly FSD subscription price to $99/month (from $199/month). This means it would be $1200 per year. If 50% adopt then that would be the $600 per car or an increase of 7.5% in profits.

This should massively increase adoption which increases the amount of data training and rate of improvement.

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Blog post: https://wayve.ai/thinking/lingo-2-drivi ... -language/

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Elon Posts Tesla FSD 12.4 is Near While FSD 12.3.5 Starts Release
April 20, 2024 by Brian Wang

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/04/e ... lease.html
Elon Musk reasserts that Tesla FSD 12.4 will be another big improvement and will be released soon.

Tesla FSD 12.4 will have the driving data learned from another billion miles of driving from the one month free trial for 2 million users.

The new driving data will be from many new drivers who were inexperienced using FSD 12.3.X. The new drivers had more disengagements.

Tesla FSD 12.4 should also have major features that should complete the major gaps in FSD capability. Those major features should be around driving in reverse, handling flashing red lights providing a more comfortable ride that is safer but also feels safer to passengers.

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Mercedes Becomes First Automaker to Sell Level 3 Self-Driving Direct to US Consumers
Drivers who enable Drive Pilot in their 2024 EQS and S-Class sedans no longer have to keep an eye on the road.
By Adrianna Nine April 22, 2024
https://www.extremetech.com/cars/merced ... gn=4581475

Level 3 and Level 4 autonomous driving—what most of us imagine when we think of "self-driving"—has historically been reserved for "robo-taxis" like Waymo. But after becoming the first automaker in the United States to secure Level 3 autonomous driving permits last year, Mercedes-Benz is selling the technology directly to American consumers. EQS and S-Class sedan drivers can enable "Drive Pilot" through an annual subscription that allows them to divert their attention from the road.

Mercedes began obtaining government approval for Drive Pilot last year. Because Nevada law allows all levels of autonomous driving on public streets, Mercedes simply "self-approved" its software in January 2023, then submitted documentation for California approval a few months later. In June, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issued Mercedes a Level 3 self-driving permit that allowed the German automaker to begin selling Drive Pilot in the state.

Unlike Level 2 autonomous driving software, such as Tesla's poorly-named and incredibly pricey "Full Self-Driving" beta, Level 3 doesn't require that drivers keep their eyes on the road. Instead, it uses a complex web of sensors, processors, and algorithms to make its own driving "decisions," allowing drivers to scroll their phones or dig into their drive-thru meals without keeping one greasy hand on the wheel. Naps aren't encouraged, as drivers must be prepared to intervene in tricky scenarios, but otherwise, Level 3 autonomous driving is fairly hands-off.

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First-ever autonomous motor race streams live this weekend
By Mike Hanlon
April 24, 2024

https://newatlas.com/automotive/autonom ... live-free/
The first autonomous car race (27 April 2024) is a really important historic event that appears to have been missed by the main media. We expect the race will birth a fascinating new "television sport" with a fan-base of highly-educated technophiles drawn by the technological progress towards human capability in full view.

Eight teams will use identical Dallara Super Formula SF23 cars with the same autonomous technology stack, so like with any single marque race series, it's entirely down to the driver. This is a Grand Prix for software engineers. Each team can only utilize its coding skills, AI algorithms, and machine learning software expertise to teach the cars how to drive ... fast. The event will also see former Red Bull F1 driver Daniil Kvyat run against one of the autonomous cars in a non-autonomous Dallara SF23, and during testing Kvyat was much faster, but the gap was closing.

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Tesla FSD 12.4 Starts Rollout Next Week – Starting the Summer of Judgement for FSD
May 8, 2024 by Brian Wang
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/05/t ... r-fsd.html

Elon Musk has posted that Tesla FSD 12.4 will start its rollout next week. Tesla FSD 12.4 has been almost completely retrained. The final touches are for comfort, as it sometimes accelerates or brakes too fast for most people’s taste.

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China’s Government Welcomes Tesla to Perform Robotaxi Tests
May 7, 2024 by Brian Wang

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/05/c ... tests.html
Chinese officials told Musk that China welcomes Tesla to do some robotaxi tests in the country and hopes it to set a good example, the sources said, but authorities did not immediately approve its widespread use of FSD functions.