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Lawmaker demands federal action after 43 Tesla drivers were filmed asleep at the wheel

A US congressman has asked federal regulators what they intend to do about Tesla drivers who sleep while Full Self-Driving is switched on, demanding answers from the transportation secretary by 30 September. Raja Krishnamoorthi, who represents an Illinois district, wants to know whether Tesla’s cabin camera still works when a driver wears sunglasses or covers […]

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Tesla is building Superchargers only its robotaxis can use, five years after opening them

Tesla is building Supercharger stations dedicated to its robotaxi fleet, which currently uses public sites where operators plug the cars in by hand. Europe was where Tesla first opened the network to other brands, and its charging rules count only publicly accessible capacity. Tesla is building Supercharger stations dedicated to its robotaxi fleet, InsideEVs reported. […]

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Tesla Cybercab doesn’t have any manual controls — but it does have a virtual joystick

The Tesla Cybercab is notable for what it lacks, namely a steering wheel and pedal. By design, there is no way for this vehicle to be manually controlled – or so we thought. Less than a week after the Cybercab was officially launched in Austin, Texas, some riders have discovered the Cybercab’s secret manual controls […]

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Slovenia becomes the sixth EU country to clear Tesla’s FSD, a month before the bloc votes

Slovenia has approved Tesla’s FSD Supervised, becoming the sixth European Union member state to let the driver-assistance system onto its roads. The timing is the point: an EU-wide vote that could open all 27 markets at once is expected in under a month. The approval was reported by Reuters on Tuesday. Tesla announced it in a post […]

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Zoox asked NHTSA for permission and got it. Tesla certified itself, and now has a federal investigation.

Tesla shares fell around 6% after a Cybercab update that landed badly and after NHTSA opened an investigation into how the company certified a vehicle with no steering wheel, pedals or mirrors. Amazon’s Zoox petitioned for an exemption and was approved in July; Tesla self-certified and did not petition. The complication is that NHTSA is […]

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What will Apple’s John Ternus era look like?

It’s officially the Ternus era at Apple.   Tim Cook stepped down as CEO this week, handing the company to former hardware chief John Ternus, whose first memo promised a “huge launch next week” — timing that puts Apple’s next iPhone event on his desk before he’s even settled in. Cook isn’t going far, though: he’s staying on as Executive Chairman, focused on the kind of policy […]

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Tesla Cybercab is barely real and it’s already under investigation

Elon Musk’s gilded robot car barely made it on public roads before federal regulators launched an investigation into the vehicle’s lack of traditional features – many of which are required by law. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was opening an audit query (AQ) into the Tesla Cybercab “to examine the process and […]

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US safety regulator says it is evaluating Tesla’s Cybercab rollout

America’s road safety regulator is looking into Tesla’s newest robotaxi just a day after it began carrying passengers. “NHTSA is in contact with Tesla and is evaluating the situation,” a spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said, according to Reuters. The service began on Thursday in limited areas of Austin. Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s […]

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