Samsung might be supplying Tesla’s promised new Autopilot chips in the spring. Honda reveals a new battery that could have 10 times the range of today’s lithium-ion cells. And the U.S. hit a milestone for electric car sales last month, reaching 1 million plug-ins across the country. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Rivian CEO R.J. Scaringe…
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Future Tesla Autopilot chips may come from Samsung self-driving push
The race to build self-driving cars is heating up, with Google (Waymo), Tesla, Uber, Lyft, Ford, GM (Cruise), and others all vying to build the first reliable self-driving system. Now add Korean electronics giant Samsung to that list—with a twist. Its first client could be one of the major competitors in the business, Tesla. Tesla once had a…
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How often do you use Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot? Twitter poll results
After Elon Musk’s announcement last week imploring Tesla owners to try the company’s new Navigate on Autopilot software, and promising that the system will allow Teslas to commute from home to work and back without intervention, left us wondering if our readers are equally optimistic about the system. So we decided to ask in our weekly Twitter…
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Tesla Autopilot, Hyundai Nexo pricing, Rivian No. 3: Today's Car News
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the company’s Autopilot system will allow Tesla owners to commute with no driver input “soon.” Speaking of Autopilot, our Twitter poll asks readers how often they use Tesla’s new on-ramp to off-ramp Navigate on Autopilot system. Pricing is out for the Hyundai Nexo hydrogen fuel-cell car. And Rivian says it intends…
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How often do you use Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot? Take our Twitter poll
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent out a tweet over the weekend imploring Tesla drivers to try the company’s new Navigate on Autopilot system. “If you have a Tesla built in past 2 years, definitely try Navigate on Autopilot. It will blow your mind. Automatically passes slow cars & takes highway interchanges & off-ramps,” he tweeted on Sunday. That…
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Tesla owners will commute "with no driver input" soon, Musk says
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Over the weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla is testing new features on its Autopilot “self-driving” system, that will allow its cars to recognize stoplights and stop signs and negotiate traffic on roundabouts. “Your Tesla will soon be able to go from your garage at home to parking at work with no driver input at all,” Musk tweeted…
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All-wheel-drive Prius, low-priced VWs, expensive Autopilot: Today's Car News
VW announces that its new electric lineup will be priced as low as gasoline vehicles. Tesla raises prices on Autopilot following a two-week free trial. Toyota hints that it may bring an all-wheel-drive Prius to market. And we look at the best deals for November. All this and more on Green Car Reports. VW released a target price for its new…
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Tesla bumps price of Autopilot post-delivery
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After removing its former Full Self-Driving Mode feature, Tesla is doubling down on selling Enhanced Autopilot. In a new software rollout, the company has temporarily enabled Enhanced Autopilot on all the cars that have the hardware to run it in a 14-day free trial that chief executive officer Elon Musk announced in April at the company’s annual…
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Tesla Autopilot navigation, wacky weather, and Best Car To Buy: Today's Car News
Tesla’s new Navigate on Autopilot gets its first test. A new study links summer’s wacky weather to climate change. We consider which electric car is the Best Car To Buy for 2019. And we ask you to weigh in. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Consumer Reports gives Tesla’s latest self-driving feature, called Navigate on Autopilot, its first…
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Tesla removes Full Self Driving option from website for all models
Friday marked exactly two years since Tesla announced that every one of its cars was being produced with the hardware needed for Full Self-Driving. Friday was also the first full day that Tesla removed the option from its configurator—at the same time that it introduced a new $45k Model 3 Mid Range, effectively splitting the difference…
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