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Added on the 12/09/2016 07:30:30 - Copyright : Reuters EN
The electric car maker changes a translation on its China website after a Beijing driver crashed his Model S while in "autopilot" mode. Fred Katayama reports.
One of Tesla's cars crashed in Beijing last week while in 'autopilot' mode, with the driver contending sales staff overplaying its actual capabilities. As Hayley Platt reports, after a fatal accident in Florida too there's growing the pressure on auto industry executives and regulators to tighten rules on automated driving technology.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigates a fatal accident of a Tesla Motors Model S car operating in autopilot mode. Bobbi Rebbel reports.
Beck Diefenbach / Reuters Consumer Reports released its second-ever ranking of driver-assistance systems on Wednesday. Tesla once again took second place, but an increasingly crowded field is quickly encroaching. Autopilot outpaced competitors in capabilities and performance, but sank to the bottom for categories like driver engagement and clarity around safety. Consumer Reports' rankings come as Tesla launches its "full self-driving" beta software, which is not actually self-driving. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Tesla's poor track record of keeping drivers engaged while Autopilot is on cost the automaker significant points in Consumer Reports' latest ranking of driver-assistance systems.
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