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Tesla driver arrested on homicide charges after killing motorcyclist while using Autopilot

Published 24 April 2024
By James Fossdyke
A Tesla driver in America has reportedly been arrested for “vehicular homicide” after running over a motorcyclist while using Autopilot.
German court calls Tesla Autopilot claims misleading

Tesla recalls 362,000 cars with Full Self-Driving

Hundreds of thousands of Teslas are being "recalled" after the US vehicle safety regulator said Full Self-Driving increased the risk of crashes.
Published 17 February 2023
German court calls Tesla Autopilot claims misleading

Tesla Autopilot accidents down

Tesla has released its latest quarterly report showing an improvement in the safety performance of its Autopilot driver assistance system.
Published 18 January 2022
Tesla Model 3

Tesla Autopilot reduces driver attention

Tesla Autopilot to launch later this year, but study reveals its negative impact on driver behaviour.
Published 21 September 2021
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US investigates Tesla Autopilot

A worrying series of crashes prompts an official investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot system.
Published 17 August 2021
Two dead in self-driving Tesla crash

Two dead in Tesla crash linked to Autopilot

Two people have died in a collision in Texas involving a Tesla Model S equipped with the car maker's Autopilot function.
Published 19 April 2021
Self-driving car trials launch in Oxford

Self-driving car trials launch in Oxford

Six Ford Mondeos have taken to the streets of Oxford, kitted out with self-driving tech by an Oxford University-linked company called Oxbotica.
Published 23 October 2020
UK government takes another step towards legalising autonomous driving

Government launches lane-keeping call for evidence

The government has published a call for evidence on lane-keeping technology, a step forward in the UK’s legal acceptance of autonomous driving.
Published 18 August 2020
German court calls Tesla Autopilot claims misleading

German court: Tesla Autopilot claims 'misleading'

A court in Munich has found that Tesla’s claims about its Autopilot technology are misleading and exaggerated.
Published 16 July 2020
Robot maker accused of marketing stunt after Tesla "kills" Promobot at CES

Calls of foul play after Tesla "kills" robot

There may be more to a video appearing to show a Tesla electric car knocking down a robot outside the CES electronics show than meets the eye.
Published 09 January 2019
Tesla driver caught asleep behind the wheel at 70mph

Drunk Tesla driver caught asleep at 70mph

A Tesla Model S driver has been arrested after police spotted the motorist asleep while his car was travelling along a highway at 70mph.
Published 10 December 2018
Tesla owner filmed in passenger seat using Autopilot says he was "unlucky one who got caught"

Tesla Autopilot user caught in passenger seat

The owner of a Tesla Model S who was caught on camera using his car’s self-driving Autopilot function while sitting in the passenger seat...
Published 30 April 2018
Tesla says all cars it produces are now fully self-driving

Tesla: all our cars now capable of self-driving

While the rest of the world continues to grapple over self-driving car legislation and fairly important matters such as whose safety...
Published 20 October 2016