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Submission + - SPAM: Felony charges are 1st in a fatal crash involving Autopilot

Submitted by X2b5Ysb8 on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @04:25PM

X2b5Ysb8 writes: California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019.

The defendant appears to be the first person to be charged with a felony in the United States for a fatal crash involving a motorist who was using a partially automated driving system. Los Angeles County prosecutors filed the charges in October, but they came to light only last week.

The misuse of Autopilot, which can control steering, speed and braking, has occurred on numerous occasions and is the subject of investigations by two federal agencies. The filing of charges in the California crash could serve notice to drivers who use systems like Autopilot that they cannot rely on them to control vehicles.
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Submission + - SPAM: Tesla removes 2022 production date from Cybertruck website

Submitted by X2b5Ysb8 on Thursday January 13, 2022 @07:15PM

X2b5Ysb8 writes: Tesla has never been fantastic at meeting deadlines, so it’s not too surprising that the company’s ambitious electric pickup — the Cybertruck — is running a little late. Recently, reference to a 2022 production schedule was scrubbed from its website.

The Cybertruck was originally announced in 2019, with Tesla promising that the vehicle would be rolling off production lines in late 2021. Then, in August that year, full production was delayed to some time in 2022. Now, that deadline seems to have been waived, too.

At the same time, Tesla’s competitors are moving into what could prove to be a very lucrative market for electric trucks. Ford committed to doubling production of its F-150 Lightning, which it says will start shipping in the first half of 2022; buzzy newcomer Rivian finally started shipping its first R1Ts to customers; while brands like Hummer and Chevy have their own electric trucks scheduled for late 2022 and late 2023 releases respectively.
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Submission + - SPAM: The GMC Hummer EV Could Pop Wheelies Before Engineers Intervened

Submitted by X2b5Ysb8 on Monday January 10, 2022 @12:25PM

X2b5Ysb8 writes: Chief engineer Al Oppenheiser told us the wheelies didn't make the final production cut because of "functional safety reasons."

D Driving a 2022 GMC Hummer EV prototype back in Oct. 2021 was an eye-opening experience. I did a fair amount of driving and some riding along with the vehicle's chief engineer, Al Oppenheiser. During one of our chats, Oppenheiser shared with me some of the trials and tribulations his engineering team went through while developing the vehicle. This included one unexpected capability that had to be tuned out before the massive truck was delivered to customers: wheelies. "In the early days when we were just trying to balance the front and rear torque, I got the front end to lift," he told me. As it turns out, so much of the car was developed digitally that, when it came time to do real-world testing, there were a few unexpected quirks. "We had to back off the torque on the front end," he added, just as he prepared the Hummer for another launch.
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