Tesla Under Investigation For Sudden Power Steering Failures

Tesla Under Investigation For Sudden Power Steering Failures

Image: Tesla The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a rash of power steering failures affecting 2023 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y EVs. Thousands of owners are reporting a loss of steering assistance, resulting in dozens of vehicles being towed as a result, and there has been at least one crash associated with … Read more

Tesla Autopilot Is Easier To Trick On U.S. Cars

Tesla Autopilot Is Easier To Trick On U.S. Cars

For over a decade, Tesla has promised buyers that complete and total vehicular autonomy is right around the corner. So far, that has yet to be true, but it hasn’t stopped some folks from pretending otherwise — doing everything they can to avoid touching the steering wheel for as long as they can. People Are … Read more

Both Owners And Regulators Hate Tesla’s Autopilot Update

Both Owners And Regulators Hate Tesla’s Autopilot Update

Since it was introduced to the market in 2015, Tesla’s so-called Autopilot system has been quite easy to misuse or abuse. The world has seen hundreds of instances of Tesla drivers using this system as a way to allow the car to dangerously “drive itself,” which Tesla has actively encouraged. With the feds in the … Read more

Tesla Isn’t Saying How Many Cybertrucks It Built In 2023

Tesla Isn’t Saying How Many Cybertrucks It Built In 2023

Photo: Tesla The first weeks of January are always full of number crunching, as automakers start putting out their sales results for the fourth quarter and the previous year as a whole. Tesla is one of the first to release Q4 2023 numbers, announcing that in 2023 it produced 1,845,985 vehicles and delivered 1,808,581 — … Read more

This Was The Dire State Of AVs or Self-Driving Cars In 2023

This Was The Dire State Of AVs or Self-Driving Cars In 2023

Photo: Josh Edelson (Getty Images) Either the world is not ready for self-driving cars, or self-driving cars are not ready for the world. After all the avoidable crashes and injuries in 2023 — some of which were fatal — I’m going to say that it’s the latter rather than the former. Autonomous vehicles are clearly … Read more

Tesla Squeezes In One More Recall Before The End Of 2023

Tesla Squeezes In One More Recall Before The End Of 2023

Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images) Tesla is recalling 120,000 U.S.-based Model S and X vehicles from 2021 to 2023. This has nothing to do with last week’s massive two-million vehicle recall over Autopilot. This time, it’s that the doors of the cars in question could pop open in crashes if the locks aren’t activated, NHTSA … Read more

Prospective Tesla Drivers Have More Car Crashes Than Anyone Else: Study [Update]

Prospective Tesla Drivers Have More Car Crashes Than Anyone Else: Study [Update]

A new stat has emerged to set Tesla bros alight on social media platforms around the world: prospective Tesla drivers are involved in crashes more than the drivers of any other car brand, a LendingTree analysis reveals. The Hype Behind Tesla Stock Success In 2023 For its analysis, LendingTree analyzed tens of millions of insurance … Read more