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Tesla posts stern response to Washington Post’s article on alleged Autopilot dangers

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Tesla has posted a stern response to a recent article from The Washington Post that suggested that the electric vehicle maker is putting people at risk because it allows systems like Autopilot to be deployed in areas that it was not designed for. million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology.

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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxis to drive faster, farther, at night in Las Vegas – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Zoox said it will free up its specially designed vehicles to drive at speeds up to 45 miles per hour (72 kph), from 35 mph. It also expanded the Las Vegas area in which the cars can travel to five miles from one mile, it said in a statement.

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Reducing Carbon Emissions Quickly Is the Goal – Not Quarter-Mile Times (Commentary)

EV Adoption

Last week Tesla revealed that its new Model S Plaid EV could reach a speed of near 200 MPH and reach 0 to 60 MPH in 1.99 My real point, however, of this short commentary of an article is not about safety and speed – but about reducing carbon emissions. Excuse me if I don’t get all giddy with excitement.

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Tesla Model X Plaid is still dominating drag races nearly 2 years after launch

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With its instant brain-melting torque, the Model X Plaid pulls ahead and stays ahead for the whole quarter mile. sec 0-60 mph launch, 9.7-sec sec quarter-mile Despite Tesla’s middle-of-the-pack luxury pricing, it leads in both horsepower and torque. What do you think of the article?

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Tesla has a misinformation problem, and silence may no longer be enough

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Our adaptive cruise control only engages when a driver was buckled in about 5 miles per hour. And it only accelerated to 30 miles per hour with the distance before the car crashed,” he said. . The state of the Model S when authorities found it also hinted that the car collided with the tree at speeds beyond 30 mph.

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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

The Truth About Cars

The article is a doozy of automotive ignorance. I also believe that you should keep your speed low – under 30 or 25 mph – when driving through residential areas. Yet I am not tearing ass down Irving Park road at 80 mph. According to Krok, Kois never even reached out Car and Driver to ask about the Bentley. But I digress.

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It’s in the powertrain!

Electric Auto Association

An earlier rendition of this article appeared at EV4Corners.org ) Here’s why the Lucid is getting rave reviews : the complete power train for the most basic Air weighs only 163 lbs and fits in an airline carry-on bag (including motor, transmission, and inverter). With a monster battery, efficiency can drop from 5 miles per kwh to around 3.

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