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Tesla starts disabling FSD Beta’s “rolling stop” feature with V10.10 update

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Just as indicated in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Safety Recall Report, Tesla has started rolling out an over-the-air software update that removes FSD Beta’s ability to perform “rolling stops.” – Disabled rolling-stop functionality in all FSD Profiles.

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Survey: Fuel efficiency top criterion for US buyers regardless of size of vehicle; good news for start-stop

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The next big technology in the US is start-stop, with an increase in fuel efficiency of up to 5%, she suggested. By 2020, Johnson Controls predicts 50% of all new vehicles in the US will have start-stop technology. 72% say environmental impact is a key benefit in driving interest in start-stop vehicles.

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BorgWarner delivers advanced technologies for new GM 8-speed transmission; stop-start

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BorgWarner supplies Eco-Launch stop/start accumulator technology and multi-segment wet friction plates for the new 8-speed rear-wheel drive automatic transmission (8L45) from General Motors. Stop/start systems increase fuel economy by turning the engine off when the vehicle stops.

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VW Vizzion concept; start-stop surge; Tesla, Nissan at 300K; Porsche diesels dead: Today's Car News

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Today, we've got another electric concept car coming to Geneva in a couple of weeks, a surge in start-stop sales, a look at Nissan and Tesla sales landmark, and Porsche killing off its last diesel model. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Georgia Tax Credit, Chrysler Start-Stop, Electric Car Price Guide: Today In Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: Georgia''s $5,000 electric-car tax credit is threatened, Chrysler fits start-stop to certain 2015 models, and our updated electric-car price guide. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We''ve got pricing and specs for every 2014 and 2015 plug-in car in our electric car price guide.

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Rivian Supercharger plan, Hummer EV among the “meanest,” Fisker future: Today’s Car News

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And Rivian is set to add Supercharger stops in route planning. Tesla NACS adapter shipments to current Rivian drivers are due to start soon after that. Follow Green Car Reports on Facebook and Twitter Green Car Reports Newsletter Sign up to get the latest green car and environmental news, delivered to your inbox daily!

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$25,000 Tesla, Apple Car, Hyundai active aero: Today’s Car News

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And in news about yet another project that’s had its ups and downs, starts and stops: The Apple Car project has pivoted to a basic EV rather than the driverless, fully autonomous EV Apple originally envisioned.

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