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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. Following is the pertinent section of Tesla’s response. million miles driven.

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

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But perhaps the biggest surprise is the price comparison of the vehicles. Ironically, the Porsche Cayenne is practically down to Earth in comparison, starting at a measly $72,200 and only reaching $171,300 in its top trim. sec 0-60 mph launch, 9.7-sec What do you think of the article?

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

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It slots below the top-end Sapphire, Air Dream launch edition and Air Grand Touring (more on that model at the end of this article), and above the Air Pure. Lucid set-up a mini drag strip, where after some expert instruction on how to use the launch control, we did 0-60 mph in 3.4 seconds and hit 88 mph before lifting.

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2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6: Korean Model 3 clone, or something else altogether?

Charged EVs

For comparison, the Tesla Model 3 Long Range we tested, with all-wheel drive and a 75 kWh battery, had a 353-mile rating against our Ioniq 6 Limited AWD range of 270 miles. Tesla quotes a 0-to-60 mph acceleration time of 4.2 This article appeared in Issue 64: April-June 2023 – Subscribe now. Here’s How They Compare.”

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2021 Tesla Model 3 Reader Rental Review, Part 1: The Future Is Interesting…And A Little Complicated

The Truth About Cars

Neither will this review, which will be in two parts - today’s article will be a review of the Model 3 itself, and a subsequent article will detail my “EV experience” that came with this vehicle. *Ed. The follow-up article will go into more depth, but we’ll go over the broad strokes here. It certainly won’t be uncomplicated.

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2022 Lucid Air: The makers of the first 500-mile EV should be taken seriously

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In comparison to the Mercedes-Benz EQS, the Lucid battery has 9 percent more capacity—yet it produces a range rating of 520 miles, or 53 percent more. In comparison to the Benz, the Lucid battery has 9 percent more capacity—yet it produces a range rating of 520 miles, or 53 percent more. In other words: “We’re not saying.”.

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Video Friday: Autonomous Car Drifting, Aerial-Aquatic Drone, and Jet-Powered Robot

Cars That Think

Experiments with a customized Toyota Supra show that scarce amounts of driving data – less than three minutes – is sufficient to achieve high-performance autonomous drifting on various trajectories with speeds up to 45 mph.

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