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Opinion: Consumer Reports’ Tesla Autopilot stunt crossed a line in an already-heated EV climate

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The magazine was successful in its aim, but it also demonstrated that it takes a very determined driver and an elaborate set of procedures to bypass Tesla’s driver-monitoring systems. . The magazine’s team seemed to have buckled in the driver’s seatbelt without a person sitting in the seat. Only it didn’t.

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Tesla’s Safety Score system could result in unsafe driving: Consumer Reports

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While the gamification of safe driving behavior could work, the magazine argued that Tesla’s Safety Scores could also incentivize drivers to cheat the system to gain a high rating. The same could happen to Tesla’s Safety Score , according to the CR auto test center director.

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CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

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Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. The report, supported by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, measures the technological nature of today’s auto industry and compares it to other sectors of the economy often viewed as technologically advanced. Click to enlarge.

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Tesla’s camera-based driver monitoring system exists; pretending it doesn’t makes roads less safe

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The magazine admitted that Tesla’s driver-assist system’s object detection and response is better than comparable systems, but Kelly Funkhouser, head of connected and automated vehicle testing for Consumer Reports , argued that it is this very reason why the magazine has safety concerns with Tesla’s cars. .

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2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid powertrain named to Ward’s 10 Best Engines List

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Transitions between all-electric and hybrid modes are completely seamless, something that drivers will undoubtedly appreciate on long journeys, and the six-speed automatic transmission gives drivers a greater sense of connection, compared with other hybrids in the segment. —Drew Winter, editor-in-chief, WardsAuto World magazine.

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Artisanal Cement Tiles Inspired by Modernist Homes

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Barthélemy typically works with artisans in person to create tapestries or rugs but, since the Taliban retook power in 2021, he’s had to connect with the weavers remotely. The post Artisanal Cement Tiles Inspired by Modernist Homes appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. You talk to any designer or architect in L.A.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

Cars That Think

It doesn’t have any connection to the world. CEOs of major auto companies were all saying by 2020 or 2021 or 2022, roughly. It sounds like you don’t think GPT-5 or GPT-6 is going to make a lot of progress on these issues. Brooks: No, because it doesn’t have any underlying model of the world. It is correlation between language.

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