Tag: Autopilot
Tesla settles with driver killed using Autopilot as Elon Musk predicts ‘superhuman AI’ next year
Elon Musk and James Clayton. Image: BBC Tesla has settled with the family of a driver killed while using its Autopilot technology, avoiding a public court hearing that would have raised questions over Elon Musk’s self-driving software. The company is paying an undisclosed amount to the family of Walter Huang, a…
Tesla unveils new version of Optimus as 2 million of its cars ‘recalled’
Tesla has debuted a new version of its humanoid robot that can squat without falling over and pick up an egg without breaking it. Elon Musk’s electric car company has teased updates to the company’s Optimus automaton in a video posted on Twitter. In a demonstration video, Tesla’s robotics division showed off what it called…
Semi-autonomous cars ‘less likely’ to get blame for crashes
The public is more likely to blame accidents involving semi-autonomous cars on the driver rather than the technology, new research claims. According to the study, in an accident where a human driver and artificial intelligence have dual control, the public is more inclined to blame the person. The research team behind the study warned the…
