[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tesla is developing its own custom chip for artificial intelligence, Chief Executive Elon Musk said Thursday at the Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS) conference in Long Beach, California. “I wanted to make it clear that Tesla is serious about AI, both on the software and hardware fronts. We are developing custom AI hardware chips,” The Register… Continue reading Tesla is Developing Custom Chip for A.I.
Tag: Autopilot
Tesla Says Autopilot Hardware News Coming Soon
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said again Wednesday that he believes the automaker’s current hardware for its Autopilot system is sufficient for achieving full autonomy. Still, he teased that there will be “more on the hardware front soon.” In a letter to shareholders, Tesla said Autopilot will soon experience a rapid rollout of additional functionality. “Now… Continue reading Tesla Says Autopilot Hardware News Coming Soon
Report: Tesla is Working With AMD on New Chip Designed for Autopilot
Tesla has worked with AMD to build its own chip for its autonomous driving efforts, according to a report from CNBC. A source familiar with the matter told CNBC that Tesla is currently testing the first implementation of the processor. The project is reportedly being led by Jim Keller, a longtime chip designer and current… Continue reading Report: Tesla is Working With AMD on New Chip Designed for Autopilot
NTSB Says ‘Operational Limits’ of Autopilot Played Part in Deadly Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday that “operational limitations” of Tesla’s Autopilot system played a ‘major role’ in a 2016 crash. One person was killed when a 2015 Tesla Model S collided with semi-truck on U.S. Highway 27A. The Tesla’s Traffic-Aware Cruise Control and Autosteer lane-keeping assistance features were being used by the… Continue reading NTSB Says ‘Operational Limits’ of Autopilot Played Part in Deadly Crash
WSJ: Ambitious Autopilot Push Angered Tesla Engineers
Tesla engineers are reportedly jumping ship because they don’t believe Autopilot 2.0 hardware can meet the fully self-driving promise that Elon Musk proudly touts. The Wall Street Journal says Sterling Anderson, previously the Autopilot director, decided to leave Tesla in December in part because he didn’t agree with the claims Musk was making about the… Continue reading WSJ: Ambitious Autopilot Push Angered Tesla Engineers
NTSB to Vote Next Month on Cause of Fatal Tesla Autopilot Crash
A meeting will be held next month by the National Transportation Safety Board to determine the probable cause of a fatal Tesla crash last year near Williston, Florida. One person was killed when a 2015 Tesla Model S collided with a 2014 Freightliner Cascadia semitractor-trailer on US Highway 27A. The Tesla’s Traffic-Aware Cruise Control and… Continue reading NTSB to Vote Next Month on Cause of Fatal Tesla Autopilot Crash
The Model 3 Needed New AP Hardware, But Not For The Reason Everyone Thinks
The following is speculation based on the author’s experience, the known Model 3 feature set, and Tesla’s plans and recent statements. Summary The Model 3 reportedly contains Autopilot hardware dubbed “v2.5“ News outlets have yet to fully explore the meaning and purpose Tesla isn’t providing a full explanation because they don’t want to tip their… Continue reading The Model 3 Needed New AP Hardware, But Not For The Reason Everyone Thinks
TMC Connect: Dr. Lex Fridman’s Autopilot Research Findings From Interior Camera Recordings
With confirmation that the Model 3 will include an interior camera that will likely be used to monitor driver behavior, it’s a good time to revisit Dr. Lex Fridman’s presentation at TMC Connect 2016. He told the TMC audience that driver-facing cameras are a “huge missing piece” for advancing automation. Fridman is a postdoctoral associate working… Continue reading TMC Connect: Dr. Lex Fridman’s Autopilot Research Findings From Interior Camera Recordings
Autopilot Has Been Improving on AP1 Vehicles Too
As an AP1 Model X owner, I didn’t expect Autopilot to evolve much over the last 12 months. Tesla software engineers had their hands full writing code for AP2 vehicles, so I figured Autopilot updates for AP1 vehicles would simply enter a dormant phase. That certainly did not turn out to be the case! While… Continue reading Autopilot Has Been Improving on AP1 Vehicles Too
Autopilot Team Shakeup: Deep Learning Expert Andrej Karpathy Named Director of AI and Autopilot Vison
Big changes have been made to Tesla’s Autopilot team. VP of Autopilot Software Chris Lattner has left the company, tweeting that Tesla was not a good fit. New to the company is deep learning and computer vision expert Andrej Karpathy, who most recently worked at OpenAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence nonprofit. Karpathy’s title will be… Continue reading Autopilot Team Shakeup: Deep Learning Expert Andrej Karpathy Named Director of AI and Autopilot Vison