Autopilot
Tesla renames Autopilot features in software update
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Tesla has released software update 2026.2.9, renaming several driver-assistance features to distance itself from the 'Autopilot' name amid regulatory scrutiny. The changes include 'Navigate on Autopilot' becoming 'Navigate on Autosteer' and the 'FSD Computer' being updated to 'AI Computer'. The update affects only text and names, with no changes to functionality.
The family of a woman killed in a Texas crash has sued Tesla and the driver of a Model 3. The suit alleges negligence and a design defect. Tesla maintains the driver overrode the vehicle's automated systems.
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Tesla has clarified that its Full Self-Driving system was overridden by the driver in a fatal crash in Katy, Texas. The June incident involved a Model 3 striking a home and killing a 76-year-old woman inside.
A federal judge in Miami has denied Tesla's request to overturn a $243 million jury verdict related to a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida. The ruling means Tesla must now face the judgment at the trial court level, though the company plans to appeal. The case involves a collision that killed one person and injured another.
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A federal judge in Miami has rejected Tesla's attempt to overturn a $243 million jury verdict related to a 2019 fatal crash involving the company's Autopilot system. The ruling upholds the decision from a trial that found the evidence strongly supported the verdict. This decision exhausts Tesla's options at the trial court level amid ongoing lawsuits over its driver-assistance technology.
Following yesterday's initial reports, the California DMV on December 17 officially adopted Judge Juliet E. Cox's decision, giving Tesla 60 days to revise 'Autopilot' and 'Full Self-Driving Capability' branding or face a 30-day sales license suspension. Manufacturing remains unaffected under a permanent stay.
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Tesla has quietly settled a wrongful death lawsuit connected to a fatal 2019 crash involving its Autopilot technology. The case centered on the death of 15-year-old Jovani Maldonado Garcia, who was killed when a Tesla Model 3 collided with the vehicle he was riding in. The settlement avoids a public trial, with the amount undisclosed.
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