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News Featured Stories News Releases- March 07, 2017 51
I live down the block from the Brooklyn Tesla Motors showroom. It's fun to see the futuristic cars zipping around my neighborhood. I was very excited to help with this podcast. I've never ridden in one, but hope to take a test drive soon.
Tesla Motors Club Forum
In the podcast below we interview Andy Wallenstein, a member of the Tesla Motors Club forum. We speak about what makes Tesla special and the benefits of a dash camera.
As a member of the forum since 2014, Andy is active in assisting other Tesla owners and has worked with RVS on creating a group deal on a Blackvue dash camera for Tesla...
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Featured Stories News Releases- November 17, 2016 79
Growing up in Kansas was loud. Sure, our family often traveled to the country or the lake for some peace and quiet, but for the most part it was pretty noisy. We lived by the highway, so the constant hum of traffic is something that I have trouble sleeping without.
Some places were louder than others. Excited teenagers would often rev their souped-up Hondas in the Golden Corral parking lot. A perfect Saturday night. I was across the street in the CD Trade Post/Taco Bell parking lot, learning how to skateboard. My yellow Subaru made a lot of noises, but none of them were impressive.
Of course, New...
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News News Releases- July 01, 2016 61
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model S cruising on autopilot mode. This is the first fatal crash in a semi-autonomous car.
The Verge reports that Joshua Brown, a 40-year-old Ohio resident and Navy SEAL was killed when neither he nor the Tesla’s sensors saw a tractor trailer pulling in front of the car on a Florida highway. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured. Brown’s obituary can be found here. The crash occurred on May 7th.
“We learned yesterday evening that NHTSA is opening a preliminary evaluation into the...
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News News Releases Safety Community- June 07, 2016 51
It seems that a backup camera system is not the only to stay safe in a Tesla.
A string of recent Tesla crashes have made people think twice about the safety of autonomous vehicles, but the company claims they are not to blame for the latest Model X crash. Thankfully no one was severely injured after the brand new Model X accelerated while entering a parking spot and crashed into a building right next to a busy storefront.
The owner of the car claims that that autopilot is to blame for the accident and the company is at fault. Tesla has reviewed the vehicle’s logs and is confident that autopilot...
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News News Releases- April 22, 2016 103
The demand for electric passenger cars is still rising. Renault just produced its 50,00th Zoe electric car. More and more commercial vehicles are slowly going electric. Motiv Power Systems, a California electric powertrain manufacturer, made the first electric school bus in America, and also produce other electric commercial vehicles including delivery trucks and refuse trucks.
Motiv have recently partnered with Creative Bus Sales to produce a new zero-emission school bus built on a Ford F59 Chassis with a Motiv all-electric powertrain and a Starcraft body. The Starcraft eQuest XL can hold up...
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News News Releases Safety Guides Safety Community- April 19, 2016 76
The streets of Beverly Hills are known for fancy cars and A-List celebrities. However something else will soon start turning heads in this glamorous Los Angeles County city, a fleet of driver less autonomous vehicles (A.V.s).
During an April 5th City Council meeting, The city of Beverly Hills passed a resolution creating a program to develop autonomous shuttles as a new method of public transportation. Council members unanimously approved the program, calling for Beverly Hills to become a leader in the testing and implementation of autonomous shuttles.
“Beverly Hills is the perfect community to...
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News News Releases Safety Community- March 23, 2016 113
Autonomous cars are no longer a distant dream. Tesla already has a car with an advanced autopilot mode with some “automatic” features, including autonomous braking and self-parking, while Google, Delphi and Audi are currently developing and testing fully-autonomous models. These tests began years ago. Induct Navia is already using autonomous public shuttles in Europe and Asia. While this technology is flashy, futuristic and downright fun, one important question remains: Are they safe?
The benefits of this tech is clear. Consumers could have a more productive trip, working, reading...
