Vehicles

In February 2022, I became aware of plans to create and update legislation in Australia that would allow fully Autonomous Vehicles, but believed that a 4 year time horizon was too slow. Last week, we got new information that seems to confirm I was correct. Last week, we got an updated timeline for the international rollout plans for Tesla's FSD software, which takes the...

This afternoon, Tesla started shipping software update 2024.27.20 to customer cars. This build contains a long-awaited upgrade to Smart Summon, known as 'Actual Smart Summon'. For those unfamiliar with Smart Summon, this allowed users to connect to their Tesla and request it drive to you, even without anyone in the vehicle. This was impressive as far as being technically possible, but practically suffered from routing...

Australia's National Transport Commission has a program that looks at the Autonomous Vehicles on Australian roads. In 2022, NTC released a regulatory framework for automated vehicles in Australia and this Article is dedicated to Tesla's response to the proposals in the framework. If there's one massive takeaway from all of this.. it's that the @ntc_aus absolutely needs to pickup the phone to @Tesla, they are VERY...

In a significant stride towards sustainable urban development, Logan Council has successfully installed a series of EV chargers, marking a pivotal milestone in their commitment to reducing carbon footprints through electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Logan Council is located in the south of Brisbane, QLD and recently had 5x Ocular IQ Commercial Tethered chargers installed to recharge their growing Electric Vehicle Fleet. The Council...

If you're buying a new EV, then one of the challenges will be affordability. Electric Vehicles have famously had a higher upfront cost, but dramatically lower ongoing costs. Tesla are attempting to lower that barrier with new financing options for their Model 3 RWD and Model 3 AWD LR (sorry Model Y buyers). For those looking to purchase a vehicle using finance, the interest...

Toyota has partnered with Australia's leading EV infrastructure company, JET Charge, to roll out the largest EV dealer charging network in the country in preparation for the launch of its flagship BEV, the bZ4X. Over 18 months, JET Charge has supplied and installed EV charging hardware at 244 metropolitan and rural Toyota dealerships across every state and territory. This partnership sets a new standard for...

This week, a new video was released from Stanford Engineering and Toyota Research that shows two autonomous vehicles drifting side-by-side in close proximity. The Stanford Engineering researchers, in collaboration with the Toyota Research Institute, achieved the world’s first fully autonomous tandem drift, with the goal of advancing the potential of AI to improve safety. The event took place on the skid pan of Thunderhill Raceway, CA,...

Tesla's Full Self Driving Software is in active development. Tesla are iterating its software with regular updates to improve the product's capabilities, address issues and edge cases. The goal has always been to advance this to the point where the car is autonomous, and we've heard many public statements from the CEO that the fleet will have the option to become robotaxis. For more than 5...